Gabriel Girela Arjona

Nationality: Spanish
Institution: Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia
Country: Italy
Research Title: Thermo-mechanical modelling of the shallow magmatic body at Krafla

PROJECT SUMMARY

The objective of the project is to to constrain the dynamics and thermo-mechanical properties of the shallow magmatic body and its relationships with the deeper magmatic system. The expected results are: 1) 2D/3D numerical simulations of the thermo-fluid dynamics of magmas involved in the generation and evolution of the shallow system at Krafla; 2) development of a database of numerical results; 3) constraints on the dynamic conditions necessary for melt existence at shallow depth; 4) application to the Krafla case of the methods developed by ESRs#2, 14, for Etna; 5) constraints on the thermo-mechanical properties of the shallow magma, for use in thermal modelling and inverse source modelling by ESRs #5, 6, 7, 11, 13.

Scientific Background

I graduated from the University Complutense of Madrid with a BSc in Geology in 2019, followed by a MSc Degree in Exploration of Hydrocarbons and Mineral Resources from the very same university in 2021. For my MSc Degree final project I did a mineralogical characterization of the oxidation zone of the epithermal Zn-Pb-Ag deposit of Patricia, Paguanta Mining Project in Chile, thanks to what I was able to work with electron microprobe and scanning electron microscope data along with optical microscopes.

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