Joel Castro has a B.S. in Geophysics from the University of Texas at El Paso and an A.S. in Geological Sciences from El Paso Community College. He has worked on multiple research projects using geophysical methods like seismic, gravity, and ground penetrating radar to identify geological structures and archaeological sites. His experience includes internships with The Pennsylvania State University and multiple positions as an undergraduate research assistant. He is fluent in English and Spanish and has programming skills in Fortran and Python for scientific computing applications.

1. JOEL CASTRO
400
Valle
Rico
Dr!
Socorro,
Texas
79927
Phone:
915-­‐256-­‐6071
!
E-­‐Mail:
Joey-­‐92@live.com
Education
• B.S
Geophysics
The
University
of
Texas
at
El
Paso
El
Paso
TX
Graduated:
2014
Major
GPA:
3.23
• A.S
Geological
Sciences
El
Paso
Community
College
El
Paso
TX
Graduated:
2012
GPA:
3.24
Experience
The
Pennsylvania
State
University:
SROP
(Student
Summer
Research
Opportunities
Program)/Africa
Array
Intern
2014
My
team
and
I
identified
fractures
in
bedrock,
inclination
of
bedrock,
location
of
intrusive
dikes
in
subsurface,
thickness
of
overburden,
and
location
of
subsurface
areas
saturated
with
water
at
the
Modikwa
Platinum
Mine
in
South
Africa,
as
an
SROP/Africa
Array
Intern
at
The
Pennsylvania
State
University.
We
used
data
collected
from
conducting
electrical
resistivity,
seismic
reflection/refraction,
magnetic,
and
gravity
surveys.
I
worked
as
a
paid
intern
under
the
supervision
of
Dr.
Andrew
Nyblade
(The
Pennsylvania
State
University.),
and
Dr.
Susana
Webb
(WITS
University,
South
Africa.).
I
presented
results
at
Africa
Array
Conference
in
Shell
Technology
Center
Houston,
The
Pennsylvania
State
University,
WITS
University
(South
Africa),
and
for
the
Dean
of
Science
and
Shell
oil
representatives
at
the
University
of
Texas
at
El
Paso.
University
of
Texas
at
El
Paso:
Undergraduate
Research
Assistant
2014
Identified
a
main
fault
and
estimated
a
depth
to
bedrock
in
southwestern
El
Paso
using
seismic
refraction
and
gravity
data.
I
worked
with
Oasis
Montaj,
Seismic
Analysis
Code,
and
FORTRAN,
as
a
paid
Research
Assistant
under
the
supervision
of
Dr.
Diane
Doser.
I
presented
research
results
at
the
2014
UTEP
COURI
Symposium.
University
of
Texas
at
El
Paso:
Undergraduate
Research
Assistant
2014
Identified
and
located
several
archeological
structures
at
the
Baca
Campground
in
Lincoln
National
Forest,
New
Mexico
using
Ground
Penetrating
Radar.
I
worked
as
a
paid
Research
Assistant
under
the
supervision
of
Dr.
Laura
Serpa.
University
of
Texas
at
El
Paso:
Undergraduate
Research
Assistant
2013
Identified
and
located
5
unmarked
graves
at
La
Mesa
Cemetery
in
New
Mexico,
using
Ground
Penetrating
Radar.
I
worked
as
a
paid
Research
Assistant
under
the
supervision
of
Dr.
Laura
Serpa.
University
of
Texas
at
El
Paso:
Undergraduate
Research
Assistant
2013
Conducted
a
topographic
survey
and
gravity
survey
of
Kilbourne
Hole
in
Dona
Ana
County,
New
Mexico
to
identify
and
locate
intrusive
dikes
and
other
geologic
structures.
I
worked
as
a
paid
Research
Assistant
under
the
supervision
of
Dr.
Jose
Hurtado.
University
of
Texas
at
El
Paso:
Volunteer
2012
Conducted
a
topographic
survey,
gravity
survey,
and
magnetic
survey
to
identify
and
locate
geologic
structures
and
hydrothermal
sources
in
Shoshone,
California.
I
worked
as
a
volunteer
under
the
supervision
of
Dr.
Laura
Serpa.
El
Paso
Community
College
(SOLARIS):
Undergraduate
Research
Assistant
2011
I
identified
several
archeological
artifacts
at
the
Keystone
Wetlands
in
El
Paso,
Texas,
using
Ground
Penetrating
Radar
as
a
SOLARIS
(Student
Opportunity
for
Learning
Advanced
Research
In
geoScience)
scholar.
I
worked
as
a
paid
Research
Assistant
under
the
supervision
of
Geological
Sciences
instructor,
Joshua
Villalobos.
Awards
• SROP/Africa
Array
Intern
(Sumer
2014)
-­‐Travelled
to
South
Africa
to
collect
geophysical
data,
and
to
The
Pennsylvania
State
University
to
process,
analyze,
interpret
collected
data,
and
write
a
scientific
report
about
our
findings.
I
received
$3,000
for
the
completion
of
my
research.
• Africa
Array
Scholarship
recipient.
(Spring
2014,
Fall
2013)
-­‐
$5000
from
The
Pennsylvania
State
University.
• Dean’s
List
(Spring
of
2013)
–
Outstanding
academic
performance
at
the
University
of
Texas
at
El
Paso.
• METALS
Scholarship/Research
Assistantship
(2012-­‐2014).
–
$5000
to
conduct
research
in
the
Geology
department
at
the
University
of
Texas
at
El
Paso.
• SOLARIS
Scholarship/Research
Assistantship
(2011).
-­‐
$2500
at
El
Paso
Community
College.
Skills
I
am
fluent
in
English
and
Spanish.
I
have
written
programs
for
scientific
computing
in
the
Fortran
and
Python
programming
languages.
I
am
well
acquainted
with
other
computer
programs
such
as
Surfer,
ArcGIS,
Oasis
Montaj,
ENVI,
and
MS
Office.