Jessica Kelsch
Instructor of Geology
Curriculum Vitæ
Biology, Geology & Physical Science
WSB 316 C-64
432 837 8657
jkelsch@sulross.edu
My primary field of research and teaching is Structural Geology, or the deformation (smooshing, stretching, breaking, folding...) recorded in the rocks of Earth's outer layer as a result of plate-tectonic stresses. Currently I'm conducting a kinematic analysis of faults of the southern segment of the Rio Grande rift in Trans-Pecos Texas and northern Chihuahua, toward comparing the rock deformation in this segment of the rift with its northern counterpart in New Mexico. My results will have implications for (1) patterns in rocks that help with exploration of resources including ground water, and (2) what kind of continental rift this is, and maybe even what's happening in the mantle to make it happen. This research is part of a PhD study through the University of Texas at El Paso, from whom I'll receive a PhD for this and other research projects in 2023. I have plenty of ideas for field-based research projects at the undergraduate and graduate levels within these and other areas of study. If you are an incoming graduate student, or a transferring undergraduate interested in doing research, contact me by email to talk about possible research projects.
I also have great interest in science education in general and Geoscience Education in particular, and am an active member of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers.
Additionally, I serve on the board of the local nonprofit Alpine Humane Society.
Summer 2022
| GEOL 4301 101 | McNair Research:Fault Geochron | N/A | Student Evaluation |
| GEOL 4301 102 | McNair Research: Fault Strain | N/A | Student Evaluation |
Spring 2022
| GEOL 3402 001 | Structural Geology | |
| GEOL 3402 MC1 | Structural Geology |
Fall 2021
| GEOL 1103 L01 | Physical Geology Lab | |
| GEOL 1103 L03 | Physical Geology Lab | |
| GEOL 1303 001 | Physical Geology | |
| GEOL 1303 002 | Physical Geology | |
| GEOL 5306 001 | Advanced Structural Methods |
Spring 2021
| GEOL 1103 L01 | Physical Geology Lab | |
| GEOL 1103 L02 | Physical Geology Lab | | Student Evaluation |
| GEOL 1103 L03 | Physical Geology Lab | |
| GEOL 1303 W01 | Physical Geology | |
| GEOL 3402 L01 | Structural Geology Lab | N/A | |
| GEOL 3402 LMC | Structural Geology Lab | N/A | |
| GEOL 3402 Z01 | Structural Geology | |
| GEOL 4101 001 | Research: Petrographic Studies | N/A | Student Evaluation |
Fall 2020
| GEOL 1103 L01 | Physical Geology Lab | |
| GEOL 1103 L02 | Physical Geology Lab | |
| GEOL 1103 L03 | Physical Geology Lab | | Student Evaluation |
| GEOL 1303 001 | Physical Geology | |
| GEOL 1303 002 | Physical Geology | | Student Evaluation |
| GEOL 4308 001 | Tectonics | |
| GEOL 4308 MC1 | Tectonics | | Student Evaluation |
| GEOL 6040 004 | Thesis Research | N/A | Student Evaluation |
| GEOL 6301 005 | Thesis Proposal | N/A | Student Evaluation |
| GEOL 6302 005 | Thesis Defense | N/A | Student Evaluation |
Summer II 2020
| GEOL 1103 SWL | Physical Geology Lab | |
| GEOL 1303 SW1 | Physical Geology | | Student Evaluation |
Spring 2020
No Student Evaluations due to COVID-19
| GEOL 1103 L01 | Physical Geology Lab | | Student Evaluation |
| GEOL 1103 L02 | Physical Geology Lab | | Student Evaluation |
| GEOL 1103 L03 | Physical Geology Lab | | Student Evaluation |
| GEOL 1303 W01 | Physical Geology | | Student Evaluation |
