Cindy Mora Stock
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| 2010 -2015 | Dr. rer. Nat. (Doctor of Natural Sciences) Thesis title: Seismic Structure and Seismicity of Villarrica volcano (Southern Central Chile) Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Christian – Albrechts -Universitaet zu Kiel (Germany) Advisor: Prof. Wolfgang Rabbel Final Grade: 2/6 (Cum Laude) |
| 2006 – 2009 | Master of Science in Geophysics Thesis title: Analysis of Aysen Fjord’ Seismic Swarm during January 2007 Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Universidad de Chile (Chile) Advisor: Prof. Diana Comte Final grade: 6.7/7.0 (Summa Cum Laude)
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| 2002 – 2006 | Bachelor of Science in Geophysics
Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Universidad de Chile (Chile) Final grade: 5.5/7.0 (Magna Cum Laude)
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| Research Experience | |
| Jul 2019 –
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Postdoctoral Researcher (Associate)
Department of Earth Sciences / Department of Statistical and Actuarial Sciences (joint appointed) – University of Western Ontario |
| May 2017 –
May 2019 |
Postdoctoral Researcher
Millennium Nucleus Seismic Cycle Along Subduction Zones (CYCLO) Director: Dr. Daniel Melnick (UACh, Chile) |
| Nov. 2015 –
Oct. 2018 |
Principal Investigator – FONDECYT Postdoctoral Researcher
Department of Earth Sciences – University of Concepcion (Chile) At Project FONDECYT N°3160604, The role of crustal tectonics in volcano dynamics along the Southern Andes (38°S-40°S): seismological study with emphasis on Villarrica Volcano (ROCTEVODY-Villarrica)
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| Jun. 2010 – Apr. 2011 |
Doctoral Researcher GEOMAR & Christian-Albrechts-Universität at Collaborative Research Center 574 (SFB574), Volatiles and Fluids in Subduction Zones, Project Multiparameter Volcano Surveillance in South-Central Chile: The Near-Realtime Approach. PI: Prof. Wolfgang Rabbel (CAU, Germany)
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| Sep. – Dec. 2009 | Project Assistant
Department of Geophysics, Solid Earth – Universidad de Chile
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| Jan. -Mar. 2008 | Internship (University. of Florida, USA)
Department of Geological Sciences – University of Florida – FL, USA Working with Prof. Raymond Russo in the relocalization of events at the Aysen Swarm. Data obtained under his collaborative project Geodynamics and Structure of the Chile Ridge Subduction.
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| Jan. 2007 | Project Assistant (short internship at Lille, Fance)
Department of Geophysics, Atmospheric Sciences – Universidad de Chile Study of SO2 emision and dispersion from natural and antropogenic sources in northern Chile PI: Prof. Laura Gallardo, Prof. José Rutllandt (Universidad de Chile, Chile), and Dr. Isabelle Chiapello, Dr. Jean François Leon (University of Lille 1, France)
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| Apr. 2006 –
Jan. 2007 |
Project Assistant
Department of Geophysics, Atmospheric Sciences – Universidad de Chile at several projects at the Atmospheric Sciences area of the Department of Geophysics |
| Teaching Experience | |
| Jan. 2020 –
Apr. 2020 |
Adjunct Lecturer at Graduate Seminar Department of Earth Sciences, University of Western Ontario. |
| Jan. 2020 –
Apr. 2020 |
Adjunct Lecturer at Physical Volcanology Department of Earth Sciences, University of Western Ontario |
| Mar. 2018 –
Aug. 2019 |
Adjunct Lecturer at Professional Habilitation Project Department of Geophysics, Universidad de Concepción. |
| Apr. 2017 –
Dec. 2018 |
Adjunct Lecturer at Topics in Geophysics (I, II, III). Department of Geophysics, Universidad de Concepción. |
| Jul. 2007 –
May 2010 |
Assistant Lecturer at General Formation Courses “Earthquakes: Causes and Consequences” and “Earthquakes: Uses and Abuses” Supporting Prof. Diana Comte at Department of Geophysics, Universidad de Chile.
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| Jul. 2006 –
May 2010 |
Teaching Assistant. Introduction to Seismology.
Prof. Mario Pardo at Department of Geophysics, Universidad de Chile.
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| Mar. 2004 –
Dec. 2006 |
Graduate Assistant at several undergraduate courses at the Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Universidad de Chile.
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| Student Supervision (Undergraduate) | |
| 2018/05 – 2019/07
Principal Supervisor |
Verónica Valdés (Completed), Universidad Andrés Bello Thesis /Project Title: Spatio-temporal analysis of volcanic activity from seismicity during the 2010-2017 period. Rukapillan (Villarrica) volcano. Araucania Region, Chile. |
| 2018/03 – to date
Principal Supervisor |
Vanessa Carrillo, Universidad de Concepción Thesis /Project Title: Analysis and characterization of b-value for the Mw 8.8 Maule earthquake 2010. |
| 2018/03 – to date
Principal Supervisor |
Pablo Carrillo, Universidad de Concepción Thesis/Project Title: Modelling of Long Period events at Villarrica volcano
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| Scientific Publications (Peer Reviewed) |
| Astudillo, L. A., Cortés-Aranda, J., Mora-Stock, C., Mella, A., Stuardo, A., Tassara, A., Melnick, D. Holocene deformation along the Liquiñe Ofqui fault zone, Southern Chile: A geomorphological and tephrochronological analysis. (In prep.) |
| Mora-Stock, C., Guardo, R., Carrillo, V., Carreño, G., De Siena, L. Attenuation tomography of Villarrica Volcano. (In prep.)
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| Mora-Stock, C., Thorwart, M., Rabbel, W. Inner Structure of Villarrica Volcano derived from Local Tomography using volcano Tectonic events. (Submitted, in revision)
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| Mora-Stock, C., Thorwart, M., Wunderlich, T., Bredemeyer, S., Hansteen, T., Rabbel, W., 2014. Comparison of seismic activity for Llaima and Villarrica volcanoes prior to and after the Maule 2010 earthquake. International Journal of Earth Sciences (Geol. Rundsch), Vol. 103, Issue 7, pp 2015-2028. DOI 10.1007/s00531-012-0840-x
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| Russo, R. M., Gallego, A., Comte, D., Mocanu, V., Murdie, R., Mora, C., VanDecar, J., 2011. Triggered seismic activity in the Liquiñe-Ofqui fault zone, southern Chile, during the 2007 Aysen seismic swarm. Geophysical Journal International, Vol. 184, Issue 3, pp. 1317-1326. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2010.04908.x
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| Mora, C., Comte, D., Russo, R., Gallego, A., Mocanu, V., 2010. Aysén seismic swarm (January 2007) in southern Chile: analysis using Joint Hypocenter Determination. Journal of Seismology, Vol.14, N.4, pp. 683-691. DOI 10.1007/s10950-010-9190-y
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| Other Publications |
| Mora-Stock, C. and Rabbel, W., 2013. Maule Mw 8.8 earthquake: a seismological review in L. Cardenas (Ed.), The Maule Earthquake. WIT Press, Southampton, UK, p. 10. |
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| 2018 CGCH | “Tomografía de Atenuación en el Volcán Villarrica (Chile)” (C. Mora-Stock, R. Guardo, L. DeSiena, G. Carreño, V. Carrillo)
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| 2018 EGU | EGU – Debunking myths and fake news: how can geoscientists fight misinformation and false claims
Panel speaker. Short course focused on different approaches to fight misinformation and fake news. Link: https://bit.ly/2w2Q5mG (Apr. 2018)
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| 2016 EGU | “Seismic Structure of Villarrica Volcano obtained through Local Tomography” (C. Mora-Stock, M.Thorwart, W. Rabbel)
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| 2016 EGU | EGU – The Communicating Geoscientist
Panel speaker. Short course focused on different ways of communicating science to non-scientific public. Link: http://bit.ly/2xoVTGs (Sept. 2017)
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| 2012 EURO | “Ensemble Methods for Classification of Volcano – Seismic Signals” (C. Mora-Stock and C. Bravo)
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| 2012 EGU | “Volcano-seismic activity before and after the Maule 2010 Earthquake (Southern Chile): a comparison between Llaima and Villarrica volcanoes” (C. Mora-Stock, M. Thorwart, T. Wunderlich, S. Bredemeyer, T. Hansteen, W. Rabbel)
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| 2009 CGCH | “Análisis del enjambre sísmico de Aysén (Enero, 2007) utilizando Joint Hypocentral Determination“ (S9_057) (C. Mora, D. Comte, R. Russo, A. Gallego, V. Mocanu)
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| o Poster Presentations | |||
| Several Poster presentations on seismology and volcano-seismology topics at CGCH (2018), IAVCEI (2017), EGU (2018, 2016, 2014, 2011), AGU (2013, 2008), DGG (2013, 2012, 2011). | |||
| Conference Organization | |||
| 2019 | 1st Western – ICLR Multi-hazard Risk and Resilience Workshop. London, ON, Canada. https://www.uwo.ca/sci/research/events/Western_ICLR_workshop/index.html Organizing Committee Member. Steering Committee Member. |
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| 2017-2018 | XV CGCH Chilean Geological Congress. Concepción, Chile. http://congresogeologicochileno.cl/en/home/ Scientific Committee Member, E1.1-GEOS Geoscience and Society. Co-convener Session GEOS-4 Gender equality in Earth Sciences: context, present, and future directions Co-convener Session VOLC-6 Dynamic of volcanic activity: observations, monitoring and modeling |
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| 2017 GSEV | 3GSEV Third Colloquium of Geophysical Signatures on Earthquakes and Volcanoes. Concepcion, Chile. http://gsev.cl/ Organizing Committee Member. |
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| Fellowships, Grants and Awards | |
| Grants | FONDECYT Postdoctorado 2016 From: National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research (CONICYT Acronym in Spanish) Amount Awarded: CLP $76,000,000 (USD 119,000) |
| Doctoral Grant BECAS CHILE – DAAD (2010)
From: Chilean National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research (CONICYT Acronym in Spanish) and German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD Acronym in German) Amount Awarded: USD $77,000 (CONICYT); EUR €1380 (DAAD)
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| General Student Travel Grant AGU Fall Meeting 2013 (2013)
From: American Geophysical Union – AGU Amount Awarded: USD $1000
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| Grants for research stays and conference visits (2013) From: Graduate Center – Christian-Albrechts-Universitaet zu Kiel Amount Awarded: EUR €500 (USD 600) |
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| Short Research Internships for Master and Doctorate Students of University of Chile (2008)
From: Universidad de Chile Amount Awarded: CLP $2,000,000 (USD 3132) |
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| Total Funding Awarded: USD 200,440 | |
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Awards |
Honor Student List (Years 2004, 2005 and 2006) Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Universidad de Chile
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| Professional Memberships | ||
| – Member of American Geophysical Union (AGU) – Member of European Geosciences Union (EGU) – Young Researcher Member of International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior (IAVCEI) |
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| Fieldwork and Professional Working Experience | |
| Mar. 2012 | Seismometer Installation (DDS-Cubes) in Villarrica volcano for Collaborative Research Center 574 (SFB574), Volatiles and Fluids in Subduction Zones, Project Multiparameter Volcano Surveillance in South-Central Chile: The Near-Real-time Approach. (Prof. Wolfgang Rabbel, CAU, Germany) |
| Jul. 2009
Oct. 2008
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Seismometer Installation in Talca (2008) and Villarrica (2009) for Collaborative Research Center 574 (SFB574), Volatiles and Fluids in Subduction Zones, Project Multiparameter Volcano Surveillance in South-Central Chile: The Near-Real-time Approach. (Prof. Wolfgang Rabbel, CAU, Germany)
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| Dec. 2007 | Seismometer Installation in Northern Chile (Laguna Verde) for The PUNA seismic experiment (Prof. Eric Sandvol, University of Missouri, EEUU)
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| Aug. 2007 | Report: Software for Applied Geophysics
Report describing several geophysical software, their advantages and differences. Requested by Mr. A. Espinoza, from IM2 – CODELCO.
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| Jan. 2006 | Seismic Signals Analysis
Professional Practice at the Department of Geophysics, Universidad de Chile, under supervision of Prof. D. Comte. |
| Languages Skills | |
| English | High level of Understanding, Conversation, Reading and Writing.
Certified: IELTS General Training – Overall Band: 7.5 (2019)
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| German | Medium level of Understanding, Conversation, Reading and Writing.
Studies at Goethe Institut (Göttingen, Germany) up to B2.1 level (2011)
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| French | Medium level of Understanding, Conversation, Reading and Writing.
Certified: DELF Diplôme d’Etudes en Langue Française – A1 (1998), A2 (1999), B1 (2000)
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| Press Participation | |
| Jan. 2020 | EOS.org, “Rare Earthquake Swarm Strikes Puerto Rico” Link: https:/eos.org/articles/rare-earthquake-swarm-strikes-puerto-rico (Last access: Jan. 2020) |
| 2015 – 2018 | Several radio interviews in El Trasnoche in Radio BioBio, Lo que queda del Día in Radio Cooperativa, and Diario Clave in Radio La Clave.
Several outreach talks regarding earthquakes, volcanoes, and their hazards in Chile to a variety of audiences from students to community. |
| Feb. 2019 | Etilmercurio.cl, Chilean scientific outreach digital media “What do women scientists and girls dream of?” (in Spanish) Link: https://bit.ly/2Jt9kwp (Last access: Mar. 2019) |
| Sep. 2018 |
Pauta.cl, Chilean radio and digital media.
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| Dec. 2016 | 24 Horas TVN, Chilean news television network
“Expert explains the key facts of the Chiloe Isles earthquakes” (in Spanish) Link: http://bit.ly/2fr0Fwl (Last access: Sept. 2017) |
| Apr. 2015 | Las Últimas Noticias, Chilean journal.
“Everything about the cloud generated by Calbuco volcano” (in Spanish) |
| Jan. 2015 | Las Últimas Noticias, Chilean journal.
“Experts explain why the earth is rising in Laguna del Maule” (in Spanish) |
| 2014 – 2015 | European Geophysical Union Planet Press Articles Translation into Spanish of Scientific Press Articles adapted for children between 7 and 10 years. Links: http://bit.ly/2jUOlWE ; http://bit.ly/2yBZI98 ; http://bit.ly/2hszC0H
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| Nov. 2012 | El Dínamo, Chilean electronic journal.
“Six years in prison for not predicting the unpredictable” (in Spanish).
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| Mar. 2012 | Short TV-Internet Program Chile Telúrico in Canal 24 horas, Chile.
Advice and appearance in first chapter of the series.
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| Jun. 2011 | La Nación, Argentina.
“A violent eruption, like the gas in a champagne bottle” Link: http://bit.ly/2jVBgfH (Last access: Sept. 2017)
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| May 2011 | CNN Chile, Chilean news television network
CCN en Alerta, Personal Interview Link: not available
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| Volunteer – Other Personal Interests | |
| Nov 2012 –
Nov. 2015 |
Rhythmic Gymnastics Trainer at Kieler Turnerbund Brunswik (KTB-Brunswik), Kiel, Germany, since Nov. 2012. |
| Nov. 2007 –
Apr. 2009 |
President of the Student’s Union of the Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Universidad de Chile, during Nov. 2007 – Apr. 2009 |
| Representative of the Bachelor and Master in Geophysics at several Student’s Fair at the Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Universidad de Chile, throughout my studies. | |
