Annual Report 2017: Global Reach, Wide-Ranging Research

AR2017. 2017 Annual Report:: Global Reach, Wide-Ranging Research. 45 p. Book. Free. For a downloadable PDF, please order AR2017D, which also is free.


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This publication is the book version of the Annual Report of the Bureau of Economic Geology for 2017. It is free and can be obtained by clicking the "Add to Cart" area of this page.


CONTENTS
Message from the Director
Advanced Energy Consortium: Exploring the Subsurface with Nanotech
EarthDate: Reaching the World on the Radio
Gulf Coast Carbon Center: Mapping CO₂ Storage in 3D
International Initiatives: Partnering Across the Globe [with group photograph]
Near Surface Observatory: Responding to Hurricane Harvey
TexNet: Tracking Tremors Across Texas
Unconventional Reservoirs Research: Lending Expertise to Unconventionals
Water-Energy Nexus: Leading Water-Use Studies

Research Consortia
     3D Resource Reserve and Production
     Advanced Energy Consortium (AEC)
     Applied Geodynamics Laboratory (AGL)
     Center for Energy Economics (CEE)
     Center for Integrated Seismicity Research (CISR)
     Deep Reservoir Quality Gulf of Mexico
     Fracture Research and Application Consortium (FRAC)
     Gulf Coast Carbon Center (GCC)
     Mudrocks Systems Research Laboratory (MRSL)
     Quantitative Clastics Laboratory (QCL)
     Reservoir Characterization Research Laboratory (RCRL)
     State of Texas Advanced Resource Recovery Program (STARR)
     Texas Consortium for Computational Seismology (TCCS)
     Tight Oil Resource Assessment (TORA)

Events
      Bureau Breaks Ground on New Core Research Building [with group photo and artist's rendering]
      Bureau Welcomes UT President Fenves [with group photo]
      GCCC Hosts CO2 Events in Southeast Texas [with group photo]
      CEE Brings Together Energy Leaders [with photos of Gurcan Gulen and Brent Elliott and Michelle Foss]
      Ikonnikova Presents Energy Webinar
      STARR Hosts Core Workshop
      18th Annual Austin Earth Science Week Career Day
      5th Annual Bureau Research Symposium
      Inaugural Statoil Fellow Poster Session [with group photo]
      Explore UT: Discover What's Next [with group photos]
      Industry Day 2017
      Bureau Unveils New Texas GeoSigns
      Educational Workshops and Training [with group photos]
      Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching [with photos of Juli Hennings and Linda Ruiz McCall and Beverly DeJarnett]

Honors [all with photos]
       2017 Joseph C. Walter Excellence Award: Michael H. Young
       Alumnus of the Year Award: Jay Raney
       2018 William B. Joyner Lecture Award: Ellen Rathje
       SEPM James Lee Wilson Award: Jake Covault
       Bureau Publications Awards: Robert Baumgardner, Scott Hamlin, and Harry Rowe
       Dutton, Paine Top Bureau Staff Service Awards
       2016 Staff Excellence Award: Nathan Ivicic
       Student Spotlight: Matt Ramos, Chuck Abolt, Abdulaziz Almansour

Publications
       Bureau Data Now Available in Geofacets^TM
        Guidebook
       Reports of Investigations
       Maps
       Peer-Reviewed Publications by Bureau Researchers

Transitions [with photographs]
        In Memoriam: Peter T. Flawn; Donna "Cole" May
        Retirements: Robert Baumgardner; Becky Smyth

Visiting Committee [with group photograph]

Finances

Keywords: annual reports, Bureau of Economic Geology, geoscience research, The University of Texas at Austin



Citation
Bureau of Economic Geology, John A. and Katherine G. Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 2018, Annual Report 2017, 47  p.