Martin Schimmel

Martin Schimmel received the master’s degree in geophysics from the University Fridericiana of Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany, in 1992, and the Ph.D. degree from Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands, in 1997. Before becoming a Research Staff Member with the Geosciences Barcelona (GEO3BCN), CSIC, Barcelona, Spain, in 2008, he was a Research Fellow with the Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, and GEO3BCN, CSIC. He is a seismologist and his main research interests include the physical phenomena of seismic wave propagation, the detection and understanding of the multitude of seismic signals in seismograms, and the different strategies to image and constrain the structure of the Earth interior. He is experienced and internationally recognized on the detection/identification of weak seismic signals and their use to constrain Earth structure, the study and usage of seismic noise for imaging and monitoring, and the design of independent strategies to enhance seismic signals and/or to turn ambient noise into signals.