CURRICULUM VITAE
Germán Martínez
Assistant Research Scientist, University of Michigan
Email: gemartin@umich.edu
EDUCATION
2007-2010
Ph.D. in Atmospheric and Space Sciences, Universidad Complutense de
Madrid (UCM), Spain.
2006-2007
M.S. in Teaching, UCM, Spain.
2005-2007
M.S. in Atmospheric Sciences, UCM, Spain.
1999-2005
B.S. in Physics, UCM, Spain.
EMPLOYMENT
02/2013-Present
Assistant Research Scientist, Dept. of Atmospheric Oceanic, and Space
Sciences, University of Michigan.
02/2011-02/2013
Research Fellow, Dept. of Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences,
University of Michigan.
07/2010-02/2011
Visiting Scientist, University of Bergen, Norway.
01/2009-07/2010
Research Assistant, UCM, Spain.
10/2007-10/2008
Research Assistant, Arquimea Ingeniería, S.L., Spain.
08/2007-10/2007
Research Assistant, Politécnica de Catalunya, Spain.
09/2005-08/2007
Research Assistant, Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial, Madrid,
Spain.
CLASSROOM TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2014
Winter 2014, AOSS 350: Atmospheric Thermodynamics, University of
Michigan.
2013
Winter 2013, AOSS 350: Atmospheric Thermodynamics, University of
Michigan.
2010
M.S. course on Climate Risks and Environmental Impacts, Spanish
Meteorology Agency.
2007
Public high schools, Murcia, Spain.
MISSION PARTICIPATION
08/2014-Present
NASA's Mars 2020 MEDA Instrument, Co-Investigator.
03/2013-Present
NASA's Mars Science Laboratory REMS Instrument, Team Member.
2010-Present
Mars MetNet Precursor Mission, Team Member.
GRANTS AND AWARDS
2010
Recipient of the “Nils Mobility Project” grant.
1999
Graduated from high school with an award as best student.
SERVICE
2014-2015
Member, AOSS PhD Candidates Committee.
2010-Present
Journal Reviewer: Journal of Geophysical Research, Icarus, Quarterly
Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society and Astrobiology.
2012-2014
Science Outreach, Invited talk by the Ann Arbor Science & Skeptics
group, Ann Arbor, MI.
MEMBERSHIPS
2012-Present
American Geophysical Union (AGU).
LANGUAGES
Spanish: Native language.
English: Fluent level at speaking, reading, and writing.
German: Intermediate level at speaking, reading, and writing.
REFEREED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
Martínez, G. M., E. Fischer, N. O. Rennó, E. Sebastián, O. Kemppinen, N. Bridges, C. S.
Borlina, P-Y. Meslin, M. Genzer, A-H. Harri, A. Vicente-Retortillo, M. Ramos, M. de la Torre
Juárez, F. Gómez, J. Gómez-Elvira and the REMS Team, 2015. Likely frost events at Gale
crater: Analysis from MSL/REMS measurements. Icarus (submitted).
Vicente-Retortillo, A., Valero, F., Vazquez, L. and Martínez, G.M., 2015. A model to calculate
solar radiation fluxes on the Martian surface. Space Weather and Space Climate (submitted).
Martínez, G.M., Renno, N.O., Fischer, E., Borlina, C.S., Hallet, B., de la Torre-Juarez, M.,
Vasavada, A.R., Ramos, M., Hamilton, V., Gomez-Elvira, J., Haberle, R.M. and the REMS
Team, 2014. Surface Energy Budget and Thermal Inertia at Gale Crater: Calculations from
Ground-Based Measurements. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 119.8: 1822-1838.
Fischer, E., Martínez, G.M., Elliott, H.M., Renno, N.O., 2014. Experimental evidence for the
formation of liquid saline water on Mars. Geophysical Research Letters, 41,
DOI:10.1002/2014GL060302.
Martínez, G.M., Valero, F., Vázquez, L., Elliott, H., 2013. The Martian Planetary Boundary
Layer: Turbulent Kinetic Energy and Fundamental Similarity Scales. Solar System Research
(Invited). DOI: 10.1134/S003809461306004X.
Martínez, G.M., and Renno, N.O., 2012. Water and Brines on Mars: Current Evidence and
Implications for MSL. Space Science Reviews (Invited). DOI: 10.1007/s11214-012-9956-3.
Martínez, G.M., Renno, N.O., Elliott, H., 2012. The Evolution of the Albedo of Dark Spots
Observed on Mars Polar Region. Icarus, Vol 221, 816-830. DOI:10.1016/j.icarus.2012.09.008.
Martínez, G.M., Valero, F., Vázquez, L., 2011. TKE Budget in the Convective Martian PBL.
Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. DOI: 10.1002/qj.883.
Martínez, G.M., Valero, F., Vázquez, L., 2009. Characterization of the Martian Convective
Boundary Layer. Journal of Atmospheric Sciences Vol 66, Issue 7, 2044–2058. DOI:
10.1175/2009JAS3007.1.
Martínez, G.M., Valero, F., Vázquez, L., 2009. Characterization of the Martian Surface Layer.
Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, Vol 66, Issue 1, 187–198. DOI: 10.1175/2008JAS2765.1.
CONFERENCE ARTICLES (SELECTED)
Martínez, G.M., Renno, N.O., Fischer, E., de la Torre-Juarez, M., Meslin, P-Y., Kemppinen,
O., Genzer, M., Harri, A-H., Ramos, M., Borlina, C., Schröder, S., Gómez-Elvira, J., and the
REMS team, 2015. Potential sub-micrometer-thick frost events and soil water content at Gale
Crater: Calculations from MSL/REMS measurements. Lunar and Planetary Science
Conference, The Woodlands, US.
Martínez, G.M., Fischer, E., Renno, N.O., de la Torre-Juarez, M., Meslin, P-Y., Kemppinen,
O., Genzer, M., Harri, A-H., Ramos, M., Borlina, C., Schröder, S., Gómez-Elvira, J., and the
REMS team, 2014. Study of potential sub-micrometer-thick frost events and soil water content
at Gale Crater. American Geophysical Union. San Francisco, US.
Martínez, G.M., Fischer, E., Elliott, H., Borlina, C., Renno, N.O, 2014. Physisorbed liquid-like
Water in Mars Gale Crater? Abgradcon 2014. Troy, NY, US.
Martínez, G.M., Renno, N.O., Fischer, E., Borlina, C., Hallet, B., de la Torre-Juarez, M.,
Vasavada, A., and Gomez-Elvira, J., 2014. Ground-Atmosphere Interactions at Gale:
Determination of the Surface Energy Budget, Thermal Inertia and Water Sorption on the
Regolith. European Geophysical Union. Vienna, Austria.
Renno, N.O., Martinez, G.M., Ramos, M., Hallet, B., Gómez, F., Jun, I., Fisk, M., GomezElvira, J., Hamilton, V., Mischna, M., Sletten, R., Martin-Torres, J., de La Torre-Juarez, M.,
Vasavada, A., Zorzano, M.P., 2013. Ground-Atmosphere Interactions at Gale. American
Geophysical Union. San Francisco, US.
Martínez, G.M., Renno, N.O., Hoffman, J.H., Elliott, H., Fischer, E., 2013. Near Surface
Water Vapor Pressure and Relative Humidity on Mars: New Values obtained from the
Phoenix Mass Spectrometer. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, The Woodlands, US.
Martínez, G.M., Renno, N.O., Elliott, H., Fischer, E., 2013. Present-Day Liquid Water on Mars:
Theoretical Expectations, Observational Evidence, and Preferred Locations. The Present-Day
Mars Habitability Conference. Los Angeles, US.
Martínez, G.M., Renno, N.O., Elliott, H., 2012. Composition of Dark Spots in Mars'
Richardson Crater from the Analysis of HiRISE Images. European Geophysical Union. Vienna,
Austria.
Elliott, H., Martínez, G.M., Halleaux, D., Braswell, S., Renno, N., 2012. The Michigan Mars
Environmental Chamber (MMEC): Determining the conditions at which liquid brines form on
Mars. 43rd Lunar and Planetary Science Congress. The Woodlands, Texas, USA.
Martínez, G.M., Valero, F., Vázquez, L., 2011. Turbulent Kinetic Energy on Mars. Derivation
from ground-based Data. Fourth International Workshop on the Mars Atmosphere: Modeling
and Observations. Paris, France.
Martínez, G.M., Silva, J., Valero, F., Vázquez, L., 2010. TKE Budget in the Convective
Martian PBL. European Science Planetary Congress. Rome, Italy.
Martínez, G.M., Valero, F., Vázquez, L., 2008. Martian Planetary Boundary Layer
Characterization under Convective Conditions. Third International Workshop on the Mars
Atmosphere: Modeling and Observations. Williamsburg, Virginia, USA.
Martínez, G.M., Valero, F., Vázquez, L., 2008. Martian Mixed Layer during Pathfinder Mission.
European Science Planetary Congress. Munster, Germany.
Martínez, G.M., Valero, F., Vázquez, L., 2008. Mars Surface Layer Characterization.
European Science Planetary Congress. Vienna, Austria.
CURRENT AND PENDING RESEARCH PROJECTS
1. Analysis of the Phoenix Mission’s Thermal and Electrical Conductivity Probe (TECP)
Relative Humidity Data
Role: Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator: Germán Martínez
Direct Sponsor: NASA
Total Award/Budget: $301,192
Begin Date: 06/1/2015
End Date: 06/1/2018
2. Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer (MEDA)
Role: Co-Investigator
Principal Investigator: José Antonio Rodríguez Manfredi
Direct Sponsor: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Total Award/Budget: $7,842,700
Begin Date: 10/1/14
End Date: 8/31/23
3. MSL Science Operations: Supporting REMS
Role: Assistant Research
Principal Investigator: Nilton Renno
Direct Sponsor: Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Total Award/Budget: $495,702
Begin Date: 1/10/11
End Date: 12/24/14
4. The Brines of the Phoenix landing site, the potential for life to adapt to them and the
implications for life elsewhere
Role: Assistant Research
Principal Investigator: Nilton Renno
Direct Sponsor: NASA
Total Award/Budget $1,048,636
Begin Date 5/25/11
End Date 5/24/15
5. The Creation and Maintenance of Liquid Brines: Implications for Life on Mars and
Beyond
Role: Co-Investigator
Principal Investigator: Nilton Renno
Direct Sponsor: NASA
Total Award/Budget: $487,763 (Pending)
Begin Date: 06/1/2015
End Date: 05/31/2018