The University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) will celebrate 50 years as a world leader in geophysical research at an anniversary symposium on November 30, 2022. The symposium recognizes UTIG’s leading role in historic discoveries, including those in the areas of plate tectonics, sea level rise, earthquakes, planetary exploration, and the extinction of non-avian… Continue Reading UTIG Celebrates 50 Years of Geophysics Exploration and Discovery
In Search of the Next Big One
Subduction zones are the source of the world’s most dangerous earthquakes and tsunamis. UTIG’s researchers are on a mission to understand them By Constantino Panagopulos On Jan. 26, 1700, a barrage of tsunamis ripped across the Pacific Ocean at the speed of a jet liner. The 100-foot waves slammed into the northwest coast of America… Continue Reading In Search of the Next Big One
Coastal Glacier Retreat Linked to Climate Change
More of the world’s coastal glaciers are melting faster than ever, but exactly what’s triggering the large-scale retreat has been difficult to pin down because of natural fluctuations in the glaciers’ surroundings. Now, researchers at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) and Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a methodology that they think… Continue Reading Coastal Glacier Retreat Linked to Climate Change
Celebrate UTIG! Staff and Student Awards 2021-2022
The Celebrate UTIG Luncheon is an annual celebration at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics to recognize and reward the achievements of the institution’s staff and students. The 2021/22 awards were presented by director, Demian Saffer, at a lunch ceremony – the first in person awards since 2019. Before presenting the awards, Saffer gave… Continue Reading Celebrate UTIG! Staff and Student Awards 2021-2022
Remembering Art Maxwell
On August 21, 2019, the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics and the world of ocean sciences lost a luminary leader and pioneering geophysicist. Arthur (Art) Maxwell served as director from 1982 to 1994. His colleagues remember an inspirational man of science who cared greatly about the Institute and its people. “You always felt like… Continue Reading Remembering Art Maxwell
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