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Lopez-Venegas, Alberto M.
Positions
- Assistant Professor, Department of Geology , College of Arts and Sciences
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Affiliation
Publications
selected publications
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academic article
- Advanced tsunami numerical simulations of the Puerto Rico October 11, 1918, Mona Passage tsunami. Ocean Modelling . 2013
- Neotectonics of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, Northeastern Caribbean, from GPS Geodesy. Tectonics . 19:1021-1037. 2010
- Submarine landslide as the source for the October 11, 1918 Mona Passage tsunami: Observations and modeling. Marine Geology . 254:35-46. 2008
- A Seismological Reassessment of the Source of the 1946 Aleutian Tsunami Earthquake. International Geophysical Journal. 165:835-849. 2006
- Is There a Northern Lesser Antilles Forearc Block?. Geophysical Research Letters. 33:1-4. 2006
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conference paper
- Seismicity and Tectonics of the Northeast Caribbean from a Passive Ocean Bottom Seismograph Study. Transactions American Geophysical Union. 2007
- The October 11, 1918 Mona Passage Tsunami Modeled Using New Submarine Landslide Evidence. Transactions American Geophysical Union. 2007
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conference poster
- Seismic Sequences in the Sombrero Seismic Zone. 18th Caribbean Geological Conference, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic . 2008
- Toward a Deeper Understanding of Northeastern Caribbean Tectonics with Continuously Operated GPS Sites and Ocean Bottom Seismometers. 2008 Joint Assembly, Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. 2008
- Assessment of Energy Release and Seismic Moment of the August 4, 1946 Hispaniola Earthquake. Seismological Society of America Annual Meeting . 2007
- Effects of a Possible Northern Lesser Antilles Forearc Block on Northeastern Caribbean Kinematics and Hazards. Fall AGU Meeting, San Francisco . 2005
- GPS Constraints on the Motion of the Lesser Antilles Forearc and the Rigidity of the Caribbean Plate. 2005 Joint Assembly, New Orleans. 2005
- Possible Forearc Sliver at the Lesser Antilles. SEIZE 2003 Theoretical Institute, Salt Lake City . 2003
- Possible Forearc Sliver at the Northern Half of the Lesser Antilles Arc. Joint UNAVCO/IRIS Workshop and UNAVCO, Inc. Annual Meeting, Yosemite. 2003
- Aftershock Relocation, Rupture Area, Mantle Magnitude and Energy Estimates of the 1946 Aleutian Tsunami Earthquake and Neighboring Events. Fall AGU Meeting, San Francisco . 2002
- Western and Eastern Caribean Plate Tectonics: Plate Interactions at Oblique Subduction Zones. IMGIP/ICEOP 6th Joint Fellows Conference, Northbrook. 2002
- GPS Preliminary Results on Northeastern Caribbean Plate Boundary Zone. Geological Society of America Penrose Conference, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic . 1998
- Microplate Behavior in the Northern Caribbean Plate Boundary Zone as Constrained by GPS Geodesy. Geological Society of America Penrose Conference, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. 1998
presentations
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presentation
- Terremotos y maremotos en Puerto Rico e Islas Virgenes: Un vistazo al pasado y preparandonos para el futuro, Speaker, Caribbean Conferences 4 - Institute of Caribbean Studies, University of Puerto Rico 2009
- Placas tectonicas y su contexto en el Caribe, Speaker, Caribbean Conferences 3 - Institute of Caribbean Studies, University of Puerto Rico 2008
- Submarine landslide as the source for the October 11, 1918 Mona Passage tsunami: new geological observations, evidence and tsunami modeling results, Speaker, 18th Caribbean Geological Conference, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 2008
- Un viaje al interior de la Tierra: De la corteza al nucleo, Speaker, International Year of Planet Earth Simposium at the University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras Campus 2008
- New Perspectives on Tsunami for the Northeastern Caribbean, Speaker, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Marine Geology and Geophysics Seminar 2007
- The Neotectonics of the Northern Lesser Antilles, Speaker, The Neotectonics of the Northern Lesser Antilles 2005
- Neotectonics of the Puerto Rico-Virgin Islands Microplate as Constrained by GPS Geodesy, Speaker, 35th ACS Junior Technical Meeting 2000
- PRVI Microplate Behavior in the Northern Caribbean Plate Boundary Zone, Speaker, 19th Symposium on Caribbean Geology, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez 2000
- Evidence of Strain Accumulation and Partitioning in the Northeastern - Caribbean Plate Boundary Zone as Constrained by GPS Geodesy, Speaker, 18th Symposium on Caribbean Geology, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez 1999
- Use of Ground Penetrating Radar in Several Sites of Western Puerto Rico, Speaker, 30th ACS Junior Technical Meeting 1995
Research
research overview
- Dynamics of Plate Tectonics and crustal deformations at plate boundaries.Tsunami generation by slow earthquakes.
Service
professional service activities
- U.S. Geological Survey Postdoctoral Fellow 2006 - 2008
- Northwestern University, IL Teacher Assistant 2000 - 2006
- Northwestern University, IL Research Assistant 2000 - 2006
- EarthScope Education & Outreach Program, Washington DC Summer Intern 2005
- Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) Summer Intern 2004
- National Association of State Boards of Geology Geologist 2000
- Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences (VIMS) Summer Intern 1995
- Puerto Rico Seismic Network Seismic Data Analyst 1992 - 1993
outreach and community service activities
- Northwestern University, IL Community Assistant 2002 - 2006
- Northwestern University, IL Founder and President of Northwestern Universityâs Graduate Student Association for Latino and Spanish Activities (G-SALSA) 2003 - 2005
Background
education and training
- Ph.D., Northwestern University, IL , Tectonic Studies of the Caribbean: Pure GPS Euler Vectors to Test for Rigidity and for the Existence of a Northern Lesser Antilles Forearc Block; Constraints for Tsunami Risk from Reassessment of the April1, 1946 Alaska Aleutians and August 4, 1946 Hispaniola Events. 2000 - 2006
- M.S., Microplate Behavior in the Northeastern Caribbean as Constrained by Global Positioning System (GPS) Geodesy. 1997 - 2000
- B.Sc., Geology 1991 - 1996
- U.S. Geological Survey 2006 - 2008
awards and honors
- Minority Geoscience Student Scholarship, conferred by American Geological Institute, 2003 - 2005
- Hispanic Scholarship Fund by SHPE, conferred by Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), 2003 - 2004
- Illinois Minority Graduate Incentive Program (IMGIP), 2000 - 2003
Contact
full name
- Alberto Manuel Lopez Venegas