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Education

2006

Doctor of Science: Universe Sciences - Geophysics, UMR Géoazur, University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis (UNSA), France, with highest honors. (Baccalauréat + 10)

2001

Master of Science: Seismology, Institute of Geophysics, National University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico, with highest honors. (Baccalauréat + 7)

2000

Engineer: Geophysics, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico, with highest honors. (Baccalauréat + 5)

Professional Experience

Currently

Full Professor Position (Investigador Titular C): rupture dynamics, slow earthquakes, wave propagation, crustal structure analysis. Instituto de Geofísica, Departamento de Sismología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City.

2013 - 2017

Head of the Department of Seismology: Institute of Geophysics, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City.

2007

Postdoctoral Position: massive computation of 3D dynamic-rupture numerical models using finite-volume and finite-difference approaches. Department of Geological Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, USA

2006

Postdoctoral Position: seismic wave propagation in complex media and cinematic source analysis. Scientific Research National Center (CNRS), UMR Géoazur, Sophia-Antipolis, France

1997 - 1999

Research Assistant: global inverse methods and crustal structure determination. Seismic Research Center (Centro de Investigación Sísmica, CIS), Javier Barros Sierra Foundation, Mexico City, Mexico

Awards and Distinctions

2023

9th DPRI Award, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto Univesity. For outstanding contributions in research and education.

2021

"Investigador Titular C", Highest research appointment at the National University of Mexico (UNAM).

2020

"Sistema Nacional de Investigadores", Highest Level 3 (SNI), Mexico

2017

Ten people who mattered this year: "Nature Magazine" distinction for those whose role in science had a significant impact on the world.

2017

"UNAM PRIDE", Highest Level D for Academic Performance, Mexico

2015

"Sistema Nacional de Investigadores", Level 2 (SNI), Mexico

2010

"Erasmus Mundus Scholar Scholarship" award, by the Masters in Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology (MEEES) programme, European Union.

2008

"Sistema Nacional de Investigadores", Level 1 (SNI), Mexico

2006

"Honorific mention and jury congratulations", PhD defense (UNSA)

2001
"Gabino Barreda" Medal, National University of Mexico (UNAM)
2001
"Honorific mention", Master in Science defense (UNAM)
2001 - 2005

"CONACyT - SFERE" international fellowship for PhD studies in France

2000
"Honorific mention", Engineering Thesis defense (UNAM)

2000

"Best Engineering Student" award, Mexican Association of Geophysical Exploration (AMGE)

1993 - 1997

"Good Academic Performance" fellowship, National Program of Solidarity, Ministry of Education (SEP)

Editorial Board

Since 2020

Board of Editors at "Geophysical Journal International"

International Peer-Reviewer

    • Cambridge University Press
    • Geophysical Research Letters
    • Geophysics
    • Nature Geoscience
    • Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
    • Geophysical Journal International
    • Journal of Geophysical Research
    • Seismological Research Letters
    • Science Advances

Scientific Seminars

Nov 23, 2021

« Interacción entre Sismos Lentos y Devastadores en México: el Extraordinario Caso de la Secuencia Sísmica de 2017-2019 ».  Webinar at Instituto de Geofísica, Universidad Nacional Autónomade México, Mexico City.

Oct 28, 2021

« Algunas Observaciones Previas a la Devastadora Secuencia Sísmica de 2017-2018 en México » "Sismoción Libre" webinar at Instituto de Geofísica, Universidad Nacional Autónomade México, Mexico City.

Oct 16, 2020

« How Stable is Unstable? Chatting between Silent and Devastating Earthquakes ».  Webinar at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia Universidad, New York.

Oct 9, 2020

« Short-Term Interaction between Silent and Devastating Earthquakes, and the Role of Interplate Velocity Changes in the Mexican Megathrust ». International Webinar, Subduction Zones 4D (SZ4D) – US National Science Foundation Initiative.

May 25, 2018

« Rapid Tremor Migration and Pore Pressure Waves in Subduction Zones » Seminario de Modelado Matemático y Computacional (MMC), Instituto de Geofísica, UNAM, Mexico.

Feb 13, 2018

« Insights into the physics of the September 19th, 2017 (Mw7.1) Earthquake: from the source to the damaging ground motion in Mexico City » Instituto de Geofísica, UNAM, Mexico.

Sept 27, 2017

« El Terremoto M7.1 de 2017 en la Ciudad de México: Un Modelo de la Respuesta Sísmica Observada » Seminario "Sandoval Vallarta", Instituto de Física, UNAM, Mexico.

Dec 1, 2016

« Seismic Hazard and Long Duration of Ground Motion in the Valley of Mexico» School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, USA.

July 2, 2015

« Tectonic Tremor Modulation by Intraslab Fluid Diffusion During Silent Earthquakes in Guerrero, Mexico » Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, France.

Nov 21, 2014

« Silent Seismicity in Central Mexico » Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia.

Nov 20, 2014

« Physics of Intermediate-Depth Earthquakes. Dynamic Source Inversion of an Intraslab Rupture » Instituto Colombiano del Petróleo, Bucaramanga, Colombia.

Mar 11, 2013

« Toward Physics-Based Earthquake Modelling for Hazard Assessment » BCAM - Basque Center for Applied Mathematics, Bilbao, Spain.

April 5, 2013

« Toward physics-based earthquake modelling for hazard assessment » Computational Modelling Cycle, Instituto de Geofísica, UNAM.

July 19, 2012

« Causal relationships between silent earthquakes and tectonic tremors in central Mexico » Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM), Orléans, France.

July 18, 2012

« DGCrack: a 3D hp-Adaptive Discontinuous Galerkin Method for Modeling Earthquake Dynamics » Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM), Orléans, France.

July 5, 2012

« Causal relationships between silent earthquakes and tectonic tremors in central Mexico » Institut des Sciences de la Tèrre (ISTèrre), Grenoble, France.

June 29, 2012

« Dynamic Source Inversion of Mexican Subduction Earthquakes: a New Parallel Genetic Algorithm » Institut des Sciences de la Tèrre (ISTèrre), Grenoble, France.

Feb 6, 2012

« DGCrack: a 3D hp-Adaptive Discontinuous Galerkin Method for Modeling Earthquake Dynamics » University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.

Jan 30, 2012

« Causal relationships between silent earthquakes and tectonic tremors in central Mexico » Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics – SCPRIPPS Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, USA.

Jun 30, 2011

« Simulando Terremotos con Supercomputadoras » Institute of Geophysics at UNAM, Extension Talks Cycle, Mexico.

Jun 9, 2011

« Toward a Unified Theory of Silent Seismicity in Mexico » Institute of Engineering at UNAM, Seminars Cycle "Sismociones Libres", Mexico.

Nov 25, 2010

« Constraining Dynamic Rupture Scenarios from Strong Motion Records: Subshear vs. Supershear Source Propagation » UMR Géosciences Azur, Sophia-Antipolis, France.

Oct 12, 2010

« Seismic Velocity Dependence on Crustal Effective Stresses and its Correlation with NVT Activity During the 2006 Slow Slip Event, Mexico » National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention (NIED), Tsukuba, Japan.

Jul 8, 2010

« Les ondes de choc produites par une rupture transsonique révèlent la loi de frottement » ‘Laboratoire de Géologie’ of the ‘Ecole Normale Supérieur de Paris’, France.

May 12, 2010

« Ondas Cónicas Revelan la Fricción de Terremotos Supersónicos » Faculty of Sciences at UNAM, Mexico.

Nov 28, 2008

« Modelación Numérica de la Dinámica de la Ruptura Sísmica » Institute of Geophysics at UNAM. Seminars cycle « Modelación Matemática y Computacional », Mexico.

Sep 5, 2008

« Observando la Mecánica de un Terremoto » Institute of Geophysics at UNAM. Internal Seminar Cycle, Mexico.

Jun 30, 2008

« Peut-on observer le glissement critique d’une rupture sismique à partir des sismogrammes ? », ‘Institut de Radioprotection et Sûreté Nucléaire’ (IRSN), Paris, France.

Jun 26, 2008

« Peut-on observer le glissement critique d’une rupture sismique à partir des sismogrammes ? », ‘Université Joseph Fourier’ at the « Laboratoire de Géophysique Interne et Tectonophysique » (LGIT), Grenoble, France.

Jun 6, 2008

« ¿Deslizamiento crítico de la fuente a partir de registros sísmicos? », Institute of Engineering at UNAM, Seminars Cycle "Sismociones Libres", Mexico.

Feb 12, 2007

« A Finite Volume Approach for Modeling Rupture Dynamics », University of Southern California sponsored by the Southern California Earthquake Centre (SCEC), Los Angeles, California, USA.

Jan 24, 2007

« Dynamic rupture along non-planar faults and wave propagation effects on ground accelerations », San Diego State University at the Department of Geological Sciences, San Diego, California, USA.

Teaching Experience

Since 2011

Graduate School of the Institute of Geophysics at UNAM, Mexico: 'Advanced Seismology' and 'Introduction to Seismology'

2010

Graduate School of the Institute of Geophysics at UNAM, Mexico: 'Introduction to Seismology'

2009

Undergraduate Level, Faculty of Engineering at UNAM, Mexico: 'Complex Variable Applied to Geophysics'

2008
Undergraduate Level, Faculty of Engineering at UNAM, Mexico: 'Complex Variable Applied to Geophysics'
2004

Undergraduate Level, Faculty of Sciences at UNSA, France: 'Introduction to Fortran Programming'

International Research Appointments

«  Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI) », Kyoto, Japan. In collaboration with Dr. Yoshihiro ITO, September 11 - 24, 2016.

« Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP) », France. In collaboration with Dr. Harsha BHAT, from June 29 to July 3, 2015.

« Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) », Colombia. In collaboration with Dr. José D. SANABRIA, from November 17 to 23, 2014.

« Institut des Sciences de la Tèrre (ISTèrre) », France. In collaboration with Dr. Emmanuel CHALJUB, Dr. Josué TAGO, Dr. José D. SANABRIA and Prof. J. VIRIEUX, from June 1 to July 1, 2014.

« Institut des Sciences de la Tèrre (ISTèrre) », France. In collaboration with Dr. Emmanuel CHALJUB and Prof. J. VIRIEUX, from June 1 to July 1, 2013.

« Institut des Sciences de la Tèrre (ISTèrre) », France. In collaboration with Prof. J. VIRIEUX, Prof. M. CAMPILLO and Dr. E. CHALJUB, from May 21 to August 18, 2012.

« Ecole Normale Supérieur de Paris » (ENS), Paris, France. In collaboration with Prof. Raúl MADARIAGA, from October 14 to October 31, 2011.

« UMR Géoazur » Sophia-Antipolis, Nice, France. In collaboration with Prof. Stéphane GAFFET, from November 19 to November 30, 2010.

« National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention (NIED) », Tsukuba, Japan, in collaboration with Prof. Eiichi FUKUYAMA from October 11 to October 15, 2010.

« Ecole Normale Supérieur de Paris » (ENS), Paris, France. In collaboration with Prof. Raúl MADARIAGA, from July 2 to July 9, 2010.

« Laboratoire de Géophysique Interne et Tectonophysique » (LGIT) of the ‘Université Joseph Fourier’, Grenoble, France. In collaboration with Prof. Jean VIRIEUX and Prof. Michel CAMPILLO from July 1 to November 15, 2009.

« Ecole Normale Supérieur de Paris » (ENS), Paris, France. In collaboration with Prof. Raúl MADARIAGA, from July 15 to August 15, 2009.

« Laboratoire de Géophysique Interne et Tectonophysique » (LGIT) of the ‘Université Joseph Fourier’, Grenoble, France. In collaboration with Prof. J. VIRIEUX, Prof. Michel CAMPILLO and Prof. Fabrice COTTON, from June 14 to July 4, 2008.

« Department of Geological Sciences » of the San Diego State University (SDSU), California, EUA. In collaboration with Prof. Kim OLSEN and Prof. Steve DAY, from December 3 to December 9, 2007.

Languages

English

Good oral and written control for scientific communication

French

Good oral and written general control

Spanish

Native language