Dr.
Veronica Rodriguez Tribaldos
Function and Responsibilities:
PI of Helmholtz Young Investigator Group "InDySE"Research Interests:
- Application and development of fiber-optic sensing techniques (DAS, DSS, DTS) for seismic and geomechanical applications.
- Passive seismics, ambient noise interferometry for near-surface imaging and monitoring.
- Near-surface and applied geophysics technology development and data processing.
- Geophysical characterization and monitoring for applications in natural and man-made hazards, natural and engineered geothermal systems, sustainable management of groundwater and energy resources.
- Urban geophysics.
- Geophysical data integration.
Career:
2022 - Present - Scientist, GFZ Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
2022 - Present - Guest Research Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, United States
2020 2022 - Research Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, United States
2018 - 2020 - Postdoctoral Researcher, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, United States
2012 - 2013 - Research Technician, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
2010 - Field Geologist, Institut Geològic de Catalunya (IGC), Tarragona, Spain
Education:
2013 - 2017 - PhD programme in Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
2010 - 2012 - Joint Masters in Applied Geophysics, IDEA League, TU Delft, ETH Zürich, RWTH Aachen
2006 - 2010 - Bachelor Degree in Geology (First Class), Autonomous University of Barcelona
2004 - 2006 - Science A-Levels (Rated with honors), Escola Sagrat Cor, El Vendrell, Spain
Projects:
- InDySE (Interrogating the Dynamic Shallow Earth): Combination of fiber-optics sensing and ambient seismic noise for characterizing and monitoring subsurface structures and processes in urban areas
(Helmholtz Young Investigator Group; PI). - MOSMIN (Multiscale Observation Services for MINing-related deposits): Geotechnical and environmental monitoring of mining-related deposits based on a combination of remote sensing and in situ geophysical data (funded by EUSPA; Co-PI of geophysical imaging).
- GONAF (Geophysical Observatory North Anatolian Fault): Monitoring earthquake activity and tectonic deformation transients in Istanbul and the Sea of Marmara (GFZ Regional Observatory; contribution to fiber-optic sensing-based monitoring)
Research Boards and Committees:
2024- Present - Guest Editor for a Special Issue on the journal Near-surface Geophysics: "Near Surface Applications of Distributed Acoustic Sensing"
2024 - Member of the Sensor Review Working Group of the ITU/WMO/UNESCO-IOC Joint Task Force on SMART cables
2022 - Present - Co-PI of the USGS Powell Center Working Group: Fiber-Optic Seismology for Earthquake Hazard Research, Monitoring and Early Warning
2022 - 2023 - Associated Editor for a Special Section in the journal Geophysics: "Distributed Acoustic Sensing in Geophysics".
2021 - 2022 - Member of the NSF Near Surface Geophysics Observatory Steering Committee