Sergio A. Sepúlveda
Education
- Ph.D. (Engineering Geology), University of Leeds,
U.K., 2004.
- M.S. in Engineering (Geo-engineering), University
of California at Berkeley, 2001.
- Professional Degree of Geologist, University
of Chile, 1999.
- B.Sc. Geology, University of Chile, 1997.
Employment History
- Assistant Professor, Department of Geology, University
of Chile, 2005 - present.
- Consultant
in engineering geology and natural hazards, 2005-present.
- Instructor, Department of Geology, University
of Chile, 2000 - 2005.
- Teaching Assistant, University
of Leeds, 2001 - 2004.
- Laboratory Assistant, UC Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, 2001.
- Engineering Geologist, Arcadis Geotecnica, Santiago de
Chile, 1999-2000.
- Teaching Assistant, University of Chile, 1996-2000.
Honours
- Andes
Foundation Scholarship for Young Researchers, 2005.
- Roy J. Shlemon Scholarship Award for
'outstanding student research' in engineering geology at Doctorate
level. Geological Society of America,
Engineering Geology Division, 2002.
- National Scholarship Program Grant for Doctoral Studies. Government of
Chile, 2001-2004.
- Fulbright Scholarship for graduate studies in USA. United States
Government, 2000-2001.
- Trask,
Seed and Lysmer Fellowship for graduate studies.
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University
of California at Berkeley, 2000-2001.
- Barsa
scholarship, for graduate studies of latin-american
students in USA, 2000-2001.
- First place of 1998 Graduating Students Ranking of Geology, University
of Chile.
- Nominations as Outstanding Student of Geology, 1996, 1997 &
1998, University of Chile.
Recent Publications
- Sepúlveda,
S.A., Serey, A., Lara, M., Pavez, A., Rebolledo, S., 2010. Landslides induced by the 2007 Aysen Fjord earthquake, Chilean Patagonia. Landslides
7, 483-492.
- Leyton, F., Ruiz, S., Sepúlveda, S.A., 2010.
Reevaluación del peligro sísmico probabilístico en Chile central. Andean Geology, 37(2),
455-472.
- Lara, M., Sepúlveda, S.A.., 2010. Landslide susceptibility and
hazard assessment in San Ramón ravine, Santiago, Central
Chile, from an engineering geological approach. Environmental Earth Sciences, 60(6), 1227-1243.
- Sepúlveda, S.A., Rebolledo, S., 2010. Prevención
de desastres naturales en Chile: Una propuesta desde la perspectiva de las
geociencias. Revista INVI, Instituto de la Vivienda U. de Chile, Volumen
Nº 25, Nº 68, Separata, 63-68.
- Leyton, F., Ruiz, S., Sepúlveda, S.A., 2009.
Preliminary revaluation of probabilistic seismic hazard assessment in
Chile: from Arica to Taitao
Peninsula. Advances in Geosciences 22, 147-153.
- Sepúlveda, S.A., Serey, A., 2009. Tsunamigenic,
earthquake-triggered rock slope failures during the 21st of April 2007 Aisén earthquake, Southern
Chile (45.5ºS). Andean Geology 36(1), 131-136.
- Pinto,
L., Hérail, G., Sepúlveda, S.A., Kropp, P., 2008. A Neogene
giant landslide in Tarapacá, northern Chile: a
signal of instability of the westernmost Altiplano
and palaeoseismicity effects. Geomorphology,
102, 532-541.
- Sepúlveda, S.A., Padilla, C., 2008. Rain-induced
debris and mud flow triggering factors assessment in the Santiago
Cordilleran foothills, Central Chile. Natural Hazards,
47, 201-215.
- Sepúlveda, S.A., Astroza,
M., Kausel., E., Campos, J., Casas, E.A., Rebolledo, S., Verdugo, R., 2008. New
findings on the 1958 Las Melosas earthquake
sequence, central Chile:
implications for seismic hazard related to shallow crustal earthquakes in
subduction zones. Journal of Earthquake Engineering,
12(3), 432-455.
- Sepúlveda, S.A., Rebolledo, S.,
Vargas, G., 2006. Recent catastrophic debris flows in Chile:
geological hazard, climatic relationships and human response. Quaternary International,
158, 83-95.
- Sepúlveda
S.A., Murphy, W., Jibson,
R.W., Petley, D.N., 2005. Seismically-induced rock slope
failures resulting from topographic amplification of strong ground
motions: The Case of Pacoima Canyon, California. Engineering
Geology, 80, 336-348.
- Sepúlveda
S.A., Murphy, W., Petley,
D.N., 2005. Topographic
controls on coseismic rock slides during the
1999 Chi-Chi earthquake, Taiwan.
Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology,
38, p. 189-196.
- Sepúlveda S.A., Murphy,
W., Petley, D.N., 2004.
The Role of Topographic Amplification Effects on the Generation of
Earthquake-Induced Rock Slope Failures. In Landslides, Evaluation and
Stabilization. Lacerda, W.A., Ehrlich, M., Fontoura, S.A.B. & Sayao,
S.F. (eds.), Balkema, Vol.1, 311-315.
Recent Conference Papers and Abstracts (2008 to date)
- Leyton, F., Sepúlveda S.A., Astroza, M., Rebolledo, S., Acevedo, P., Ruiz, S.,
González, L., Foncea, C., 2011. Seismic
zonation of the Santiago
basin, Chile.
5th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, Santiago,
in press.
- Redfield,
T., Hermanns, R., Oppikofer,
T., Duhart, P., Mella,
M., Derch, P., Bascuñán,
I., Arenas, M., Fernández, J., Sepúlveda, S., Rebolledo, S., Loew, S., Yugsi Molina, F., Abächerli, A., Henderson,
I.H.C, Jaboyedoff,
M., Kveldsvik, V., 2011. Analysis of the
2007 earthquake-induced Punta Cola rockslide and tsunami, Aysén fjord,
Patagonia, Chile (45.3º s, 73.0° w). 5th International Conference on
Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, Santiago,
in press.
- Leyton, F., Sepúlveda, S.A., Astroza, M., Rebolledo, S., González, L., Ruiz, S.,
Fondea, C., Herrera, M., Lavado, J., 2010. Zonificación sísmica de la
cuenca de Santiago. X Congreso Chileno de Sismología e Ingeniería
Antisísmica, Achisina, Santiago, Chile, paper B9.
- Leyton, F., Ruiz, S., Sepúlveda, S.A.,
Rebolledo, S., 2010. Coeficientes de amplificación del sitio en espectros
de respuesta para sismos moderados en la cuenca de Santiago. X Congreso
Chileno de Sismología e Ingeniería Antisísmica, Achisina,
Santiago, Chile, paper A17.
- Sabaj, R., Rebolledo, S., Leyton, F., Sepúlveda, S.A., 2010. Peligro sísmico
asociado a fallas potencialmente activas en la Cordillera de la Costa
entre los 33º y 33.45ºS. X Congreso Chileno de
Sismología e Ingeniería Antisísmica, Achisina,
Santiago, Chile, paper A5.
- Sepúlveda, S.A.,
Serey, A., Náquira, V. Coastal landslides triggered by earthquakes and
related hazards: The case of the Chilean fjordland. 7th International
Conference on Geomorphology, Melbourne, Australia, CD-Rom
- Náquira, V., Sepúlveda, S.A., Arenas,
M., 2009. Antecedentes geológicos y geomorfológicos para el análisis de
susceptibilidad de remociones en masa en la zona de Hornopirén (41°50'-
42°10'). Actas XII Congreso Geológico Chileno, Santiago, paper S3_013.
- Serey, A. Sepúlveda, S.A., Lara, M.,
2009. Análisis de las remociones en masa generadas por el terremoto en el
Fiordo de Aysén el 2007 (45°25'S). Actas XII Congreso Geológico Chileno,
Santiago, paper S3_024.
- Moreiras, S.M.,
Sepúlveda, S.A., 2009. Large paleo-landslides
in the Central Andes
(32° - 33° S): new challenges. Actas
XII Congreso Geológico Chileno, Santiago, paper
S3_022.
- Sepúlveda, S.A., Rebolledo, S., Petley, D.N., Alvarez, M., Schachter, P.,
2009. El Deslizamiento de San José de Maipo:
Nuevos Antecedentes e Implicancias en el Peligro Geológico. Actas XII
Congreso Geológico Chileno, Santiago, paper
S3_023.
- Sepúlveda, S.A., Piñero-Feliciangeli, L., Stumpf,
A., Schachter, P., 2009. Susceptibilidad de
Remoción en Masa en la Zona Cordillerana de Santiago mediante Métodos
Estadísticos Multivariados. Actas XII Congreso
Geológico Chileno, Santiago, paper S3_021.
- Vargas, G., Rebolledo, S., Sepúlveda,
S., Thiele, R., Townley,
B., Padilla, C., Rauld, R., Herrera, M., 2009.
La ruptura sísmica submarina de Abril de 2007 y tectónica activa en la
Falla Liquiñe-Ofqui, Aysén, Chile. Actas XII Congreso Geológico Chileno,
Santiago, paper S9_089.
- Sepúlveda, S.A., Serey, A., Leyton, F., 2009. Efecto topográfico en la
generación de deslizamientos asociados al terremoto del fiordo Aysén
de 2007, sur de Chile. IX Congreso Venezolano de Sismología e Ingeniería
Sísmica, Caracas, paper CON-11.
- Sepúlveda, S.A., Schachter,
P., Piñero, L., Stumpf, A., Leyton,
F., 2009. Análisis de susceptibilidad de remoción en masa en territorios
con sismicidad usando métodos estadísticos multivariados:
ejemplo en Santiago de Chile. V Coloquio sobre Microzonificación
Sísmica, Caracas, Venezuela, paper CLQ-17.
- Leyton, F., Ruiz, S., Sepúlveda, S.A.,
2008. Reevaluating
the Probabilistic Seismic Hazard in Chile.
Proceedings, 4th Alexander von Humboldt International Conference, The
Andes: Challenge for Geosciences, Santiago,
paper AVH4-A-00040
- Sepúlveda, S.A., Serey, A., Lara, M.,
Rebolledo, S., 2008. Deslizamientos cosísmicos
asociados al terremoto del Fiordo Aysén de 2007, sur de Chile. Actas
XVII Congreso Geológico Argentino, Jujuy, Vol. 1, 316-317.
- Rebolledo, S., Sepúlveda, S.A., Lara,
M., Padilla, C., 2008. Enfoques metodológicos para la evaluación de
peligro de remociones en masa en los Andes chilenos. XVII Congreso
Geológico Argentino, Jujuy, Vol. 1, 307-308.
- Sepúlveda, S.A., Serey, A., Pavez, A.,
Barrientos, S., Lara, M., 2008. Analysis of earthquake-induced
landslides during the 2007 Aysén Fjord seismic Swarm, Chilean Patagonia
(45.5ºS). Proceedings, 33rd International Geological Congress, Oslo, Norway,
paper GHZ04203L.
Professional
Affiliations
- Geological
Society of America -
Engineering Geology Division.
- Berkeley Geoengineering
Society.
- Sociedad Geológica de Chile.
Updated in January
2011