Faculty Profile for Dr. Rene DeHon

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Dr. Rene DeHon
Program Faculty — Dept of Geography & Environmntl Studies
ELA 139
phone: (512) 245-2170

Biography Section

Biography and Education

BS University of Texas at El Paso
MS and PhD Texas Tech University

Teaching Interests

Mineralogy
Petrology
Economic Geology
Planetary Geology

Research Interests

Planetary geology
Volcanic landforms

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • De Hon, R. A. (n.d.). Crater-fill on Mars: Sedimentary Traps and Long Term Stratigraphic Record. Abstracts LPSC 49th.
  • DeHon, R. A., & Earl, R. (2018). Reassessment of features in the Aden Crater lava flows, Dona Ana Co. New. New Mexico Geological Society Annual Spring Meeting, 40.
  • De Hon, R. A., & Earl, R. A. (2018). Reassesment of Features in the Aden Crater Lava Flows, Dona Ana Co., New Mexico. New Mexico Geology, 40, 17–26.
  • De Hon, R. A., & Earl, R. A. (2018). Aden Crater Lava Flows, Dona Ana Co., New Mexico. In New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook, 69th Field Conf. (pp. 197–202). New Mexico Geological Society.
  • DeHon, R. (n.d.). Landforms of other Planets. In The International Encyclopedia of Geography. John Wiley and Sons.

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Outstanding Service Award, Dept. Of Geography, Texas State Univ. 2016
  • Award / Honor Recipient: University Distinguished Research Award, University of Louisiana at Monroe. 1988
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Outstanding Research, College of Pure and Applied Science, University of Louisiana at Monroe. 1986 - 1988

Selected Grants

  • De Hon, Rene A (Principal). Thickness of Lunar Mare Basalt, NASA, Federal, $240000. (Submitted: January 1970, Funded: 1972 - 1976). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Volunteer
Sequin Outdoor Learning Center
2018-Present
Member
Dept. Curriculum Committee
September 2018-Present
Speaker
Austin Grotto
2018
Speaker
Texas State Astronomy Club
2018
Speaker
Bexar Grotto
April 2017