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Name

University of Texas, Institute for Geophysics

Address

J.J. Pickle Research Campus, Bldg. 196, 10100 Burnet Road (R2200)

Zipcode

78758-4445

City

Austin

State

Texas

Country

United States

Phone

+1 (512) 471-6156

Fax

+1 (512) 471-8844

Centre Website

https://www.ig.utexas.edu/

 

 

organisation profile

The University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) is known internationally as a leading academic research group in geology and geophysics. Founded in 1972, it is an Organized Research Unit within The University of Texas at Austin, operating under the auspices of the flagship College of Natural Sciences in Austin. UTIG works with the UT Department of Geological Sciences and Bureau of Economic Geology to provide basic and applied geophysical research opportunities for graduate students at the MA and PhD level through its worldwide programs in solid earth geophysics, marine geology/geophysics, and multi-channel reflection seismology. Some of our scientists also participate in the UT Environmental Science Institute. UTIG strives to conduct research that expands the frontiers of knowledge in Earth science, has societal and economic relevance, and is of human interest. Dedicated to basic and applied research alike, the Institute aims to enhance humanity's fundamental understanding of the dynamic geophysical processes that have influenced and continue to influence Earth's structure and climate. Geographically, UTIG's scope includes the ocean basins, continental margins, Antarctica, and all sites of seismic activity. Chronologically, its scope is no less vast: from the development of tectonic evolution models that reconstruct continental arrangements as much as a billion years ago to predicting how future climatic scenarios would impact sea-level changes and thus the habitability of densely populated coastal regions. The Institute's research has been and will continue to be highly relevant to natural resource exploration, the assessment of geologic hazards, and the mitigation of environmental damage. The development of new mathematical models, data processing and imaging techniques, and geophysical instrumentation is also an integral part of UTIG's ongoing research and future goals.

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EDMO record id

1458

Collating centre

Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Latest update

1 October 2009 1:15:10 PM