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2018 a Peek Inside the Jackson School's Collections THE UNIVERSITY TEXAS OF AUSTIN AT JACKSON• SCHOOL GEOSCIENCES OF 2018 NEWSLETTER• Newsletter2018 A Peek Inside the Jackson School’s Collections WELCOME Dear Alumni and Friends about the research we conducted in the specimens from across the Jackson wake of Hurricane Harvey is another School’s collections in this issue. illustration of the type of research and Sometimes we forget that our amazing education we are conducting to tackle collections are not just scientifically issues that affect everyone. valuable, but beautiful and inspiring. I The expertise and talent we have at hope you enjoy the photo spreads that the Jackson School is second to none. begin on page 74. This was recently recognized nationally Throughout the Newsletter, you will when the U.S. News & World Report’s see nods to the fact that we have 2019 edition of “Best Graduate Schools” surpassed more than a century of named us the No. 1 Geology program teaching students in our signature field in the country. You can read about the camps. I know many of you have fond rankings on page 4. This is a tremendous memories of these camps, just as I do. accomplishment that took the combined We should all take pride in the fact efforts of the entire Jackson School that even as other schools are cutting community. We should all be very proud. back their field offerings, we continue One reason we are constantly looking to find more and more ways to get our to hire the best is that we have to replace students the hands-on field experiences t’s been another incredibly busy those who move on. This year, a number that we all know are vital to training and exciting year at the Jackson of talented researchers and faculty have geoscientists. We couldn’t do so I School of Geosciences, capped decided to retire, topped by founding without your support. off by our new strategic plan, “Earth Dean Bill Fisher, who has spent nearly Thank you, and enjoy the Newsletter! Transitions in Space and Time.” The 60 years at the University of Texas. Bill far-reaching document was several years has had an astounding career and a major in the making and includes input from impact on the geosciences at UT and far throughout the school. It identifies the beyond. It is an honor to count him as vision, objectives and priority areas for a colleague and friend, and I encourage the school over the next 10 years in you to read the story about his life and education, research, facilities and equity. career on page 88. Sharon Mosher, Dean I encourage you to read the summary We also said our final goodbye to a of the plan on page 106 and the full number of friends and colleagues this plan at www.jsg.utexas.edu. The stories year. As you’ll see in the memorials in this year’s Newsletter show the plan section, the list includes people who in action. The feature on page 68 about helped make the Jackson School the Leslie P. and Dianne White’s wonderful special place it is — Professors Emeriti donation of a Central Texas ranch and Bob Folk, Milo Backus and Leonard the school’s plans to turn it into our first Brown, as well as Ann Molineux, Texas Observatory is a great example. It curator and collections manager at embodies the type of interdisciplinary the Jackson School Museum of Earth COVER: THE BASEMENT OF THE JACKSON research and teaching we are pushing at History Non-vertebrate Paleontology SCHOOL MUSEUM OF EARTH HISTORY the Jackson School to help understand Collections. They will be dearly missed. VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY COLLECTIONS. and solve the major issues facing Texas On a lighter note, as the cover of the ABOVE: STRUCTURES IN THE GRENVILLE AGE ALBANY-FRASER BELT IN WESTERN and the world. The feature on page 58 Newsletter highlights, we are featuring AUSTRALIA’S BREMER BAY. 2018 Newsletter | 1 FEATURES IN THIS ISSUE 58 Rapid Response 58 4 Research Highlights Jackson School researchers study the aftermath of Hurricane 20 Newsmakers Harvey with an eye toward preparing for the future. 22 Profiles 68 The Texas Observatory 33 Library Report Leslie P. and Dianne White’s donation of a Hill Country ranch could be a game changer 34 Outreach for Jackson School research and education. 42 Awards & Honors 72 Planet Texas 2050 NEWSLETTER HIGHLIGHTS 50 Field Camps The university-wide grand challenge seeks to help prepare 55 Field Experiences Texas for a future of booming population growth and 4 We’re No. 1! 50 Over a Century of 106 Strategic Plan climate extremes. The Jackson School of Field Camp Geosciences has been ranked the Students have been learning 108 Donors 74 Inside the Collections No. 1 Geology program in the the geosciences and making From prehistoric creatures and country by the U.S. News & World memories in the Jackson School’s 115 Advisory Council brilliant gems to the rocks that LOOKING FOR CLUES TO HURRICANE Report’s 2019 edition of “Best signature field camps for more revealed one of the country’s Graduate Schools.” than 100 years. We want to hear 117 Alumni Notes largest shale plays, the Jackson HARVEY’S LASTING IMPACT your stories. School’s collections house 10 Life Finds a Way 127 Memorials valuable and beautiful specimens. Life rebounded much more 127 Remembering Friends quickly than expected after the and Colleagues 84 Technology in the Field dino-killing asteroid’s impact. A number of cherished members Modern geoscientists rely on a BILL of the Jackson School family have variety of technology — from 34 Hosting Top High FISHER passed, including Professors drones to PVC pipe — to help 50 School Scientists Emeriti Bob Folk, Milo Backus reveal the planet’s mysteries. RETIRES The Jackson School hosted about 60 and Leonard Brown, and members of the American Junior 88 Energy, Discipline Ann Molineux, curator and Academy of Sciences, treating collections manager at the and Vision them to a full day of lab tours and Jackson School Museum of For nearly six decades, Bill scientific discussion on the main Earth Science Non-vertebrate Fisher has been a driving force campus and the Pickle campus. Paleontology Collections. in geological sciences, policy and education. 96 Science at Sea Life on research cruises with THE NEWSLETTER, A TRADITION SINCE 1950, IS PUBLISHED ANNUALLY FOR FRIENDS AND SEND COMMUNICATIONS TO: Jackson School graduate students. OVER A CENTURY ALUMNI OF THE JACKSON SCHOOL OF GEOSCIENCES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN. NEWSLETTER EDITOR THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN OF FIELD CAMP EDITOR: ANTON CAPUTO ART DIRECTION: RYAN GOELLER JACKSON SCHOOL OF GEOSCIENCES 100 Unlocking Secrets 2305 SPEEDWAY, STOP C1160 Beneath Antarctic Ice ASSOCIATE EDITOR: MONICA KORTSHA GRAPHIC DESIGN: LAURA MARTIN, AUSTIN, TX 78712-1692 TILLIE POLICASTRO Jackson School researchers lead CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: SARAH BLOODWORTH, PHONE: 512-232-9623 the way to understanding what’s ANTON CAPUTO, ELIZABETH CATLOS, DAN DUNCAN, EMAIL: [email protected] SARAH GEORGE, JESSICA HALL, BOB HARDAGE, WEB: JSG.UTEXAS.EDU happening under the world’s BRIAN HORTON, MONICA KORTSHA, BARBRA RODRIGUEZ largest ice sheets. 88 UT JSG @TX GEOSCIENCES JSG UT AUSTIN @TXGEOSCIENCES RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS Remote Fracture Mapping Energy Geosciences Over the past two years, the Bureau of Economic Geology’s Advanced Energy Consortium has been conducting downhole tests of its electromagnetic proppants at the bureau’s Devine Test Site in South Texas. The tests are run to help identify the location of proppants and fluids in hydraulic and natural fractures near the wellbore and in the interwell space with greater accuracy and can help scientists better EDITH'S CHECKERSPOT BUTTERFLY, THE SPECIES EXAMINED DURING THE STUDY. Jackson School Ranks No. 1 understand fracture geometries, which Research and Education Excellence influence oil and gas production and, ultimately, recovery within a field. Climate, Carbon & Geobiology In 2017, researchers fracked Rapid Evolution Fails Energy Geosciences The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences has been ranked the a 300-foot-deep well using Marine Geosciences No. 1 Geology program in the country by the U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 edition electromagnetic proppant in an effort to Save Butterflies Planetary Sciences of “Best Graduate Schools.” to characterize the resulting fracture The prestigious rankings rate graduate programs throughout the country every pattern. The results were validated with Climate, Carbon & Geobiology Solid Earth & Tectonic Processes four years. The Jackson School was also No. 7 in Earth Sciences (No. 3 among nearby offset wells that transected the Surface & Hydrologic Processes public universities) and No. 7 in Geophysics and Seismology (No. 2 among public fracture pattern. Fractures and proppant Other universities) in the rankings released March 20, 2018. from the fracked well were clearly New research from the University of Plymouth and The University of Texas at Austin “This is a testament to the exceptionally hard work and dedication of our visible in the cores. has found that adaption has its limits. The study examined a population of butterflies faculty, researchers and students,” said Jackson School Dean Sharon Mosher. “I’m In 2018, as a secondary check, the that adapted to a weed that was introduced with cattle ranching, but quickly died out tremendously proud of the achievements of everyone throughout the school and bureau’s Near Surface Observatory — when ranching ceased and the environment around the weed changed. the leadership members of the Jackson School have exhibited on a national and with Principal Investigator Jeffrey Paine The research shows that while wild species can adapt quickly to human-induced international level. This external recognition of our work is an honor for all.” and Research Scientist Associate Lucie changes, the adaption can cause species to be caught in deadly “eco-evolutionary The school improved in all three categories since the 2015 rankings were released, Costard — brought logging equipment traps” when resources are quickly taken away.
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