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Team

Active team members

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Pablo J. Gonzalez
Científico Titular in Geodynamics and Structure of the Lithosphere (volcano-tectonics)

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Thomas Boulesteix
Investigador Distinguido in Geochronology and Volcanology of Ocean Island Volcanoes.

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Man Wai Yip (Michelle)
PhD graduate researcher working on Earth surface landscape processes and its interaction with external forcing induced by climate change using satellite radar technology.

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Mohammad (Moh) Hossein MohammadNia
PhD graduate researcher working on the structure and dynamics of magmatic systems of remote and poorly studied volcanoes using satellite radar technology.

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Sergio Parra Alfaya
CSIC JAE-Intro undergraduate researcher, working on geomorphometry of volcanoes using LiDAR technology.
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Work with us

The Estación Volcanológica de Canarias is a research group within CSIC, Spain’s largest research-intensive institution. CSIC is not an academic institution and does not award PhD degrees. However, we are able to supervise, e.g.,

  • early career researchers to be enrolled in Earth Sciences PhD programs at Spanish universities,
  • postdoctoral researchers (Juan de la Cierva, Marie Curie, etc), or otherwise
  • self-funded researchers or visitors who want to spend time in Tenerife to carry out a specific project.

If you are interested to collaborate, please contact me and come to research in Tenerife.

Expectations for a PhD/MSc researcher

You will generally be expected to create quality research-backed work based on the topic we define together, mainly based on your interests, my initial judgement of your previous experience/skills and my capability to supervise on that topic (i.e., subject knowledge and networking opportunities beyond the collaboration). This means that you will need to read and understand the relevant literature on the topic, and then you will need to be able to run state-of-the-art code and/or to implement the algorithms essential for your research. You will also need to be able to self-evaluate (be the most critical person) of your own work. I will review it and help to improve it, but you will always be closer to the work, so must act as the first line of defence on quality (this is essential to maintain a good reputation and relies on a strong ethics of work -> quality above anything). In short, you will need:

  • a good literature review,
  • a well-identified research gap,
  • a decent treatment of the latter, and
  • all of this done in a sound, scientific and reproducible manner.

The expectation is that you will do the bulk of the work over a period of 4 years (6 months for MSc studies). During the first and second years is usual to not publish anything, this is normal!,… you are in the process to become a world-expert in your topic and that necessarily takes time (be patient with your progression,… more than you might think). Based on your research, it is usual to communicate results in approx. three manuscripts (one paper for MSc is an excellent outcome). You will also be expected to present your work at conferences and a thesis defence, therefore, presentation skills are essential to graduate with a good PhD/MSc. We will practice those skills during our weekly meetings.

If you have doubts about this working philosophy, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Team alumni

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Yu Jiang
PhD (2021) on earthquake source region processes (slow-slip, swarms and earthquake nucleation). Currently, postdoc research associate at University of Nevada, USA

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Guadalupe Bru
PhD (2018) on satellite radar remote sensing applied to landslides. Since 2024, permanent research staff at the Spanish Geological Survey (IGME-CSIC)

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Samilar Alipour
PhD (2013) on satellite radar remote sensing applied to hazards assessment. Currently at ReInsurance ScotiaBank, Toronto, Canada

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Lidong Bie
Postdoc (2016-2018) on earthquake source characterization. Since 2022, Lecturer in Geohazards at the University of East Anglia, UK

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Amaya Fuensalida
Postdoc (2016-2017) on the seismic network deployment after the 2016 Pedernales earthquake (Ecuador). Currently, secondary teacher Nantes (France)

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Andrea Garmendia
MSc (2024) on InSAR time series monitoring of lava flows post-emplacement deformation.

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Mireia Jones
MSc (2022) on environmental seismology and geodesy applied to groundwater resources.

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Man Wai Yip (Michelle)
MSc (2021) on study deformation of salt-glaciers using satellite radar technology. Currently, PhD graduate researcher at HKU (Hong Kong)

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Teo Nagy
MPhil (2019) on ice-glacier surface displacement mapping using optical satellite images.

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Jorge Vargas
MSc (2017) on induced seismicity at depleting gas fields (Groningen, The Netherlands).

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Antonio Morales
MSc (2009) on InSAR time series monitoring of landslides. Currently at Euroestudios
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Undergrads and Internships

Title Description
UWO logo Solveig Pospiech BSc Earth Sciences (2008) Satellite radar interferometry observation of the Carboneras Fault, Almeria, SE Spain
UWO logo Cameron McKee BSc Earth Sciences (2013) Analysis of TerraSAR-X Data in the Canary Islands
Leeds logo Liam Finnerty BSc Geophysics (2015) Block-like vs continuum deformation of the Iberian peninsula
Liv logo Hannah Gigg BSc Geophysics (2017) Mechanics of megathrust events: the 2016 M7.8 Pedernales, Ecuador earthquake
Liv logo Jennifer Bichard-Collins BSc Geophysics (2017) Graben formation at magmatic rifting zones using mechanical numerical modeling
Liv logo Daniel Tucker BSc Geophysics (2018) High-resolution topography of Artic Canadian permafrost landforms using UAV drones
Liv logo Kholood Said Hamood BSc Geophysics (2018) Detecting underground tunnels using microgravity: Williamson tunnels site
Liv logo Peter Reeve BSc Geophysics (2018) Detecting post-seismic deformation associated to the 2016 M7.8 Ecuador earthquake using radar interferometry
Liv logo Sabina Maxutova BSc Geophysics (2018) Citizen science: building, operating and processing GNSS sensors and data for geophysical applications
Liv logo Ben Creswell BSc Geophysics (2019) High-resolution topography of volcanic lava flows using UAV drones
Liv logo Job Yuya Ndombasi BSc Geophysics (2019) GPS and seismic changes to forecast volcanic activity
Liv logo Sassa Capitia BSc Geophysics (2019) High-resolution topography of Artic Canadian permafrost landforms using UAV drones
Liv logo Wathab Al-Mahrezi BSc Geophysics (2019) Are volcanic eruptions at Fogo (Cape Verde) volcano volume- or time-predictable?
Liv logo Alfonso Mitrotti Garcia BSc Physics (2020) Estimación de la humedad del suelo en el entorno del Observatorio Meteorológico de Izaña derivadas de observaciones de reflectometría GNSS
Liv logo Diego Alfonzo Perez Carmona BSc Physics (2020) Variación temporal del campo de ondas sísmicas difuso ambiental en volcanes activos
Liv logo Megan Udy BSc Geophysics (2020) Wildfire detection: Studying the sensitivity of InSAR interferometry as a tool for tracking wildfires in subtropical and equatorial environments
Liv logo Carlos Socas BSc Physics (2022) Caracterizacion geomecanica del flujo de fluidos en medios porosos sistema acuifero de Izaña, Tenerife
Liv logo Bruno Mesa Investigo program (2022-2023) Learning manifolds on volcanic rocks geochemical databases
Liv logo Jose Andres Ramos Mendoza BSc Physics (2023) Procesamiento de datos geofísicos y geodésicos de la erupción de 2021 La Palma
Liv logo Luis Signorelli Pacheco BSc Physics (2023) Procesamiento de datos geofísicos y geodésicos de la erupción de 2021 La Palma
Liv logo Daniel Gomez Medina BSc Physics (2024) Machine Learning y su impacto en el pronóstico de detección de cambios de actividad volcánica
Liv logo Jorge Febles Quilis BSc Physics (2024) ChatGPT/Llama2 LLM (Large Language Models) aplicación a aceleración de tareas científicas en volcanología
Liv logo Lucia Martin Investigo program (2023-2024) Inversion of groundwater flow parameters on volcanic aquifers
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Pablo J. Gonzalez, 2014-2024
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