UT Jackson School of Geosciences

The World Needs Geoscientists.🤘
@utaustin college & three research units in one: @UTGeophysics, @Bureau3E, and the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences.

[UT Jackson School of Geosciences @txgeosciences]

Led by David Bahamón-Pinzón, a research coordinator at the Jackson School's @TexasESI, and published in PLOS Water, the study brought together UT experts and community members to investigate water quality issues in Austin's Colony.
https://t.co/12FHdZRhpU

[Bureau of Economic Geology @Bureau3E]

The Bureau is pleased to announce that Dr. Mahdi Haddad, Research Assistant Professor, has been presented with the 2026 American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA) Distinguished Service Award for his significant contributions to the geomechanics community.

[UT Jackson School of Geosciences @txgeosciences]

The natural gas industry depends on huge geological formations for storage. A new analysis of storage facilities from our @Bureau3E could help the industry grow by helping pinpoint the most promising locations for expansion.
🔗https://t.co/IQF680sIqh

[UT Jackson School of Geosciences @txgeosciences]

The Andes Mountains of Argentina grew in four pulses — each lasting about 5 to 8 million years, according to a @NatureComms study.

That’s really fast, geologically speaking. In the study, scientists propose a theory for what could be driving it.

🔗https://t.co/zihaUZl7fY

[Bureau of Economic Geology @Bureau3E]

Dr. Katie Smye's editorial, "Rising Pressures and Legacy Wells—The Permian Basin’s Next Challenge" is in the Journal of Petroleum Technology. https://t.co/D28gpmJrpa Katie is Principal Investigator for Center for Injection and Seismicity Research.
#water #petroleum #reservoirs

[EurekAlert! @EurekAlert]

Researchers have identified tens of millions of easily overlooked small wetlands across the globe and found that they have a substantial collective impact, accounting for 24% of the world’s total non-forested wetland emissions of methane. @UTAustin https://t.co/okB6WGjAiQ

[BRIC-NII @NImmunology]

This Thursday, join internationally renowned climate scientist Prof. Dev Niyogi @txgeosciences for a thought-provoking lecture on the intersection of AI, climate science, urban systems, and environmental sustainability.

🌍🏙️An Environmental Perspective on Digital Twins: The What, Why, and How

📅 25 June 2026
🕓 4:00 PM IST
📍 G.P. Talwar Auditorium, BRIC–NII, New Delhi

Researchers, educators, students, policymakers, industry professionals, and all those interested in shaping sustainable and resilient futures are warmly invited to attend.

@niyogidev @txgeosciences @DBTIndia @BricDbt @IndiaDST @Indiametdept @moesgoi @iitdelhi @JNU_official_50 @NIPGRsocial @DBT_NBRC @THSTIFaridabad @unescorcb @ICGEBNewDelhi @DrJitendraSingh @rajesh_gokhale @deb030903 @PushkarTweeter

[Clastics Lab @ClasticsLab]

@txgeosciences.bsky.social @zzsylvester.bsky.social presenting @geosociety.bsky.social SedGeo lecture: '... strange ordinariness of signals in stratigraphy...' 2 July, 11 am MST. Register: https://t.co/1cWTtGK4am

[UT Jackson School of Geosciences @txgeosciences]

What do a Komodo dragon, the oldest surviving photograph in the world and a Cheeto have in common? They've all been scanned by Research Scientist Jessie Maisano at The University of Texas High-Resolution X-ray Computed Tomography Facility, or UTCT.

https://t.co/rZP6trwLGf

[UT Jackson School of Geosciences @txgeosciences]

A study led by researchers at the Jackson School's @Bureau3E takes a big picture view of the collective value of rare earth elements in Gulf Coast coal and coal ash — and the nuances that come with turning them into a commodity.

https://t.co/tPlrCVWR9f

[UT Jackson School of Geosciences @txgeosciences]

Congratulations to the Jackson School's Hailun Ni, who will be adapting her carbon storage research to study geothermal systems. 🤘

[UT Austin Research @UTexasResearch]

Eleven New Directions in Research projects are taking shape across UT.

Their work spans artificial intelligence and historical research, geothermal energy systems, microplastics, gravitational wave modeling, dementia, family support interventions, marine nutrition, cardiac tissue repair and critical mineral separations.

📖 Read more: https://t.co/7Drd4XATsK

#TexasResearch #WhatStartsHere #ItStartsWithResearch

[UT Jackson School of Geosciences @txgeosciences]

In a recent study, researchers at our @Bureau3E highlight a growing west-east divide in water availability in 12 aquifers in the Mississippi River Basin and adjacent Texas aquifers.
🔗https://t.co/tbqw6cBAti

[UT Jackson School of Geosciences @txgeosciences]

In a new study in @NatureClimate a group of researchers led by the Jackson School's Fa Li have identified tens of millions of easily overlooked small wetlands across the globe and found that they have a substantial collective impact.

Read more: https://t.co/QHsGA8UEj4

[Texas Science & Natural History Museum @TXSciNatHisMus]

Proof that Texas has been home to larger-than-life characters for a very long time! 🦣The museum's own Liam Norris, PhD shared fascinating facts about Texas' Ice Age creatures with @weareaustin @trevorscottatx @swaggonerrr

https://t.co/0SperCjCfd

[University of Texas Institute for Geophysics @UTGeophysics]

Breakups are complicated, even when it comes to supercontinents 🌎💔 New research led by #UTIG Research Professor Harm Van Avendonk finds that the Central Atlantic Magmatic Province played a smaller role in the breakup of #Pangea than previously thought.
https://t.co/KPkBghyxbY

[University of Texas Institute for Geophysics @UTGeophysics]

That's a wrap on our annual Marine Geology and Geophysics field camp! 🏖️🏖️🏖️
GEO349/397 provides hands-on training in marine geological and geophysical data collection and processing for graduate and advanced undergraduate students.

[University of Texas Institute for Geophysics @UTGeophysics]

#UTIG & @txgeosciences doctoral student Sohini Dasgupta is a recipient of a 2026-2027 UT Chevron Energy Graduate Fellows Award. Read more about Dasgupta’s research and the other awardees: https://t.co/T3Z6YTyzuY