Getting the Story

After over a thousand conversations with scientists, I can talk science with the best of them. I'm an accomplished interviewer who can put experts at ease and capture a compelling story. I'm also skilled at condensing technical information into a clear, concise and entertaining presentation.

Bio »

Selected Articles

Can General Relativity, at 100, Withstand Some Holes?, UT Austin's College of Natural Sciences, November 13, 2015

Uncharted Waters: A Behind the Scenes Look at the Struggle to Kill the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, April 12, 2013

Stress Test: Five Key Lessons (and Challenges) from the Great Texas Drought, UT Austin's Know website, September 10, 2012

Saving the Delta: Research generates new optimism about saving the Mississippi Delta from erosion, UT Austin's Know website, August 2, 2012

The Geological Fingerprint of War, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, March 16, 2012

A Second Look: Sizing up the Potential for Geothermal Energy in Texas, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, January 6, 2012

Science in the Headlamp: Jamie Austin Explores the Sea with a Live Global Audience, UT Austin's Know website, November 9, 2011

Scratching the Surface: Hydrogeologists Study Human Impacts on Pacific Island Reef, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, August 23, 2011

Dinosaur in the Deep End, The Alcalde, Sep/Oct 2011. (Download PDF)

Traces in Time, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, April 28, 2011

Fossil Time Capsules: Unwrapping Depression Era Fossil Stashes Yields New Discoveries, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, February 2, 2011

Haiti still at risk of large earthquake: Q&A with Paul Mann, UT Austin's Know website, January 12, 2011

Climate myths: Jackson School sets the record straight, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, November 8, 2010

Super Models: In the Hunt for Resources, Researchers Cut Through Salt Beneath the Sea, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, Fall 2010

Rapid Response: Geoscientists and engineers help Haiti prepare for the next big earthquake, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, July 26, 2010

Hunting Hidden Glaciers: The Search for Mid-Latitude Ice on Mars, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, May 2010

Moonstruck: Geologist among team of scientists exploring how to work with robots on lunar expeditions, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, May 3, 2010

Evolutionary Treasure: University Scientists Scan Lucy, World's Most Famous Fossil, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, Summer 2009

Hydrogeology Students Work to Save Farm, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, August 14, 2009

Troubled Waters: Mexican Desert Springs Face Uncertain Future, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, January 2009

The Anti-Greenhouse Gas? Climate Scientist Evaluates Geoengineering Solution to Climate Change, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, August 18, 2008

Researcher Details Climate Consequences of "Regional" Nuclear War, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, August 8, 2008

Farmers Hold Key to Global Water Supply, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, May 2, 2008

Tiny Bubbles: Gardner Probes Process at Heart of Volcanic Eruptions, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, February 14, 2008

Rapid Response Mission Helps Assess Earthquake Risk in South Pacific, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, December 7, 2007

The Little Robot that Could, StarDate Magazine, November/December, 2007

Law of the Sea: Institute Researcher Helps Map Arctic Seafloor, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, November 29, 2007

Crystal Ball: Scientists Race to Foretell West Antarctica's Unclear Future, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, November 5, 2007

Barnett Boom Ignites Hunt for Unconventional Gas Resources, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, January, 2007

Selected Scientist Profiles

What's the Buzz: Shalene Jha reflects on a life's work inspired by pollinators and plants, Wildflower Magazine, October 4, 2016

Peter Onyisi Is Having A Smashing Time Hunting Particles, UT Austin's College of Natural Sciences, January 5, 2015

Salt of the Earth: Martin Jackson Rises to the Top of Salt Tectonics Research, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, Fall 2013

Captain Geo: Leon Long's Five Decades as Teacher, Scientist, and Mentor, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, Fall 2012

The Continental Drifter: Ian Dalziel's Journeys Through Space and Time, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, Summer 2011

It's Complicated: Joel Johnson Studies Complex Feedbacks That Shape Landscapes, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, Fall 2010

Sentinels of the Sea: Fossil corals help predict severity of global warming, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, October 30, 2006

Going with the Flow: David Mohrig studies the changing face of our planet, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, December 1, 2006

Cleaning Up after the War, Scientific American, October, 2003. (Download PDF)

The Universe in Your Hands, Mercury (the Journal of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific), Summer 1997. (Download PDF)

Blogs

Dispatches from Zacaton (guest blogging for Houston Chronicle's SciGuy Blog, March 2007) (Background, Day One, Day Two, Day Three, and Day Four)

How Low Can Geologists Go?, (guest blogging for Geology.com, March 2007)