UTIG In The News

UTIG in the News:

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09/2009	Matt Hornbach, Hilary Olson	CO₂ storage UT assessing carbon storage in Gulf of Mexico, OGJ editors, Oil & Gas Journal
08/2009	Terry Quinn	UTIG scientist will lead research facility. Director of UT Geophysics Institute named, Austin Business Journal
06/2009	Cliff Frohlich	Earthquakes rattle Cleburne, Texas Drilling might be culprit behind Texas earthquakes, Jeff Carlton, Associated Press
04/2009	John Goff	UTIG scientist maps Hurricane Ike's effect on Galveston Bay. Hurricane Ike 'back surge' eroded islands, Deborah Byrd, Joel Block, Lindsay patterson, and Jorge Salazar, Earth Sky
01/2009	J. Lamar Worzel	Former UTIG director dies at 89 J. Lamar Worzel, Expert on Ocean’s Depths, Dies at 89, Dennis Hevesi, The New York Times
11/2008	Jack Holt	Scientists use radar to penetrate Mar's mysteries. Blanket of Soil May Hide Vast Martian Glaciers, Henry Fountain, The New York Times
11/2008	Sean Gulick	Scientists study structural response of mountain range to glacial erosion Glacial Erosion Changes Mountain Responses To Plate Tectonics, Science Daily
11/2008	Don Blankship	UTIG scientist is NASA's lead scientist for below-the-surface exploration on Europa. UT researcher leading Europa quest, Mary Ann Roser, Austin American Statesman
10/2008	Don Blankenship, Ian Dalziel, Jack Holt, Lawrence Lawver, Duncan Young	UTIG, UK and Australian scientists investigate the cryospheric evolution of the Central Antarctic Plate Antarctica's hidden depths to be explored, CNN.com
09/2008	Matt Hornbach	UTIG scientist studies tsunami debris Boulders on Tonga may have been dumped by tsunami, Maggie Fox, Reuters World's Largest Tsunami Debris Discovered, Science Daily Mega-Tsunami Dumped Tonga's Coral Boulders, Michael Reilly, Discovery News Mega tsunami likely hit Tonga in past,ONE NEWS World's Largest Tsunami Debris, Sid Perkins, Science News
06/2008	Kirk McIntosh, Steffen Saustrup	CERI, UTIG, and the Army Corp of Engineers gather data on the New Madrid Fault Line Group gathers earthquake information, Michele Page, The Daily World
01/2008	Sean Gulick, Gail Christeson	Chicxulub crater: Asteroid landed in deeper water than previously assumed Dinosaur-killing Meteor Made Bigger Splash, CNN Magazine Dinosaur demise theory is soaking wet, MSNBC Killer Space Rock Theory Is Soaking Wet, by SPACE.com Staff SPACE.com
05/2007	Charles Jackson	UTIG scientist states global warming may lead to more intense storms Missouri Floods Subside, May Have Been Exacerbated by Warming, Courtney Dentch, Bloomberg News
04/2007	Paul Mann	UTIG scientist predicts this decade will rank as third most prolific in history for discovery of giant oil and gas fields At the Wellhead, Gary Taylor, Platts Oilgram News, vol. 85, no. 65, p. 9.
03/2007	Don Blankenship, Jack Holt	Scientists convene international workshop on impact that the melting of West Antarctic ice could have on future sea-level rise West Antarctic Links to Sea-Level Estimation (WALSE) Workshop
03/2007	Paul Mann	Scientists analyze trends in giant oil and gas field discoveries World Fields Study Shows Trends Giants Like Stable Environments, David Brown, AAPG Explorer
02/2007	Charles Jackson, Don Blankenship, Brian Arbic, Terry Quinn, Ginny Catania	UTIG scientists discuss IPCC report on global climate change UT Researchers Discuss Global Warming Report, KXAN News
01/2007	Charles Jackson	UTIG scientist says greenhouse gases trapping solar energy are responsible for warming trend. Feedback Forum: Warmer Weather Around The Nation, KXAN News
06/2006	Rob Scott	UTIG scientist links Earth's warming to increased hurricane activity and intensity How humans help brew hurricanes, Peter Calamai, Toronto Star
03/2006	Luc Lavier	UTIG scientist and colleague develop new model to explain ocean formation How to Make an Ocean, Katherine Ellins, NRE Navigator New geosciences model explains ocean formation, PHYSORG.COM
01/2006	Rob Scott	UTIG scientist discusses hurricane modification. Weather Modification, Michael May, Marketplace
01/2006	Yosio Nakamura	UTIG scientist reports over 5800 deep quakes on the moon. (See also 2/2005 item below.) New Computers Uncover Old Quakes on the Moon, Elizabeth Svoboda, Discover Magazine
12/2005	Don Blankenship and Jack Holt	UTIG and BAS scientists map West Antarctic Ice Sheet Antarctica's ice bottom exposed, Jonathan Amos, BBC News science reporter, San Francisco.
11/2005	Jamie Austin and Steffen Saustrup	UTIG researchers join SEATOS research cruise exploring the cause of the December 2004 Asian Tsunami. (See also 6/2005 item below.) Journey to the Heart of the Tsunami, to air on the Discovery Channel, Dec. 18, 8:00 PM CT
9/2005	Institute for Geophysics and Texas Advanced Computing Center	Construction is set to begin on a new 94,000-square-foot home for the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) and the Jackson School of Geosciences Institute for Geophysics, Sept. 29, 2005. Geoscience Building Project Begins: Institute For Geophysics, Computing Center To Be Housed At Pickle Research Center, Ingrid Norton, Daily Texan Part of UT Pickle campus to get shops, restaurant: Long-term future of research center somewhat unclear, Ralph K.M. Haurwitz, Austin American-Statesman.
7/2005	Jackson School of Geosciences	The University of Texas Board of Regents approved the proposal for the formation of Jackson School of Geosciences July 8, 2005. University of Texas: New plan for geological sciences, Austin American-Statesman
6/2005	Jamie Austin and Steffen Saustrup	SEATOS research cruise to the site of the December 2004 Asian Tsunami. The expedition was filmed for a documentary for the Discovery Channel entitled, Journey to the Heart of the Tsunami, which will air Fall 2005 Tsunami seabed shows massive disruption, Gaia Vince, New Scientist First Photo of Tsunami-Causing Rift Taken, Larry O’Hanlon, Discovery News
5/2005	UTIG GK-12 Program	UTIG's Texas Teachers in the Field--Lago Fagnano, Argentina Boerne Students & Teachers Spend Spring Break on Expedition in Argentina, KLRN Connections, Volume 4, Number 5
4/2005	Paul Mann	Potential for Tsunamis in the Caribbean With Caribbean at tsunami risk, U.S. plans buoy warning system, Mike Williams, Austin American Statesman
2/2005	Jack Holt	"From Antarctica to India - Communicating Environmental Change" (AAAS Session) I'm a scientist, get me out of here, The Guardian (UK)
2/2005	Cliff Frohlich	Can tsunamis strike Texas? News Clip from KSAT (San Antonio)
2/2005	Yosio Nakamura	Scientists Find Deeper Meaning for Moon Rumblings, Kenneth Change, New York Times Science / Space & Cosmos Feature: New York Times
12/2004	John Goff	Asian tsunamis and potential threat of tsunamis to the U.S. Atlantic coast South Asians in Austin area try to locate relatives, Asher Price, Austin American-Statesman New England is not immune, scientists warn, Beth Daley, Boston Globe WHOI team seeks clues to predict ocean quakes, Cynthia MCCormick, Cape Cod Times KXAN TV (Austin) Interview
11/2004	Nathan Bangs	Gas (methane) hydrates Detecting Marine Gas Hydrates, Naomi Lubick, Geotimes UTIG research on Gas Hydrate Accumulation along the Oregon Convergent Margin
5/2004	Charles Jackson	KVUE interview on abrupt climate change in connection with release of "The Day After Tomorrow" KVUE News Clip (QuickTime)
12/2003	Yosio Nakamura	Yosio Nakumura's research on deep moonquakes is reported in the New Scientist and in a German science magazine, Bild der Wissenschaft, in 2002. The Moon is quakin' all over, New Scientist
10/2003	Paul Mann	"Preguntas y Respuestas Sobre el Terremoto Ocurrido el día 22 de Septiembre del 2003, en Puerto Plata, Rep. Dominicana" ("Questions and Answers On the Earthquake That Occurred 22 September 2003, in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic") Presentation (PDF)