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John Browning

Associate Professor

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


My work involves the use of experimental rock deformation techniques combined with numerical modelling and field studies to understand the nature of mechanical and thermal stresses around volcanoes and fault zones.

Educación

  •  Geology, Royal Holloway, University of London. Reino Unido, 2016
  •  Volcanology, Lancaster University . Chile, 2012
  •  Environmental Hazards and Disaster Management, Kingston University. Chile, 2010

Experiencia Académica

  •   Assistant Profesor Full Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Ingeneria

    Santiago, Chile

    2018 - At present

  •   Post-doctoral associate Full Time

    University College London

    Mathematics and Science

    Londres, Reino Unido

    2016 - 2018

  •   Associated researcher Part Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    CEGA

    Chile

    2019 - At present


 

Article (42)

Inclination of heterogeneous layered geological sequences influence dike-induced ground deformation
A new anisotropic poroelasticity model to describe damage accumulation during cyclic triaxial loading of rock
Mechanical fragmentation and thermal erosion of dyke adjacent host rocks induced by fluid-dynamic shear stress and latent heat release in response to turbulent magma flow
New Anisotropic Poroelasticity Model to Describe Damage Accumulation During Cyclic Triaxial Loading of Rock
Spatial and temporal volcanotectonic evolution of Santorini volcano, Greece
Volcanotectonics: the tectonics and physics of volcanoes and their eruption mechanics
Crustal folds alter local stress fields as demonstrated by magma sheet - Fold interactions in the Central Andes
Crustal folds alter local stress fields as demonstrated by magma sheet – Fold interactions in the Central Andes
Evidence of hydrothermal fluid circulation driving elemental mass redistribution in an active fault zone
Implications of longitudinal ridges for the mechanics of ice-free long runout landslides
Mortality of a juvenile Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus, Spheniscidae) associated with the ingestion of a PFF-2 protective mask during the Covid-19 pandemic
Non-linear anisotropic damage rheology model: Theory and experimental verification
Stress fields around magma chambers influenced by elastic thermo-mechanical deformation: implications for forecasting chamber failure
Volcanotectonic interactions between inclined sheets, dykes, and faults at the Santorini Volcano, Greece
Wavelength of longtitudinal ridges scales with thickness of terrestrial long runout landslides; The El Magnifico rock avalanche, Chile
Conditions for fracture arrest in layered rock sequences
Damage zone heterogeneity on seismogenic faults in crystalline rock; a field study of the Borrego Fault, Baja California
Dyke-arrest scenarios in extensional regimes: Insights from field observations and numerical models, Santorini, Greece
Field observations and numerical models of a Pleistocene-Holocene feeder dyke swarm associated with a fissure complex to the east of the Tatara-San Pedro-Pellado complex, Southern Volcanic Zone, Chile
Lithospheric layering beneath northern Central Africa by S-to-P receiver functions
Magmatic overpressures, volatile exsolution and potential explosivity of fissure eruptions inferred via dike aspect ratios
Microstructural Controls on Thermal Crack Damage and the Presence of a Temperature-Memory Effect During Cyclic Thermal Stressing of Rocks
Microstructural Controls on Thermal Crack Damage and the Presence of a Temperature‐Memory Effect During Cyclic Thermal Stressing of Rocks
Post-fragmentation vesiculation timescales in hydrous rhyolitic bombs from Chaitén volcano
Thermo-mechanical behavior of a granodiorite from the Liquiñe fractured geothermal system (39°S) in the Southern Volcanic Zone of the Andes
Thermomechanical interactions between crustal magma chambers in complex tectonic environments: Insights from Eastern Turkey
Triggering of the powerful 14 July 2013 Vulcanian explosion at Tungurahua Volcano, Ecuador
Receiver function imaging of mantle transition zone discontinuities and the origin of volcanism beneath Libya
Thermal fluid circulation around the Karliova triple junction: Geochemical features and volcano-tectonic implications (Eastern Turkey)
A Directional Crack Damage Memory Effect in Sandstone Under True Triaxial Loading
Depths of magma chambers at three volcanic provinces in the KarlA +/- ova region of Eastern Turkey
KG(2)B, a collaborative benchmarking exercise for estimating the permeability of the Grimsel granodiorite - Part 1: measurements, pressure dependence and pore-fluid effects
KG(2)B, a collaborative benchmarking exercise for estimating the permeability of the Grimsel granodiorite-Part 2: modelling, microstructures and complementary data
Thermal Damage and Pore Pressure Effects of the Brittle-Ductile Transition in Comiso Limestone
Acoustic characterization of crack damage evolution in sandstone deformed under conventional and true triaxial loading
Crustal Thickness Beneath Libya and the Origin of Partial Melt Beneath AS Sawda Volcanic Province From Receiver Function Constraints
Large-volume lava flows fed by a deep magmatic reservoir at Agri Dagi (Ararat) volcano, Eastern Turkey
An assessment of the tsunami risk in Muscat and Salalah, Oman, based on estimations of probable maximum loss
Cooling-dominated cracking in thermally stressed volcanic rocks
Numerical modelling of triple-junction tectonics at Karhova, Eastern Turkey, with implications for regional magma transport
Forecasting magma-chamber rupture at Santorini volcano, Greece
Surface displacements resulting from magma-chamber roof subsidence, with application to the 2014-2015 Bardarbunga-Holuhraun volcanotectonic episode in Iceland

Proyecto (8)

Fluid flow in a variably fractured system: a revealing fracture network example from the Nevados de Chillán Volcanic Complex
Geological and Mechanical significance of fault intersections and their role in geofluid flow in the crust: key Andean volcanic complexes as case studies
Geological safety and optimisation in mining operations: towards a new understanding of fracture damage, heterogeneity and anisotropy in rock masses [GeoSafe]
Effect of stockwork veins on the use of tunnel boring machines (TBM) in mining
Mechanical architecture and evolution of caldera faults with insights from Andean caldera fields
Does sea level influence the eruption frequency of island volcanoes
Quantifying the Anisotropy of Permeability of Stressed Rock
The canary island's collapsing volcanoes
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John Browning

Associate Professor

Mineria y Estructuras y Geotecnica

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

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Jose Cembrano

Profesor Titular

Ingeniería Estructural y Geotécnica

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Santiago, Chile