About Me
Hello! I am an Earth scientist currently employed at University of Sydney as a postdoctoral research associate. My research targets how the electrical conductivity distribution of the lithosphere, as it is acquired from magnetotelluric models, can be related to tectonic and magmatic processes. I try to do this via quantified interpretations, combining the knowledge from geochemistry, petrology, magnetotellurics and thermomechanical modelling.
Blog Posts
Some non-field specific research tools I use all the time.
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Doing any form of research these days most likely means facing a colossal mountain of literature. You can almost feel it in your bones, the shadow it casts over you, a big subjectless mass with a quasi-personality reminiscent of the Eye of Sauron, watching your every move. At least, that is somewhat felt like to me when I first started my PhD. It is easy to feel belittled when first encountered, especially if you’re not equipped with how to approach it.
Webinar Series on the use of MATE
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Kate Selway and I made a presentation on EMinar series (EM geophysics community webinars). We presented the general questions in adressing the link between magnteotelluric method and composition of the mantle. The talk then followed by tutorial of MATE. The talk can be viewed from the following link to YouTube.
Latest Research
Joint probabilistic inversion of 3D magnetotelluric and seismic data: Lithospheric structure and melting dynamics in southeast Australia.
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3D Joint Probabilistic Inversion of MT and Seismics at Southeastern Australian Mantle
Recommended citation: Manassero, M.C., Özaydın, S., Afonso, J.C., Shea, J., Thiel, S., Kirkby A., Fomin, I., Czarnota, K. (2022). "Joint probabilistic inversion of 3D magnetotelluric and seismic data: Lithospheric structure and melting dynamics in southeast Australia." Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth (hosted by EarthArxiv). https://eartharxiv.org/repository/view/4720/