Jose Hurtado joined the faculty at UTEP in September of 2001 after a 6 month post-doctoral position at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. His dissertation focused on the tectonic evolution of the Annapurna-Mustang-Dhaulgiri region of the Nepal Himalaya, a project that integrated structural geology, neotectonics, thermochronology, and remote sensing. At JPL, he worked on digital photogrammetry and 3D visualization using ASTER imagery. His current research includes the characterization of Quaternary faulting in the El Paso area and its implication for seismic risk. He is also interested in the development of handheld field computer systems for the application of GIS and GPS in field data collection. Projects in development include thermochronology in British Columbia, seismotectonics in Bhutan, and neotectonics in northern Mexico.