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Research Expertise Database

The Jackson School has more than 150 researchers and faculty in all facets of the earth sciences. Use this database to find experts in any of our academic and research units. Media can also contact the Communications Office (jbird@jsg.utexas.edu) for information or call (512) 232-9623. Use our update form to suggest changes to this guide.

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Shipley, Thomas H
Areas of Expertise: Marine seismology; subduction processes occurring at converging plate margins; the role of fluids in accretionary trench margins and their influence on the distribution of low-shear-strength fault zones; 3D seismic techniques
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Primary Title: Senior Research Scientist
Primary Unit: Institute for Geophysics
Email: tom@ig.utexas.edu
Work Phone 1: (512) 471-0430
Fax: (512) 471-8844
Address:
    The University of Texas at Austin
    Institute for Geophysics
    10100 Burnet Road, Bldg 196 (R2200)
    Austin, TX 78758-4445
UT Mailcode: R2200
Office: ROC 3.210
Smith, Doug
Areas of Expertise: Research on mantle evolution using tools of mineralogy, petrology, and geochemistry.
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Primary Title: Professor Emeritus
Primary Unit: Department of Geological Sciences
Email: doug@maestro.geo.utexas.edu
Work Phone 1: (512) 471-4261
Fax: 512-471-9425
Address:
    The University of Texas at Austin
    Department of Geological Sciences
    1 University Station C1100
    Austin, TX 78712-0254
UT Mailcode: C1100
Office: JGB 3.324
Smyth, Rebecca
Areas of Expertise: Hydrogeologic characterization of industrial and municipal sites where subsurface materials and groundwater have been contaminated or have the potential of becoming contaminated, Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) and Global Positioning System (GPS) mapping, hydrogeology of ash-flow tuffs, environmental assessment of sites impacted by petroleum exploration and production activities
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Primary Title: Research Scientist Associate III
Primary Unit: Bureau of Economic Geology
Email: rebecca.smyth@beg.utexas.edu
Work Phone 1: (512) 471-0232
Fax: (512) 471-0140
Address:
    The University of Texas at Austin
    Bureau of Economic Geology
    University Station, Box X
    Austin, Texas 78713-8924
UT Mailcode: E0600
Office: BEG 2.102D
Spikes, Kyle
Areas of Expertise: Exploration Geophysics
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Primary Title: Assistant Professor
Primary Unit: Department of Geological Sciences
Email: kyle.spikes@mail.utexas.edu
Work Phone 1: (512) 471-7674
Fax: (512) 471-9425
Address:
    The University of Texas at Austin
    Department of Geological Sciences
    1 University Station C1100
    Austin, TX 78712
UT Mailcode: C1100
Office: JGB 4.126
Sprinkle, James T
Areas of Expertise: Invertebrate paleontology; evolutionary biology; fossil and living echinoderms; echinoderm systematics; Paleozoic marine communities and ecosystems; paleoecology; crinoids; blastoids; rhombiferans; eocrinoids; parablastoids; blastozoans; edrioasteroids; edrioblastoids; starfish; stylophorans; ctenocystoids; helicoplacoids; Cambrian evolutionary fauna; Paleozoic evolutionary fauna; Ordovician radiation; Cambrian explosion; environment & earth science
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Primary Title: Professor and The First Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Yager Professor
Primary Unit: Department of Geological Sciences
Email: echino@mail.utexas.edu
Work Phone 1: 512-471-4264
Fax: (512) 471-9425
Address:
    The University of Texas at Austin
    Department of Geological Sciences
    1 University Station C1100
    Austin, TX 78712
UT Mailcode: C1100
Office: JGB 34.106
Steel, Ronald
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Steel's research is aimed at using clastic sedimentology to address problems in basin analysis and clastic reservoirs. I am particularly interested to decipher the signatures of tectonics, climate, sea level change and sediment supply in stratigraphic successions.
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Primary Title: Davis Centennial Chair and Professor
Primary Unit: Department of Geological Sciences
Email: rsteel@mail.utexas.edu
Work Phone 1: (512) 471-0954
Fax: (512) 471-9425
Address:
    The University of Texas at Austin
    Department of Geological Sciences
    1 University Station C1100
    Austin, TX 78712
UT Mailcode: C1100
Office: JGB 6.114
Stoffa, Paul L
Areas of Expertise: Multichannel seismic acquisition, signal processing, acoustic and elastic wave propagation, modeling and inversion of geophysical data
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Primary Title: Director
Primary Unit: Institute for Geophysics
Email: pauls@ig.utexas.edu
Work Phone 1: (512) 471-0464
Fax: (512) 471-2370
Address:
    The University of Texas at Austin
    Institute for Geophysics
    10100 Burnet Road, Bldg 196 (R2200)
    Austin, TX 78758-4445
UT Mailcode: R2200
Office: ROC 2.104B
Strassberg, Gil
Areas of Expertise: Application of geographic information systems in surface water and groundwater hydrology, GIS data models and environmental informatics
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Primary Title: Postdoctoral Fellow
Primary Unit: Bureau of Economic Geology
Email: gil.strassberg@beg.utexas.edu
Work Phone 1: (512) 471-5739
Fax: (512) 471-0140
Address:
    The University of Texas at Austin
    Bureau of Economic Geology
    University Station, Box X
    Austin, TX 78713-8924
UT Mailcode: E0620
Tatham, Robert
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Tatham's research is presently on interpretation and analysis of multi-component seismic data. In particular, by considering both seismic P-wave and S-wave data, many of the effects of solid rock properties and pore-fluid properties may be separated.
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Primary Title: Professor and Shell Company Centennial Chair in Geophysics
Primary Unit: Department of Geological Sciences
Email: tatham@mail.utexas.edu
Work Phone 1: (512) 471-9129
Fax: (512) 471-9425
Address:
    The University of Texas at Austin
    Department of Geological Sciences
    1 University Station C1100
    austin, Tx 78712-0254
UT Mailcode: C1100
Office: JGB 4.220E
Taylor, Jr., Frederick W
Areas of Expertise: Paleoclimate, fossil corals as a proxy for past sea-surface temperatures, tectonics
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Primary Title: Senior Research Scientist
Primary Unit: Institute for Geophysics
Email: fred@ig.utexas.edu
Work Phone 1: (512) 471-0453
Fax: (512) 471-8844
Address:
    The University of Texas at Austin
    Institute for Geophysics
    10100 Burnet Road, Bldg 196 (R2200)
    Austin, TX 78758-4445
UT Mailcode: R2200
Office: ROC 2.238

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