Inspired by eruptions
Understanding volcanoes combinging field observations, remote sensing, laboratory investigation, and numerical tools.
About
I am a Chilean geologist from Rancagua (Chile). I obtained my PhD in Earth Science at the University of Manchester (United Kingdom) in 2023. I study the recent eruptive history of active volcanoes mostly in the Andes using tephra deposits, tephrostratigraphy, and detailed pyroclast analysis. My research is focused on physical volcanology, volcanic hazards, geological field mapping, igneous petrology & geochemistry, debris flows, and debris rock avalanches.
News:
UOH-UCH Team awarded with FOVI240153 "Territorios y Gobernanza del Riesgo: Fortaleciendo la Interdisciplina para prevenir Desastres Socio-naturales" - Ricardo Fuentealba (PI), Laura Becerril (co-PI), and associate researchers Paulina Vergara Saavedra, Jorge Romero, Alejandra Serey, and Daniela Esjmentewicz.
Jorge Romero was recently awarded with an EXCITE2 Call 1 project titled "Protracted storage of monotonous andesite magma" to focus on electron microprobe analyses of samples from the Tinguiririca Volcanic Complex during late 2024.
Jorge Romero was recently awarded with Fondecyt Iniciación no. 11241126 titled "Controls on flank instability at southern Andes volcanoes constrained by field, laboratory, and numerical evidence: Applications to San José and Chillán volcanoes". The project will be carried out between 2024 and 2026.
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