Information

Membership Number: FCA

Membership Type: Fellowship

Division: Natural Sciences

Corresponding Email: hdelgado@unam.mx

Homepage(s): https://www.geofisica.unam.mx/vulcanologia/academicos/hugo-delgado/ 

Present and Previous Positions

Director, Institute of Geophysics, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)

Fields of Scholarship and Research Interests

Volcanology; Volcano Monitoring; Volcanic Hazards; Natural Hazards; Glaciology; Volcano–Ice Interactions; Geochemistry; Quaternary Geology; Volcanism–Tectonics Relations. 

Professor Delgado-Granados has worked extensively on volcanic stratigraphy, the relationship between volcanism and tectonics, volcanic gas geochemistry, and the evolution of glaciers on active volcanoes. His research has been especially important for understanding the age, eruptive history, and hazard implications of Popocatépetl and other Mexican volcanoes. He also studies glacier retreat on volcanoes and the hazards associated with glacier loss and eruptive activity. A central feature of his career is the close connection between scientific research and hazard mitigation. His work has contributed not only to volcanological knowledge, but also to monitoring practice, civil protection, and public preparedness in regions exposed to volcanic risk.

Honors, Awards and Other Membership

Member, Academia Europaea, Section of Earth and Cosmic Sciences (elected 2020).

National Researcher III, National Research System of Mexico (from 2014).

Kraft Medal, International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior (IAVCEI) (2017).

Manuel Maldonado Koerdell Medal, Mexican Geophysical Union (2019).

Merit Medal “Prof. José Santos Valdés,” Mexico City Congress (2019).

Civil Defense National Prize, Honorific Mention, Government of Mexico (2019).

Recognition from the National Center for Disaster Prevention for 20 years of civil service as member of the Scientific Committee studying the eruptive activity of Popocatépetl volcano (2014).

Medal to University Merit for 25 years of academic activities (2013).

Prize to Civil Merit, Government of the State of Puebla (1995). 

Selected Publications

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=lDD0DZQAAAAJ&hl=es 

Other Information

https://www.ae-info.org/ae/Member/Delgado-Granados_Hugo