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the berg-hughes center for petroleum and sedimentary systems 10th anniversary celebration and research symposium at the texas a&m hotel and conference center (photo by ali snell)
on sept 13 the berg-hughes center for petroleum and sedimentary systems a research center associated with texas a&m university department of geology and geophysics and the college of geosciences celebrated the 10th anniversary of its founding with an anniversary celebration and research symposium at the doug pitcock 49 texas a&m hotel and conference center this year the symposium focused on the future of the oil and gas energy industry the morning consisted of a research symposium highlighting the research achievements of both undergraduates and graduates industry leaders spoke about the ongoing national energy transition we are proud of our first decade and the progress we have made as an institution in integrating geoscience and engineering disciplines said dr mukul r bhatia executive professor and director of the berg-hughes center we plan to continue to prepare the next generation of geoscientists and petroleum engineers to face the formidable challenges and demands of the oil and gas industry while preserving the nature and the environment we are grateful to our donors alumni and the industry for the support we hope that we will continue to have this support in the future we are committed to personal development and enhancing the skill sets of our students who have the potential to become the next generation of leaders in the energy sector the berg-hughes center was founded in 2009 named for dr robert berg and the hughes family dan a hughes dudley hughes 51 and dan a hughes jr 80 the goal of the center is to integrate the geosciences engineering and other disciplines to collaborate with the petroleum industry to advance research and education in petroleum studies
geology and geophysics graduate students dawid szafranski christine griffith and peace eze (left to right) were awarded second first and third prizes respectively for best research posters at the berg-hughes 10th annual research symposium (photo by ali snell)
berg-hughes celebration and symposium attendees enjoying the reception at the texas a&m hotel and conference center (photo by ali snell)dr un young 19 and family enjoying the symposium and celebration young spoke at the celebration dinner about his valuable time as a phd student at texas a&m (photo by ali snell)
the research symposium was followed by a reception and dinner with keynote speakers and symposium research awards one of the speakers was recent texas a&m graduate dr un young 19 it was a great honor for me to share my memory about berg-hughes center with the audience at the dinner event celebrating its 10th anniversary; i have received countless support from the center " young said of the research symposium participants three graduate students were awarded prizes for their symposium posters christine griffith dawid szafranski and peace eze were awarded first second and third prizes respectively for best research posters "winning this award 3 weeks into my graduate school journey is so encouraging and lets me know that im on the right path " eze said "thanks to the berg-hughes center for petroleum and sedimentary systems for believing in my dreams and taking me on as a student by ali snell
geology and geophysics professor dr mike pope and postdoctoral research associate dr cameron joseph manche discuss the details of a research poster at the berg-hughes 10th annual research symposium (photo by ali snell)geology and geophysics phd student christine griffith discusses her research poster with a symposium participant (photo by ali snell)
undergraduates gain valuable experience in summer research coursejulia reece provided geology and geophysics undergraduate students valuable hands-on laboratory experience in her summer research class nov 19 2019graduate teaching assitant (ta) tanner mills works with undergraduate students to funnel sediments in an anaerobic chamber (photo courtesy of dr julia reece)undergraduate student putting lab materials under air hood (photo courtesy of dr julia reece)this summer four undergraduate students in the texas a&m university department of geology and geophysics had the opportunity to work under the guidance of assistant professor dr julia reece in geol 491 they performed two resedimentation tests in an anaerobic chamber one biotic (with bacteria) and one abiotic (without bacteria) to determine whether bacteria affect the hydromechanical and microstructural behavior of fine-grained marine sediments during shallow burial by inducing geochemical reactions and possibly precipitating minerals the students used a marine mudstone acquired through the international ocean discovery program (iodp) and mixed in iron-reducing shewanella oneidensis mr-1 in the biotic experiment they learned many different analytical techniques while integrating concepts from marine geology sediment mechanics geochemistry and microgeobiology this study is the first one to ever apply the geotechnical technique resedimentation to the field of microgeobiology to study early diagenesis while the results showed only a very slight difference in the hydromechanical behavior between the two experiments under the current conditions these early experiments provided critical components in determining the full experimental design for future experiments by dr julia reecesummer research ta tanner mills and undergraduate student team up to pipet material in preparation for analysis (photo courtesy of dr julia reece)vials of fine-grained marine sediments ready for analysis (photo courtesy of dr julia reece)
graduate teaching assitant (ta) tanner mills works with undergraduate students to funnel sediments in an anaerobic chamber (photo courtesy of dr julia reece)undergraduate student putting lab materials under air hood (photo courtesy of dr julia reece)
this summer four undergraduate students in the texas a&m university department of geology and geophysics had the opportunity to work under the guidance of assistant professor dr julia reece in geol 491 they performed two resedimentation tests in an anaerobic chamber one biotic (with bacteria) and one abiotic (without bacteria) to determine whether bacteria affect the hydromechanical and microstructural behavior of fine-grained marine sediments during shallow burial by inducing geochemical reactions and possibly precipitating minerals the students used a marine mudstone acquired through the international ocean discovery program (iodp) and mixed in iron-reducing shewanella oneidensis mr-1 in the biotic experiment they learned many different analytical techniques while integrating concepts from marine geology sediment mechanics geochemistry and microgeobiology this study is the first one to ever apply the geotechnical technique resedimentation to the field of microgeobiology to study early diagenesis while the results showed only a very slight difference in the hydromechanical behavior between the two experiments under the current conditions these early experiments provided critical components in determining the full experimental design for future experiments by dr julia reece
summer research ta tanner mills and undergraduate student team up to pipet material in preparation for analysis (photo courtesy of dr julia reece)vials of fine-grained marine sediments ready for analysis (photo courtesy of dr julia reece)
undergraduate students rachel eldridge leanne blind-doskocil and erin sherman (l to r) assembling the disdrometer (photo courtesy of dr don conlee)undergraduate students lance belobrajdic and rachel eldridge checking the disdrometers control panel (photo courtesy of dr don conlee)
in april nasa scientists requested that texas a&m university's department of atmospheric sciences host one of their instruments to measure rainfall in southeast texas the disdrometer an instrument that can determine the size of raindrops and characterize other types of precipitation can be used to create data sets that will be applicable to research including severe weather and climate change dr don conlee instructional professor of atmospheric sciences and his undergraduate student research group the observations directed studies group were tasked with installing learning about and maintaining the device to make sure that nasa satellites are accurately characterizing precipitation from space they need to have a diverse set of surface installations in different regimes and different climate locations he said using a laser-based system the disdrometer counts the number of drops based on their size and allows for the scientists to characterize precipitation far more completely than a traditional rain gauge can in conjunction with the data from the radar on top of the eller oceanography and meteorology building (the adrad) the students can look at significant weather events and compare them to events in the past
learning real-life research skills the students are learning the importance of calibration and validation as they take the instrument and test it to ensure that its seeing the right thing conlee said as for conlee he hopes to continue involving undergrads in research with observational technologies to help them increase their understanding of data and thus their skill set for future endeavors in both academia and the workplace its easy to lose sight of how messy real data are and through this they see how hard it is to keep and maintain a high-quality data set he said rachel eldridge is a junior meteorology major who was a local associate member of dr conlees research experiences for undergraduates (reu) summer 2019 cohort she was tasked with taking the raw data from the disdrometer breaking it apart to look at each parameter and then graphing it to understand whats going on she said conlee explained that for now her research is to continue to learn about what the instrument is capable of refine how to read it in a scientific sense and implement quality control algorithms eldridge is also looking at recent heavy rainfall events to characterize the precipitation and will present her research in boston in january 2020 at the american meteorological society meeting the real-world application of skills learned in the classroom help prepare the students for the science field seeing and working with real data through this field research students gain experience in doing observations maintaining equipment coding and getting communications in and out to see live weather data check out information from the texas a&m research farm and the disdrometer hosted on the nasa site to help create more complete data sets they are hoping to install more observing stations on campus including the texas a&m gardens on west campus and to reinstall the green roof station on the roof of the langford architecture building following roof repairs dr courtney schumacher professor of atmospheric sciences was instrumental in arranging the nasa collaboration and is also currently using disdrometers for her research by amanda hoth '21
the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the lab was held nov 14 with jill urban-karr executive director of trimble's land administration solutions group dr debbie thomas dean of the college of geosciences and allyson mcduffie trimble's director of education and outreach (photos by leslie lee college of geosciences)
the college of geosciences at texas a&m university has received a gift from trimble to establish the state-of-the-art trimble technology lab officially opened on nov 14 the lab will provide an integrated field and classroom experience that will empower geospatial education in the college through the trimble technology lab students faculty and researchers will gain cutting-edge geospatial training and experience with trimbles laser scanning mobile mapping interior mapping building information models (bim) 3d design and gnss tools with the accompanying comprehensive suite of analysis solutions the new trimble technology lab at texas a&m university is not only dramatically changing the geospatial learning environment its empowering cutting-edge data acquisition and analysis to address the most pressing challenges in the geosciences and beyond said dr debbie thomas dean of the college of geosciences "i have no doubt that our collaboration with trimble will establish texas a&m university as the most spatially-enabled geosciences college in the us" students faculty researchers and staff from throughout the college along with trimble partners experienced the technology and celebrated the lab opening at the ribbon-cutting ceremony
the trimble technology lab will benefit students in the college of geosciences which includes aggies in a unique combination of social science and stem disciplines spanning the departments of atmospheric sciences geography geology & geophysics and oceanography as well as the interdisciplinary undergraduate environmental programs and the graduate water management and hydrological sciences programs trimble is very excited to be working with texas a&m said ronald bisio senior vice president trimble geospatial "we believe the technology lab will be a catalyst to help fuel research and training activities in the geosciences and related fields to advance the universitys mission of transforming students into tomorrows global leaders successful entrepreneurs and industry innovators"
urban-karr thomas and mcduffie following the ribbon-cuttingtexas a&m geosciences students listen to demonstrations of the trimble technology
texas a&m geosciences staff try out the trimble technologyfaculty staff students and trimble professionals gathered for the nov 14 grand opening
located on the 3rd floor of the computing services annex (csa) at texas a&m the lab will include a broad range of trimbles industry-leading hardware and software solutions such as the trimble® gnss survey receivers trimble total stations handheld 3d scanners trimble t10 rugged tablets as well as advanced software such as trimble access trimble field link realworks® scanning software trimble business center with uas master penmap ecognition tekla® structures tekla structural designer tekla tedds trimble connect and the companys popular 3d modeling software sketchup pro dr stacey lyle an instructional assistant professor in the department of geography at texas a&m is looking forward to incorporating the trimble technology lab and trimble hardware and software into his course curriculum with college of geosciences students in high-demand from the industry he understands the benefits of all geosciences students having hands-on experience with trimble products trimble is a world leader in geospatial innovation lyle said having our students working on projects and research with trimble helps us in the college of geosciences accomplish key experiential learning opportunities now with our partnership with trimble students will be able to be leaders providing their mastery of the use of the latest advanced geospatial technology to solve society problems
college of geosciences students using trimble products (photos by chris mouchyn texas a&m geosciences)
now accepting applications to sea grant marine policy fellowship the application is open for the national sea grant college program 2021 john a knauss marine policy fellowship a yearlong paid fellowship in the washington dc areanov 7 2019the texas sea grant college program at texas a&m university is accepting applications through friday feb 21 by 5 pm cst for the national sea grant college program 2021 john a knauss marine policy fellowship the knauss fellowship established in 1979 pairs highly qualified graduate students interested in ocean coastal and great lakes resources and the related national policy decisions with host offices in the legislative and executive branches of government the yearlong paid fellowship is named for one of sea grants founders former national oceanic and atmospheric administration (noaa) administrator john a knauss the knauss fellowship is an outstanding opportunity for students to be involved and have a firsthand look at the development of policy that affects our nations marine resources some of which these days are critical said mia zwolinski texas sea grants assistant director of research and fiscal administration past knauss fellows from texas have served in legislative offices or at agencies including noaa the national science foundation and nasa the majority have gone on to careers in federal agencies higher education or non-governmental organizations related to coastal or marine resources or policies texas 2018 knauss fellows emily k cira from texas a&m university – corpus christi and andria kay salas from the university of texas at austin worked with the us environmental protection agency national nutrient criteria program and the noaa national marine fisheries service restoration center respectively other previous texas knauss fellows described some of their experiences in the texas knauss fellows blog complete information about this opportunity including a recording of a webinar for tips on developing a competitive application is available at txag/knaussfellowship by kimber de salvo texas sea grant communications program assistant
the texas sea grant college program at texas a&m university is accepting applications through friday feb 21 by 5 pm cst for the national sea grant college program 2021 john a knauss marine policy fellowship the knauss fellowship established in 1979 pairs highly qualified graduate students interested in ocean coastal and great lakes resources and the related national policy decisions with host offices in the legislative and executive branches of government the yearlong paid fellowship is named for one of sea grants founders former national oceanic and atmospheric administration (noaa) administrator john a knauss the knauss fellowship is an outstanding opportunity for students to be involved and have a firsthand look at the development of policy that affects our nations marine resources some of which these days are critical said mia zwolinski texas sea grants assistant director of research and fiscal administration past knauss fellows from texas have served in legislative offices or at agencies including noaa the national science foundation and nasa the majority have gone on to careers in federal agencies higher education or non-governmental organizations related to coastal or marine resources or policies texas 2018 knauss fellows emily k cira from texas a&m university – corpus christi and andria kay salas from the university of texas at austin worked with the us environmental protection agency national nutrient criteria program and the noaa national marine fisheries service restoration center respectively other previous texas knauss fellows described some of their experiences in the texas knauss fellows blog complete information about this opportunity including a recording of a webinar for tips on developing a competitive application is available at txag/knaussfellowship by kimber de salvo texas sea grant communications program assistant
nathan lanning and janelle steffen graduate students in the department of oceanography at texas a&m university recently traveled to cadiz spain to attend the international geotraces summer school program september 23-29 the week-long program led by an internationally renowned team of marine trace metal scientists is designed to give the student participants advanced training in sample collection analysis and interpretation of trace metal datasets from the ocean a total of 40 graduate students and post-doctoral researchers from 19 countries including lanning and steffen attended the program this year all participants stayed aboard on the spanish navy vessel a-41 intermares during the entire program
group photo of the 2019 geotraces international summer school class (photo courtesy of campus del mar)
the geotraces summer school is more than an honor it's a fantastic opportunity for an international group of like-minded students to come together to meet some of the leaders of the chemical tracer oceanographic community and learn about our field's most cutting-edge sampling and analytical methods said dr jessica fitzsimmons assistant professor at texas a&m oceanography who is a chemical oceanographer interested in the biogeochemical cycling of trace metals such as iron manganese and zinc in the ocean it's also a great opportunity for them to form an international cohort within which they can collaborate for their entire careers the summer school was organized by the international geotraces program the university of cádiz (uca) the andalusian institute of marine sciences of the spanish national research council (icman-csic) and the international campus of excellence of the sea (cei·mar); with funding from the scientific committee on oceanic research (scor) geotraces the general csic foundation the international doctorate school of marine studies (eidemar) and cei·mar since janelle and i are heavily involved in the geotraces program through our research and fieldwork we wanted to supplement our trace metal education and network with professionals and students from around the world who are also in the trace metal field said lanning lanning and steffen are both phd students in fitzsimmons lab lanning is interested in iron and other trace elements cycling of the hydrothermal vent system near hawaii steffens research is focused on looking at what species of iron are present in the hydrothermal plume off the southern east pacific rise and soon in the hydrothermal plume of endeavor seamount on the juan de fuca ridge during the geotraeces summer school courses were taught by a team of renowned professors in the field of ocean trace metals
students are taught cutting edge trace metal research (photo courtesy of campus del mar)spanish navy vessel a-41 intermares which was home for the entire summer school (photo courtesy of janelle steffen)
the best part of the program was networking with chemical oceanographers from across the globe steffen said we had great opportunities to collaborate and learn more about the research from our peers and made connections that will likely last for years to come the students also participated on a shipboard training aboard the a-41 intermares they practiced trace metal clean sampling techniques deployed ctds (scientific instrument for measuring conductivity temperature and depth of the seawater) and trace metal clean water collection systems and participated in extensive data processing training
niskin bottles deploying in the gulf of cadiz (photo courtesy of campus del mar)students training on water collection techniques aboard the a-41 intermares (photo courtesy of campus del mar)
it was also an amazing opportunity to live aboard the spanish navy ship lanning said we learned about different processes and equipment that are used in europe and this provided a fresh perspective of the tools available in the field
janelle steffen presenting her work during the program (photo courtesy of nathan lanning)janelle steffen (left) and nathan lanning (right) enjoying the summer school (photo courtesy of janelle steffen)
i had an amazing week collaborating with scientists from all over the world and talking about my research with a large diverse group of students and researchers steffen said participating in this course has greatly expanded my scientific network lanning said learning from international professors about new discoveries in the field of trace metal cycling was an incredible opportunity! they both thanked fitzsimmons for her support and for encouraging them to apply as well as dr robert anderson ewing lamont research professor at lamont-doherty earth observatory at columbia university and us geotraces for the funding to participate in this program for more information about the geotraces program visit the geotraces website by bumsoo kim