Luciana Bonatto

 
 

Profile

Research Group: RG3 – Solid Earth dynamics
Position at IDL: Collaborator
Job: Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Department of Physics of the Universidad de La Serena in Chile
Email: albonatto@userena.cl

Academic Degree and field of specialization: 

I am a seismologist dedicated to investigating the structure and dynamics of the deep Earth. Since 2019, I have been an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Department of Physics of the Universidad de La Serena in Chile. I hold a degree in Geophysics from the Universidad Nacional de La Plata in Argentina and obtained an MSc in Geophysics and Meteorology and a PhD in Earth Sciences from the Universidad de Granada in Spain. My research focuses on meticulously analyzing seismic waves generated by strong earthquakes worldwide. Using receiver functions and cross-correlation techniques, I aim to map seismic discontinuities and explore the thermochemical state of the mantle transition zone. Through my work, I can infer key properties such as the presence of subducted slabs, partial melting zones, and other thermochemical anomalies, providing insights into the dynamic behaviour of the Earth's mantle. 

Keywords: receiver functions, upper mantle discontinuities, subduction zones, hotspots 

Scientific Informations

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7595-3648 

SCOPUS ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=26643736800 

Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Luciana-Bonatto-2  

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.es/citations?user=HoardQUAAAAJ&hl=es 

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS

Main Interests: 

Receiver functions. Mantle structure. Thermochemical state of the transition zone. Subduction zones. Hotspots.

Top 10 Publications: 

  • Luciana Bonatto, David Schlaphorst, Graça Silveira, João Mata, Chiara Civiero, Claudia Piromallo, Martin Schimmel. Unveiling the distinct structure of the upper mantle beneath the Canary and Madeira hotspots, as depicted by the 660, 410 and X discontinuities. (2024). JGR-Solid Earth (accepted).

  • Michailos, K., Hetényi, G., Scarponi, M., Stipčević, J., Bianchi, I., Bonatto, L., Czuba, W., Di Bona, M., Govoni, A., Hannemann, K., Janik, T., Kalmár, D., Kind, R., Link, F., Lucente, F. P., Monna, S., Montuori, C., Mroczek, S., Paul, A., Piromallo, C., Plomerová, J., Rewers, J., Salimbeni, S., Tilmann, F., Środa, P., Vergne, J., and the AlpArray-PACASE Working Group. (2023a) Moho depths beneath the European Alps: a homogeneously processed map and receiver functions database, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 15, 2117–2138.

  • Michailos, K., Hetényi, G., Scarponi, M., Stipčević, J., Bianchi, I., Bonatto, L., Czuba, W., Di Bona, M., Govoni, A., Hannemann, K., Janik, T., Kalmár, D., Kind, R., Link, F., Lucente, F. P., Monna, S., Montuori, C., Mroczek, S., Paul, A., … Vergne, J. (2023b). European Alps Receiver Function Database [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.769512

  • Bonatto, L., Piromallo, C., Cottaar, S. (2020) The Transition Zone Beneath West Argentina-Central Chile Using P-to-S Converted Waves. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 125, e2020JB019446

  • Aladino Govoni, Luciana Bonatto, Marco Capello, Adriano Cavaliere, Claudio Chiarabba, Ezio D’Alema, Stefania Danesi, Sara Lovati, Lucia Margheriti, Marco Massa, Salvatore Mazza, Francesco Mazzarini, Stephen Monna, Milena Moretti, Anna Nardi, Davide Piccinini, Claudia Piromallo, Silvia Pondrelli, Simone Salimbeni, Enrico Serpelloni, Stefano Solarino, Massimiliano Vallocchia, Marco Santulin, and the AlpArray Working Group. (2017). AlpArray-Italy: Site description and noise characterization. Adv. Geosci., 43, 39-52.

  • Bonatto, L., Schimmel, M., Gallart, J., and Morales, J. (2015). The upper-mantle transition zone beneath the Ibero-Maghrebian region as seen by teleseismic Pds phases. Tectonophysics, 663, 212-224.

  • Bonatto, L., Schimmel, M., Gallart, J., and Morales, J. (2013) Studying the 410-km and 660-km discontinuities beneath Spain and Morocco through detection of P-to-s conversions. Geophysical Journal International, 194 (2), 920-935.

  • Caselli, A. T., Badi, G., Bonatto, A. L., Bengoa, C. L., Agusto, M. R., Bidone, A., and Ibañez, J. (2007) Actividad Sísmica y composición química fumarólica anómala debido a posible efecto sello en el sistema volcánico, Isla Decepción (Antártida) (Seismic activity and an anomalous fumarolic chemical composition due to seal effect in the volcanic system of Deception Island (Antarctica)). Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina, 62(4), 545-552. ISSN 1851-8249.

Projects (10 most relevant): 

  • SIGHT – SeIsmic and Geochemical constraints on the Madeira HoTspot system. 2018  - 2022|GRANT_NUMBER: PTDC/CTA-GEF/30264/2017. Role: Researcher

  • AlpArray –The AlArray European Initiative. 2015-2023. Role: Researcher

  • TOPO-IBERIA: Geociencias en Iberia: Estudios integrados de topografía y evolución 4-D. 2008-2012 |  GRANT_NUMBER: CSD2006-00041. Role: PhD Student fellow.

  • Geodynamics of the South American and Scotia plates. 2015-2017 |Funded by Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Role: Researcher.

Conferences (last 15 presentations): 

  • Nov 2022 XXIII Simposio Chileno de Física (SOCHIFI 2022), Chile. | Talk
    World Pendulum Alliance: Una iniciativa en docencia y diseminación científica

  • May 2022 EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria. | Talk
    Unveiling the heterogeneous structure of the upper-mantle beneath the Canary and Madeira volcanic provinces

  • Dec 2021 III Congreso de Docencia en Educación Superior (CODES), Universidad de La Serena, Chile. | Talk
    Valoración de actitudes y creencias científicas en estudiantes novatos de Física General para Odontología en modalidad remota

  • Oct 2021 II Encuentro Reflexivo de la macrozona norte, Universidad de La Serena, Chile.| Talk

  • Oct 2021 106◦ Reunión de la Asociación de Física de Argentina (106◦ RAFA), Córdoba, Argentina. | Talk
    Valoración de actitudes y creencias científicas en estudiantes novatos de Física General para Odontología en modalidad remota.

  • Aug 2021 1er Congreso de Educación Superior, Foro AEQUALIS, Chile. | Talk
    Valoración de actitudes y creencias científicas en estudiantes novatos de Física General para Odontología en modalidad remota 2020

  • Apr 2019 EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria. | Poster
    Preliminary results on the lithosphere and upper mantle below the greater Alpine region from P and S Receiver Function calculated on AlpArray data

  • May 2017 Big transition zone: below and beyond, University College London | Poster and Chair
    Evidences of a sharp 410 and a broad 660 from P-to-s conversions in West Argentina-central Chile

  • Apr 2017 XXVIII Reunión Científica de la Asociación Argentina de Geofísicos y Geodestas (AAGG 2017), La Plata, Argentina. | Talk
    La zona de transición del manto superior en la región de subducción plana de Nuevo Cuyo a partir de la detección de fases convertidas de P a s

  • Apr 2017 EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria. | Talk
    The transition zone below the Chile-Argentina flat subduction region

  • Sep 2016 IX Congreso Geológico de España, Huelva, Spain | Poster
    Estructura y dinámica del manto bajo la Península Ibérica: La contribución del proyecto Topo-Iberia

  • Apr 2016 EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria. | Talk
    The upper-mantle transition zone beneath the Ibero-Maghrebian region as seen by teleseismic Pds phases

  • Apr 2016 EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria. | Poster
    The upper-mantle transition zone beneath the Chile-Argentina flat subduction zone

  • Apr 2014 EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria | Poster
    The upper mantle transition zone beneath the Ibero-Maghrebian region as seen by teleseismic Pds phases

  • Apr 2012 EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria | Poster
    Using cross-correlation to map the Transition Zone thickness beneath the Iberian Peninsula and Morocco

  • Apr 2012 IPGP Congrès des doctorants (Graduate Student Meeting at IPGP), Paris, France | Invited Talk
    Using Cross-Correlation to Detect Upper Mantle Phases Beneath Spain and Morocco

Awards: 

  • 2011 Special mention at J. García Siñeriz Prize OPTION B to the Best Master Thesis in Geophysics | Spain

  • 2007 J. V. González Prize, highest distinction awarded to university students by La Plata City Council | Argentina.