Kittiphon Boonma

kittiphon.b@gmail.com

I am a research geophysicist with a focus on numerical modelling. I am currently working on geodynamical modelling of lithospheric delamination and slab tearing processes.

Research

Published (peer-reviewed)

Boonma, K; Kumar, A; Garcia-Castellanos, D; Jiménez-Munt, I; Fernández, M., Scientific Reports, Lithospheric mantle buoyancy: the role of tectonic convergence and mantle composition. Available here

Manuscripts under review or in preparation

Boonma, K; Kumar, A; Garcia-Castellanos, D; Jiménez-Munt, I; Gerya, T. (In Preparation) 3D numerical modelling of lithospheric slab tearing and topographic response across Gibraltar Arc.

Conference Posters

Boonma, K; Garcia-Castellanos, D; Jiménez-Munt, I; Gerya, T. Slab tearing and vertical motions in the Gibraltar Arc. In TopoEurope, Granada, Spain (2019b)

Boonma, K; Kumar, A; Garcia-Castellanos, D; Jiménez-Munt, I; Fernández, M. Dependence of lithospheric slab buoyancy on composition and convergence rate: insights from a thermally-coupled kinematic model. In EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria (2019a)

Boonma, K; Kumar, A; Garcia-Castellanos, D; Jiménez-Munt, I; Fernández, M. Dependence of lithospheric slab buoyancy on composition and convergence rate: insights from a thermally-coupled kinematic model. In AGU Fall Meeting, Washington D.C., USA (2018c)

Boonma, K.; Garcia-Castellanos, D.; Jiménez-Munt, I.; Ruh, J.; Gerya, T. Rheological constraints on slab tearing in the Gibraltar Arc: insight from 3D thermo-mechanical modelling. In EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria (2018b)

Boonma, K; Kumar, A; Garcia-Castellanos, D; Jiménez-Munt, I; Fernández, M. Dependence of lithospheric slab buoyancy on composition and convergence rate: insights from a thermally-coupled kinematic model. In EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria (2018a)

Boonma, K; Kumar, A; Garcia-Castellanos, D; Jiménez-Munt, I; Fernández, M. Dependence of slab buoyancy on composition and convergence rate: in- sights from kinematic modelling. In XV International Workshop on Modelling of Mantle and Lithosphere Dynamics, Puten, The Netherlands (2017)

Beggan, C. D.; Boonma, K; Kelly, G.; Thomson, A. Investigation of Pc1 pulsations using high frequency induction coils magnetometers. In European Space Weather Week 10, Antwerp, Belgium (2013)

Theses

Boonma, K; Gerya, T; Liao, J. Plate tectonics of New Zealand: insights from 3D thermomechanical modelling. MSc Thesis (2016)

Boonma, K; Hamilton, B. Improving the prediction of magnetic disturbances from solar wind parameters. BSc Thesis (2014)

Boonma, K; Beggan, C. D. Investigation of magnetospheric and ionospheric phenomena measured by induction coils. BSc Thesis (2013)

Outreach

SUBITOP School Partnership Programme

School Partnership Programme is a part of my training as an Early Career Researcher within the EU-H2020 framework. I partnered up with secondary school classes for the entire project phase and regularly visit to give talks and activities. Since I am based in Barcelona, mainly, I partnered up with the '4th grade Biology and Geology' clases at Institut Montserrat and Institut Menendez y Pelayo.

December 2016 (Barcelona, Spain)

In the first visit, our team introduced our institute and the EU framework. I introduce myself, my research project, and my background, emphasising on the STEM education and the consequential opportunities. The school documented our visit here on their WEBSITE.

October 2017 (Barcelona, Spain)

In our second visit, we talked about P- and S-waves and the concept of using earthquake waves to image in Earth's interior. The lecture ended with a little activity to illustrate our wave concept. The school, again, blogged about our visit HERE. The video of our little P-wave/S-wave activitiy can be viewed HERE.

November 2018 (Barcelona, Spain)

On Friday 16th November 2018, Ajay and Kittiphon (KB) of Instituto de Ciencias de la Tierra Jaume Almera (ICTJA)...

Posted by SUBITOP on Thursday, November 22, 2018

November 2018 (Romanshorn, Switzerland)

On Wednesday 21st November 2018, Jessica Munch (ETH Zürich) made her 4th visit to Kantonsschule Romanshorn in the...

Posted by SUBITOP on Thursday, November 22, 2018

Kittiphon Boonma

Computational Geophysicist
Numerical Modeller

Career Summary

A graduate geophysics researcher specialising in numerical modelling methods. I carry and offer strong mathematical and quantitative analysis background, and scientific coding skills.

Work Experience

Graduate Geophysics Researcher

CSIC-ICTJA, Barcelona, Spain
SEP 2016 - Present

Geodynamics research using numerical modelling methods with high-performance computing (HPC).

Achievements:
  • Scholarship funded by the EU within Marie-Curie Framework (H2020)
  • Built own 2D numerical modelling code (Python).
  • 3D thermo-mechanical numerical modelling of Earth’s dynamics.
  • Collaboration with the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Group at ETH Zürich.
  • HPCs: ETH's Euler Cluster and Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS)
Technologies used:
  • Python
  • Matlab
  • C
  • Paraview
  • ArcGIS
  • Linux/Unix
  • HPC

Research Assistant

ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
JUN 2015 - SEP 2015

Geodynamics research using numerical modelling and ETH’s supercomputer. I investigated the dynamics of compositionally-stratified slabs entering a "slab graveyard" above the Earth's core-mantle boundary.

Technologies used:
  • C
  • Matlab
  • HPC
  • Linux/Unix

Intern Researcher

British Geological Survey, Edinburgh, UK
SEP 2013 - APR 2014

Carry out researches in the field of space physics, geomagnetic, and Space Current Systems.

Achievements:
  • Constructed codes/scripts to process real-time satellite data and detection of abnormal geomagnetic activities.
  • Implementation of algorithms to better predict solar wind.
  • Collaboration between University of Edinburgh and BGS Edinburgh.
Technologies used:
  • Matlab
  • SQL

Skills & Tools

Programming
  • Python
  • Matlab
  • Linux/UNIX
  • C/R/SQL
  • HTML/CSS
Scientific
  • Numerical Modelling
  • Data Visualisation
  • Data Analysis/Statistics
Others
  • Git
  • Microsoft Office
  • Lightroom
  • Photoshop
  • LaTex
  • Paraview
Python Libraries
  • NumPy
  • SciPy
  • Matplotlib
  • IPython
  • Pandas
  • Seaborn
  • Plotly
  • PyQt

Education

  • Joint MSc in Applied Geophysics
    TU Delft, The Netherlands
    ETH Zürich, Switzerland
    RWTH Aachen, Germany
    2014 - 2016
  • BSc HONS Geophysics
    University of Edinburgh
    2010 - 2014

Awards

  • ICTJA-CSIC Oral Presentation Award (2018)
  • Marie-Curie EU scholarship for research (2016)
  • EU Erasmus Grant (2015 & 2016)
  • UK Mathematics Challenge – Silver Award (2008 & 2009)

Interests

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