Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences Faculty
![Dr. James Kubicki Dr. James Kubicki](Kubicki_new_2.jpg)
Dr. James Kubicki
Professor and Department Chair
Rm GEOL 101 A
Jdkubicki@utep.edu
Research Interests: Mineral-water interactions, organic and nutrient adsorption onto soils, C and H isotopes in organic compounds, cellulose and lignin chemistry, thermodynamics, spectroscopy and reaction mechanisms in geochemical systems.
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![Dr. Laura Alvarez Dr. Laura Alvarez](alvarez.jpg)
Dr. Laura Alvarez
Assistant Professor
alvarez@utep.edu
Research Interests: Fluvial geomorphology, fluid mechanics, autonomous systems, development of computational, fluid dynamics models, turbulence and sediment transport modeling and prediction, geomorphologic changes in large-scale rivers, development of autonomous surface vehicles
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![Dr. Antonio Arribas Dr. Antonio Arribas](aarribas.jpg)
Dr. Antonio Arribas
Professor
Rm GEOL 302 A
aarribas@utep.edu
Research Interests: Geology of ore deposits, ore-forming processes, mineral exploration, history of mining, applied isotope geochemistry, geoscience teaching, analytical techniques
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Dr. Benjamin Brunner
Associate Professor
Rm GEOL 404
bbrunner@utep.edu
Research Interests: Stable isotope biogeochemistry, Geomicrobiology, Sulfur cycle, Isotope fractionation, Authigenic minerals
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Dr. James B. Chapman
Assistant Professor
Rm GEOL 319
jbchapmanv@utep.edu
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Dr. Julien Chaput
Assistant Professor
Rm GEOL 207
jachaput@utep.edu
Research Interests: Wavefield imaging, Cryosphere seismology (Antarctica), Ionosphere mapping, Ultrasonic medical imaging, Inverse theory, Bayesian methods
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![Dr. Mark Engle Dr. Mark Engle](maengle.jpg)
Dr. Mark Engle
Professor
Rm GEOL 302 A
maengle@utep.edu
Research Interests: Hydrogeology of geologic basins, geochemistry, multivariate data analysis, petroleum systems, water resources
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Dr. Katherine Giles
Professor and Director of Salt-Sediment Interaction Research Consortium
Rm GEOL 201 A
kagiles@utep.edu
Research Interests: Salt Tectonics, Carbonate Petrology, Sequence Stratigraphy, Microbialites
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Dr. Thomas Gill
Professor
Rm GEOL 401 A
tegill@utep.edu
Research Interests: The interaction of the atmosphere with the other parts of the earth system: the generation and transport of dust and sand by the wind, and the effects of these materials on the environment and humans
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Dr. Philip Goodell
Professor
Rm GEOL 223
goodell@utep.edu
Research Interests: Geochemistry, economic geology, mineralogy, Mexico, semi-metal and sulfosalt geochemistry, economic geology, uranium in volcanic and volcaniclastic rocks
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![Dr. Hugo Gutierrez Dr. Hugo Gutierrez](../_Files/hugo_gutierrez_21.png)
Dr. Hugo Gutierrez
Assistant Professor
Rm GEOL 227 A
hagutierrez@utep.edu
Research Interests: Surface and groundwater hydrology, ecohydrology, GIS and remote sensing applications for water resources studies, hydrometeorology, hydrogeophysics, geomorphology, and field experiments for predicting and quantifying climatic-vegetation effects on the water cycle and their impacts on ecosystems
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![Dr. Jose Hurtado Dr. Jose Hurtado](../_Files/images/Hurtado,_Jose.jpg)
Dr. Jose Hurtado
Professor
Rm GEOL 301 A
jhurtado@utep.edu
Research Interests: Earthquake hazards and geomorphology in the El Paso region; planetary geology and geophysics of the Moon; planetary field exploration science and human space flight; computing and data collection technologies for field geologic applications
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![Dr. Lixin Jin Dr. Lixin Jin](../_Files/lixin_jin_2.png)
Dr. Lixin Jin
Professor
Rm GEOL 221 A Research Interests: Continental weathering and global elemental cycles; interaction of water, air, biota and rocks in the Critical Zone (soils)
ljin2@utep.edu
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![Dr. Marianne Karplus Dr. Marianne Karplus](../_Files/images/people/geological-sciences-faculty/faculty-staff/images/karplus_3.jpg)
Dr. Marianne Karplus
Associate Professor
Rm GEOL 317
mkarplus@utep.edu
Research Interests: Lithospheric structure and tectonics, active-source and passive-source seismic methods, tectonic evolution and geohazards of the Himalaya and Tibetan Plateau, tectonic evolution and geohazards of the Sumatra Subduction Zone
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Dr. Richard Langford
Professor
Rm GEOL 401 B
langford@utep.edu
Research Interests: Studies of modern and ancient desert surface processes and sediments; surface and subsurface studies of sandstone oil reservoirs
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![Dr. Lin Ma Dr. Lin Ma](thumbnail_Dr.-Lin-Ma.jpg)
Dr. Lin Ma
Professor
Rm GEOL 219
lma@utep.edu
Research Interests: Low temperature geochemistry and hydrogeology, applications of isotopes (e.g., U-series and noble gases) to hydrological and environmental problems
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![Dr. Hernan A Moreno Dr. Hernan A Moreno](../_Files/images/Hernan Moreno.jpg)
Dr. Hernan A Moreno
Assistant Professor
moreno@utep.edu
Research Interests: Water sustainability under change, drought prediction, flood forecasting, post-fire hydrology, evapotranspiration processes and partitioning, fundamentals of computational hydrology learning, modeling and forecasting, radar and remote sensing hydrology, artificial intelligence in earth science and engineering
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Dr. Deana Pennington
Associate Professor and Associate Director Cyber-Share Center of Excellence
Rm GEOL 305 C
ddpennington@utep.edu
Research Interests: GIST Certification Program, Earth and environmental informatics, knowledge representation, geospatial modeling and analysis, land cover change, surface processes, socio-environmental systems
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![Dr. Jason Ricketts Dr. Jason Ricketts](../_Files/Science-Ricketts-J_2.jpg)
Dr. Jason Ricketts
Assistant Professor
Professor Rm GEOL 405
jricketts@utep.edu
Research Interests: Structural geology, tectonics, low-temperature thermochronology, and fluid-fault interactions; brittle tectonics in Earth's upper crust; development of the Rio Grande rift of Colorado, New Mexico, western Texas, and northern Mexico
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![Dr. Aaron Velasco Dr. Aaron Velasco](Aaron-Velasco-Photo_cropped.jpg)
Dr. Aaron Velasco
Professor
Rm GEOL 227 B
aavelasco@utep.edu
Research Interests: Earthquake source modeling, triggering, and hazards; seismotectonics, nuclear treaty monitoring; military applications of seismology
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![Dr. David J. Young Dr. David J. Young](Young,-David.jpg)
Dr. David J. Young
Associate Professor
Rm GEOL 317
djyoung2@utep.edu
Research Interests: Structural geology; petrochronology; EBSD; continental collision in Scandinavia and Bhutan; deformation in the mantle lithosphere
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Galen Kaip
Director National Seismic Source Facility
Rm GEOL 109
gkaip@utep.edu
Research Interests: Shallow to crustal seismology, Active seismic sources, project design, engineering and execution. Gravity, magnetics, conductivity, resistivity, GPR and GPS.
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Nila Matsler
Grants and Contracts Specialist II
Rm GEOL 201 B
nbmatsler@utep.edu
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Dr. Vicki Harder
Lecturer
vmharder@utep.edu
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Dr. Musa Hussein
Associate Professor of Instruction
mjhussein@utep.edu
Rm GEOL 306 B
Research Interests: Tectonics, subsurface, subsurface modeling, rift valleys development and rifting processes, 3D inversion of gravity and magnetic data, and geophysical and geological data integration.
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Emeritus Faculty
![Dr. Elizabeth Anthony Dr. Elizabeth Anthony](Anthony2014.jpg)
Dr. Elizabeth Anthony
Retired Professor
Geological Sciences
eanthony@utep.edu
(915) 747-5483
![Dr. William Cornell Dr. William Cornell](../_Files/images/people/geological-sciences-faculty/faculty-staff/images/cornell.jpg)
Dr. William Cornell
Associate Professor Emeritus
cornell@utep.edu
![Dr. Diane Doser Dr. Diane Doser](doser.jpg)
Dr. Diane Doser
Professor Emeritus
doser@utep.edu
![Dr. George Keller Dr. George Keller](../_Files/images/people/geological-sciences-faculty/faculty-staff/images/keller1.jpg)
Dr. George Keller
Professor Emeritus
keller@utep.edu
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Dr. Terry Pavlis
Professor Emeritus
tlpavlis@utep.edu
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Dr. Laura Serpa
Professor Emeritus
lfserpa@utep.edu