Richard A Denne

Richard A Denne is a Program Director at the Institute for Geophysics, part of the Jackson School of Geosciences at the University of Texas at Austin.

• Role involves supervising Undergraduate Research Assistants (URAs) in oil and gas industry-funded projects
• Research focuses on the depositional history of the Gulf of Mexico (onshore/offshore)
• Technical expertise includes geophysical/geological data analysis, ArcGIS mapping, LAS file creation, and seismic/well data interpretation

Email: richard.denne@jsg.utexas.edu

Research Interests span geophysics, sedimentary systems, mineralogy of Paleogene sandstones, and GIS applications in geoscience. His work includes subsurface mapping, core sample analysis, and GIS project development, particularly highlighted in studies like The Late Pleistocene evolution of Mississippi Canyon and Spatial Variability of the Mineralogy of Paleogene Sandstones in the Gulf of Mexico.

Additional Information: Office located in the Research Operations Center (ROC), with responsibilities in database maintenance, scientific literature organization, and industry collaboration.