Juan Martin de Blas
(Postdoctoral Research Associate)
| Email: | juanignacio.martindeblas@nasa.gov |
| Org Code: | 695 |
| Address: |
NASA/GSFC Mail Code 695 Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
| Employer: | UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND AT COLLEGE PARK |
Research Interests
Geodynamics
GNSS data
Tectonics and seismotectonics
Positions/Employment
Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Copenhagen - Denmark
August 2021 - August 2024
Postdoctoral Research Associate
NASA Goddard - Greenbelt, MD
September 2024 - Present
Teaching Experience
Lecturer • BSc course "Quantitative Problem-Solving in Geosciences" • University of Copenhagen, Denmark • 2023-2024
Lecturer • Summer course on "Plate Kinematics & Dynamics" • Universidad de Concepción, Chile.
Teaching Assistant in the following courses at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark:
• MSc course "Geodynamics" • 2023–2024.
• BSc course "Quantitative Problem-Solving in Geosciences" • 2022–2023.
• BSc course "Applied Geophysics in Geoscience" • 2021–2022.
• BSc course "Introduction to Solid Earth Geophysics" • 2018–2021.
Education
PhD in Geology-Geoscience.
University of Copenhagen, Denmark • 2017–2021.
PhD thesis: "Linking microplate dynamics to the seismic cycle of crustal faults".
MSc degree in Geophysics and Meteorology.
University of Granada, Spain • 2015–2016 • GPA: 9.87/10.
Master's thesis: "Deep structure of the Caribbean: lithospheric roots and asthenospheric currents".
BEng degree in Geological Engineering.
Complutense University of Madrid, Spain • 2011–2015 • GPA: 9.15/10.
Awards
"laCaixa" Foundation Scholarship, Graduate Studies in Europe • 2017
Extraordinary Award, BEng in Geological Engineering • Complutense University of Madrid, Spain • 2016
- Awarded to the top student in the graduating class.
Four Academic Excellence Scholarships • Comunidad de Madrid, Spain • 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014.
Selected Publications
Refereed
2024. "MYRIAM: Open‐Source Software to Estimate Torque Variations Associated With Plate‐Motion Temporal Changes.", Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 25 (2): [10.1029/2023gc011095] [Journal Article/Letter]
2023. "Feedback between megathrust earthquake cycle and plate convergence.", Scientific Reports, 13 (1): 18623 [10.1038/s41598-023-45753-5] [Journal Article/Letter]
2022. "Have the 1999 Izmit–Düzce earthquakes influenced the motion and seismicity of the Anatolian microplate?.", Geophysical Journal International, 229 (3): 1754-1769 [10.1093/gji/ggac020] [Journal Article/Letter]
Talks, Presentations and Posters
Invited
Interplay between plate kinematics and the seismic cycle: evidence from GNSS data collected in the Nazca and South American plates
December 10, 2024
Talk at the AGU Fall Meeting 2024 in Washington DC.
Authors: J. Martin de Blas, G. Iaffaldano, V. Espinoza, A. Tassara & D. Melnick.
Changes in the motion of tectonic plates to the scale from decades to million years and associated geodynamic forces
January 12, 2023
Invited talk at the University of Concepcion, Chile.
Authors: J. Martin de Blas & V. Espinoza.
Other
Magnetic signature of La Corona lava tube (Lanzarote, Canary Islands) as a planetary analog
April 29, 2025
Talk at the EGU General Assembly 2025 in Vienna, Austria.
Authors: J. Martin de Blas, Y. M. Martos, J. Espley, J. Richardson, D. Sheppard & J. Connerney.
Linking the Nazca plate rigid motions to the megathrust earthquakes occurring along the Chilean subduction zone
May 24, 2022
Talk at the EGU General Assembly 2022 in Vienna, Austria.
Authors: J. Martin de Blas, G. Iaffaldano, A. Tassara, D. Melnick & M. Moreno.
Have the 1999 Izmit-Düzce earthquakes influenced the motion and seismicity of the Anatolian microplate?
May 24, 2022
Talk at the EGU General Assembly 2022 in Vienna, Austria.
Authors: J. Martin de Blas, G. Iaffaldano & E. Calais.
A synthetic study on the feasibility of using geodetic estimates of rigid microplate motions to assess the seismic hazard of crustal faults
April 10, 2019
Talk at the EGU General Assembly 2019 in Vienna, Austria.
Authors: J. Martin de Blas & G. Iaffaldano.