This work analyzes the progress that the degree of geophysical engineer has made in the last fifty years, specifically in the School of Engineering of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (unam), Mexico. This raises the vision, a little history, the teaching, and learning process that gives identity to the geophysical engineer, the forms of learning and the competences that applicants must have and acquire to obtain the professional title; In addition, the experience in the Introduction to Geophysics course, at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, is detailed; finally, some challenges and areas of opportunity are proposed that geophysical engineers will face in the near future. Se hace un análisis del avance que ha tenido la carrera de Ingeniería geofísica en los últimos 50 años, específicamente en la Facultad de Ingeniería de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (unam), México. Se plantea la visión, un poco de historia, forma de enseñanza y proceso de aprendizaje que da identidad al ingeniero geofísico, formas de aprendizaje y competencias que deben tener y adquirir los aspirantes para obtener el título profesional; también, se detalla lo experimentado en la asignatura Introducción a la Geofísica, ante la COVID-19, en el primer confinamiento. Finalmente, se proponen algunos retos y áreas de oportunidad que enfrentarán los ingenieros geofísicos en el futuro cercano.

In official SEG terms, the Research Committee (RC) serves to improve communication among earth scientists interested in applied research, to advise the SEG Board of Directors on research matters, to identify research topics worthy of focused workshops, and to organize those workshops. The RC meets twice a year, with much of the committee's business conducted by e-mail. Membership is open to all researchers.

I served as the SEG Honorary Lecturer (HL) for the Latin America region from August to December 2015. I love communication, presentations, exchange of ideas, and workshops dealing with knowledge and experience transfer, as they are a great part of my work, but I never expected to do something like the HL tour. My nomination and election were completely unexpected, but I assure you that it has truly been a great privilege and a very high honor to be part of this effort. I am a much better professional — and human being — after the tour. Let me explain why.