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Andres Tassara

Profesor Asociado

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCIÓN

Concepcion, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


GEODESY; GEODYNAMIC; GEODETIC REFERENCE SYSTEM AND FRAME; Geodinámica Andina; Reología de la litósfera; Sismotectónica; Analisis Numerico de Ecuaciones Diferenciales Parciales; Sismologia; Geofisica

Educación

  •  Geophysics, FREIE UNIVERSITAT BERLIN. Alemania, 2005
  •  Geology, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 1997
  •  Geologist, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 1997
  •  Geology, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 1993

Experiencia Académica

  •   Profesor Titular Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

    Ciencias Químicas

    Concepción, Chile

    2008 - At present

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Geologist Full Time

    Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería

    Santiago, Chile

    1995 - 1997

  •   Research Asistant Part Time

    Universidad de Chile

    Santiago, Chile

    1997 - 2000

Formación de Capital Humano


Currently supervising 4 PhD thesis at Doctorate Program of Geological Sciences (Universidad de Concepción):
- Deformation and seismicity at Laguna del Maule Volcanic Complex. PhD. Candidate Carlos Cardona.
- Changes of stress field during the 2011 eruption of Puyehue-Cordon Caulle Volcanic Complex. PhD. Candidate Daniel Basualto.
- Relationship between Liquiñe-Ofqui Fault Zone and subduction by numerical modeling. PhD. Candidate Marcelo Contreras.
- The effect of deglaciation on deformation of the Southern Andes and influence on volcanism. PhD. Candidate Rodrigo Mora.


Premios y Distinciones

  •   Juveni Excellenti

    SOCIEDAD GEOLOGICA DE CHILE

    Chile, 2006

    Reconoce la labor destacada de geocientistas jóvenes en el campo profesional y/o científico. Este premio se otorga cada tres años con ocasión del Congreso Geológico Chileno


 

Article (74)

Evolution of the Tumaco, Atrato, and San Juan basins on a continuous platform along the colombian pacific margin
Anatomy of a high-silica eruption as observed by a local seismic network: the June 2011 Puyehue-Cordon Caulle event (southern Andes, Chile)
Deciphering Permanent Uplift Along the Pacific Coast of South America Through Signal Analysis of Various Tectonic Processes
Diverse slip behaviour of velocity-weakening fault barriers
Feedback between megathrust earthquake cycle and plate convergence
Geo-Circuit for Interpretation of the Geological Evolution in the Nevados de Chillan Volcanic Complex, Chile
Mosaicking Andean morphostructure and seismic cycle crustal deformation patterns using GNSS velocities and machine learning
Neotectonic faults in the Southern Chile intra-arc (38°S-40.5°S): Insights about their seismic potential and the link with the megathrust earthquake cycle
Recurrence time and size of Chilean earthquakes influenced by geological structure
Crustal anatomy and evolution of a subduction-related orogenic system: Insights from the Southern Central Andes (22-35° S)
Growth of Neogene Andes linked to changes in plate convergence using high-resolution kinematic models
Interplate Coupling and Seismic Potential in the Atacama Seismic Gap (Chile): Dismissing a Rigid Andean Sliver
Linking Upper-Plate Fault Reactivation With the Megathrust Earthquake Cycle: The Case of the Northern Chile Outer Forearc (19°S-23°S)
The 2011 Cordon Caulle eruption triggered by slip on the Liquiñe-Ofqui fault system
Carbon dioxide diffuse emission at the Tolhuaca hydrothermal system (Chile) controlled by tectonics and topography
Dynamic and kinematic characterization of the basement structures of the Mocho-Choshuenco Volcanic Complex, Southern Andes, Chile
Fast Holocene slip and localized strain along the Liquiñe-Ofqui strike-slip fault system, Chile
Frictional Segmentation of the Chilean Megathrust From a Multivariate Analysis of Geophysical, Geological, and Geodetic Data
Pressure‐driven Poiseuille flow inherited from Mesozoic mantle circulation led to the Eocene separation of Australia and Antarctica
Active normal faulting, diking, and doming above the rapidly inflating Laguna del Maule volcanic field, Chile imaged with CHIRP, magnetic, and focal mechanism data
Impact of power-law rheology on the viscoelastic relaxation pattern and afterslip distribution following the 2010 Mw 8.8 Maule earthquake
Transient tectonic regimes imposed by megathrust earthquakes and the growth of NW-trending volcanic systems in the Southern Andes
Hidden Holocene Slip Along the Coastal El Yolki Fault in Central Chile and Its Possible Link With Megathrust Earthquakes
Role of Lower Crust in the Postseismic Deformation of the 2010 Maule Earthquake: Insights from a Model with Power-Law Rheology
Upper crustal decompression due to deglaciation-induced flexural unbending and its role on post-glacial volcanism at the Southern Andes
Viscoelastic relaxation: A mechanism to explain the decennial large surface displacements at the Laguna del Maule silicic volcanic complex
Chilean megathrust earthquake recurrence linked to frictional contrast at depth
Comparison of gravimetric and mantle flow solutions for sub-lithopsheric stress modeling and their combination
Crustal model of the Southern Central Andes derived from ambient seismic noise Rayleigh-wave tomography
Crustal seismicity associated to rpid surface uplift at Laguna del Maule Volcanic Complex, Southern Volcanic Zone of the Andes
Material transfer and subduction channel segmentation at erosive continental margins: Insights from scaled analogue experiments
Recent climate variations in Chile: constraints from borehole temperature profiles
Unraveling short-lived rejuvenated volcanism and a rapid transition from shield stage at O'Higgins Guyot, Juan Fernández Ridge, Pacific SE
Depth-dependent geometry of margin-parallel strike-slip faults within oblique subduction zones
Possible structural control on the 2011 eruption of Puyehue-Cordón Caulle Volcanic Complex (southern Chile) determined by InSAR, GPS and seismicity
The origin of Patagonia revealed by Re-Os systematics of mantle xenoliths
Basement composition and basin geometry controls on upper-crustal deformation in the Southern Central Andes (30-36 degrees S)
Contrasting amount of fluids along the megathrust ruptured by the 2010 Maule earthquake as revealed by a combined analysis of aftershocks and afterslip
Interseismic deformation at subduction zones investigated by 2D numerical modeling=> case study before the 2010 Maule earthquake
Site Effects and Building Damage Characterization in Concepcion after the M-w 8.8 Maule Earthquake
Tectonic evolution of the North Patagonian Andes (41°–44° S) through recognition of syntectonic strata
Evolution of shallow and deep structures along the Maipo-Tunuyán transect (33°40'S): From the Pacific coast to the Andean foreland
Influence of pre-Andean history over Cenozoic foreland deformation: Structural styles in the Malarg e fold-and-thrust belt at 35 degrees S, Andes of Argentina
Rapid South Atlantic spreading changes and coeval vertical motion in surrounding continents: Evidence for temporal changes of pressure-driven upper mantle flow
A high-resolution, time-variable afterslip model for the 2010 Maule Mw=8.8, Chile megathrust earthquake
Co-eruptive deformation and dome growth during the 2008-2009 Chaiten eruption, Southern Andes
Models of crustal thickness for South America from seismic refraction, receiver functions and surface wave tomography.
Anatomy of the Andean subduction zone: three-dimensional density model upgraded and compared against global-scale models
Coseismic slip of the 2010 Mw 8.8 Great Maule, Chile, earthquake quantified by the inversion of GRACE observations
Coseismic tectonic surface deformation during the 2010 Maule, Chile, Mw8.8 Earthquake
Coseismie Tectonic Surface Deformation during the 2010 Maule, Chile, M-w 8.8 Earthquake
Darwin seismic gap closed by the 2010 Maule earthquake
Megathrust asperities and clusters of slab dehydration identified by spatiotemporal characterization of seismicity below the Andean margin
Observing sea level and current anomalies driven by a megathrust slope-shelf tsunami: The event on February 27, 2010 in central Chile.
Site Effects and Damage Patterns
The 2010 Mw 8.8 Maule, Chile earthquake: Nucleation and rupture propagation controlled by a subducted topographic high
Thrust belts of the southern Central Andes: Along-strike variations in shortening, topography, crustal geometry, and denudation
Toward understanding tectonic control on the M-w 8.8 2010 Maule Chile earthquake
Coastal uplift and tsunami effects associated to the 2010 M(w)8.8 Maule earthquake in Central Chile
Coastal uplift and tsunami effects associated to the 2010 Mw8.8 Maule earthquake in Central Chile
Control of forearc density structure on megathrust shear strength along the Chilean subduction zone
Crustal-scale structural architecture in central Chile based on seismicity and surface geology: Implications for Andean mountain building
Land-Level Changes Produced by the M-w 8.8 2010 Chilean Earthquake
Composition and structural control of crustal domains in the central Andes
Effective elastic thickness variations along the Andean margin and their relationship to subduction geometry
6Hydrothermal alteration and magnetic properties of rocks in the Carolina de Michilla stratabound copper district, northern Chile
6Hydrothermal alteration and magnetic properties of rocks in the Carolina de Michilla stratabound copper district, northern Chile
Elastic thickness structure of South America estimated using wavelets and satellite-derived gravity data
Factors controlling the crustal density structure underneath active continental margins with implications for their evolution
GIS analyses and favorability mapping of optimized satellite data in northern Chile to improve exploration for copper mineral deposits
Three‐dimensional density model of the Nazca plate and the Andean continental margin
Interaction between the Nazca and South American plates and formation of the Altiplano–Puna plateau: Review of a flexural analysis along the Andean margin (15°–34°S)
Relación entre el espesor elástico de la litosfera y la segmentación tectónica del margen andino (15-47°S)
Discussion on "Paleomagnetism Applied to Magnetic anomaly interpretation: a new twist to the search for mineralization in northern Chile" by Taylor et al

BookSection (1)

The segmented overriding plate and coupling at the south-central Chile margin (36-42°S

EditorialMaterial (1)

Discussion on Paleomagnetism applied to magnetic anomaly interpretation: a new twist to the search for mineralisation in northern Chile" by Taylor (Mineralium Deposita 35 : 377-384, 2000)"

Proyecto (15)

Crustal rheology, seismicity and deformation of the Andean margin
Millenium Nucleus The Seismic Cycle at Subduction Zones (CYCLO)
The Australia-Antarctica divorce=> a natural laboratory for quantifying key controls on plate motions
ACTIVE TECTONICS AND VOLCANISM ALONG THE SOUTHERN ANDES (ACT&VO-SA)
Ground deformation monitoring and modeling of South-American volcanoes using satellite and ground based geodetic surveys
Numerical implementation of coupled fluid-solid mechanical methods for modelling of seismo-volcanic systems along the Chilean margin
POSTSEISMIC DEFORMATION ALONG THE LIQUIÑE-OFQUI FAULT ZONE AFTER THE 2010 MAULE EARTHQUAKE
Volcanism on the Nazca Plate=> plumes and plate tectonic processes
Centro de Excelencia en Geotermia de los Andes (CEGA)
Desarrollo de plataforma de amenaza sísmica para el norte de Chile y propuesta de actualización de normas de diseño sismo-resistente=> análisis de los efectos del terremoto del Maule 2010 y caracterización de terremotos tipo en el segmento Taltal-Arica
Numerical modeling of the seismic cycle in relation with permanent deformation at the southern Andes
Technological application for geophysical prospection of geothermal fields
CONvergence PARtitioning at the Southern Andes (CONPARSA)=> Numerical Modeling of Crustal Deformation
Geodynamic processes in the Andes=> 32°-34°S
Anatomy of the CHIlean Subduction Zone and Influence on Seismogenesis (ACHISZS)

Review (3)

Models of crustal thickness for South America from seismic refraction, receiver functions and surface wave tomography
Observing sea level and current anomalies driven by a megathrust slope-shelf tsunami: The event on February 27, 2010 in central Chile
Three-dimensional density model of the Nazca plate and the Andean continental margin
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Andres Tassara

Profesor Asociado

Department of Earth Sciences

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCIÓN

Concepcion, Chile

5
JUAN BAEZ

Jefe de Geodesia

Geofisica

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

5
Marcos Moreno

Associate Professor

Departamento de Geofísica

Universidad de Concepción

Concepción, Chile

4
Daniel Melnick

Profesor TItular

Universidad Austral de Chile

Valdivia, Chile

4
Marcelo Farías

Assistant Professor

Geologia

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

SANTIAGO, Chile

4
Klaus Bataille

Profesor

Ciencias de la Tierra

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

Concepcion, Chile

3
Luis Lara

Profesor titular

Universidad Austral de Chile

Santiago, Chile

2
Brian Townley

Associate Professor

Geology

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

2
Verónica Oliveros

PROFESOR ASOCIADO

CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCIÓN

Concepción, Chile

2
Christian Ledezma

Profesor Asociado

Departamento de Ingeniería Estructural y Geotécnica

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

2
Gabriel Easton

Full Professor

Geology

University of Chile/ Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences

Santiago, Chile

2
Carlos Cardona

Sismólogo

Red Nacional de Vigilancia Volcánica

Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería

Temuco, Colombia

2
Gonzalo Montalva

Associate Professor

Departamento de Ingeniería Civil

FACULTAD DE INGENIERIA, DEPTO. ING. CIVIL

Concepcion, Chile

1
Luisa Pinto

Associate Professor

Geology

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Eduardo Contreras

Professor

DEPARTAMENTO DE GEOFÍSICA

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Manuel Schilling

Profesor Auxiliar

Instituto de Ciencias de la Tierra

Universidad Austral de Chile

Valdivia, Chile

1
Gonzalo Yañez

profesor asociado

estructuras y geotecnia

pontificia universidad catolica

Santiago, Chile

1
Javier Reyes

Académico Regular

Geología

Universidad Mayor

Santiago, Chile

1
Gabriel Orozco

Tesista

Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias Geológicas

Universidad de Concepción

Concepción, Chile

1
José Garcés

Docente

UACh

VALDIVIA, Chile

1
joaquin cortes

Profesor Asociado

Ciencias de la Tierra

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

Concepción, Chile

1
Francisco Suarez

Profesor Asociado

Ingeniería Hidráulica y Ambiental

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Renato Quiñones

Profesor titular

Departamento de Oceanografía

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

Concepcion, Chile

1
Luis Bravo

Académico - Investigador

Biología Marina

Universidad Católica del Norte

Coquimbo, Chile

1
Marcus Sobarzo

Profesor Titular. Director de Departamento

Oceanografía

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCIÓN

Concepción, Chile

1
Ruben Boroschek

DEPTO. DE ING. CIVIL, FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS FÍSICAS Y MATEMÁTICAS, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Juan Díaz

Profesor Adjunto

Escuela de Ciencias del Mar

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE VALPARAÍSO

Valparaiso, Chile

1
rodrigo Abarca

Profesor Asociado

Universidad de Concepcion

Chile

1
Marco Cisternas

Profesor Titular

Facultad de Ciencias del Mar y Geografía

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE VALPARAISO

Valparaiso, Chile

1
César Arriagada

Associate Professor

Geology

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

SANTIAGO, Chile

1
Reinaldo Charrier

Académico

Universidad Andrés Bello

Chile, Chile

1
Diana Comte

Full Professor

Department of Geophysics - Advanced Mining Technology Center

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Cristian Farías

Director de Departamento

Departamento de Obras Civiles y Geología

UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE TEMUCO

Temuco, Chile

1
Marcela Calabi

Academico

UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA

Temuco, Chile

1
Pamela Jara

Académico

Ingeniería en Minas

Universidad de Santiago de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Rodolfo Araya

Full Professor

Mathematical Engineering

DEPARTAMENTO DE INGENIERIA MATEMATICA, UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

Concepcion, Chile

1
Jorge Crempien

Assistant Professor

Structural and Geotechnical Engineering

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile