Jackson School of Geosciences

Jackson School of Geosciences
Established2001/2005*
DeanClaudia Mora
Address
2305 Speedway Stop C1160
,
Austin
,
Texas
,
78712
,
United States

30°17′09″N 97°44′09″W / 30.285827°N 97.735743°W / 30.285827; -97.735743
Websitewww.jsg.utexas.edu
  • The school was founded in 2001 and elevated to the level of a college in 2005

The Jackson School of Geosciences at The University of Texas at Austin unites the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences with two research units, the Institute for Geophysics and the Bureau of Economic Geology.

The Jackson School is both old and new. It traces its origins to a Department of Geology founded in 1888 but became a separate unit at the level of a college only on September 1, 2005.[1] The school's formation resulted from gifts by John A. and Katherine G. Jackson initially valued at $272 million.[2] The school's endowment as of December 31, 2015 is $442.3 million.[3]

Dr. Claudia Mora is the Dean of the Jackson School of Geosciences.[4]

  1. ^ Historical Milestones of the Jackson School http://www.jsg.utexas.edu/about/history/
  2. ^ Gifts contributed by oilman John A. Jackson to The University of Texas at Austin total $272 million "Gifts contributed by oilman John A. Jackson to the University of Texas at Austin total $272 million". Archived from the original on 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
  3. ^ "Endowment Information". Archived from the original on 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  4. ^ Claudia Mora Named Next Dean of Jackson School https://www.jsg.utexas.edu/news/2019/12/claudia-mora-named-new-dean-of-jackson-school/