NBC 5 Originally Posted: August 25, 2017 The United States Geological Survey said a preliminary 3.1 magnitude earthquake rattled Dallas Friday morning. The epicenter of earthquake was recorded just north of Texas 114 near the Irving-Dallas border at about 6:40 a.m. No damage reports have been received. Seismologists with Dallas’ Southern Methodist University have been […]
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Live Science Originally Posted: July 27, 2017 Live Science Senior Writer Laura Geggel covered the discovery of a new Cretaceous Period dinosaur from China that is named for paleontologist Louis L. Jacobs, an SMU professor in SMU’s Roy M. Huffington Department of Earth Sciences. Jacobs mentored three of the authors on the article. First author […]
Pittsburgh Post Gazette Originally Posted: June 21, 2017 Oil and gas drilling in Texas shale plays pollutes the air, erodes soil and contaminates water, while the disposal of millions of gallons of wastewater causes earthquakes, a consortium of the state’s top scientists concluded. In the most comprehensive analysis of the environmental and social impacts of […]
The Excellence in Mentoring Award recognizes mentors who play a significant role in the personal and professional development of Engaged Learning students. The award carries a certificate of merit and a stipend. Graduating seniors nominate mentors for the award. Selection is made based on student documentation of the mentor relationship (timely advice, feedback and […]
Think GeoEnergy Originally Posted: January 26, 2017 The Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) has welcomed Maria Richards as the 26th President of the global geothermal energy organization, succeeding Paul Brophy. Maria Richards, SMU Maria Richards is the Southern Methodist University (SMU) Geothermal Laboratory Coordinator in the Roy M. Huffington Department of Earth Sciences in Dallas, […]
Live Science Originally Posted: November 8, 2016 Shortly after an asteroid smashed into Earth about 65.5 million years ago, obliterating much of life on Earth,an ancient sea turtle with a triangular-shaped head swam along the relatively arid shores of southern Africa, a new study finds. The creature, a newly identified species, lived about 64 million years ago […]
On the right is Dr. Yoshitsugu Kobayashi, a professor at Hokkaido University, Soporo, Japan. He received a master’s and Ph.D. In Earth Sciences from SMU. On the left is Yosuke Nishida, now an editor for Springer based in Tokyo, who received his MS in Earth Sciences from SMU. The photos were taken in the Hokkaido […]
Dallas Observer Originally Posted: October 11, 2016 It all started with a load of gravel hauled in from around the Trinity River. When Bill Candler, former president of the Oak Cliff Gem and Mineral Society, was 5 years old he found a few fossils out in the driveway and displayed them in his bedroom. He […]
Tuesday, Oct 4th, 7:30 PM, 153 Heroy Hall, Southern Methodist University Dr. Barbara Seuss of Friedrich-Alexander University in Erlangen, Germany, will speak on “The Buckhorn Asphalt Quarry – An upper Carboniferous ‘Impregnation Lagerstätte’ “. In the Arbuckles near Sulphur, Oklahoma, a Pennsylvanian asphalt seep preserved aragonitic shells, tiny larvae and protoconchs, and delicate ornamentation and […]
SMU Geothermal Lab Originally Posted: September 8, 2016 SMU Geothermal Lab researchers Dr. Matt Hornbach, Madie Jones, and Casey Brokaw along with OSU researchers Dr. Rob Harris and Dr. Ben Phrampus are collecting heat flow and seismic chirp data in Alaska. READ MORE