CV

Higher education

Sep. 2023 (ongoing) Ph. D. Geology and Geophysics (E4 Doctoral Training Programme, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, U.K.)

• Thesis "Tomographic imaging of New Zealand's Southern Alpine Fault to study seismic hazard and earthquake triggering" (Andrew Curtis, Karen Lythgoe, John Townend, Brian Baptie)

Sep. 2022 - Sep. 2023 M. Sc. Exploration Geophysics (University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K.)

• Grade Distinction
• Dissertation "Feasibility of seismic inversion for porosity within the Lower Clair Group" (B.P.)

Sep. 2018 - Jun. 2022 B. Sc. Geophysics (University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, U.K.) 

• Grade First class
• Dissertation "Performance of the random windowing approach to seismic interferometry from vehicular noise" (Andrew Curtis, Daniella Ayala-Garcia)

Other courses and training

Apr. 2024 Scotland's Mental Health First Aid (Public Health Scotland, Edinburgh, U.K.)

Aug. 2022 Reservoir Geomechanics (Stanford Online, online)

Jul. 2020 Machine Learning Essentials for Seismic Interpretation (Geophysical Insights, online)

• Grade Distinction

Jul. 2020 Philosophy of Science for Engineers and Scientists (K.T.H. Royal Institute of Technology, online)

Jun. 2020 Monitoring Volcanoes and Magma Movements (University of Iceland, online)

Professional

Jul. 2025 - Oct. 2025 Internship (A.W.E. Blacknest, Berkshire, U.K.)

• Research project "Characterisation of scattered transient infrasonic wavefields combining array and single-sensor measures" (David Green, Stuart Nippress)

Jun. 2023 - Sep. 2023 Internship (B.P., Aberdeen, U.K.)

• Research project "Feasbility of seismic inversion for porosity within the Lower Clair Group" (B.P.)

Jun. 2021 - Nov. 2021 Visitor services guide (Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh, U.K.)

Jan. 2021 - Aug. 2021 Research assistant (University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, U.K.)

• Research project "Seismic characterisation of rock failure in a dynamic loading experiment" (Maria-Daphne Mangriotis)

Field

Jun. 2025 Magnetic survey and maintainance of CATERAN nodal array (Blairgowrie, U.K.)

Nov. 2024 Installation of CATERAN nodal array (Blairgowrie, U.K.)

Nov. 2023 Demobilisation of SALSA broadband array (Southern Alps, New Zealand)

Teaching and outreach

Jun. 2025 Open Day seminar (University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, U.K.)

Jan. 2025 - May. 2025 Demonstrator, Physics of the Earth (University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, U.K.)

Apr. 2025 Offer Holder Day demonstration (University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, U.K.)

Sep. 2024 - May. 2025 Tutor, Natural Hazards and Risk (University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, U.K.)

Sep. 2024 - May. 2025 Demostrator, Geophysical Measurement and Modelling (University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, U.K.)

Jan. 2024 - May. 2024 Tutor, Physics of the Earth (University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, U.K.)

Sep. 2023 - Dec. 2023 Demonstrator, Natural Hazards (University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, U.K.)

Sep. 2023 - Dec. 2023 Tutor, Earth Modelling and Prediction 2 (University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, U.K.)

Sep. 2023 Arthur's Seat Volcano Trail (Scottish Geology Trust, Edinburgh, U.K.)

Volunteering

Sep. 2019 - May. 2022 Edinburgh University Jazz Orchestra committee (Edinburgh, U.K.)

• Musical Director (2019-20), Welfare Officer (2020-21) and Treasurer (2021-22) roles

Communities

Nov. 2025 (ongoing) CTBTO Youth Group

Aug. 2025 (ongoing) CTBT Young Professionals Network

Jan. 2024 (ongoing) Seismological Society of America

Oct. 2023 (ongoing) Geosience Society of New Zealand

Grants

Aug. 2025 Seismological Society of America Global Travel Grant (Ph. D. Geophysics and Geology)

• Associated with G.S.N.Z. annual conference (2025)

Jun. 2025 Overseas Research Visit & Conference Fund (Ph. D. Geophysics and Geology)

• Associated with G.S.N.Z. annual conference (2025)

Apr. 2025 Laidlaw-Hall Trust Fund (Ph. D. Geophysics and Geology)

• Associated with internship at A.W.E. Blacknest (2025)

Aug. 2022 B.P. full tuition sponsorship (M. Sc. Exploration Geophysics)

May. 2021 College of Science and Engineering: Vacation Scholarship Summer 2021 (University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, U.K.)

• Associated with research project "Seismic characterisation of rock failure in a dynamic loading experiment" (supervised by Maria-Daphne Mangriotis)

Prizes

Nov. 2025 Best oral presentation (Geoscience Society of New Zealand Annual Meeting 2025, Auckland, N.Z.)

• "Synchronous and Asynchronous Ambient Noise Tomography of the South Island"

Aug. 2025 Runner up: Best oral presentation (British Geophysical Association Post Graduate Research in Progress Meeting 2025, Norwich, U.K.)

• "Synchronous and Asynchronous Ambient Seismic Noise Tomography of the South Island, New Zealand"

Dec. 2023 Getech Prize (M. Sc. Exploration Geophysics)

• Highest dissertation mark

Oct. 2023 D.U.G. Prize (M. Sc. Exploration Geophysics)

• Highest overall mark

Sep. 2021 Presentation commendation (14th Euroconference on Rock Physics and Rock Mechanics, online)

• "Seismic characterisation of rock failure in a dynamic loading experiment"

Programming languages

• Python

• MATLAB

• Seismic Analysis Code

• Unix Shell

• Slurm

Softwares

• Reveal (Shearwater GeoScience)

• Petrel (SLB)

• RokDoc (Ikon Science)

• Oasis montaj (Seequent)

• ArcGIS (Esri)

• QGIS

Driving

• U.K. manual licence (since Oct. 2019) 

Languages

• English (native)

• Spanish (A2)