Curriculum Vitae
Professional
June 2008 - :
Director of Seismic Networks
Swiss Seismological Service
Institute of Geophysics
ETH Zurich
April 2005 - May 2008
Oberassistent
Swiss Seismological Service
Institute of Geophysics
ETH Zurich
January 2004 - March 2005
Assistant Professor of Strong Motion Seismology
Department of Engineering and Surveying
University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
April 2004 - December 2004:
Assistant Scientist, Seismological Laboratory, Caltech
Education
California Institute of Technology
Ph.D. Civil Engineering (Minor in Geophysics), April 2004.
Advisor: Thomas H. Heaton
Thesis: Modern Digital Seismology - Instrumentation,
and Small Amplitude Studies for the Engineering world California Institute of Technology
M.Sc. Civil Engineering, June 1998.
University College Dublin
B.E. Civil Engineering, June 1997.
Teaching
ETH Geophysics Masters Program
GDP07 [2006,2007] : Geophysical Data Processing
UPRM Civil Engineering Masters Level
CI5995 [2005]: Engineering Seismology
Caltech Teaching Assistantships
- AM35 - Statics and Dynamics -1997-1998, 1999-2000, 2000-2001
- CE115 - Soil Mechanics - Autumn 1998, Winter 1999
- CE180 - Experimental Methods in Earthquake Engineering - Spring 1999
- Engineering Computing Facilty Teaching Assistant - 2001-2002
- CE181 - Engineering Seismology - Autumn 2002
- AM66 - Vibration - Spring 2002
- AM125 - Engineering Mathematical Principles - Spring 2004
Memberships and Honours
Member, Swiss National Academy of Sciences (since 2008)
Member, Orfeus Executive Committee (since 2009)
Lecturer at European Seismological Commission 2010 Young Seismologist Training Course
Institute Fellowship and Robert T. & Pearl Knapp Fellowship (2001-2002, 2002-2003)
California Instutute of Technology
Civil Engineering Scholarship (1995-1996, 1996-1997)
University College Dublin
Engineering Scholarship (1994-1995)
University College Dublin
Compton Award for 2nd Year Project (1995)
University College Dublin
Entrance Scholarship (1994-1995)
University College Dublin
