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December 13, 2021

Fred Taylor: Senior Research Scientist Emeritus

NOVEMBER 1, 2021 Fred Taylor joined the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics in 1981 with plans to use corals to investigate big questions in geosciences. He made good on that plan, conducting coral research that has unlocked mysteries and earned him a reputation as a pioneering scientist. Now retired and a senior research scientist… Continue Reading Fred Taylor: Senior Research Scientist Emeritus

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November 16, 2021

Seismic Shockwave Pattern May Be Redirecting Earthquake Damage

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New research from The University of Texas at Austin could change the way scientists think about potential damage from earthquakes. The study examined data from one of the densest seismic arrays ever deployed and found that earthquakes emit their strongest seismic shockwaves in four opposing directions. The effect, which leaves a pattern resembling a four-leaf… Continue Reading Seismic Shockwave Pattern May Be Redirecting Earthquake Damage

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November 15, 2021

Graduate Students at UTIG Awarded Presidential Scholarship

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UTIG graduate research assistants are among Jackson School students to have been awarded The University of Texas at Austin’s Unrestricted Endowed Presidential Scholarship. The award recognizes outstanding academic achievement. Each student will receive at least $2,500 in unrestricted funds. The 2021 UTIG recipients were: Abby Varona A 2nd year M.S. student studying deepwater stratigraphy. Catherine… Continue Reading Graduate Students at UTIG Awarded Presidential Scholarship

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November 15, 2021

Xiaohua “Eric” Xu: Research Associate

NOVEMBER 1, 2021 By Constantino Panagopulos When Xiaohua Xu analyzed high- resolution satellite images of the 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes, he found that they had lit up clusters of previously unknown faults in the surrounding crust that seemed to move backward immediately after the earthquakes. The analysis, which was published in Science when he was a postdoctoral researcher… Continue Reading Xiaohua “Eric” Xu: Research Associate

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November 9, 2021

Gulf Coast Geology Award Goes to UTIG’s John Snedden for Superbasin Research

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John Snedden, a senior research scientist at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG), has been awarded the Doris Malkin Curtis Medal by the Gulf Coast Section of the Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM). The award recognizes Snedden’s numerous contributions to the study of the Gulf of Mexico and the geology that sets it… Continue Reading Gulf Coast Geology Award Goes to UTIG’s John Snedden for Superbasin Research

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