
Marcos Simón Moreno Switt
Associate Professor
Universidad de Concepción
Concepción, Chile
Interdisciplinary integration of geodetic, geophysical and geological data with numerical modeling to advance the knowledge of the physical mechanisms related to earthquake deformation and their role in seismic hazard.
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Geodesy, TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT BERLIN. Alemania, 2010
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Geologist, UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION. Chile, 2004
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Bachelor in Geology, UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION. Chile, 2002
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Postdoc Full Time
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
Potsdam, Alemania
2010 - 2018
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Associate Professor Full Time
UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION
Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas
Concepción, Chile
2018 - A la fecha
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Postdoc Full Time
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
Potsdam, Alemania
2010 - 2018
Supervising experience of Master, PhDs and Postdoctoral fellows
PhD student supervisions
Jonathan Bedford, PhD Thesis, December 2015, Free University, Berlin. “Kinematic and dynamic characterization of the subduction seismic cycle in Northern and South-Central Chile: Modelling the Iquique 2014 Mw 8.1 and Maule 2010 Mw 8.8 GPS data and interpreting models alongside existing seismic catalogues”.
Shaoyang Li, PhD Thesis, March 2016, Free University, Berlin. “Geomechanical modeling of earthquake cycles in Chilean subduction zone”.
Master student supervisions
Isabel Urrutia, Master Thesis, January 2015, University of Concepcion and GFZ Potsdam. “Seismic cycle in the Arauco Peninsula, Chile ”.
Julia Erst, Master Thesis, March 2013, Technical University of Berlin. “Investigating robustness of slip inversions of GPS data”.
Daniela Owka, Master Thesis, April 2016, Free University, Berlin. “Analysing the rheological parameters controlling the continental deformation pattern along the Andean subduction zone – A study using 2D FEM”.
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Best young scientist award 2014 in the GFZ Potsdam
GFZ Potsdam
Alemania, 2014
Best young scientist award 2014 in the GFZ Potsdam
Splay fault slip during the M-w 8.8 2010 Maule Chile earthquake Reply |
Toward understanding transient-to-precursory earthquake deformation in Chile |
INVESTIGATING THE FEEDBACK BETWEEN MEGATHRUST EARTHQUAKES AND CONTINENTAL PLATE FAULTING=> CONSEQUENCES FOR SEISMIC HAZARD IN METROPOLITAN CHILE. INTERACT |
TRANSTEQ- Modeling and Understanding Transient Earthquake Deformation. From the group project=> the Pisagua Earthquake Sequence - a ChAnce for Detailed Observations of Seismogenesis - PESCADOS |
Seismic and aseismic deformation processes associated with the 2010 Maule earthquake. Project from=> MARISCOS MAule eaRthquake=> Integration of Seismic Cycle Observations and Structural investigations |

Marcos Moreno
Associate Professor
Departamento de Geofísica
Universidad de Concepción
Concepción, Chile

Andres Tassara
Profesor Asociado
Department of Earth Sciences
UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCIÓN
Concepcion, Chile

Marco Cisternas
Profesor Titular
Facultad de Ciencias del Mar y Geografía
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE VALPARAISO
Valparaiso, Chile

Gabriel Gonzalez
Profesor Titular
Departamento de Ciencias Geológicas
UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE
Antofagasta, Chile

Mahesh Shrivastava
Assistant Professor
Department of Geosciences
Universidad Católica del Norte
Antofagasta, Chile

Sergio Barrientos
Director
Centro Sismológico Nacional
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE, FAC CS FIS Y MAT, DPTO GEOFISICA
Santiago, Chile

Gonzalo Yañez
profesor asociado
estructuras y geotecnia
pontificia universidad catolica
Santiago, Chile

Sebastián Riquelme
Chief Operations Officer
Centro Sismológico Nacional
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile

JUAN DE LA LLERA
Profesor Titular
Facultad de Ingeniería
PONTIFICIA UNVIERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile

Raul Madariaga
Profesor experto
Facultad de ciencias fisicas y Matematicas
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile