FACULTY PROFILES

Hongyu Sun

Assistant Professor
Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences

Office Building: Geological Sciences Building
Office Room: 305B
Phone:
Email: hsun2@utep.edu

Bio

No info available.

Education

Ph D in Geophysics , Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2022)

Publications

No info available.

Presentations

No info available.

Grants

Collaborative Research: CAIG: Multi-Task and Multi-Scale Deep Learning Inversion for Geophysical Imaging and Monitoring (01/01/2026 - 12/31/2028) - NSF Collaborations in Artificial Intelligence and Geosciences
Advanced Multi-Physics Machine Learning for Subsurface Energy Systems Across Scales (10/15/2023 - 10/14/2026) - Department of Energy (DOE)
Seismic Characterization and Innovation for Geothermal Exploration in El Paso County, TX (07/01/2025 - 06/30/2026) - UTEP Institute for Strategic and Sustainable Resources (ISSR)
Building A Realistic Synthetic Dataset for Deep Learning Analysis of Low-Frequency Earthquakes (02/01/2025 - 08/31/2025) - UTEP University Research Institute

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Spring 2026	GEOL 6105 - Directed Study in Geology	28238
Spring 2026	GEOL 6296 - Doctoral Research in Geol Sci	28080
Spring 2026	GEOL 6396 - Doctoral Research in Geol Sci	28077
Spring 2026	GEOL 6396 - Doctoral Research in Geol Sci	28078
Spring 2026	GEOL 6396 - Doctoral Research in Geol Sci	28237
Spring 2026	GEOG 1106 - Laboratory for GEOG 1306	21348	Syllabus
Spring 2026	GEOG 1106 - Laboratory for GEOG 1306	21889	Syllabus
Spring 2026	GEOG 1106 - Laboratory for GEOG 1306	23397	Syllabus
Spring 2026	GEOG 1106 - Laboratory for GEOG 1306	25769	Syllabus
Spring 2026	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	26824

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Fall 2025	GEOL 6315 - Adv Topics in Geological Scien	16194
Fall 2025	GEOP 4420B - Applied Geophysics II-Seismic	17060	Syllabus
Fall 2025	GEOL 6396 - Doctoral Research in Geol Sci	18361
Fall 2025	GEOL 6396 - Doctoral Research in Geol Sci	18362
Fall 2025	GEOL 5315 - Selected Topics-Geological Sci	16193
Fall 2025	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	18601
Spring 2025	GEOG 1106 - Laboratory for GEOG 1306	21468	Syllabus
Spring 2025	GEOG 1106 - Laboratory for GEOG 1306	22051	Syllabus
Spring 2025	GEOG 1106 - Laboratory for GEOG 1306	23790	Syllabus
Spring 2025	GEOG 1306 - Physical Geography	21467	Syllabus

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Fall 2025	GEOL 6315 - Adv Topics in Geological Scien	16194	Evaluation
Spring 2025	GEOG 1106 - Laboratory for GEOG 1306	21468	Evaluation
Spring 2025	GEOG 1106 - Laboratory for GEOG 1306	22051	Evaluation
Spring 2025	GEOG 1106 - Laboratory for GEOG 1306	23790	Evaluation
Spring 2025	GEOG 1306 - Physical Geography	21467	Evaluation

Bio

No info available.

Ph D in Geophysics , Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2022)

Publications

No info available.

Presentations

No info available.

Collaborative Research: CAIG: Multi-Task and Multi-Scale Deep Learning Inversion for Geophysical Imaging and Monitoring (01/01/2026 - 12/31/2028) NSF Collaborations in Artificial Intelligence and Geosciences
Advanced Multi-Physics Machine Learning for Subsurface Energy Systems Across Scales (10/15/2023 - 10/14/2026) Department of Energy (DOE)
Seismic Characterization and Innovation for Geothermal Exploration in El Paso County, TX (07/01/2025 - 06/30/2026) UTEP Institute for Strategic and Sustainable Resources (ISSR)
Building A Realistic Synthetic Dataset for Deep Learning Analysis of Low-Frequency Earthquakes (02/01/2025 - 08/31/2025) UTEP University Research Institute

Current/Future Courses

Term

Spring 2026

Course

GEOL 6105 - Directed Study in Geology

Section

28238

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

GEOL 6296 - Doctoral Research in Geol Sci

Section

28080

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

GEOL 6396 - Doctoral Research in Geol Sci

Section

28077

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

GEOL 6396 - Doctoral Research in Geol Sci

Section

28078

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

GEOL 6396 - Doctoral Research in Geol Sci

Section

28237

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

GEOG 1106 - Laboratory for GEOG 1306

Section

21348

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

GEOG 1106 - Laboratory for GEOG 1306

Section

21889

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

GEOG 1106 - Laboratory for GEOG 1306

Section

23397

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

GEOG 1106 - Laboratory for GEOG 1306

Section

25769

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

26824

Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term

Fall 2025

Course

GEOL 6315 - Adv Topics in Geological Scien

Section

16194

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

GEOP 4420B - Applied Geophysics II-Seismic

Section

17060

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

GEOL 6396 - Doctoral Research in Geol Sci

Section

18361

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

GEOL 6396 - Doctoral Research in Geol Sci

Section

18362

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

GEOL 5315 - Selected Topics-Geological Sci

Section

16193

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

18601

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

GEOG 1106 - Laboratory for GEOG 1306

Section

21468

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

GEOG 1106 - Laboratory for GEOG 1306

Section

22051

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

GEOG 1106 - Laboratory for GEOG 1306

Section

23790

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

GEOG 1306 - Physical Geography

Section

21467

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

GEOL 6315 - Adv Topics in Geological Scien

Section

16194

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2025

Course

GEOG 1106 - Laboratory for GEOG 1306

Section

21468

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2025

Course

GEOG 1106 - Laboratory for GEOG 1306

Section

22051

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2025

Course

GEOG 1106 - Laboratory for GEOG 1306

Section

23790

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2025

Course

GEOG 1306 - Physical Geography

Section

21467

Evaluation

Hongyu Sun

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Education

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Course Evaluations