Eduado Jacques Martinez, a former Marine reservist, and a recent UCLA graduate in geology, has relished the opportunity to include 7-year-old Bryce in his university experience. The two have even joined colleagues from the geology department to study rock formations at the Salton Sea and Joshua Tree National Park.
“I want my son to understand a lot of things that I have learned from the sciences and motivate him to learn more about geology,” Martinez said. “It’s beautiful, because while he works on adding and subtracting and I work on my derivatives, he can see we’re growing and overcoming obstacles together.”
After completing his studies at UCLA, Martinez will begin a master’s program in geophysics at Cal State Long Beach, where he will gain both research and industry experience at Utah FORGE, an underground field laboratory sponsored by the Department of Energy and located in Salt Lake City. Research at the lab seeks to advance enhanced geothermal systems technologies and Martinez’s work there will fully fund his graduate studies.
“I really want to dive deep into and understand the complexities behind renewable energy and how geothermal technology can contribute to an environment that is better for the global community,” Martinez said.
Read more at UCLA Newsroom.
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