
Member Since 2012
Hilary R. Martens
Associate Professor, University of Montana
Professional Experience
University of Montana
Associate Professor
2016 - Present
California Institute of Technology
Graduate Research Fellow
2011 - 2016
Education
California Institute of Technology
Doctorate
2016
University of Cambridge
Masters
2010
University of Montana
Bachelors
2008
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Honors & Awards
John Wahr Early Career Award
Received December 2024
Hilary's AGU Publications

The Potential of Hydrogeodesy to Address Water‐Related and Sustainability Challenges
Increasing climatic and human pressures are changing the world's water resources and hydrological processes at unprecedented rates. Understanding t...
November 02, 2024

Drought Characterization With GPS: Insights Into Groundwater...
August 10, 2024

High‐Density Integrated GNSS and Hydrologic Monitoring Netwo...
October 27, 2023
Hilary’s AGU Abstracts
The US-GDI: an Operational GPS-based Geodetic Drought Index for the Contiguous United States
DROUGHT: MECHANISMS AND IMPACTS IN THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE III POSTER
global environmental change | 11 december 2024
Zachary Young, Hilary R. Martens, Zachary H. Hoylm...
Global Positioning System (GPS) based drought indices provide direct insight into total water storage (TWS) variation at fine spatio-temporal scales. ...
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Hydrologic Drought Assessment Across Europe Informed by GPS Derived Hydrologic Load Estimates
MEASUREMENTS AND MODELING OF EARTH'S RESPONSE TO SURFACE MASS VARIABILITY II POSTER
geodesy | 09 december 2024
Zachary Young, Hilary R. Martens, Zachary H. Hoylm...
Dense Global Positioning System (GPS) networks allow the estimation of hydrologic loading with higher spatio-temporal resolution than other systems (e...
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The Big Soak Part 2: California's Big 2023 Storms Replenish Groundwater in California's Central Valley
MEASUREMENTS AND MODELING OF EARTH'S RESPONSE TO SURFACE MASS VARIABILITY I ORAL
geodesy | 09 december 2024
Donald F. Argus, Matthew Swarr, David N. Wiese, Ni...
GPS measurements of solid Earth's displacements are bringing a better understanding of the water cycle in the Pacific Mountain system of the western U...
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Volunteer Experience
2023 - 2024
Early Career Scientist
Geodesy Executive Committee
2021 - 2022
Early Career Scientist
Geodesy Executive Committee
2019 - 2020
Member
Geodesy OSPA Committee
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