Part of the observatory science and engineering team part of the NSF-sponsored project to design and install sub-seafloor observatories within the Hikurangi subduction zone offshore New Zealand to study the physics of earthquakes. From left to right: Patrick Fulton (Texas A&M – Geology & Geophysics), Katerina Petronotis (Texas A&M –…
Dr. Jason Sylvan teaching the students at Rio Grande (Jason Sylvan/College of Geosciences) By Bumsoo Kim, Texas A&M University College of Geosciences Marine microbiology might sound too complicated for junior high students to explore, but thanks to Texas A&M University Oceanography scientists, students in Eagle Pass, Texas, recently had the opportunity…
The JOIDES Resolution will set course July 27 on a two month research expedition on the Tasman Sea, drilling into the crust of the underwater continent of Zealandia. (Texas A&M photo) By Sam Peshek, Texas A&M University Marketing and Communications Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story noted June…
