1. Instructor, CVEN 681 Division Graduate Seminar Series: Structures, Geotechnical and Construction Division, 12 seminars organized, 2023.  
  2. Mentor, Faculty Mentoring Pool, 2022. 
  3. Chair, Teaching Evaluation Committee, Dr. Petro Sideris, 2022. 
  4. Course Coordinator Representative, ABET Department Accreditation Review, CVEN-365 PLOs, 2020. 
  5. Member, Tenure & Promotion Committee, Texas A&M University, 2019. 
  6. Chair, Teaching Evaluation Committee, Dr. Alireza Talebpour, Assistant Professor, 2019. 
  7. Chair, Intermediate Review Committee, Dr. Minsu Cha, 2018. 
  8. Mentor, Academy for Future Faculty, Junho Lee, 2018. 
  9. Chair, Teaching Committee, Dr. Maryam Sakhaeifar, 2017. 
  10. Member, Department Visioning Committee, 2017. 
  11. Member, Geotechnical Faculty Search Committee, 2015. 
  12. Course Coordinator, CVEN-655 Structural Reliability, 2014. 
  13. Graduate Coordinator, Geotechnical Engineering Program, 2013 – 2017. 
  14. Geotech Faculty Representative, Civil Engineering Graduate Invitational, 2013 – 2015. 
  15. Member, Appointed, International Programs Committee, 2012 – 2014 
  16. Course Coordinator, CVEN-651 Geomechanics, 2011 – Present  
  17. Course Coordinator, CVEN-365 Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering, 2011 – Present 
  18. Volunteer Representative, Geotech Division for the ABET Review, 2010.  
  19. Volunteer, Geotech Laboratory Safety Inspection and Compliance Response, 2010. 
  20. Volunteer, ‘Aggie Saturday,’ 2009 and 2010.  
  21. Appointed, ‘Geomechanics’ Graduate Qualifying Examiner, 2008 – Present.  
  22. Volunteer, Graduate Student Admission Committee of the Geotechnical Division, 2008 – 2011. 
  1. College of Engineering Representative, Latino/a and Mexican American Studies Program, 2022 – Present 
  2. Panelist, “Professional Perspectives from Faculty and Administrators”, Texas A&M Chapter of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) & Texas A&M Chapter of the Mexican American in Engineering and Science (MAES), The Access and Inclusion Program (A&I), 2022. 
  3. Member of Steering Committee, College of Engineering’s Task Force: Common Labs, College of Engineering, July 2020 – 2021. 
  4. Invited Member, Strategic Plan Committee, Halliburton Engineering Global Programs, 2017 – 2018. 
  5. Member of the General Steering Committee, Halliburton Engineering Global Programs, 2016 – Present 
  6. Member, College of Engineering Research Council, 2016 – 2018. 
  1. Faculty Lead, Introduction to Research Abroad Program (IRAP), 2015 – Present. 
  2. Reviewer, Third Year Mid-Term Review Committee, Dr. Julie Loisel, Department of Geography, College of Geosciences, 2020. 
  3. Reviewer, Diversity Fellowship, Interdisciplinary Program, 2016. 
  4. Lead Negotiator, Memorandum of Understanding between Texas A&M University and the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI), 2016. 
  5. Center for Geospatial Sciences, Applications and Technology (GEOSAT), 2015 – 2019. 
    • Associate Director, Elected, 2017 – 2019. 
    • Member, Executive Committee, Elected, 2017 – 2019. 
    • Chair, Seminar Series, Spring 2016 
      • Auvinet G. “Geo-Informatics Applied to Address Infrastructure Challenges of a Mega-City (Built on What Once was a Magnificent Lake), April 21, 2016. 
      • Medina-Cetina Z. “Stochastic Design of an Early Warning System: From Integrating Multiple Sources of Evidence Varying in Real Time (Data, Model Predictions and Experts’ Beliefs), to the Release of “The Wave” (Now in Theaters), April 7th, 2016.  
      • McConnell D., “Search for the Malaysia Flight MH-370: Survey, Strategy, and Technology,” March 24, 2016. 
      • Duarte C. “Emerging Scientific, Technological, and Industrial Challenges and Opportunities for the Mexican Space Agency,” March 3, 2016. 
      • Urrutia J., “Chicxulub Asteroid Impact and the Extinction of Dinosaurs,” February 18, 2016 
  6. Founding Faculty Advisor, Student Chapter of the Society for Underwater Technology at Texas A&M University (SUT-TAMU), 2013 – Present. 
  7. Stochastic Geomechanics Laboratory (SGL), 2008 – Present. 
    • Chair, Seminar and Webinar Series,  
      •  Won Yoon S. “Human Resources & Workforce Analytics: Computational Approaches to Analyzing People Data,” SGL-TAMU Webinar, 2023.  
      • Varela P. “Geohazards Assessment for Pipeline Integrity,” Co-organized with the Water Management & Hydrological Science (WMHS) Program. Seminar & Webinar, 2023.  
      • Haneberg W. “Geohazards in the Anthropocene: A Risk Assessment Perspective,” CBTS-SGL Webinar & Seminar, 2023.  
      • Rivera A. and Sanchez-Flores R. “Transboundary Water Security in North America: Surface and Groundwater Issues between USA, Canada and Mexico,” CBTS-SGL Webinar, 2023.  
      • Penroz R. “The Cultural Industry of the Puuc: between pre-Columbian Maya and transcultural Maya,” 2022. 
      • Huchim-Herrera J. “Uxmal: The Latest of an Ancient City” 2022. 
      • DeSalvo B. “The US Census Bureau’s Community Resilience Estimates,” 2021. 
      • Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLaKF9HZq8c  
      • Drudzel, M., “Cool Things That One Can Do with Graphical Probabilistic Models,” 2021. 
      • Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdrY38Kh_zo  
      • Herrera, C., “Breaking Silos. The Power of Collaboration and Abstraction,” 2021.  
      • Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtO9mUuf8QI  
      • Mazula and Fujii M. “Siemens Opportunities for Students and Faculty,” 2020. 
      • Taboada V. “Offshore Wind Opportunities for Geo- Professionals,” 2019. 
      • Fernandez-Baqueiro L.E., “Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Confined Masonry Walls: Shear Behavior,” 2019. 
      • Broughton A., Campbell K., Westgate Z., “Reducing Risk and Preserving Value for Offshore Exploration and Development,” 2019. 
      • Muhlbauer K. “Fundamentals of Quantitative Risk Assessment and Pipeline Risk Management,” 2019. 
      • Sancion R., “Guidelines for Managing Geohazards affecting the Engineering and Construction of New Oil and Natural Gas Pipelines,” 2019. 
      • Ning Z., “Eyes in the Heavens: Satellite Technologies for Remote Site Characterization,” 2018. 
      • Cong L. “Experiment and Model Development of Elasto-Visco-Plastic Constitutive Models of Dam Rock Slope,” 2015. 
      • Santos R., “Gardline Site Investigation Technologies”, 2015. 
      • Huszak T., “Probabilistic Modeling of Thixotropic Soils: Understanding the 2010 Dam Failure Mechanism at Kolontár, Hungary”, Budapest University of Technology and Engineering (BME)”, 2014. 
      • Wang L. “Advancing the Reliability of Pile Design Methods”, Zhejiang University, 2014. 
      • Hill A. “Marine Geophysics – Multi-Channel Acquisition and Processing,” 2013. 
      • Shipp C., “Marine Engineering Geology for Site Characterization,” 2013.  
      • Allen J. “Looking for Student Interests in Underwater Technologies: A conversation about the Required Interdisciplinary Efforts of Subsea Processing for the Next Generation of Deepwater Solutions,” 2013. 
      • Haneberg W. “Map Based Rational Probabilistic Landslide Hazard Modeling,” 2012. 
      • Lars Andersen, ” NGI: State of the Art on Offshore Wind Farm Solutions,” 2012.    
      • Cheng F.,” Application of Open-Source DEM Codes in Geotechnical Modeling,” 2011.  
      • Marco Uzielli, President of GeoRisk Consulting (Italy), 2011.  
      • Kallivokas L. “Imaging of Soils: The Inverse Medium Problem in PML‐Truncated Domains,” 2010.  
      • Hernandez-Martinez F. “Suction Anchors,” 2010.  
      • McKenna S. “Probabilistic Approaches to Modeling Groundwater Flow ” 2010.  
      • Strandvik S., “Geotechnical Design Parameters from Block Samples,” 2010.  
      • Doyle E. “Design of Tension Leg Platforms (TLP’s),” 2009.  
      • Young A., “Integrated Geoscience Studies for Site Characterization,” 2009.  
      • Taboada V. “Characterization of Soil Dynamics Parameters for Offshore Foundation Design,” 2009. 
    • Co-Chair, Webinar Series, “Southern Gulf of Mexico Marine Observations, Research and Technology: Opportunities for Gulf-Wide Synergies and Cooperation,” hosted by Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System (GCOOS) & the Network-to-Network for the Gulf of Mexico (N2N-GoM), 2022. 
  1. Texas A&M University System (TAMUS) Office of Mexico and Latin American Relations (MLAR) 
    • Appointed Member of the Advisory Committee (by the Vice-Chancellor of Engineering), Member of the Taskforce of Presidents and Vice-Chancellors for all TAMU System Universities, 2015-2016. 
  1. Oakwood Intermediate, College Station Independent School District, 5th Grade Dual Language Program, Lecture: “Improving Decision-Making for Supply Chains (and for Life),” College Station, TX, 2021. 
  2. Soccer Coach, College Station Soccer Club, College Station, TX, 2017-2020.  
  3. University Interscholastic League UIL, Coach, Calculator and Mathematics teams, 6th grade, College Station ISD, College Station, TX, 2018. 
  4. South Knoll Elementary School, 1st Grade Dual Language Program, College Station ISD, Lecture: “Que Hace un Ingeniero Geotécnico?” College Station, TX, 2014. 
  1. Reliability Engineering & System Safety.  
  2. Materials.  
  3. Natural Hazards.  
  4. Geosciences. 
  5. Geotechnical Testing Journal.  
  6. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 
  7. Computational Geosciences. 
  8. Canadian Geotechnical Journal.  
  9. Geotechnique. 
  10. Engineering Geology. 
  11. Journal of Natural Gas Science & Engineering.  
  12. Journal of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.  
  13. Near Surface Geophysics. 
  14. Cold-Regions Science and Technology. 
  15. Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 
  16. Soils and Foundations. 
  17. Journal of Environmental and Engineering GeoScience. 
  18. Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering. 
  19. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management. 
  20. GeoRisk: Assessment and Management of Risk for Engineered Systems and Geohazards. 
  21. Journal of Structural Engineering. 
  22. International Journal of Reliability and Safety. 
  23. Acta Geotechnica. 
  24. Landslides. 
  25. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering ASCE.
  1. Geo-Risk 2023, Advances in Theory, and Innovation in Practice, 2023.  
  2. Oceanology International Americas, 2019.  
  3. Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), 2019. 
  4. International Conference on Offshore Site Investigation and Geotechnics, 2017.  
  5. 35th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE), 2016. 
  6. International Symposium on Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics (ISFOG), 2015. 
  7. Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), 2015. 
  8. Geo-Congress, 2014. 
  9. Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), 2014. 
  10. International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, 2012. 
  11. World Conference of Modeling and Simulation MODSIM, 2011.  
  12. Geo-Frontiers, 2011. 
  13. GeoFlorida, 2010. 
  14. XVII International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 2009. 
  15. Geo-Congress, 2009.  
  1. Special Publication Honoring Fred H. Kulhawy - Foundation Engineering in the Face of Uncertainty, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2012. 
  2. CENAGE-Learning, 2010. 
  3. ‘So, You Live Behind a Levee,’ Booklet, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2009. 
  4. Special Publication “Current Practices and Future Trends in Deep Foundations”, ASCE Special Publication No. 125, DiMaggio J., and Hussein M. Eds, 2004. 
  1. National Science Foundation  
    • Reviewer, NSF  
    • Accelerating Research through International Network-to-Network Collaborations (AccelNet) Program. 
    • Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER), Engineering for Civil Infrastructure Program (ECI). 
    • Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) Program. 
  2. Ohio Water Resources Center 
    • National Institutes for Water Resources (NIWR) State Water Resources Institute 104(b) Grant Program 
  3. Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia (CONACYT), Programa de Fondo para Hidrocarburos.  
  4. Texas A&M University  
    • Reviewer, TAMU X-Grant Program. 
    • Reviewer, TAMU-PUC Research Program (Chile). 
    • Reviewer, TAMU-CONACYT Research Program (Mexico). 
  1. Book Chapter Review, “Tomo II, Vulnerabilidad Ecológica del Golfo de México ante Derrames a Gran Escala,” 9 Chapters/Papers, 258 Pages Total, 2020.  
  1. Chair, ASCE Geo-Institute Risk Assessment and Management Committee (GI-RAM), 2024 – Present.
  2. Member, Executive Board, Geotechnical Safety Network (GEOSnet), 2023 – Present. 
  3. Vice-Chair, President Elect (2024-2026), Risk Assessment and Management Committee, American Society of Civil Engineers, GEO-Institute (ASCE-GI), 2021- Present. 
  4. Founding Chair, Executive Board, Network-to-Network for the Gulf of Mexico (N2N-GoM), 2021- Present. 
  5. Member and Founding Secretary, Technical Committee TC-309 Machine Learning and Big Data, International Society of Soil Mechanics, and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), 2021 – Present. 
  6. Founding Member, Marine Renewable Energy Committee (MREC), Society for Underwater Technology in the US (SUT-US), 2021-2023. 
  7. Member, Executive Board (Former Chair and President), Society for Underwater Technology in the U.S.(SUT-US), 2021 – Present. 
  8. Chair and President, Executive Board, Society for Underwater Technology in the U.S.(SUT-US), 2019-2021. 
  9. Member, Scientific Advisory Board, Mexican Research Consortium for the Gulf of Mexico (CIGOM, Mexico), 2017 – 2020.  
  10. Chair and President, Executive Board, Society for Underwater Technology in the U.S.(SUT-US), 2016-2018. 
  11. Member, Consortium for Education and Research in Geo-engineering Practice (CERGEP), Texas A&M University, 2016 – Present.  
  12. Member, Offshore Site Investigation and Geotechnics Committee (OSIG), Society for Underwater Technology in the U.S.(SUT-US), 2016 – Present. 
  13. Chair, Offshore Site Investigation and Geotechnics Committee (OSIG), Society for Underwater Technology in the U.S.(SUT-US), 2014 – 2016. 
  14. Chair, Offshore Site Investigation and Geotechnics Committee (OSIG), Society for Underwater Technology in the U.S.(SUT-US), 2012 – 2014. 
  15. Member, Engineering Advisory Board, Universidad Anahuac-Mayab (Mexico), 2011 – 2012.
  16. Member, Computational Mechanics Committee, Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI), 2010 – Present. 
  1. Member of the Editorial Board, Machine Learning and Data Science in Geotechnics, 2024 – Present. 
  2. Member of the Editorial Board, Journal of Underwater Technology, 2017 – 2021. 
  3. Member of the Editorial Board, GeoRisk: Assessment and Management of Risk for Engineered Systems and Geohazards, 2010 – Present. 
  1. Editor, “Geo-Risk 2023: Advances in Modeling Uncertainty and Variability,” Geotechnical Special Publication GSP 347, Geo-Institute, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). ISBN: 9780784484999. 2023.  
    https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784484999  
  2. Editor, “Stochastic Geomechanics: From Experimentation to Forward Modeling,” Multidisciplinary Topic: Materials, Minerals, Applied Sciences, Geosciences, 2021 – 2024. 
    https://www.mdpi.com/topics/stochastic_geomechanics    
  1. Future of Machine Learning in Geotechnics (FOMLIG) 
    • Member, International Scientific Committee (ISC), Third Workshop on the Future of Machine Learning in Geotechnics (3FOMLIG), Nana Bianca, Florence, Italy, 2025.
    • Scientific Member, FOMLIG Council
  2. International Conference on Structural Safety & Reliability (ICOSSAR)  
    • Member, International Scientific Committee, “The 14th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR’25),” University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 2025.   
  3. International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) 
    • Member, Scientific Committee, “7th International Symposium on Geotechnical Safety and Risk,” Taipei, Taiwan, 2019. 
  4. Oceanology International (OI) 
    • Member, Technical Program Committee, “Oceanology International Americas,” San Diego, CA, 2019.  
  5. Society for Underwater Technology (SUT) 
    • Co-Chair, Technical Program, “SUT Marine Autonomous Systems Conference,” Virtual, 2021. 
    • Member, Organizing Committee, “SUT Marine Autonomous Systems Conference,” Virtual, TX, 2021.  
    • Co-Chair, Technical Program, “Geotechnical Developments in the US Offshore Wind,” Virtual, 2020.   
    • Member, Organizing Committee, “International Conference on Offshore Site Investigation and Geotechnics,” London, UK, 2017.  
  6. Research Consortium for the Gulf of Mexico (CIGOM) 
    • Member, International Advisory Board, “Future of the Gulf of Mexico Research Consortium (CIGOM),” Mexico City, Mexico, 2019. 
  7. Mid-America Earthquake Center (MAE) at the University of Illinois   
    • Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, “International Conference on Multi-Hazard Approaches to Civil Infrastructure Engineering,” Chicago, IL, 2014.  
  8. International Symposium on Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics (ISFOG)  
    • Track Co-Chair, “Data Science,” 4th International Symposium on Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics ISFOG, Austin, TX, 2022. 
    • Member of the Organizing Committee, Technical Program, 4th International Symposium on Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics ISFOG, Austin, TX, 2022.   
    • Member, International Advisory Council, Oslo, Norway, 2015. 
  9. Conférence Internationale de Géotechnique – Ouvrages- Structures CIGOS  
    • Member, Conference Scientific Committee “Data mining & Machine Learning,” 5th Conférence Internationale de Géotechnique – Ouvrages- Structures CIGOS 2019, Ha Noi, Vietnam, 2019. 
  10. Offshore Technology Conference (OTC)  
    • Session Chair, “Offshore Site Investigation and Geotechnics, Environmental Forces, Robotics and Automation, Subsea Engineering and Operations, and Offshore Renewables,” Society for Underwater Technology in the US (SUT-US): Houston, TX, 2019.  
    • Session Chair, Technical Session “Quantitative Geohazard and Georisk Assessment,” American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Houston, TX, 2015. 
    • Session Chair, “Developments in Geotechnical Engineering,” American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), Houston, TX, 2014. 
  11. Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) 
    • Chair, Mini symposium, “Computational Trends for Uncertainty Quantification in Geo-Sciences,” Conference on Computer Science and Engineering, Boston MA, 2013. 
    • Chair, Mini symposium, “From Soft to Probabilistic Computing in Large Scale Geo- and Eco- Processes “, Conference on Computer Science and Engineering, Boston MA, 2013. 
    • Chair, Mini-symposium, “Uncertainty Quantification Techniques and Applications for Engineering Problems in the Geosphere – Parts I and II,” Conference on Uncertainty Quantification, Raleigh, NC, 2012. 
  12. Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) 
    • Co-Chair, Technical Session, “Marine Foundations,” 37th Conference of the Deep Foundations Institute, Houston TX, 2012. 
  13. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)  
    • Conference Session Chair, “Managing Risk, Uncertainty, and Decision Making in Geotechnical Practice,” Geo-Institute 9th Annual Web Conference, The Risk Assessment and Management Committee. Virtual. December 5, 2024.  
    • Co-Chair, Technical Program, “Geo-Risk 2023”, Geo-Institute, Arlington, VA, 2023. 
    • Track Co-Chair, “Risk Assessment and Management in Offshore Engineering & Georisk in Engineering Education”, Georisk 2023 Advances in Theory and Innovations Practice, Arlington, VA, 2023. 
    • Taskforce Member, “Risk Informed Decisions in Geotechnical Engineering,” Geo-Institute, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Washington, D.C., 2018-2021.  
    • Member, Organizing Committee, Geo-Risk 2017 Conference, Denver, CO, 2017. 
    • Co-Chair, Technical Session “Hazards and Risk,” Geo-Risk 2011, Geo-Institute, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Atlanta, GA, 2011. 
  1. Panelist, “Leveraging Diversity to Spur Innovation,” Subsea Tieback Forum & Exhibition (SSTB), San Antonio, TX, 2019. 
  2. External Reviewer, Tenure and Promotion, Assistant Professor, University of St Thomas in St. Paul, MN, 2017. 
  3. Panelist, “The Value of Pursuing an Advanced Degree”, SHPE Conference 2015, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), Baltimore, MD, 2015. 
  4. Panelist, “Obtaining Fellowships and Finding the Right Advisor”, SHPE Conference 2015, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), Baltimore, MD, 2015. 

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