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negative extreme weather impacts driven by climate change represent a risk to current and future texans according to dr john nielsen-gammon texas state climatologist and texas a&m regents professor in the department of atmospheric sciences in a new report published today nielsen-gammon and texas a&m researchers analyze what texas climate and weather conditions will be like when the state turns 200 in 2036 using observed and analyzed historical meteorological and climate data the report describes future extreme weather risks facing the state anyone who is impacted by weather and climate and anybody who cares about the future of texas should read this report nielsen-gammon said the reports data and analysis show that: the number of 100-degree days will double by 2036 compared to the 2000-2018 average the expected average temperature in 2036 will be about 3 degrees warmer than the average over the last half of the last century by 2036 extreme rainfall is expected to be 30-50 percent more frequent than the 1950-1999 average causing more flooding especially in houston and other texas cities where impervious surfaces increase rainwater runoff intensity higher temperatures and increased rainfall variability will cause more intense droughts for some parts of the texas coast the storm surge risk may double by 2050 due to sea level rise and more intense hurricanes texas needed an updated state-specific climate assessment nielsen-gammon said; the last such assessment was published in 2011 in 2018 nielsen-gammon contributed to a regional climate assessment as a regional co-author of the fourth national climate assessment its great to be able to publish projections that are specific to texas and its much more beneficial for texans to have an assessment thats specifically focused on the special climate agricultural economic and environmental situation that texas finds itself in he said titled assessment of historic and future trends of extreme weather in texas 1900-2036 the report looks only at the climate-driven aspects of future extreme events he noted not other drivers another thing that people in the state of texas need to think about is how will other factors make us more or less vulnerable to extreme environmental hazards water-supply planning urban planning and flood control measures are just a few of the other factors that policymakers should consider as texas natural hazards risks change he said historically its been more effective cheaper and less destructive to prepare for natural disasters before they happen rather than deal with the destruction after they happen nielsen-gammon was the lead author of the report; texas a&m college of geosciences students jacob escobedo catherine ott ali van fleet and jeramy dedrick also contributed this research was funded by texas 2036 and texas a&m nielsen-gammon has served as texas state climatologist for two decades after then-governor george w bush named him to the position in 2000 by leslie lee texas a&m college of geosciences ### media contact: robyn blackmon college of geosciences (979) 845-6324 robynblackmon@tamuedu
new oil spill outreach specialist joins texas sea grantdani bailey will be "an integral addition to both the oil spill science program" and "provide much-needed services to her communityfeb 28 2020danielle dani bailey joins texas sea grant college program as an oil spill outreach specialist one of four members of a gulf-wide oil spill science outreach team bailey and her team members are located in different gulf of mexico states but work together to conduct workshops in coastal communities share oil spill research and produce oil spill-related publications the oil spill science program was created by the gulf of mexico sea grant programs and is funded by a grant from the gulf of mexico research initiative (gomri) an independent organization created in 2010 following the deepwater horizon oil spill to support oil spill research in the gulf i am thrilled to be a part of texas sea grant and the oil spill outreach team i look forward to connecting with my community locally and throughout the gulf of mexico bailey said bailey comes to texas sea grant from marine education center at the university of southern mississippi where she served as a marine education specialist in this role she created and coordinated marine-based education programs focused on marine organisms and ecosystems scientific careers and community sustainability bailey holds a master of science in coastal science from the university of southern mississippi and a bachelor of science in biology from roger williams university in her studies she focused on understanding and researching sportfish and sharks i grew up in new jersey with a passion for understanding sharks i continued along that path but always enjoyed outreach and education bailey said i recently learned about science communication as a career option and wanted to help spread my love of the ocean effectively and with enthusiasm we are delighted to have dani as part of our team said cindy lyle senior associate director and extension leader at texas sea grant her background and education make her an integral addition to both the oil spill science program and texas sea grant and we know she will provide much-needed services to her community by sara carney '13 texas sea grant communications manager
danielle dani bailey joins texas sea grant college program as an oil spill outreach specialist one of four members of a gulf-wide oil spill science outreach team bailey and her team members are located in different gulf of mexico states but work together to conduct workshops in coastal communities share oil spill research and produce oil spill-related publications the oil spill science program was created by the gulf of mexico sea grant programs and is funded by a grant from the gulf of mexico research initiative (gomri) an independent organization created in 2010 following the deepwater horizon oil spill to support oil spill research in the gulf i am thrilled to be a part of texas sea grant and the oil spill outreach team i look forward to connecting with my community locally and throughout the gulf of mexico bailey said bailey comes to texas sea grant from marine education center at the university of southern mississippi where she served as a marine education specialist in this role she created and coordinated marine-based education programs focused on marine organisms and ecosystems scientific careers and community sustainability bailey holds a master of science in coastal science from the university of southern mississippi and a bachelor of science in biology from roger williams university in her studies she focused on understanding and researching sportfish and sharks i grew up in new jersey with a passion for understanding sharks i continued along that path but always enjoyed outreach and education bailey said i recently learned about science communication as a career option and wanted to help spread my love of the ocean effectively and with enthusiasm we are delighted to have dani as part of our team said cindy lyle senior associate director and extension leader at texas sea grant her background and education make her an integral addition to both the oil spill science program and texas sea grant and we know she will provide much-needed services to her community by sara carney '13 texas sea grant communications manager
ping yang named distinguished professor by texas a&m universitydr ping yang has been named a university distinguished professor by texas a&m university and appointed associate dean for research by the college of geosciencesfeb 28 2020dr ping yang professor of atmospheric sciences and holder of the david bullock harris chair in geosciences has been named a university distinguished professor by texas a&m university yang is one of seven faculty members across the university who received the honor of distinguished professor which is the universitys highest faculty honor the 2020 class of university distinguished professors also includes faculty from the college of agriculture and life sciences the college of engineering the school of law and the college of science distinguished professorships celebrate the high caliber and global significance of research underway at texas a&m university said provost and executive vice president carol a fierke the designation of university distinguished professor identifies members who are preeminent in their fields and who have made at least one landmark contribution to their discipline their research and advancements are considered central to any narrative of the field yang and the other honorees will be inducted at a ceremony in march in addition to the honor of being named university distinguished professor yang has been formally appointed as the associate dean for research for the college of geosciences effective immediately yang has served as interim associate dean for research since september 2019 the associate dean for research is responsible for the administration of research elements of the college this charge includes ensuring the integrity of research programs and enhancing the college research enterprise and faculty professional development programming related to scholarly impact the associate dean for research serves as liaison on research matters for the college with a variety of university offices including the vice president for research the dean of faculties operation council and international programs dr yangs superlative record of scholarship combined with his deep experience previously serving the college as department head of atmospheric sciences will be invaluable to us all and we are exceedingly grateful for his leadership said dr debbie thomas dean of the college of geosciences by stephanie taylor '10
dr ping yang professor of atmospheric sciences and holder of the david bullock harris chair in geosciences has been named a university distinguished professor by texas a&m university yang is one of seven faculty members across the university who received the honor of distinguished professor which is the universitys highest faculty honor the 2020 class of university distinguished professors also includes faculty from the college of agriculture and life sciences the college of engineering the school of law and the college of science distinguished professorships celebrate the high caliber and global significance of research underway at texas a&m university said provost and executive vice president carol a fierke the designation of university distinguished professor identifies members who are preeminent in their fields and who have made at least one landmark contribution to their discipline their research and advancements are considered central to any narrative of the field yang and the other honorees will be inducted at a ceremony in march in addition to the honor of being named university distinguished professor yang has been formally appointed as the associate dean for research for the college of geosciences effective immediately yang has served as interim associate dean for research since september 2019 the associate dean for research is responsible for the administration of research elements of the college this charge includes ensuring the integrity of research programs and enhancing the college research enterprise and faculty professional development programming related to scholarly impact the associate dean for research serves as liaison on research matters for the college with a variety of university offices including the vice president for research the dean of faculties operation council and international programs dr yangs superlative record of scholarship combined with his deep experience previously serving the college as department head of atmospheric sciences will be invaluable to us all and we are exceedingly grateful for his leadership said dr debbie thomas dean of the college of geosciences by stephanie taylor '10
expedition 378 co-chief scientists dr ursula röhl and dr debbie thomas (photo credit: tim fulton iodp jrso) with the very first core of the expedition daniel marone iodp jrso electronics specialist nicolette lawler iodp jrso marine laboratory specialist and others (photo credit: yiming yu and iodp)
nearly 1 000 meters of sediment cores from the deep ocean floor were recently recovered by international ocean discovery program (iodp) expedition 378 in the eastern south pacific ocean paleoclimate scientists around the world are especially excited about the time interval that these cores span says the texas a&m scientist who co-led the expedition we recovered three sets of cores of the time period spanning about 25 to 36 million years ago and whats important about this interval of time is that it captures the early phases of interglacial variability on antarctica but during a climate state thats actually warmer than our current climate state said dr debbie thomas dean of the college of geosciences at texas a&m university paleoceanographer and co-chief scientist of the expedition included in those three sets of cores is the prominent climate event that occurred 34 million years ago known as the eocene-oligocene transition which marks the first major build-up of ice on antarctica as the planet cooled from the extreme warmth she said many of our expeditions scientists as well as the broader paleoclimate community are really interested in understanding that event the expedition successfully recovering this time-segment three times (in three separate holes at the same location) is critically important because it gives scientists more material to work with but also a more complete overall record through time she said not only that but in two deeper holes we drilled we recovered two complete copies of the rapid global warming event at 56 million years ago which was another one of the primary objectives of the entire expedition expedition 378: south pacific paleogene climate sailing aboard the joides resolution (jr) research vessel expedition 378 began jan 3 out of lautoka fiji and concluded feb 6 in papeete tahiti co-chief scientists thomas and dr ursula röhl from the marum - center for marine environmental sciences at the university of bremen in germany led the 35-person science party in investigating the record of cenozoic climate and oceanography in the southern pacific ocean by recovering and studying deep ocean sediment cores
expedition 378 science party (photo credit: iodp jrso)expedition 378 science party noon to midnight shift (photo credit: tim fulton iodp jrso)
at the sampling table: ingrid hendy sedimentologist university of michigan; christopher hollis observer/micropaleontologist gns science new zealand; and wei yuan paleomagnetist tongji university china (photo credit: lindy newman and iodp) siem offshore personnel place the drill bit into position on the rig floor (photo credit: tim fulton iodp jrso)
natural gas levels in the sea floor equipment issues goals to replicate multiple copies of cores or fill in gaps identified in the previous holes as well as weather conditions are all factors that the co-chiefs and the operators consider in making their drilling decisions we had to make constant decisions working with our stratigraphic correlator the drillers the operations manager every time a core came up we examined the how much core was recovered relative to how far the driller advanced the hole depth and had to decide for the next core if we attempt a full 10m advance or a half advance or was this the time when we should switch from the piston corer to the extended core barrel a diverse team immersed in science 24/7 scientists aboard the joides resolution are required to work in 12-hour shifts 7 days a week for relaxation and recreation they enjoy a phenomenal gym a great movie room musical instruments and games thomas said but part of the recreation is in the luxury of being able to immerse ourselves in science without having to do laundry or cook or any of those usual things it really is a rare gift to be able to recapture why you were passionate about this science in the first place and to get to engage in interdisciplinary problem-solving for huge chunks of the day another noteworthy aspect of expedition 378s science team was that it was uniquely diverse we were the first science party to sail on the joides resolution in which the three primary leadership roles as well as the lab officer all were filled by women and the majority of the entire science party was female absolutely amazing she explained i think that the diverse composition of the science party is a really important triumph to share with children and students in college and graduate school who are thinking about a career in science after this extraordinary team processed the last core packed up the drill pipe raised the thrusters and waved goodbye to site u1553 the science party still had years of progress and discoveries to look forward to weve laid a foundation for these scientists to do some amazing science over the next four years and beyond thomas said and i think weve also shown the early career team members that a career in science is not only going to be rewarding but its going to be fun and theyll have a chance to feel supported in the community that weve created with this shipboard science party in april the sediment cores from expedition 378 will arrive at the iodp gulf coast repository housed at texas a&m for sampling and x-ray florescence analysis and the science party will gather for its post-cruise meeting this is just an immensely talented group of scientists the quality of the science is going to be unbelievable by leslie lee 09
for as long as he can remember tom kelly 53 55 has been immersed in the oil and gas business i grew up in the oil industry he said as a kid i was painting oil tanks or working on a rig i loved itand i still do to this day but for tom growing up in the oil industry meant growing up as the stepson of one of the worlds most renowned petroleum geologists and wildcatters: michel t halbouty 30 a mere six weeks after receiving his degree from the then agricultural and mechanical college of texas halbouty discovered the 150 million-barrel high island oilfield near galveston then in 1957 he became the first independent petroleum producer to adventure into alaskas unexplored areas his reputation as a fearless adventurer and enormously successful wildcatter cemented his place in historyand in lore while some children try to escape the shadow of famous parents tom enthusiastically followed in his stepfathers footsteps through business sense subject knowledge political involvement and an uncanny ability to spot and act on promising opportunities tom has made his own indelible mark on the oil and gas industry like halbouty before him tom is also leaving a legacy of a different kind: gifts to the texas a&m foundation by tom and his wife cyd will help countless students afford a petroleum geology education at texas a&m university preparing them to make their own contributions to the fossil fuel industry making his mark growing up in houston tom always knew hed be a petroleum geologist like his stepfather i got indoctrinated at an early age he said but ive loved everything about it for tom attending texas a&m was part of that plan while he knew he would get a first-rate education he didnt foresee the mentor relationships that in many ways proved even more valuable than the classroom experience we had great professors who took tremendous individual interest in each student he said i found them incredibly encouraging particularly when i reached the graduate student level
cadet tom kelly '53 '55 poses for his senior texas a&m portraittom and cyd kelly tom kelly 53 55
kyle wodzicki and brianna hendrickson: winners of the 2019 atmospheric sciences graduate student seminar series (all photos by david coates)
each year the department of atmospheric sciences at texas a&m university provides funding for a series of seminars presented by graduate students for an audience of other graduate students the purpose is for students to practice giving presentations to a peer audience and the subject matter is open to any research the students are engaged in either through funding internships or personal interest most students choose to present their masters or phd research and each presentation is given constructive feedback from the graduate student audience at the end of the semester the highest rated seminar speaker is awarded a $500 cash award for their work each years winners are then invited to present their research to the entire department during its spring seminar series the following year kyle wodzicki the winner of the spring 2019 series and brianna hendrickson winner of the fall 2019 series presented this year
wodzicki's presentation: variations in cloud populations with itcz width in the pacific oceanhendrickson's presentation: determining how composition changes in the sea surface microlayer affect cloud formation
geology and geophysics graduate student receives agu outstanding student presentation awardtexas a&m geology and geophysics graduate student monica barbery was awarded a 2019 outstanding presentation awardfeb 25 2020monica barbery with experimental deformation rig in the center for tectonophysics lab (photo courtesy of monica barbery)monica barbery a graduate student in the department of geology and geophysics at texas a&m university recently received an outstanding student presentation award from the american geophysical union (agu) barbery presented her research at the 2019 agu fall meeting in san francisco from dec 9 - 13 2019 the outstanding student presentation awards (ospa) are awarded to promote recognize and reward undergraduate masters and doctoral students for quality research in earth and space science and the ability to effectively communicate it barbery is a geology and geophysics doctoral student who works in the center for tectonophysics her research simulated earthquakes in the centers lab using a high-speed biaxial apparatus and measured surface temperatures during experiments by using a high-speed infrared camera temperature distributions were combined with 1-d thermal models to characterize the distribution and evolution of normal stress during sliding and to understand how changing sliding surface conditions impact the frictional behavior of rocks during earthquakes at the agu meeting she gave an oral presentation titled temperature and stress distribution on flash heated contacts in granite at seismic slip rates im honored to receive such a prestigious award and im grateful for the opportunity to be a part of texas a&ms innovative research in geoscience barbery said id like to recognize the ospa volunteer judges liaisons and coordinators for their dedication and im thankful for their constructive feedback im grateful for the feedback and support i received from my advisors when preparing and rehearsing my talk and for the collective support from my fellow graduate students faculty and staff in the geology and geophysics department barberys faculty advisors are dr judith chester and dr frederick chester both professors in the department of geology and geophysics by ali snell
monica barbery with experimental deformation rig in the center for tectonophysics lab (photo courtesy of monica barbery)