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Portrait of Catalina Morales-Yáñez

Geophysicist · Ph.D. in Earth & Planetary Sciences

Catalina Morales-Yáñez

Assistant Professor, Departamento de Geofísica — Universidad de Concepción

Postdoctoral FONDECYT Fellow

I'm a Doctor in Earth and Planetary Sciences specializing in seismology. My work focuses on seismology and seismic simulation, using Bayesian transdimensional methods to characterize earthquake sources, b-value variability, and slow slip. I have extensive experience in fieldwork, teaching diverse audiences, and collaborating with multidisciplinary international teams.

I recently joined the Geophysics Department at the Universidad de Concepción and am seeking motivated students to join my research team — feel free to email me.

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Research

Publications & talks

Peer-reviewed papers, conference talks and posters on seismology, Bayesian inversion and earthquake source physics.

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Media & press

Outreach

TV interviews (Canal TVU and others), radio, podcasts, recorded talks, and science-communication work with Fundación Geonautas.

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People

Research team

Doctoral and master's students I advise or sit on the committee of, plus undergraduate thesis and project supervision.

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Background

Education

Focus areas

Research interests

Bayesian transdimensional inversions B-value characterization SSE / GNSS analysis Centroid Moment Tensor & source retrieval

Service

Scientific service & memberships