GK-12 Affiliates

UTIG is known internationally as a leading academic research group in geology and geophysics. UTIG research activities are carried out all over the world and include large-scale, multi-investigator, multi-institutional field programs. The importance of geophysical measurements in the exploration for economically useful minerals has also led to valuable partnerships between UTIG and industry. UTIG plays a role in K-12 education through formal teacher-training programs and informal outreach efforts.

The Environmental Science Institute is a multi-disciplinary program for basic scientific research in environmental studies. The complex nature of environmental processes are best understood through studies that cross traditional academic disciplinary boundaries. This applies to studies of both global-scale processes as well as those that occur at the local level. This Institute's focus is basic scientific research on the complex interactions between the biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere. See ESI's GK-12 Site.
 

The Bureau of Economic Geology functions as a research unit of The University of Texas at Austin, the State Geological Survey, and the Regional Lead Organization for the Petroleum Technology Transfer council. The Bureau provides wide-ranging advisory, technical, informational, and research-based services to industries, nonprofit organizations, and Federal, State and local agencies. The Bureau also provides facilities and management to the office of Publication Sales, Core Research Laboratories, and the Geophysical Log Facility, all of which serve the public.
 

The Austin Independent School district provides K-12 education to over 78,000 students in central Texas. These students are spread over 74 elementary schools, 17 middle/junior highs, 12 high schools, and 4 special campuses. LBJ High School provides a forum for GK-12 Fellows to field test new activities before they are placed on this web site.

 

The University of Texas Marine Science Institute has active research programs in marine science disciplines including the physiology, biochemistry and ecology of marine plants and animals; dynamics of marine ecosystems; biogeochemistry; mariculture; toxicology; and environmental monitoring. It is the oldest marine research station on the Texas Gulf Coast.