Past Issues:
BRIEF NEWS FROM EGI
EGI visits included representatives from the Kyrgyz Republic.
C/2022 E3 (ZTF): A VISITOR FROM THE LAST ICE AGE
Photo: Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) passing close to NGC2591, December 27th, 2022. BY BRYONY RICHARDS, Ph.D. During the Upper Paleolithic, some 50,000 years ago, the Earth was still in a glacial period; megafauna (think Dire wolves, Smilodon, and Megatherium) roamed the...
EGI’s Carbon Management team update
Above photo: The Carbon Science and Research Initiative on a field trip in the northern sector of the Paradox Basin, near Moab, Utah. EGI’s Carbon Management team led by Dr. Brian McPherson was recently awarded over $8 million dollars of US Department of Energy (DOE)...
Utah FORGE UPDATE | February 2023
Recently, the U.S. Department of Energy expanded its series of Energy Earthshots to “accelerate breakthroughs of more abundant, affordable, and reliable clean energy solutions within the decade.” The Enhanced Geothermal Shot, aims to reduce the cost of Enhanced...
EGI 50th Anniversary
Over 200 guests attended the EGI 50th banquet EGI 50th anniversary banquet at Rice Eccles Stadium, University of Utah. Rich Esser accepting an award presented by Dr. Milind Deo and Dr. Brian McPherson Last September, EGI hosted past and present Corporate Associate...
Geoscience Education and Energy Transition
By Rasoul Sorkhabi, Ph.D.
Geoscience education, enrollment and employment are facing daunting challenges for a variety of reasons…