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Felipe Andrés Aguilera Barraza

Profesor Titular

Universidad Andrés Bello

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Volcanology, Geochemistry, Remote Sensing

Educación

  •  Ciencias mención Geología, UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DEL NORTE. Chile, 2008
  •  Geological Sciences, UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DEL NORTE. Chile, 2004
  •  Geólogo, UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DEL NORTE. Chile, 2004

Experiencia Académica

  •   Profesor Instructor Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE ATACAMA

    Facultad de Ingeniería

    Copiapó, Chile

    2008 - 2013

  •   Associated Professor Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DEL NORTE

    Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Geológicas

    Antofagasta, Chile

    2016 - 2024

  •   Professor Part Time

    UNIVERSIDAD ANDRES BELLO

    Faculta de Ingeniería

    VIña del Mar, Chile

    2015 - 2015

  •   Profesor Titular Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD ANDRES BELLO

    Facultad de Ingeniería

    Santiago, Chile

    2025 - A la fecha

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Geologist Full Time

    Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería

    Santiago, Chile

    2014 - 2015

  •   Director Other

    Instituto Milenio de investigación en Riesgo Volcánico - Ckelar Volcanes

    Antofagasta, Chile

    2022 - A la fecha

Formación de Capital Humano


Al año 2025 he graduado a 4 estudiantes de doctorado y 4 de magíster


Premios y Distinciones

  •   Mejor tesis de doctorado 2008 Comisión Bicentenario

    Comisión Bicentenario

    Chile, 2010

    2° lugar para la mejor tesis de doctorado del año 2008

  •   Mente et Malleo

    Colegio de Geólogos de Chile

    Chile, 2023

    Premio a la contribución del conocimiento de la geología en Chile

  •   Tsuyoshi Nishimura

    SOCIEDAD GEOLOGICA DE CHILE

    Chile, 2023

    Contribución a la geociencias en Chile


 

Article (53)

Carbon, nitrogen, and noble gas isotopes reveal deep volatile signatures in thermal springs in the Central Volcanic Zone (CVZ) of the Andes

Barry P.H.; de Moor J.M.; Broadley, Mw; Seltzer A.M.; Bekaert D.V.; Patil, K.; Bartels, Cge; Young, Ed; Longworth, Be; Barosa, B.; et al.

Article ISI SCOPUS
Earth and Planetary Science Letters  (2025)

Lastarria volcano, a major emitter of boron and chalcophiles in northern Chile and the Central Volcanic Zone

Inostroza, Manuel; Moune, Severine; Aguilera, Felipe; Vlastelic, Ivan; Burckel, Pierre; Tapia, Joseline; Irarrázabal, Nahun; Fernandez, Barbara

Article ISI SCOPUS
Chemical Geology  (2024)

The PiGas: A low-cost approach to volcanic gas sampling

Pering, T. D.; Wilkes, T. C.

Article ISI SCOPUS
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research  (2024)

A new permanent, low-cost, low-power SO2 camera for continuous measurement of volcanic emissions

Wilkes, Thomas Charles; Pering, Tom David; Nadeau, Patricia; McGonigle, Andrew John Samuel; Aguilera, Mauricio; Zhu, Chengxi

Article ISI SCOPUS
Frontiers in Earth Science  (2023)

Crater morphology, nested ring structures, and temperature anomalies studied by unoccupied aircraft system data at Lascar volcano, northern Chile

Ai, Lun

Article ISI SCOPUS
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research  (2023)

Editorial: Volcanism in the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes

Aguilera, Felipe; Grosse, Pablo; Guzman, Silvina; Michelfelder, Gary; Taussi, Marco

Article ISI SCOPUS
Frontiers in Earth Science  (2023)

Evolution of the magmatic-hydrothermal system at Lastarria volcano (Northern Chile) between 2006 and 2019: Insights from fluid geochemistry

Bredemeyer, Stefan

Article ISI SCOPUS
Frontiers in Earth Science  (2023)

Physical and chemical characteristics of active sulfur flows observed at Lastarria volcano (northern Chile) in January 2019

Fernandez, Barbara; Rodriguez-Diaz, Augusto; Oelze, Marcus

Article ISI SCOPUS
Frontiers in Earth Science  (2023)

The April 2015 Calbuco eruption pyroclastic density currents: deposition, impacts on woody vegetation, and cooling on the northern flank of the cone

Jorge E. Romero; Frederick J. Swanson; Julia A. Jones; Daniele Morgavi; Guido Giordano; Matteo Trolese; Felipe Aguilera; Tatiana Izquierdo; Diego Perugini

Article SCIELO
 (2023)

Tracking tsunami propagation and Island's collapse after the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai 2022 volcanic eruption from multi-space observations

Shrivastava, Mahesh N.; Sunil, A. S.; Maurya, Ajeet K.; Aguilera, Felipe; Orrego, Simon; Sunil, P. S.; Cienfuegos, Rodrigo; Moreno, Marcos

Article ISI SCOPUS
Scientific Reports  (2023)

A GIS-based multi-hazard assessment at the San Pedro volcano, Central Andes, northern Chile

Alcozer-Vargas, Nicolas; Reyes-Hardy, Maria-Paz; Esquivel, Alfredo; Aguilera, Felipe

Article ISI SCOPUS
Frontiers in Earth Science  (2022)

Advances in scientific understanding of the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes: a review of contributing factors

Apaza, Fredy; Del Carpio, Jose; Jimenez, Nestor; Baez, Walter; Rivera, Marco; Iriarte, Rodrigo

Article ISI SCOPUS
Bulletin of Volcanology  (2022)

Effusion rate estimation based on solidified lava flows: Implications for volcanic hazard assessment in the Negros de Aras monogenetic volcanic field, northern Chile

Vilches, Matias; Ureta, Gabriel; Grosse, Pablo; Nemeth, Karoly; AGUILERA-BARRAZA, FELIPE ANDRES; Aguilera, Mauricio

Article ISI SCOPUS
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research  (2022)

Geomorphological, morphometric, and spatial distribution analysis of the scoria cones in the Negros de Aras monogenetic volcanic field, northern Chile

Aguilera, Mauricio; Ureta, Gabriel; Grosse, Pablo; Nemeth, Karoly; AGUILERA-BARRAZA, FELIPE ANDRES; Vilches, Matias

Article ISI SCOPUS
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research  (2022)

The Helium and Carbon Isotope Characteristics of the Andean Convergent Margin

Barry, P. H.; Hudak, M. R.; Bekaert, D. V.; Turner, S. J.; Seltzer, A. M.; Cascone M.; Schrenk, M. O.; Ramirez, C. J.; Rogers, T. J.; Lloyd, K. G.; et al.

Article ISI SCOPUS
Frontiers in Earth Science  (2022)

Volcanism in Latin America: Advances in the region from the First ALVO Congress

Agusto, Mariano; Forte, Pablo; Aguilera, Felipe; Ceballos, Maria Alejandra Arciniega

Article ISI SCOPUS
JOURNAL OF SOUTH AMERICAN EARTH SCIENCES  (2022)

A window on mantle-derived magmas within the Central Andes: eruption style transitions at Cerro Overo maar and La Albondiga lava dome, northern Chile

Ureta, Gabriel; Nemeth, Karoly; Aguilera, Felipe; Zimmer, Martin; Menzies, Andrew

Article ISI SCOPUS
Bulletin of Volcanology  (2021)

Evidence of boron-rich aqueous and crystalline phases associated with fumarolic emissions at Guallatiri volcano, northern Chile

Inostroza, Manuel; Rodriguez-Diaz, Augusto A.; AGUILERA-BARRAZA, FELIPE ANDRES; Perez-Zarate, Daniel; Menzies, Andrew

Article ISI SCOPUS
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research  (2021)

Evolution of a magmatic to a phreatomagmatic volcanic system: The birth of a monogenetic volcanic field, Tilocalar volcanoes, northern Chile

Menzies, Andrew

Article ISI SCOPUS
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research  (2021)

Geological evolution of the Guallatiri volcano, Arica y Parinacota Region, northern Chile

Sepulveda, Jose Pablo; AGUILERA-BARRAZA, FELIPE ANDRES; Inostroza, Manuel; Reyes, Maria Paz

Article ISI SCOPUS
JOURNAL OF SOUTH AMERICAN EARTH SCIENCES  (2021)

GIS-based volcanic hazards, vulnerability and risks assessment of the Guallatiri Volcano, Arica y Parinacota Region, Chile

Reyes-Hardy, María Paz; AGUILERA-BARRAZA, FELIPE ANDRES; Sepulveda Birke, Jose Pablo; Esquivel Caceres, Alfredo; Pizarro, M. I.

Article ISI SCOPUS
JOURNAL OF SOUTH AMERICAN EARTH SCIENCES  (2021)

Naturally elevated arsenic in the Altiplano-Puna, Chile and the link to recent (Mio-Pliocene to Quaternary) volcanic activity, high crustal thicknesses, and geological structures

Luque, J. A.

Article ISI SCOPUS
JOURNAL OF SOUTH AMERICAN EARTH SCIENCES  (2021)

The Evolution of Peteroa Volcano (Chile-Argentina) Crater Lakes Between 1984 and 2020 Based on Landsat and Planet Labs Imagery Analysis



Article ISI SCOPUS
Frontiers in Earth Science  (2021)

Y Characterization, origin, and evolution of one of the most eroded mafic monogenetic fields within the central Andes: The case of El Pais lava flow field, northern Chile

Torres, Ivana; Nemeth, Karoly; Ureta, Gabriel; Aguilera, Felipe

Article ISI SCOPUS
JOURNAL OF SOUTH AMERICAN EARTH SCIENCES  (2021)

Combining ash analyses with remote sensing to identify juvenile magma involvement and fragmentation mechanisms during the 2018/19 small eruption of Peteroa volcano (Southern Andes)



Article ISI SCOPUS
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research  (2020)

Deposition of metals and metalloids in the fumarolic fields of Guallatiri and Lastarria volcanoes, northern Chile

Layana S.; Ureta G.; Scheller, S; Böehm S.; Patzschke M.

Article ISI SCOPUS
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research  (2020)

Features That Favor the Prediction of the Emplacement Location of Maar Volcanoes: A Case Study in the Central Andes, Northern Chile



Article ISI SCOPUS
Geosciences (Switzerland)  (2020)

First Measurements of Gas Flux with a Low-Cost Smartphone Sensor-Based UV Camera on the Volcanoes of Northern Chile

Rojas, Felipe

Article ISI SCOPUS
Remote Sensing  (2020)

Geochemical survey of the Colpitas-Taapaca volcanic-hydrothermal system, northern Chile

Inostroza, Manuel; Tassi, Franco; Sepúlveda, José; Capecchiacci, Francesco; Rizzo A.; AGUILERA-BARRAZA, FELIPE ANDRES

Article ISI SCOPUS
Italian Journal of Geosciences  (2020)

Geochemistry of gas and water discharge from the magmatic-hydrothermal system of Guallatiri volcano, northern Chile

Inostroza, Manuel; Tassi, Franco; AGUILERA-BARRAZA, FELIPE ANDRES; Sepulveda, Jose Pablo; Capecchiacci, Francesco; Venturi, Stefania; Capasso, Giorgio

Article ISI SCOPUS
Bulletin of Volcanology  (2020)

Petrological and noble gas features of Lascar and Lastarria volcanoes (Chile): Inferences on plumbing systems and mantle characteristics



Article ISI SCOPUS
Lithos  (2020)

Sr–Pb isotopes signature of Lascar volcano (Chile): Insight into contamination of arc magmas ascending through a thick continental crust

Natacha Sainlot; Ivan Vlastelic; Francois Nauret; Severine Moune; Felipe Aguilera

Article ISI SCOPUS
JOURNAL OF SOUTH AMERICAN EARTH SCIENCES  (2020)

Transition from small-volume ephemeral lava emission to explosive hydrovolcanism: The case of Cerro Tujle maar, northern Chile

Menzies, Andrew

Article ISI SCOPUS
JOURNAL OF SOUTH AMERICAN EARTH SCIENCES  (2020)

Uptake of gaseous thallium, tellurium, vanadium and molybdenum into anhydrous alum, Lascar volcano fumaroles, Chile

Sainlot N.; Vlastélic I.; Moune S.; Rose-Koga E.F.; Valade S.

Article ISI SCOPUS
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta  (2020)

Volcanic Anomalies Monitoring System (VOLCANOMS), a Low-Cost Volcanic Monitoring System Based on Landsat Images

Salazar, Pablo

Article ISI SCOPUS
Remote Sensing  (2020)

Degassing at Sabancaya volcano measured by UV cameras and the NOVAC network

Rojas, Felipe

Article OJS
Volcanica  (2019)

New insights into the magmatic-hydrothermal system and volatile budget of Lastarria volcano, Chile: Integrated results from the 2014 IAVCEI CCVG 12th Volcanic Gas Workshop

Tassi F.; de Moor J.M.; Bobrowski N.; Rizzo A.L.; Viveiros F.; Cardellini C.; Fischer T.; Jean-Baptiste, P; Kazayaha, R; Malowany, K; et al.

Article ISI SCOPUS
Geosphere  (2018)

Chemical and isotopic features of cold and thermal fluids discharged in the Southern Volcanic Zone between 32.5 degrees S and 36 degrees S: Insights into the physical and chemical processes controlling fluid geochemistry in geothermal systems of Central Chile

Benavente O.; Tassi F.; Reich, M.; Aguilera F.; Capecchiacci F.; Gutierrez F.; Vaselli O.; Rizzo A.

Article ISI SCOPUS
Chemical Geology  (2016)

Eruptive activity of Planchon-Peteroa volcano for period 2010-2011, Southern Andean Volcanic Zone, Chile

Felipe Aguilera; Óscar Benavente; Francisco Gutiérrez; Jorge Romero; Ornella Saltori; Rodrigo González; Mariano Agusto; Alberto Caselli; Marcela Pizarro

Article ISI SCIELO SCOPUS
Andean Geology  (2016)

Geochemistry of fluid discharges from Peteroa volcano (Argentina-Chile) in 2010-2015: Insights into compositional changes related to the fluid source region(s)

Tassi F.; Aguilera F.; Benavente O.; Paonita A.; Chiodini G.; Caliro S.; Agusto M.; Gutierrez F.; Capaccioni, B.; Vaselli O.; et al.

Article ISI SCOPUS
Chemical Geology  (2016)

Hydrothermal alteration, fumarolic deposits and fluids from Lastarria Volcanic Complex: A multidisciplinary study

Felipe Aguilera; Susana Layana; Augusto Rodríguez-Díaz; Cristobal Gonzalez; Julio Cortés; Manuel Inostroza

Article ISI SCIELO SCOPUS
Andean Geology  (2016)

Evolution of Irruputuncu volcano, Central Andes, northern Chile

Rodriguez I.; Roche O.; Moune S.; Aguilera F.; Campos E.; Pizarro M.

Article ISI SCOPUS
Journal of South American Earth Sciences  (2015)

Heat and mass flux measurements using Landsat images from the 2000-2004 period, Lascar volcano, northern Chile

Gonzalez, C.; Inostroza M.; Aguilera F.; Gonzalez R.; Viramonte, J.; Menzies A.

Article ISI SCOPUS
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research  (2015)

Gas and aerosol emissions from Lascar volcano (Northern Chile): Insights into the origin of gases and their links with the volcanic activity

Menard G.; Moune S.; Vlastelic, I; Aguilera F.; Valade S.; Bontemps M.; Gonzalez R.

Article ISI SCOPUS
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research  (2014)

Low-pressure evolution of arc magmas in thickened crust: The San Pedro-Linzor volcanic chain, Central Andes, Northern Chile

Godoy B.; Wörner, G; Kojima S.; Aguilera F.; Simon K.; Hartmann, G

Article ISI SCOPUS
JOURNAL OF SOUTH AMERICAN EARTH SCIENCES  (2014)

Origin of fumarolic fluids from Tupungatito Volcano (Central Chile): interplay between magmatic, hydrothermal, and shallow meteoric sources

Benavente O.; Tassi F.; Gutierrez F.; Vaselli O.; Aguilera F.; Reich, M.

Article ISI SCOPUS
Bulletin of Volcanology  (2013)

Volcanic hotspots of the central and southern Andes as seen from space by ASTER and MODVOLC between the years 2000 and 2010

Jay, JA; Welch M.; Pritchard M.E.; Mares, PJ; Mnich, ME; Aguilera F.; Naranjo J.A.; Sunagua, M.; Clavero J.

Article ISI SCOPUS
Geological Society Special Publication  (2013)

Contribution of ground surface altitude difference to thermal anomaly detection using satellite images: Application to volcanic/geothermal complexes in the Andes of Central Chile

Gutierrez F.J.; Lemus M.; Benavente O.M.; Aguilera F.A.

Article ISI SCOPUS
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research  (2012)

Geochemical model of a magmatic-hydrothermal system at the Lastarria volcano, northern Chile

Aguilera F.; Tassi F.; Darrah, T; Moune S.; Vaselli O.

Article ISI SCOPUS
Bulletin of Volcanology  (2012)

Gas discharges from four remote volcanoes in northern Chile (Putana, Olca, Irruputuncu and Alitar): a geochemical survey

Tassi F.; Aguilera F.; Vaselli O.; Darrah, T; Medina E.

Article ISI SCOPUS
Annals of Geophysics  (2011)

Geochemical and isotopic evidences of magmatic inputs in the hydrothermal reservoir feeding the fumarolic discharges of Tacora volcano (northern Chile)

Capaccioni, B.; Aguilera F.; Tassi F.; Darrah, T; Poreda, RJ; Vaselli O.

Article ISI SCOPUS
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research  (2011)

Fluid geochemistry of hydrothermal systems in the Arica-Parinacota, Tarapaca and Antofagasta regions (northern Chile)

Tassi F.; Aguilera F.; Darrah, T; Vaselli O.; Capaccioni, B.; Poreda, RJ; Huertas, AD

Article ISI SCOPUS
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research  (2010)

The magmatic- and hydrothermal-dominated fumarolic system at the Active Crater of Lascar volcano, northern Chile

Tassi F.; Aguilera F.; Vaselli O.; Medina E.; Tedesco, D; Delgado-Huertas, A; Poreda, R; Kojima S.

Article ISI SCOPUS
BULLETIN OF VOLCANOLOGY  (2009)

BookSection (2)

An Overview of the mafic and felsic monogenetic volcanism in the Central Andes, northern Chile (18-28º Lat. S)

Ureta G.; Nemeth K.; Aguilera F.; Vilches M.; Aguilera M.; Torres I.; Sepulveda J.; Scheinost, A; Gonzalez R.

BookSection
 (2020)

Sobre el origen, naturaleza y evolución de los fluidos en volcanes, campos geotérmicos y fuentes termales de la Zona Volcánica Central (ZVC) en el norte de Chile



BookSection
 (2010)

Proyecto (3)

Instituto Milenio de Investigación en Riesgo Volcánico - Ckelar Volcanes

Aguilera, Felipe

Proyecto
 (2022)

The role of the eruptive and hydrothermal activity, crustal and slab contributions into the total volatile fluxes emitted from northern Chile volcanoes

Aguilera, Felipe

Proyecto
 (2021)

Gas geochemistry from northern Chile active volcanoes

Aguilera, Felipe

Proyecto
 (2020)

1
Rodrigo Cienfuegos

Director

Departamento de Ingeniería Hidráulica y Ambiental

CIGIDEN

Macul, Chile

2
Martin Reich

Profesor Titular

Geología

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Jorge Clavero

Investigador asociado Centro Observación de la Tierra Hémera

Dirección de Innovación y Transferencia Tecnológica

Universidad Mayor

Santiago, Chile

3
Francisco Gutiérrez

Geólogo

Geo Expedition Spa

Santiago, Chile

6
Rodrigo Gonzalez

Professor Asociado

Departamento de Ciencias Geologicas

UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE

Antofagasta, Chile

2
Jenny Blamey

Director Científico

Research and Development

FUNDACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y CULTURAL BIOCIENCIA

Santiago, Chile

1
Danny Guzmán

Profesor Titular

Ingeniería en Metalurgia

UNIVERSIDAD DE ATACAMA

Copiapó, Chile

1
eduardo campos

Profesor Asociado

Ciencias Geológicas

UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE

Antofagasta, Chile

1
SONNIA PARRA

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE VALPARAÍSO

Valparaíso, Chile

1
Pablo Salazar

ACADEMICO

CIENCIAS GEOLOGICAS

UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE

Antofagasta, Chile

2
Joseline Tapia

Profesora Asociada

Departamento de Ciencias Geológicas

Universidad Católica del Norte

Antofagasta, Chile

1
Fernanda Álvarez

Profesora Asociada

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

Concepción, Chile

1
Gerdhard Jessen

Professor

Institute of Marine and Limnological Sciences

University Austral of Chile

Valdivia, Chile

63
Felipe Aguilera

Profesor Titular

Universidad Andrés Bello

Santiago, Chile

1
José Luque

Académico - Investigador Hidrogeólogo

Departamento de Ciencias Geológicas

UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE

Antofagasta, Chile

1
Diego Urrutia

Académico

Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Geológicas

Universidad Católica del Norte

Antofagasta, Chile

2
Eduardo MEDINA

Prof. Asociado

Ingeniería en Minas

Universidad de Antofagasta

Antofagasta, Chile

1
Maximiliano Amenabar

Director Nacional Escuela de Biotecnología, Director de Carrera de Biotecnología

Facultad de Ciencias

Universidad Santo Tomás

Santiago, Chile

9
Cristóbal González

Postdoctoral researcher

Millennium Institute on Volcanic Risk Research - Ckelar Volcanoes

Antofagasta, Chile

1
Miguel Parada

Profesor titular

Departamento de Geología

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

3
Gabriel Ureta

Investigador

Universidad Católica del Norte

Antofagasta, Chile

3
Jorge Romero

Investigador Asociado

Instituto de Ciencias de la Ingeniería

Universidad de O'Higgins

Rancagua, Chile

24
Manuel Inostroza

Profesor Investigador

Universidad Andrés Bello

Santiago, Chile

12
Susana Layana

Profesora Asistente

Ingeniería

Universidad Andrés Bello

Santiago, Chile

5
Mauricio Aguilera

PhD(c)

Departamento de Ciencias Geológicas

Universidad Católica del Norte

Antofagasta, Chile