Curriculum Vitae

Education

  • University of Oregon, Department of Geological Sciences, PhD Student, expected completion June 2006, Graduate Teaching Fellow 2001-2005
  • Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Quito, Ecuador. June 2000 Geological engineer, Thesis title: Seismicity of Guagua Pichincha Volcano 1998-1999

Publications

  1. Legrand, D., Calahorrano, A., Guillier, B., Rivera, L., Ruiz, M., Villagomez, D., Yepes, H., 2002, Stress tensor analysis of the 1998-1999 tectonic swarm of northern Quito related to the volcanic swarm of Guagua Pichincha Volcano, Ecuador, Tectonophysics 344, no. 1-2: p.15-36
  2. Legrand D., Villagómez D., Yepes H., Calahorrano A., 2003, Multi-fractal dimension analysis of the 1998-99 Quito swarm associated to Guagua Pichincha volcano activity, Ecuador, J. Geophys. Res., 109, B01307, doi:10.1029/2003JB002572.
  • Thesis
  1. Villagómez D., 2000, Sismicidad del volcán Guagua Pichincha 1998-1999, Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Quito, Ecuador, 110p.
  • Abstracts
  1. Villagómez D., Toomey D.R., Hooft-Toomey E.E.E., Hall M.L., Solomon S.C., James D.E., 2001, Seismicity of the Galapagos Archipelago, Symposium on the Icelandic Plume and Crust, Iceland, p.81
  2. Sudo, Y. ; Hashimoto, T. ; Ruiz Romero, M. ; Yepes, H. ; Villagomez, D. ; Viracucha, D., 2001, Precursors and seismic sequence of 1999 Guagua Pichincha eruption, Annual report FY 2000 of Institute for Geothermal Sciences, Kyoto University Annual Report - Institute for Geothermal Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University 2000, Graduate School of Science, Institute for Geothermal Sciences, Japan, p.19-21
  3. Villagómez D., 1999, Ruiz M., Yepes H., Hall M., Guillier B., Alvarado A., Segovia M., Calahorrano A., Seismic activity at Guagua Pichincha volcano, Ecuador, Troisieme symposium International sur la Geodinamique Andine (ISAG) Orstom/Geosciences Rennes. Gottingen, Germany, p. 793-796
  4. Ruiz M., Hall M., Samaniego M., Ruiz A., Villagómez D., 1999, Seismic activity in Tungurahua Volcano: Correlation between tremor and precipitation rates, Troisieme symposium International sur la Geodinamique Andine (ISAG) Orstom/Geosciences Rennes. Gottingen, Germany, p. 636-639
  5. Calahorrano A., Yepes H., Guillier B., Ruiz M., Segovia M., Villagómez D., Andrade D., 1999, Seismic Swarm in Quito (Ecuador). Tectonic or volcanic origin?, Troisieme symposium International sur la Geodinamique Andine (ISAG) Orstom/Geosciences Rennes. Gottingen, Germany, p.119-122, ·
  6. Alvarado A., Segovia M., Yepes H., Guillier B., Chatelain J.L., Egred J., Villagómez D., Ruiz M., Samaniego P., Santacruz R., 1996, The Mw 6.8 Macas earthquake, October 3, 1995, Symposium International sur la Geodinamique Andine (ISAG), Saint Malo, France, p. 129-132.
  • In Preparation
  1. Villagómez D., Ruiz M., Hall M., Yepes H., Precursory seismic activity at Guagua Pichincha, Ecuador: Implications for the magmatic system of dacitic volcanoes


Relevant Work experience

  • 9/2001-3/2001 Graduate Teaching Fellow, University of Oregon. Courses: Geology 101 Discussion, Earth Physics, Introduction to Hydrogeology, Geodynamics, Oceanography
  • 4/2001-8/2001 Reseach fellowship, Prof. Doug Toomey, University of Oregon
  • 10/98-6/2000 Research assistant, Instituto Geofísico, Quito, Ecuador
  • 1/99-12/99 Grant - research assistant, Dr. Bertrand Guillier, IRD (France), Quito, Ecuador
  • 9/95-10/98 Lab assistant, Instituto Geofísico, Quito, Ecuador
  • 8/96-9/96 Field assistant, San Carlos mining project, Rio Amarillo Mining Co., Zamora, Ecuador

Field experience and workshops

  • 3/2002 and 3/2001, Service of seismic stations, IGUANA project, Dr. Doug Toomey (University of Oregon), Galápagos, Ecuador
  • 8/1999 Seismic deployment, IGUANA project, Dr. Doug Toomey (University of Oregon), Galápagos, Ecuador
  • 2/1999 Geographical information systems, Systems engineering department, EPN, Quito, Ecuador
  • 6/1998 Hydrologic hazards in volcanic environments workshop, Dr. Tom Pierson (USGS), Cayambe and Cotopaxi volcanoes, Ecuador
  • 5/1998 Seismic deployment, SUBLIME project, Dr. Bertrand Guillier-ORSTOM (France), north Ecuadorian subduction zone aboard the Antea
  • 4/1998 Northern Andes workshop, Instituto Geofísico-Univ. Arizona, Otavalo, Ecuador
  • 3/1998 Field camp, geological survey Baeza-Cosanga cretaceous rocks, Ing. Ramon Vera, Baeza, Ecuador
  • 7/1997 Broadband seismology, application to volcanic monitoring short course, Instituto Geofísico-BGR (Germany), Quito, Ecuador
  • 6/1997 Geochemical survey and contamination monitoring, Tres Chorreras mining project, Ing. Bernardo Beate, Grant Mining Co., Azuay, Ecuador.
  • 1/1997 Geological survey Ecuador volcano, Dr. Dennis Geist (Univ. of Idaho), Galapágos, Ecuador
  • 9/1996 Geochemical survey, San Carlos mining project, Rio Amarillo Mining Co., Zamora, Ecuador