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Carlos I. Huerta-López

 

Education

Doctor of Philosophy
The University of Texas at Austin. Austin, Texas, USA., Institute for Geophysics/ Civil Engineering Department., 11/2001
Geophysics/ Seismology/ Engineering Seismology /Civil Engineering

Master of Science
Center of Scientific Research and Graduate Studies at Ensenada (Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, CICESE), Seismology Department, Earth Sciences Division., Ensenada B.C., Mexico. 06/1985
Geophysics/ Seismology.

Bachelor of Science
National Polytechnic Institute (Institúto Politécnico Nacional), School of Earth Sciences, Mexico, D.F. 06/1984
Geophysicist Engineer

Continuing and Extended Education:


Static and Dynamic Structural Analysis under seismic excitations (24 hour course): lectured by personnel of Faculty of Engineering (UNAM) at the Autonomous University of Baja California, Ensenada B. C., México, 07/1989.
Seismic design of foundations (20 hour course): lectured by personnel of Faculty of Engineering (UNAM) at the Autonomous University of Baja California, Ensenada B. C., México, 06/1989. Strong ground motion (20 hour course): lectured by personnel of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Los Angeles California, 04/1987.
Didactic/teaching Techniques (36 hour course): lectured at the Autonomous University of Baja California, Ensenada B. C., México, 06/1987.

Professional Positions


Senior Researcher CICESE, Seismology Department, 01/2008- current date
Chairman of Seismology Department CICESE, Seismology Department, 09/2003-04/2007
Research Associate CICESE, Seismology Department, 08/2002-12/2007
Visiting Scholar( Sabbatical Leave) The University of Texas at Austin, Civil Engineering Department, 08/1993-12/1994
Graduate Research Assistant The University of Texas at Austin, Institute for Geophysiscs, 09/1999-06/2002
Graduate Research Assistant The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, 09/1996-08/1997
Research Associate CICESE, Seismology Department, 08/1985-12/1994.
Geophysicist Engineer Electric Power Commission (Comisión Federal de Electricidad ), Geophysical Exploration, 07/1984-08/1985.
Geophysicist Geophysical Service Inc. of Mexico, Oil Exploration Company, 04/1976-08/1981.


Research and Industry Experience


Seismology, Exploration Geophysics, Engineering seismology, Strong motion seismology, and oil exploration.
Data processing/analysis/interpretation of geophysical time series for applications in: earthquake seismological studies, engineering seismology, oil exploration, as well as exploration seismology. Research in seismology and geophysics for seismic risk studies. Develop and implementation of computational algorithms for modeling and inversion of seismic data. Signal processing, analysis and interpretation of geophysical data.
Wave propagation numerical modeling, seismicity and seismotectonic studies related to engineering seismology, global seismology and geophysics, soil amplification and site effect studies, in-situ soil properties estimation (using seismic records or man made excitations), Broad-Band-OBS deployment, data processing/interpretation (Gulf of Mexico experiment and Gulf of California, Margins project).
Processing, analysis and interpretation of seismic reflection data, sub-surface geological information, earthquake records and earthquake catalogs for geothermal field studies. Geological and geophysical data integration for geothermal fields exploration.
Fieldwork data acquisition, data processing, data analysis and interpretation of seismic reflection data for oil exploration. Geological and geophysical data integration for oil exploration.
Frequency domain data processing, analysis and interpretation of time series for: Hydro-geologic studies; interaction air-soil permeability. Data reduction of in-situ measurements in the non-saturated soil zone: water potential, temperature, etc.

Teaching Experience

Graduate and undergraduate courses in geophysics and seismology, as well as undergraduate courses in Mathematics, Physics and Computer Sciences.

Teaching Assistant The University of Texas at Austin, Civil Engineering Department, 08/97-06/99.
Visiting Professor University of Chiapas( Universidad de Chiapas) .Invited lecturer, 05/93
Visiting Professor University of Nuevo Leon( Universidad de Nuevo León). Invited regular course, 07/90-08/90
Professor/ Instructor University of Baja California( Universidad Autónoma de Baja California), 09/83-18/89; 08/2007-present.
Teaching Assistant National Polytechnic Institute( IPN), 09/80-08/81
Research Associate/ Proffesor CICESE, 08/86- present

Courses taught:
Mathematics and Physiscs for engineering ( majors in: Civil Engineering, Physics, Computer Sciences and Electrical Engineering). Lectured seminars of engineering seismology for major in civil engineering, and teaching graduate courses of: geophysical methods, geophysics, seismology, engineering seismology, and geotechnical engineering seismology for majors in geophysics/ geology and seismology.

Student Supervision


Rosalba Sofia Contreras Porras(16) M.Sc In progress Supervisor
Hoon Song (15) M.Sc. In progress Supervisor
Daniel Salvador Lomeli Limón (14) B.Sc. In progress Co-Supervisor (ITT)
Rosalba Sofía Contreras Porras (13) B.Sc. 05/24/2007 Supervisor (UACJ)
Ramiro Tapia Herrera(12) M.Sc. In progress Supervisor
Edgar Gerardo Camacho Ibarra(9) M.Sc. 08/21/2006 Committee Member
Salomé Cristina Condori Machaca(11) M.Sc. 12/04/2006 Committee Member
Hector Enrique Rodríguez Lozoya(10) Dr.Sc. 06/17/2005(*) Committee Member
Adriana Arroyo Acosta(2) Dr.Sc. In progress Committee Member
Selene Solorza Calderón(3) Dr.Sc. 09/14/2005 Committee Member
Armando Bejarano Carrillo(4) M. Sc. 06/05/2006 Thesis Director
Sebastián Osuna Zatarain(7) M.Sc. In progress Thesis Director
Gema K. Ibarra Torua(5) M.Sc. 03/30/2004 Committee Member
Martín F. Pacheco Romero(6) M.Sc. 06/12/2004 Committee Member
Jorge E. Jasso Martínez(8) B.Sc. 03/27/1996 Thesis Co-Director
Clara M. Jimenez Castro(1) M.Sc. 03/17/1993 Committee Member


Thesis/Dissertation Topics (1)Hidrocarburos clorados en huevos de la gaviota occidental Larus occidentalis, en la costa occidental de México-E.U.A., (2)Elastodinámica de capas porosas, (3)Ondas extensionales en cilindros circulares saturados con fluido, (4)Estudio de la técnica del decremento aleatorio para la estimación in-situ de propiedades de suelos, (5)Microzonación de periodos dominantes del suelo en los principales centros urbanos de Baja California, (6)Estructura y evolución de la Cuenca de Altar, Sonora, a partir de la integración de datos geofísicos y geológicos, (7)Implementación del método de análisis espectral de ondas superficiales para la estimación de propiedades del terreno y materiales de la construcción, (8)Caracterización de la señal sísmica en el campo geotérmico Cerro Prieto a partir de la explosión nuclear Tajo, (9)Monitoreo y análisis de la deformación en el sector norte del sistema de fallas Imperial-Cerro Prieto en el período 1994-2005, (1)0Sismotectónica de la boca del Golfo de California y la simulación numérica del sismo de Tecomán Colima MW 7.4 del 22 de enero de 2003, (11)Estudio de Atenuación Sísmica en la Región Noreste de Sonora, (12)Estudio Comparativo del Método SASW y el Método SPAC para la Estimación in-situ de Propiedades del Terreno, (13)Caracterización geotécnica del subsuelo en un sitio de la mancha urbana de la ciudad de Tijuana, (14)Modelado Teórico y mediciones experimentales de las frecuencias de vibración de un edificio asimétrico de nueve niveles, (15)Modelado Teórico y mediciones experimentales de los modos de vibración de puentes, (16)Caracterización de la respuesta del terreno y estimación del efecto de sitio en un ambiente marino del Golfo de California, (*) Final defense of doctoral dissertation. (UACJ: Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez; ITT: Instituto Tecnológico de Tijuana; UANL: Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León)

External Students Supervision on Academic Programs

Yuriam Baltazar Cifuentes(1) Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez 27/06/07-24/08/07
Mariana Figueroa Martínez(1) Instituto Tecnológico de Cd. Madero, Tamps. 27/06/07-24/08/07
Griselda J. Obeso Cortez(1) Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez 26/06/06-26/08/06
Rosalba Contreras Porras(1) Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez 26/06/06-26/08/06
Daniel Salvador Lomelí Limón(2) Instituto Tecnológico de Tijuana 28/08/06
Hoon Song(2) Instituto Tecnológico de Tijuana 28/08/06
Ramiro Tapia Herrera(3) Universidad Autónoma de Baja California 01/01/06-06/31/06
Margarita Motta Bibbins(1) Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara 27/06/05-19/08/05
Claudia Abitia Ceseña(1) Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa 30/06/03-29/08/03
Leticia Sánchez Guillén Universidad Nacional Autónomade México 30/03/03-14/04/03


(1)Programa del Verano de la Investigación Científica de la Academia Mexicana de Ciencias (AMC), (2)Prácticas Profesionales, (3)Experimentos Seleccionados, (4)Prácticas Académicas.

Working Stay at other Institutions

The University of Texas at Austin, Institute for Geophysics. Research in: global seismology, engineering seismology, geotechnical engineering, and seismic wave propagation phenomena. 09/1999-06/2002.
The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology. Data processing and research in: geophysical data for geo-hydrological applications. 09/1996-08/1997.
The University of Texas at Austin, Civil Engineering Department. Teaching undergraduate courses. 08/97-06/99.
The University of Texas at Austin, Department of Civil Engineering. Research on engineering seismology, seismic wave propagation phenomena, geotechnical engineering, and global seismology. 08/1993-12/1994.
University of Nuevo Leon (Universidad de Nuevo León), Earth Sciences Faculty. Teaching undergraduate seismology course for majors in geophysics. 07/90-08/90.
University of Baja California (Universidad Autónoma de Baja California), Schools of: Mathematics, Engineering, and Computer Sciences. Teaching undergraduate courses of Probability and Statistics, Physics, and Mathematics. 09/83-08/89.

Research Projects/ Proposals

Sismo-tectónica del noroeste de Sonora: Monitoreo Sísmico y mediciones de gravimetría 07/01/07 External project,
CONACyT, Ciencia Básica
6/31/10 P.I.
Characterization of the seismic behavior of a seismic isolation device for use in buildings. 07/01/07 External project,
UC-MEXUS
12/31/08 P.I.
Determinación in-situ de propiedades físicas del terreno 01/01/03 Internal project,
CICESE
12/31/07 P.I.
Estudio de vibraciones inducidas por una explosión en la cantera del predio Rancho García, B.C.
Para: Geoaprovechamientos S.A. de C.V.
11/01/05 External project,
CICESE
11/31/05 Co-P.I.
Determinación in-situ de propiedades físicas del terreno y su efecto en la respuesta sísmica del terreno. 01/01/00 Internal project,
UC-MEXUS
06/31/05 P.I.
Site characterization and experimental local site effects in the metropolitan area of Mexico-USA border region of Tijuana, B.C., Mexico and San Diego, Ca, USA. 06/01/03 External project,
UC-MEXUS
06/31/05 P.I.
Preliminary studies related to the installation of a floating storage and re-gasification unit for liquefied natural gas and submarine gas pipe in front of Rosarito, B.C. 07/28/03 Moss Maritime-CICESE External project 12/31/03 Co-P.I.
Efectos de amplificación en suelos 01/01/93 Internal project,
CICESE
12/31/96 P.I.
Estudios relacionados a la respuesta dinámica de suelos. 01/01/90 Internal project,
CICESE
12/31/92 P.I.
Sistema para evaluación de seguridad sísmica en edificios y masas de terreno 01/01/04 Internal project,
CICESE
12/31/05 Co-P.I.
Integración de mapas de microzonación sísmica en centros urbanos de Baja California, parte II: Mexicali 01/01/03 Internal project,
CICESE
12/30/05 Co-P.I.
Integración de mapas de microzonación sísmica en centros urbanos de Baja California, Parte I. 01/01/01 Internal project,
CICESE
12/31/02 Co-P.I.
Interpretación de mapas de microzonación sísmica en centros urbanos de Baja California 01/01/99 Internal project,
CICESE
12/31/00 Co-P.I.
Efectos de daños y/o reforzamientos en estructuras sobre registros de vibración ambiental y sísmicos. 01/01/96 Internal project,
CICESE
12/31/96 Co-P.I.
Zonación sísmica de Tijuana 01/01/06 Internal project,
CICESE
12/31/96 Co-P.I.
Respuesta sísmica de estructuras 01/01/93, Internal project,

CICESE
12/31/95 Co-P.I.
Toma de registros sísmicos de vibración forzada del suelo, en los alrededores y en la excavación del futuro laboratorio Ness con mesa vibradora en Camp Elliot Field Station, UCSD 06/20/03 USC-CICESE,
External project
06/20/04 Co-P.I.

P.I.: Principal Investigator; Co-P.I.: Co-Principal Investigator

Research Project Proposals/ Conferences/ Meetings Review Panel

Peer reviewer of scientific publications on periodical journals (Ingeniería y Competitividad ISSN: 0123-3033, Universidad el Valle, Chile). 2007 Peer reviewer of research proposals and progress reports of research scientific projects submitted to CONACY T and FOMIX-CONACYT accredited referee reviewer registered with No. RCEA-01-10853. 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Referee at the contest of Physics Experiments done by students of the High school Preparatoria Federal Lázaro Cárdenas of Tijuana, B. C. “Scientific and Technological Fair” (Feria Científica y Tecnológica. 06/02/2006 Abstracts reviewer of technical talks submitted to the 13WCEE. 08/2003 Abstracts reviewer of technical talks submitted to the annual meeting of the Mexican Geophysical Union (Union Geofísica Mexicana). 2001, 2002, 2003 Peer reviewer of technical publications submitted to Revista de Comunicaciones Académicas de CICESE. 1993.

Publications


Published in refereed journals and proceedings

Fortunato Espinoza Barreras, Carlos Isidro Huerta López, Jesús Raymundo Juárez García, Rosalba Sofía Contreras Porras, América Reynaga Márquez, Esmeralda Ramírez Gonzáles, José Adrián González Ortega, Yuriam Baltazar Cifuentes, Mariana Figueroa Martínez, and Ramón Baltasar Rodríguez (2007). “Ambient vibrations on Ensenada B. C. urban bridges” (Vibración ambiental en puentes urbanos de Ensenada, B. C.). Memorias del XVI Congreso Nacional de Ingeniería Sísmica, Ixtapa Zihuatanejo, México. X/31-XI/3, 2007. CD proceedings paper XI-13, pp. 1-12.
Manuel Esparza Fuentes, C. I. Huerta López, Daniel Salvador Lomelí Limón, Yuriam Baltasar Cifuentes, Rosalba Sofía Contreras Porras, Fortunato Espinoza Barreras, and Hoon Song. (2007). “Theoretical and experimental vibration frequencies of a nine story building located near the Tijuana’s river zone” (Estimación teórica y experimental de la frecuencias de vibración de un edificio de nueve niveles localizado en la vecindad de la zona río de Tijuana, B. C.). Memorias del XVI Congreso Nacional de Ingeniería Sísmica, Ixtapa Zihuatanejo, México. X/31-XI/3, 2007. CD proceedings paper XI-14, pp. 1-19.
Jesús Raymundo Juárez García, Fortunato Espinoza Barreras, Juan Pablo Torres Herrera, Carlos Isidro Huerta López, Esperanza Maldonado Rendón, Luis Ángel Mongue De La Cruz, and Felipe de Jesús Ricalde y Lugo (2007). “Geographic information system of Ensenada B. C. urban bridges” (Sistema de información geográfica de puentes urbanos de Ensenada, B. C). Memorias del XVI Congreso Nacional de Ingeniería Sísmica, Ixtapa Zihuatanejo, México. X/31-XI/3, 2007. CD proceedings paper II-23. pp. 1-19.
C. I. Huerta-López, Kenneth H. Stokoe, Jay Pulliam, José M. Roësset, and Celestino Valle-Molina (2005). “Modeling of seafloor soft marine sediments and spectral characteristics of earthquakes recorded on the Gulf of México.” Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME (ISSN 0892-7219) 127, 1, pp. 59-67.
Fortunato Espinoza, Ulises Mena, Esperanza Maldonado, Carlos I. Huerta, Gustavo Chio, Augusto R. Cervantes, and Donobhan Presichi (2004). "Urban Bridge Stability Study in Ensenada, Baja California, México." 08/2004. Proceedings of the 13th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, (ISBN 0-9685376-1-8). CD proceedings paper # 2725.
Fortunato Espinoza, Guillermo Vargas, Jessica Villagómez, Ulises Mena, and Carlos I. Huerta (2004). "Automatized equipment for ambient vibration measurement and processing." 08/2004. Proceedings of the 13th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, (ISBN 0-9685376-1-8). CD proceedings paper # 2733.
C. I. Huerta-López, Jay Pulliam, Kenneth H. Stokoe, José M. Roësset, and Celestino Valle-Molina (2003). “Spectral characteristics of earthquakes recorded on the Gulf of México seafloor and soft sediment characterization.” ASME invited lecture at the Offshore Geotechnics Workshop of the 22nd Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering International Conference 06/2003. (ISBN 0-7918-3672-X). Proceedings of the 22nd Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering 2003 International Conference in CD proceedings, paper No 37504, pp. 1-9.
Jay Pulliam, Yosio Nakamura, C. I. Huerta-López, and Ben Yates (2003). “Field Test of an Inexpensive Small Broadband Ocean-Bottom Seismograph.” (ISSN 0037-1106) Bull. Seism. Soc. Am. 93, 1, pp. 152-171.
C. I. Huerta-López, Jay Pulliam, and Yosio Nakamura (2003). "In-situ evaluation of shear wave velocities in seafloor sediments with a broadband ocean bottom seismograph." (ISSN 0037-1106) Bull. Seism. Soc. Am. 93, 1, pp. 139-151.
C. I. Huerta-López, Jay Pulliam, Yosio Nakamura, and Ben Yates (2001). "Modeling amplification effects of marine sedimentary layers via horizontal/vertical spectral ratios." Society of Exploration Geophysicist (SEG) (ISSN 1052-3812), Proceedings of the 71st SEG meeting, Vol. 1, pp. 825-828. 09/2001.
C. I. Huerta-López, Jay Pulliam, Yosio Nakamura, and Kenneth H. Stokoe (2001). "Soft sediment characterization from passive motion measurements of the seafloor." Offshore Technology Research Center (OTRC). Editors: Charles P Aubeny, y Jean-Louis. Briaud. Proceedings of the OTRC International Conference on Geotechnical, Geological and Geophysical properties of deepwater sediments, Vol. 1, pp. 32-51. 04/2001.
C. I. Huerta, YongJune Shin, Edward J. Powers, and José M. Roesset (2000). "Time-frequency analysis of earthquake records." The New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering (ISBN 0-9582154-0-5), 01/2000. Proceedings of the 12th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, in CD. paper # 1724/4/A.
C. I. Huerta, J. M. Roesset, and K. H. Stokoe (1998). “Evaluation of the random decrement method for in-situ soil properties estimation.” A. A. Balkema/Rotterdam/Brookfield (ISBN 90 5809 030 2), Editors: Kojiro Irikura, Kazuyoshi Kudo, Hiroshi Okada y Tsutomu Sasatani. Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on The effects of Surface Geology on Seismic Motion. Recent progress and new horizon on ESG study. Vol. II, pp. 749-756. 12/1998.
J. M. Roesset, C. I. Huerta, and K.H. Stokoe (1995). "Effect of magnitude and type of damping in soil amplification." University of Missouri-Rolla (ISBN 1887009019), Editor Shamsher Prakash. Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics. Vol. II, pp. 725-732. 04/1995.
C. I. Huerta, J. M. Roesset, K. H. Stokoe, and J. G. Acosta (1994). "In-situ determination of soil damping from earthquake records." A. A. Balkema/Rotterdam/Brookfield (ISBN 90 5410 392 2), Editor S.A. Savidis. Proceedings of the Second International Conference in Earthquake Resistant Construction and Design (ERCAD). 1, 8, pp. 227-234. 06/1994.
J. Acosta, C. Huerta, L. Mendoza, and A. Reyes (1993). "Modeling seismic response of the Mexico City sub-soil, with records at depth." (Modelado de la respuesta sísmica en el subsuelo de la Ciudad de México, con registros a profundidad). Geofísica Internacional. 32, 1, pp. 131-152, (ISSN 0016-7169), Editor Cinna Lomnitz and Federico Sabina. 01-03/1993.
J. G. Acosta, C. Huerta, and L. Mendoza (1992). “Observed seismic response at three depth level of Mexico City soil.” (Respuesta sísmica observada en tres niveles de suelo de la Ciudad de México) (ISSN 0186-1891). GEOS, Journal of the Mexican Geophysical Union. 12, 2. pp. 6-14, 01/1992.
L. Mendoza, J. Acosta, C. Huerta, A. Reyes, and L. Otero (1991). "Map of the ambient vibrations dominant periods on the soft soils of Mexico City Valley.” (Mapa de periodos dominantes de la vibración ambiental de los suelos blandos del Valle de México). Journal of the Mexican Society of Earthquake Engineering (Revista de la Sociedad Mexicana de Ingeniería Sísmica, SMIS). Vol. 43, pp. 19-58. 09-12/1991.

In Referred Journals for Non-Specialists

C.I. Huerta (1994). “Seismology: Its applications in engineering”. (ISSN 0188-9516), Divulgare, Journal of the Autonomous University of Baja California. (Revista de la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California) No. 8, October-December, 1994. 2nd year, pp 4-12.

In memoirs of meetings referred extended abstracts

América Reynaga Márquez, Rosalba Sofía Contreras Porras, Mariana Figueroa Martínez, Yuriam Baltazar Cifuentes, José Adrián González Ortega, Esmeralda Ramírez, Jesús Raymundo Juárez García, Ramón Salazar, Fortunato Espinoza Barreras, and Carlos Isidro Huerta López (2007). “Experiencias de Estudiantes en la Investigación Científica.” Congreso Internacional de Ingeniería, “Vértice 2007.” (ISBN:978-970-735-089-2). Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (UABC) Ensenada campus, Ensenada, B.C., México. In CD proceedings.
Héctor Valencia, Fortunato Espinoza, Carlos Huerta, and José Restrepo (2006). “Filtro Sísmico y Sistema Contravientos.” Congreso Internacional de Ingeniería, “Vértice 2006.” (ISBN:970-735-047-4). Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (UABC) campus Ensenada, Ensenada, B.C., México. In CD proceedings.
T. Montano, C. Huerta, T. Calmus, and J. M. Espinoza (1993). "Recent seismicity instrumentally recorded at the south of the San Bernardino Valley, Northeast of Sonora, Mexico." III Symposium of Sonora’s Geology and surrounding area. Hermosillo, Sonora 03/1993. pp. 91-94.
T. Montano, J.M. Espinoza, T. Calmus, and C. Huerta (1993). "The San Bernardino Valley structure, Northeast of Sonora, Mexico, using gravity measurements." III Symposium of Sonora’s Geology and surrounding area. Hermosillo Sonora 03/1993, pp95-98.

In Non-Referred Journals

F. Garcia-Osuna, C. I. Huerta, H. Orozco-Mendoza, and E. L. Hixson (1998). “Design, modeling and construction of a low frequency bimorph-piezoelectric accelerometer.” XIII Conference of the Mexican Society of Instrumentation A. C. 10/1998. Chapter of materials and sensors. Paper # 191 in CD proceedings.

Published Technical Reports

James Gaherty, John Collins, and C. Huerta. “Cruise Report: SCOOBA II – Recovery R/V New Horizon.” NSF – Margins Project. 10/1-17/2006, 8 pp. C. Huerta, and J. G. Acosta. “Amplification effect in the PCC site and seismic response modeling.” 12/1991, 32pp.(Comunicaciones Académicas CISIT9201, CICESE)
J. G Acosta, L. Mendoza, and C. Huerta. “Technical Report: Determination of the down hole accelerometer orientation at PCC site.” 12/1991, 17pp. (Comunicaciones Académicas CISIT9203, CICESE)
L. Mendoza, J. G. Acosta, C Huerta. “Technical report: Natural period distribution of the soft soil in Mexico City valley using seismic noise signals.” 12/1991, 63pp. (Comunicaciones Académicas CISIT9202, CICESE)
J. G. Acosta, C. Huerta, and L. Mendoza. “Technical report: Analysis of observed amplification effect in Mexico City PCC site.” 03/1991. (Comunicaciones Académicas CISIT9101, CICESE)
C. Huerta, and J.G. Acosta. “Report of the project. Studies related to the dynamic soil response: Seismic response at three depth levels of Mexico City sub-soil.” 12/1990, 19pp. (Comunicaciones Académicas CISIT9005, CICESE)
C. Huerta, R.M. Ortega, J. Nava, and A. Reyes. “Final technical report of the project: catalog of the seismicity instrumentally recorded in the Cazones site region.” 01/1990. Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE): 862007, REF: 862007-12 (Comunicaciones Académicas CISIT9105, CICESE)
Work group Special Studies. Technical report: Catalog of the historical seismicity recorded on the region of Cazones, Veracruz site.” 04/1989. (Comunicaciones Académicas CISIT9107, CICESE)
S. Alvarez, C. Huerta, and A. Reyes. Technical report: “Seismograms reading and processing of data collected by the Cazones seismic network from 01/1988 a 05/1989. Project: Catalog of the seismicity instrumentally recorded on the region of Cazones, Veracruz site.” 11/1989. CFE: 862007, REF: 862007-10. (Comunicaciones Académicas CISIIT8915, CICESE)
C. Huerta. “Progress report of: Site information of FICA sub-project.” 11/1989. (Comunicaciones Académicas CISIIT8906, CICESE)

Confidential Technical Reports (non-published)

J. G. Acosta, C. Huerta, M. Susana Alvarez, Gustavo A. Arellano. “Estudio de vibraciones inducidas por una explosión en la cantera del predio Rancho García, B. C.” pp. 78 + poster (PA: 38491). 11/2005. Geoaprovechamientos S. A. de C. V. (confidential)
Suárez V. Francisco, C. Huerta. “Bibliographic review of geological, geophysical, and seismological information of the northern continental borderland of Baja California, México ” pp. 48 + figures (PA: 40804). 09/2003. Terminales y Almacenes Marítimos de México, S. A. de C. V., (TAMSA). (confidential)
L. Mendoza, J. Acosta, C. Huerta, J. González. "Evaluation of seismic and geologic risk in Del Rio and surrounding area in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.” Report for the department of Baja California government. 12/1992. (confidential)
L. Mendoza, J. G. Acosta, C. Huerta. “Technical report: Experimental determination of the longitudinal and translational natural frequency of the #30 IMSS hospital structure and surround soil using seismic noise signals.” (confidential.).
J. G. Acosta, C. Huerta, L. Mendoza, C. A. Reyes. “Manual of standard processing accelerograms.” 12/1991. Fundación Ingenieros Civiles Asociados (FICA) (confidential.)
J. G. Acosta, C. Huerta L. Mendoza, A. Reyes, F. Favela, and E. Rocha. “Technical report: Transfer functions for three depth level records in the PCC site of May 11, 1990 earthquake.” 06/1990. FICA (confidential).
C. Huerta. “Activities report of the project: Estimation of the geographical distribution of the relative seismic response in the México City valley. Site information, Sub-project.” FICA-CICESE Project.” 08/1989. FICA. (confidential)
C. Huerta, R. M. Ortega, and A. Reyes. “Technical report: Statistical analysis of quality and reliability of the P and S waves arrival time detected by the Cazones seismic network.” 09/1988. Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) . (confidential)
C. Huerta. “Second Technical report of the project: Catalog of the seismicity instrumentally recorded in the region of the Cazones, Veracruz site.“ 09/1987. CFE. (confidential) C. Huerta, and A. Reyes. “Final technical report of the project: Field research on the seismic activity of the APN region.” 06/1987. CFE. (confidential)
C. Huerta. “Operation manual of the automatic reception system of the WWVB code adapted to the MEQ-800 seismographs of the Cazones seismic network.” 05/1987. CFE. (confidential) C. Huerta, and A. Reyes. “First technical report of the project: Catalog of the seismicity instrumentally recorded in the Cazones site region.” 02/1987. CFE. (confidential)
C. Huerta. “Technical report: Experiment to prove the utility of seismographs with continuous WWVB absolute time code inscription.” 01/1987 CFE (confidential).
C. Huerta. “Field work report of the seismic profile "Sierra de Chihuahua" instrumentation to detect the nuclear test "Tajo" of Nevada desert USA.” 06/1986 (confidential.)
C. Huerta, and A. Reyes. “Preliminary technical report of the project: Field research on the seismic activity in the region of Cazones. nuclear power plant preliminary project (A.P.N.C).“ 03/1986 CFE (confidential)
C. Huerta. “Partial and final reports for PEMEX of the geological and geophysical exploration/interpretation prepared at G.S.I. of Mexico (Oil Exploration Company) of the geophysical-seismic reflection studies carried out in several regions of México during 1978-1981.” (confidentials)

Invited Lectures

C. I. Huerta López. Seismology, Study Cases: Seismological Observations on the Gulf of California, and Studies of Site Effect of the Seismic Ground Response” (Sismología, Casos de Estudio: Observaciones Sismológicas en el Golfo de California, y Estudios de Efecto de Sitio en la Respuesta Sísmica del Terreno). Estación Regional del Noroeste, Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Hermosillo Sonora, November, 2007. (Regional).
C. I. Huerta López. “Soil Response and Buildings Seismic Instrumentation” (Respuesta de Suelos e Instrumentación Sísmica de Estructuras) Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa. Culiacán, Sinaloa, México., Marzo del 2007. (Regional).
C. I. Huerta López. “Engineering Seismology” (Sismología Aplicada a Ingeniería). Colegio de Arquitectos de Tijuana A. C. XIX Concejo Directivo. Programa de reunión intermedia del colegio del mes de julio del 2006. Tijuana B. C., México. 07/17/2006. (Regional).
C. I. Huerta López. “Sof Sediments Characterization by Means of Microtremors Measurements” (Caracterización de Sedimentos Blandos usando Mediciones de Movimiento del Terreno Producidas por Fuentes Sísmicas.) Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional (CIIDIR), Unidad Sinaloa. Primer Semana de Sismología en el Noreste de Sinaloa. Guasave, Sinaloa, México 05/23-27/2005. (Regional) (PA: 38562)
C. I. Huerta López. “Seismic Risk Studies in Civil Engineering” (Estudio de Riesgos Sísmicos en Ingeniería Civil.) Universidad de Occidente, Escuela de Ingeniería Civil, Unidad Guasave. Marco de festejos del día del estudiante. Guasave, Sinaloa, México. 05/23-25/2005. (Regional) (PA:38561).
C. I. Huerta López. Jay Pulliam, Kenneth H. Stokoe, José M. Roësset, and Celestino Valle-Molina. “Spectral Characteristics of Earthquakes Recorded on the Gulf of México Seafloor and Soft Sediment Characterization.” Offshore Geotechnics Workshop of the 22nd Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, ASME, International Conference. 06/8-13/2003. Cancun, México. (International).
C. I. Huerta López. “Spectral Characteristics of Earthquakes Recorded on the Gulf of México Seafloor and Modeling Soft Marine Sediments” University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus. College of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering and Surveying. The Puerto Rico Strong Motion Program (PRSMP). Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. U.S.A. 06/20/2003. (International) (PA:15740).
C. I. Huerta López , Jay Pulliam, Yosio Nakamura, y Ben Yates. "Modeling amplification effects of marine sedimentary layers via horizontal/vertical spectral ratios." Society of Exploration Geophysicist (SEG) (ISSN 1052-3812). Proceedings of the 71st SEG meeting, Houston, TX. U.S.A. 09/9-14/2001 (International). (PA:CESIV20013)
C. I. Huerta López , Jay Pulliam, Yosio Nakamura, y Kenneth H. Stokoe. "Soft sediment characterization from passive motion measurements of the seafloor." Offshore Technology Research Center (OTRC). Editors: Charles P Aubeny, y Jean-Louis. Briaud. Proceedings of the OTRC International Conference on Geotechnical, Geological and Geophysical properties of deepwater sediments, College Station, TX. U.S.A. 04/26-27/2001. (International). (PA: 5914)
C. I. Huerta López. “Sismología Aplicada a Ingeniería Civil.” IV Semana y el Verano de la Investigación Científica. Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas. San Cristóbal, y Tapachula, Chiapas. Academia de la Investigación Científica y el Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACyT) 04/1993. (Regional).

Presentations

“Modeling Ground Motion Amplification and Spectral Characteristics of Earthquakes Recorded at the Baja California, Mexico Cerro Prieto Volcano” (Modelado de la amplificación del movimiento del terreno y de las características espectrales de sismos registrados en el Volcán de Cerro Prieto, Baja California, México). Vidal Villegas José Antonio, Carlos Isidro Huerta Lopez, Luis Murguía Orozco, Miguel Navarro Sánchez, Tito Armando Valdez López, José Manuel Luna Murguía. Reunión Anual de la UGM. Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco 10/28-11/02 del 2007. Vol. 27, pp 114. Unión Geofísica Mexicana. Publicado en: Resumen. (Internacional) Oral presentation. (PA: 67304)
Seismology, Study Cases: Seismological Observations on the Gulf of California, and Studies of Site Effect of the Seismic Ground Response.” (Sismología, Casos de Estudio: Observaciones Sismológicas en el Golfo de California, y Estudios de Efecto de Sitio en la Respuesta Sísmica del Terreno.) C. I. Huerta López. Estación Regional del Noroeste, Instituto de Geología. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Hermosillo Sonora, Noviembre 16 de 2007. (Nacional) , Oral presentation.
Ambient Vibrations on Ensenada B. C. Urban Bridges(Vibración Ambiental en Puentes Urbanos de Ensenada, B. C.) . Fortunato Espinoza Barreras, Carlos Isidro Huerta López, Jesús Raymundo Juárez García, Rosalba Sofía Contreras Porras, América Reynaga Márquez, Esmeralda Ramírez Gonzáles, José Adrián González Ortega, Yuriam Baltazar Cifuentes, Mariana Figueroa Martínez, and Ramón Baltasar Rodríguez. XVI Congreso Nacional de Ingeniería Sísmica, Ixtapa Zihuatanejo, México. X/31-XI/3, 2007. (Nacional), Oral presentation.
Theoretical and Experimental Vibration Frequencies of a Nine Story Building Located Near the Tijuana’s River Zone (Estimación Teórica y Experimental de las frecuencias de Vibración de un Edificio de Nueve Niveles Localizado en la Vecindad de la Zona Río de Tijuana, B. C.). Manuel Esparza Fuentes, C. I. Huerta López, Daniel Salvador Lomelí Limón, Yuriam Baltasar Cifuentes, Rosalba Sofía Contreras Porras, Fortunato Espinoza Barreras, and Hoon Song. XVI Congreso Nacional de Ingeniería Sísmica, Ixtapa Zihuatanejo, México. X/31-XI/3, 2007. (Nacional) , Oral presentation.
Geographic Information System of Ensenada B. C. Urban Bridges(Sistema de Información Geográfica de Puentes Urbanos de Ensenada, B. C.). Jesús Raymundo Juárez García, Fortunato Espinoza Barreras, Juan Pablo Torres Herrera, Carlos Isidro Huerta López, Esperanza Maldonado Rendón, Luis Ángel Mongue De La Cruz, and Felipe de Jesús Ricalde y Lugo. XVI Congreso Nacional de Ingeniería Sísmica, Ixtapa Zihuatanejo, México. X/31-XI/3, 2007. (Nacional) , Oral presentation.
Soil Response and Buildings Seismic Instrumentation(Respuesta de Suelos e Instrumentación Sísmica de Estructuras.) C. I. Huerta López. Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa. Culiacán, Sinaloa, México., Marzo del 2007. (Nacional) , Oral presentation.
Filtro Sismico y Sistema Contravientos”. Héctor Valencia, Fortunato Espinoza, Carlos Huerta, and José Restrepo. Congreso Internacional de Ingeniería, “Vértice 2006.” Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (UABC) campus Ensenada, Ensenada, B.C., México. 09/18-20/2006. Oral presentation. (PA: 54403)
Soil Properties and Site Characterization in the Urban Area of Tijuana, B.C., Mexico by Means of Modeling H/V Spectral Ratios.” Huerta L. Carlos I. LXXIX Asamblea Nacional de la Federación Nacional de Colegios de Arquitectos de la República Mexicana (FCARM), “La Globalización de la Arquitectura”. Tijuana, B.C., México. 06/5-7/2006. (Nacional) , Oral presentation. (PA: 54424)
Identification of Temporal Spectral Attributes of Seismic Records by Means of Joint Time-Frequency Spectral Decomposition.” Huerta L. Carlos I. Segundo Congreso Internacional de Geociencias en la Industria Petrolera. Asociación Mexicana de Geofísicos de Exploración, A.C. (AMGE), Mérida, Yucatán. (Internacional). 09/4-7/2005. Poster presentation. (PA: 38501)
Site Characterization by Means of Modeling H/V Spectral Ratios in the Urban Area of Tijuana, B. C., Mexico.” Huerta L. Carlos I., José Acosta, and Luis H. Mendoza G. XV Congreso Nacional de Ingeniería Sísmica. México, Distrito Federal. Sociedad Mexicana de Ingeniería Sísmica. Expo. (Nacional) 09/07-11/2005. Poster presentation. (PA: 38521)
Utilización de Wavelet la Transformada Ondicular, "Wavelet", para Interpretación de Datos de Vibración Ambiental.”. Espinoza B. Fortunato, Sergio Infante P., Pablo A. Rousseau F. Carlos I. Huerta L., and Alfredo Vázquez V. XV Congreso Nacional de Ingeniería Sísmica. México, Distrito Federal. Sociedad Mexicana de Ingeniería Sísmica. Expo. 09/07-11/2005. (Nacional) Poster presentation. (PA: 38560)
Soft Sediments Characterization by Means of Microtremors Measurements(Caracterización de Sedimentos Blandos Usando Mediciones de Movimiento del Terreno Producidas por Fuentes Sísmicas.). C. I. Huerta-López. Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional (CIIDIR), Unidad Sinaloa. Primer Semana de Sismología en el Noreste de Sinaloa. Guasave, Sinaloa (Regional) (PA: 38562). 05/23-27/2005. Oral presentation. (PA: 38562)
Seismic Risk Studies in Civil Engineering” (Estudio de Riesgos Sismicos en Ingeniería Civil. ). C. I. Huerta-López. Universidad de Occidente, Escuela de Ingeniería Civil, Unidad Guasave. Marco de festejos del Día del Estudiante, Guasave, Sinaloa (Regional) 05/23-25/2005. Oral presentation.. (PA: 38561)
"Urban Bridge Stability Study in Ensenada, Baja California, México." Fortunato Espinoza, Ulises Mena, Esperanza Maldonado, Carlos I. Huerta, Gustavo Chio, Augusto R. Cervantes, and Donobhan Presichi. Meeting of the 13th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering. Vancouver, B.C., Canada. 08/01-06/2004. Poster presentation #2725. (PA: 25819)
"Automatized Equipment for Ambient Vibration Measurement and Processing." Fortunato Espinoza, Guillermo Vargas, Jessica Villagómez, Ulises Mena, and Carlos I. Huerta. Meeting of the 13th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering. Vancouver, B.C., Canada. 08/01-06/2004. Poster presentation #2733. (PA: 25820)
Spectral Characteristics of Earthquakes Recorded on the Gulf of México Seafloor and Soft Sediment Characterization.” C. I. Huerta-López, Jay Pulliam, Kenneth H. Stokoe, José M. Roësset, and Celestino Valle-Molina. Offshore Geotechnics Workshop of the 22nd Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, ASME, International Conference. 06/8-13/2003. Cancun, México. Oral Presentation. OMAE2003-37504
. “Development of an Inexpensive, Small, and Low-power Broadband Ocean-bottom Seismograph.” Pulliam, J., Yates, B., Nakamura, Y., and Huerta y Lopez, C. SSA annual meeting. San Juan Puerto Rico. 04/29-05/02, 2003 Poster presentation.
Non-stationary behavior of the NAO and its implications for abrupt climate change.” Charles Jackson, and Carlos I. Huerta. Euro-Conference on Abrupt Climate Change Dynamics: Achieving Climate Predictability using Paleoclimate Data. Castevlecchio Pascoli, Italy. 11/10-15/2001. Oral presentation.
"In-situ Evaluation of Shear Wave Velocities in Seafloor Sediments with a Broadband Ocean Bottom Seismograph.” C. I. Huerta-López, Jay Pulliam, Yosio Nakamura, and Ben Yates. SEG 71st Annual meeting. San Antonio, TX. 09/9-14/2001. Oral presentation.
"Soft Sediment Characterization from Passive Motion Measurements of the Seafloor." C. I. Huerta-López, Jay Pulliam, Yosio Nakamura, and Kenneth H. Stokoe. OTRC International Conference on Geotechnical, Geological and Geophysical Properties of deepwater sediments. Houston, TX. 04/26-27/2001. Oral presentation.
Development of a Small, Llightweight Broadband Ocean Bottom Seismograph Suitable for Dense Array Deployments.” Jay Pulliam, Carlos Huerta-Lopez, Yosio Nakamura, and Ben Yates. Fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union. San Francisco, Ca. USA. 12/2000. Poster presentation.
Test and Evaluation of a new Broad-band Ocean Bottom Seismograph.” Carlos I. Huerta, Jay Pulliam, Yosio Nakamura, and Ben Yates. Annual meeting of the Mexican Geophysical Union. Puerto Vallarta, México. 10/2000. Oral presentation. (PA: CESIQ200031)
An Application of Spectral Ratio Modeling to Site Effect Analysis in Marine Environments.” Carlos I. Huerta, Kenneth H. Stokoe II, Jay Pulliam, and Yosio Nakamura. Annual meeting of the Mexican Geophysical Union. Puerto Vallarta, México. 10/2000. Poster presentation. (PA: CESIU200025)
"Development of a Broadband Ocean Bottom Seismograph Incorporating PMD Scientific's MET-Based Seismometer." Jay Pulliam, Yosio Nakamura, Nathan Andrews, Ben Yates and Carlos Huerta. 2000 Ocean sciences meeting. San Antonio, TX. USA. 01/2000. Poster presentation.
"Time-Frequency Analysis of Earthquake Records." C. I. Huerta, Yong June Shin, Edward J. Powers, and José M. Roesset. Meeting of the 12th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering. Auckland, New Zealand. 01-02/2000. Poster presentation. (PA: CESIU20002)
"Testing a PMD Broadband Seismometer in the UTIG OBS Package." Yosio Nakamura, Jay Pulliam, Ben Yates, and Carlos Huerta. Fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union. San Francisco, Ca. USA. 12/1999. Poster presentation.
"Earthquakes Recorded with UTIG's Broadband Ocean Bottom Seismograph." Jay Pulliam, Yosio Nakamura, Ben Yates, Nathan Andrews, and Carlos Huerta. Fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union. San Francisco, Ca. USA. 12/1999. Poster presentation.
Time-Frequency Analysis of Earthquake Records.” Carlos I. Huerta L., Shin Young-June, E. J. Powers, and J.M. Roesset. Annual meeting of the Mexican Geophysical Union. Puerto Vallarta, México. 11/1998. Oral presentation.
Effect of Magnitude and Type of Damping on Soil Amplification.” J.M. Roesset, C.I. Huerta, and K.H. Stokoe II. Third International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Dynamics. St. Louis Missouri, USA. 04/2-7/1995. Oral presentation.
In-situ Determination of Soil Damping From Earthquake Records.” C. I. Huerta, J.M. Roesset, K.H. Stokoe II, and J.G. Acosta. Second. International Conference in Earthquake Resistant Construction and Design (ERCAD) Berlin, Germany, 06/15-17/1994. Oral presentation
. “Observed Seismic Response at Three Depth Levels of Mexico City Soil.” J. G. Acosta, C. Huerta, and L. Mendoza. Annual meeting of the Mexican Geophysical Union Monterrey, Nvo. León, México. 11/1990. Oral presentation.
Geophysics in the Gulf of California, Mexico. Development of Scientific-Technological Research and Academic Improvement Program in the Gulf of California and Surrounding areas. Workshop: Geology and Hydrogeology, Non-renewable Marine Resources.” A. Reyes, and C. Huerta. Secretaria de Educación Pública. Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur. La Paz. B.C. S., México. 11/1989. Oral presentation.
Geological studies in Baja California. Development of Scientific-Technological Research and Academic Improvement Program in the Gulf of California and Adjacent Areas. Workshop: Geology and Hydrogeology. Non-renewable Marine resources.” F. Suarez V., and C. Huerta. Secretaría de Educación Pública. Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur. La Paz, B.C.S., México. 11/1989. Oral presentation.
Seismicity Review of the Eastern Portion of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt and its Association with the Regional Geologic Features.” C. Huerta, J.G. Acosta, L. Mendoza, and A. Bello. Annual meeting of the Mexican Geophysical Union, Colima, México. 11/1988. Oral presentation.
Local Seismicity Instrumentally Recorded in the Central Region of Veracruz, México.” C.Huerta, J.G. Acosta, and A. Reyes. Annual meeting of the Mexican Geophysical Union, Morelia, Michoacan, México. 11/1986. Oral presentation.
Preliminar Estimation of the Pn -wave Velocity Distribution in the Northern Region of Baja California Peninsula.” C. Huerta, and J. Frez, Annual meeting of the Mexican Geophysical Union, La Paz, B.C. Sur, México. 11/1984. Oral presentation.

Published Abstracts

Vidal Villegas José Antonio, Carlos Isidro Huerta Lopez, Luis Murguía Orozco, Miguel Navarro Sánchez, Tito Armando Valdez López, José Manuel Luna Murguía. “Modeling Ground Motion Amplification and Spectral Characteristics of Earthquakes Recorded at the Baja California, Mexico Cerro Prieto Volcano” (Modelado de la amplificación del movimiento del terreno y de las características espectrales de sismos registrados en el Volcán de Cerro Prieto, Baja California, México). Reunión Anual de la Unión Geofísica Mexicana. Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco 10/28-11/02 del 2007. Vol. 27, pp 114. (PA: 67304)
Huerta L. Carlos I. “Soil Properties and site characterization in the urban area of Tijuana, B.C., Mexico by means of modeling H/V spectral ratios.” LXXIX Asamblea Nacional de la Federación Nacional de Colegios de Arquitectos de la República Mexicana (FCARM), Programa “La Globalización de la Arquitectura.” Tijuana, B.C., México. 7/5-7/2006
Huerta L. Carlos I. “Identification of temporal spectral attributes of seismic records by means of joint time-frequency spectral decomposition”. Segundo Congreso Internacional de Geociencias en la Industria Petrolera. Asociación Mexicana de Geofísicos de Exploración, A.C. (AMGE). Mérida, Yucatán. (PA: 38501). 9/4-7/2005.
Espinoza Barreras Fortunato, Sergio Infante Prieto, Pablo Andrés Rousseau Figueroa, Carlos I. Huerta L., Alfredo Vázquez Vázquez. “Utilización de wavelet la transformada ondicular, "wavelet", para interpretación de datos de vibración ambiental”. XV Congreso Nacional de Ingeniería Sísmica, Sociedad Mexicana de Ingeniería Sísmica. México, Distrito Federal. (PA: 38560). 9/7-11/2005.
Pulliam, J., Yates, B., Nakamura, Y., and Huerta y López, C. “Development of an Inexpensive, Small, and Low-power Broadband Ocean-bottom Seismograph.” SSA annual meeting. San Juan Puerto Rico. 4/29-5/2, 2003
Charles Jackson, and Carlos I. Huerta. “Non-stationary behavior of the NAO and its implications for abrupt climate change.” Euro-Conference on Abrupt Climate Change Dynamics: Achieving Climate Predictability using Paleoclimate Data. Castevlecchio Pascoli, Italy. 11/10-15/2001.
Carlos I. Huerta, Jay Pulliam, Yosio Nakamura, and Ben Yates. “Test and evaluation of a new broad-band ocean bottom seismograph.” GEOS, 20, 3. Mexican Geophysical Union annual meeting. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. 10/2000.
Carlos I. Huerta, Kenneth H. Stokoe II, Jay Pulliam, and Yosio Nakamura. “An application of spectral ratio modeling to site effect analysis in marine environments.” GEOS, 20, 3. Mexican Geophysical Union annual meeting. Puerto Vallarta, México. 10/2000. Carlos I. Huerta L., Shin Young-June, E. J. Powers, and J.M. Roesset. “Time-frequency analysis of earthquake records.” GEOS,Mexican Geophysical Union annual meeting. Puerto Vallarta, México. 11/1998.
J.G. Acosta, L. Mendoza, C. Huerta, and A. Reyes. “Registros Simultáneos de Aceleración a Tres Niveles de Profundidad en la Ciudad de México”. GEOS, Mexican Geophysical Union annual meeting. Cuernavaca, Morelos, México. 11/1989. L. Mendoza, A. Reyes, J.G. Acosta, and C. Huerta. “Estudios de Ruido Sísmico en el Valle de México.GEOS, Mexican Geophysical Union annual meeting. Colima, México. 11/1988.
A.Reyes, L. Mendoza, C. Huerta, and J. G. Acosta. “Análisis Espectral de un Ensayo Nuclear en el Sitio NTS de Nevada, Registrado en el Campo Geotérmico de Cerro Prieto B.C.GEOS,Mexican Geophysical Union annual meeting. Colima, México. 11/1988.
J.G. Acosta, L. Mendoza, C. Huerta, and A. Reyes. “Response spectrum in the Cerro Prieto B.C., Geothermal Field.” GEOS,Mexican Geophysical Union annual meeting. Colima, México. 11/1988.
C. Huerta, J.G. Acosta, L. Mendoza, and A. Bello. “A seismicity review of the Eastern portion of the Trans-Mexican volcanic belt and its association with the regional geologic features.” GEOS, Mexican Geophysical Union annual meeting. Colima, México. 11/1988.
C. Huerta, J.G. Acosta, and A. Reyes. “Local seismicity instrumentally recorded in the central region of the Veracruz state.” GEOS, Mexican Geophysical Union annual meeting. Morelia, Michoacan, México. 11/1986.
C. Huerta, and J. Frez. “Preliminary results of the Pn-wave velocity distribution in the Northern region of the Baja California peninsula.” GEOS, Mexican Geophysical Union annual meeting. La Paz, B.C., México. 11/1984.

Academic Accomplishments

National Scientific Researcher I, Sistema Nacional de Investigadores (SNI), México, 2006-present
Fellowship Ewing/Worzel. Institute for Geophysics University of Texas at Austin, USA., Spring/2000, Fall/2001
Ph.D. Scholarship. Fullbright-IIE-Garcia Robles-CONACyT., México. 1995-1998
Sabbatical scholarship. Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACyT)., México. 1993-1994
Candidato a Investigador Nacional., Sistema Nacional de Investigadores (SNI)., México. 1987-1991
M.Sc. scholarship. CONACyT., México. 1981-1983

Membership in Professional Societies

Society of Exploration Geophysicist (SEG). USA., 1978-1981
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG). USA., 1978-1981
Seismological Society of America (SSA). USA., 1993 -present
American Geophysical Union (AGU). USA., 1993 -present
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI). USA., 1993 -2003
Academia de la Investigación Científica de México. México., 1988-1993
Unión Geofísica Mexicana (UGM). México., 1988 -present
Asociación del Personal Académico del CICESE.(APACICESE) México., 1986-2005

Committees

Consejo Técnico Consultivo de CICESE, Substitute member representing the academic personnel of the earth science division, 11/2007-present.
Consejo Interno de la División de Ciencias de la Tierra de CICESE, Member as chairman of the Seismology Department, 09/2003-04/2007
Consejo del Programa de Posgrado en Ciencias de la Tierra de CICESE. Member as chairman of the Seismology Department, 09/2003-04/2007
Comisión Interna Dictaminadora de CICESE. Member representing the academic personnel of the earth science division, 08/1990-08/1993, 02/2003-09/2003