The University of Texas at El Paso
Department of Geological Sciences

Bhutan

Nepal

El Paso

Mars

British Columbia

Digital Geology

Geology 1301: Introduction to Physical Geology

Geology 3412: Geoscience Processes

Geophysics 5336: Digital Image Processing

Geology 5343: Isotope Geology

Geology 6315/5315: Tectonic Geomorphology

Planetary Geology

Dr. Jose Miguel Hurtado, Jr. 

Education

• Vanden High School, Travis AFB, Fairfield, CA (1992)
• B.S. with Honors, California Institute of Technology (1996)
• M.S. in Geology, California Institute of Technology (1996)
• Ph.D. in Geology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2002)

Professional Interests

• Tectonics, structural geology, and thermochronology
• Quaternary geology, neotectonics, and geomorphology
• Remote sensing (visible, near & thermal IR, radar)
• "Digital geology", GIS, GPS, and visualization.
• Planetary geology

Other Interests

• Aviation
• Space and space exploration

Contact Information

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