Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin

Spotlights

Dedication, service, and compassion

These are the professional values representedy by Eleanor Picard's career. Members of the Institute for Geophysics have established a fund to support a new award, the Eleanor Picard Excellence Award, that will honor the invaluable contributions that members of UTIG's support staff make to UTIG's scientific and educational mission. Read more...

 

Scientists find evidence for "Great Lake" on Europa and Potential New Habitat for Life

UTIG postdoctoral fellow, Britney Schmidt, and colleagues have discovered what appears to be a body of liquid water the volume of the North American Great Lakes locked inside the icy shell of Jupiter's moon Europa. Read more...

 

Explorers Invite Public to Join Historic Ocean Expedition Online

UTIG scientist, Jamie Austin is serving as co-chief scientist on Leg 5 of the EV Nautilus 2011 expedition. Visitors can login to the Nautilus Live website for the expedition and submit questions during the Nov. 10-18 webcast. See Jamie's Nautilus interview and Daily Texan interview.

 

The Continental Drifter

UTIG senior research scientist, Ian Dalziel, has devoted his career to reconstructing the ancient geography of Earth through plate tectonics. Find out more about his journeys through space and time.