CURRICULUM VITAE
Germán Martínez
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 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.
GRANTS AND AWARDS
2010
Recipient of the “Nils Mobility Project” grant.
2009
Recipient of the “Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation” grant.
1999
Graduated from high school with an award as best student.
MISSION INVOLVEMENT
03/2013-Present
Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Science Team Collaborator
2010-Present
MetNet Mars Mission, Associate Researcher for the Spanish
MEIGA-MetNet suite.
2005-2007
MSL NASA Mars Mission, PhD. Student under the supervision
of Prof. L. Vázquez, former PI of REMS instrument aboard MSL.
REFEREED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
Martínez, G.M., F. Valero, L. Vázquez, 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., 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., 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., F. Valero, L. Vázquez, 2011. TKE Budget in the Convective Martian PBL.
Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. DOI: 10.1002/qj.883.
Martínez, G.M., F. Valero, L. Vázquez, 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., F. Valero, L. Vázquez, 2009. Characterization of the Martian Surface Layer.
Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, Vol 66, Issue 1, 187–198. DOI: 10.1175/2008JAS2765.1.
CONFERENCES ARTICLES (SELECTED)
Renno, N., Martinez, G.M., Ramos, M., Hallet, B., Gómez, F., Jun, I., Fisk, M., Gomez-Elvira,
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., Elliott, H., Fischer, E., 2013. Current Evidence of Liquid Water on
Mars. Abgradcon. Montreal, Canada.
Martínez, G.M., Renno, N., 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., 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., 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.
LANGUAGES
Spanish: Native language.
English: Fluent level at speaking, reading, and writing.
German: Intermediate level at speaking, reading, and writing.