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e Universi of Texas at Austin
JUNE 2025
CELEBRATE UTIG
STAFF AND STUDENT AWARDS
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THEY’RE HERE
e Universi of Texas at Austin
NEW FACES
GBDS program director,
biostratigraphy, mudstones
RICHARD DENNE
March 2025
Planetary interiors,
magnetic fields, dynamos
CHI YAN
May 2024
Pre- and post-award
research administration
management
MICHELLE HARPER
May 2025
Proposals, proposals,
award management,
proposals
ADRIANA ALVARADO
May 2025
Europa Clipper mission,
Texas Space Grant
Consortium
JESSE HOUGHTON
April 2017 July 2025
NEW
AGAIN
FACE
Old Facies
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THEY’RE HERE ALSO
e Universi of Texas at Austin
TANNER ACQUISTO
LEOPOLD DESAGE
ZHEN LI
DUYI LI
NEW POSTDOCS &
RESEARCH FELLOWS
AREFE GHAZI NEZAMI
SARA OLIVEIRA SANTOS
CHASE J. SHYU
CHAO SONG
JINSIL HONG
YUJIANG XIE
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WE WON THERE
e Universi of Texas at Austin
DISTINCTIONS
DANIELLE TOUMA
2024 Women in
Science Incentive
Prize
CHRIS LOWERY
AGU’s Asahiko Taira
International Scientific
Ocean Drilling
Research Prize 2024
REASON TEAM,
EUROPA CLIPPER
Astro Awards: Most
Innovative, Inspiring
and Important
Missions 2024
DANIELLE ZALESKI
UT President’s Student
Employee of the Year
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WE BID FAREWELL
e Universi of Texas at Austin
EXTINCTIONS
MARK WIEDERSPAHN
IT Lead
The Beginning – 2025
ANGELA REYES
Monies & Finance
2021 – 2025
JESSICA KOLSTAD KIM
Grants and contracts
2016 – 2025
JOHN SNEDDEN
GBDS Director
2011 – 2025
Bonus cameo: Patty Ganey-Curry
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WE’RE HERE
e Universi of Texas at Austin
THREE DECADES OF
SUPERBASIN SUCCESS
The Gulf Basin Depositional Synthesis (GBDS)
program turns 30!
JANUARY 14-15, 2025
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WE’RE HERE
e Universi of Texas at Austin
October 14, 2024
NASA Kennedy
Space Center
EUROPA CLIPPER LAUNCH
Day one of a
nearly 6-year,
1.8-billion-mile
journey
From Ice Sheets on Earth to Icy Ocean Worlds
Around Jupiter
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WE’RE THERE
e Universi of Texas at Austin
The “Bumblebee”
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STAFF SERVICE AWARDS
The University of Texas at Austin Staff Service Awards program celebrates
and recognizes the contributions of committed staff who are responsible for
transforming lives for the benefit of society.
Ian Dalziel
40 YEARS
Gregory Ng
15 YEARS
Talia Jurgens
30 YEARS
Dillon Buhl
10 YEARS*
*actually 20 but who’s counting?
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UTIG AWARDS
2025 AWARDEES
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DIRECTOR’S
CIRCLE OF
EXCELLENCE
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DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE OF EXCELLENCE
CORNELIA RASMUSSEN
KRISTA SODERLUND
BRIAN HORTON
SEAN GULICK
CHRIS LOWERY
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OUTSTANDING
GRADUATE
STUDENT
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SOHINI DASGUPTA
OUTSTANDING GRADUATE STUDENTS
KAITLIN SCHAIBLE
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OUTSTANDING
POSTDOC
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PERIANNE JOHNSON
OUTSTANDING POSTDOC
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OUTSTANDING
EARLY CAREER
RESEARCHER
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DOUG HEMINGWAY
OUTSTANDING YOUNG EARLY CAREER RESEARCHER
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OUTSTANDING
RESEARCHER
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CYRIL GRIMA
OUTSTANDING RESEARCHER
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OUTSTANDING
SUPPORT
STAFF
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PHYLLIS GESCH & JJ DUPONT
OUTSTANDING SUPPORT STAFF
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ELEANOR
PICARD
AWARD
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SUSANNE MORRISON
ELEANOR PICARD AWARD
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CONGRATULATIONS!
NOW GO CELEBRATE!