Study of Melting Glacier _02 (IMAGE) University of Texas at El Paso Caption Marianne Karplus, Ph.D., Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences at The University of Texas at El Paso, retrieves a seismometer ~8 feet below the snow surface on Thwaites glacier. Credit Kirah Solomon. Usage Restrictions None. License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.