Catalina Morales-Yáñez

Geophysicist, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor at Universidad de Concepción

Postdoc FONDECYT fellow

I'm a Doctor in Earth and Planetary Sciences who specializes in Seismology. Throughout my career, I have developed expertise in various research areas within geophysics, with a main focus on seismology and seismic simulation. I have extensive experience in fieldwork, teaching diverse audiences, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.

I recently joined the Geophysics Department at the Universidad de Concepción and am seeking motivated students to join my research team. If you are interested, please feel free to email me.

catalinamorales@udec.cl

Perfil de Investigadora ANID

Research interests

  1. Bayesian Transdimensional inversions
  2. B-value characterization
  3. SSE/GNSS analysis
  4. Centroid Moment Tensor and Seismic Source retrievals

Scientific Service

  1. SZ4D Committee Member: Building Equity and Capacity with Geoscience

  2. Reviewer for Geophysical Journal International (GJI) and Volcanica

  3. Conference and Seminar organization:
    1. AndesNet Scientific Discussion Meetings
    2. Precursor Conversation Talks
    3. Geocharlas T3 Talks Project
  4. Current Professional Memberships:
    1. RedI Chile Red de Investigadoras
    2. GeoLatinas Latinas en Ciencias de la Tierra y Planetarias
    3. AndesNet Red de geocientistas especializados en la zona de subducción chilena
    4. Red de Mujeres de América Latina y el Caribe para la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres
  5. External Specialization:
    1. 2022 Course Certification in Disaster Risk Reduction and Sustainable Local Development
    2. 2020 ROSES Remote Online Sessions for Emerging Seismologists
    3. 2018 SERIOR Workshop SEcurity-RIsk-ORientation: Risk without borders between Germany, France and Switzerland
    4. 2013 Diploma International Diploma of specialization. Henry Dunant Foundation. Human Rights, global risk management and public policies for the disaster and prevention in Latin America and the Caribbean.