TRI-COUNTY — If you have ever driven down the highway and wondered how the mountain off in the distance was formed or why it’s so rocky out here or whether “your” mountain is volcanic, the Thursday, October 17, presentation by Jesse Kelsch is for you.
The Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute (CDRI) is proud to welcome Jesse Kelsch, assistant professor at Sul Ross State University, to CDRI’s Roger Conant Distinguished Guest Lecturer Program. Kelsch’s primary field of research and teaching is structural geology, or the deformation (stretching, breaking and folding) recorded in the rocks of Earth’s outer layer as a result of plate-tectonic stresses. She received her Ph.D. in 2023 from the University of Texas at El Paso, where she conducted research of faults in the southern segment of the Rio-Grande Rift in the Trans-Pecos region and northern Chihuahua.
Kelsch will report on the geologic formations of the Trans-Pecos region and how the various land masses formed. So, if you’ve ever wondered how in the world did that mountain get here, this program is for you.
The lecture will take place on Thursday, October 17, at the Crowley Theater, in Marfa, Texas, starting at 7 p.m. Appetizers and light beverages will be served. Admission is free. Please contact programs@cdri.org for additional information.
