On this week’s episode of We Are UT El Paso, Dr. Keith Pannell and Nadia Whitehead sit down with Dr. Jose Hurtado, a professor of Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences at the University of Texas at El Paso. They discuss his life and how his passions led him to UT El Paso.
Jose Hurtado is a professor of Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences at the University of Texas at El Paso. Professor Hurtado's research expertise includes: field geology; remote sensing (including uncrewed aerial systems, UAS); and terrestrial/planetary tectonics and geomorphology. He applies this expertise in two broad research areas: lunar science and exploration and active tectonics in the Himalaya. Dr. Hurtado's main focus since 2020 has been in human space exploration through ongoing collaborations with NASA in planetary analog research, astronaut crew training, mission simulation activities, and mission planning and execution for the Artemis program, including both Artemis II (mission operations) and Artemis III (science and mission operations).
Additional Links:
- To learn more about Dr. Jose Hurtado you can visit: https://expertise.utep.edu/node/26192
This interview originally aired on February 1, 2026.
