Jesse Moore Kelsch

Instructor of Geology
Curriculum Vitæ Biology, Geology & Physical Science WSB 316 C-64 432 837 8657 jkelsch@sulross.edu |
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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 or far-afield 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 late 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.
Spring 2023
GEOL 3402 001 | Structural Geology | |
GEOL 3402 L01 | Structural Geology Lab |
Fall 2022
SCED 3308 001 | Foundatns of Elementary Sci. I | |
SCED 3308 VMC | Foundatns of Elementary Sci. I | |
SCER 3308 H01 | Foundatns of Elementary Sci. I | |
SCER 3308 H02 | Foundatns of Elementary Sci. I | |
SCER 3308 H03 | Foundatns of Elementary Sci. I |
Summer 2022
GEOL 4301 101 | McNair Research:Fault Geochron | N/A | |
GEOL 4301 102 | McNair Research: Fault Strain | N/A | |
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 |