Dr. Mathurin Dongmo Wamba | Laboratory Management & Accreditation | Best Researcher Award
Doctor | University of Bern | Switzerland
Dr. Mathurin Dongmo Wamba is an emerging geophysics researcher whose scientific contributions span global and regional seismic tomography, environmental seismology, geothermal energy exploration, and mantle plume imaging, reflected through 8 published documents, 74 citations, and an h-index of 3. His research integrates advanced seismic imaging, waveform modeling, inverse theory, and data-space cross-validation to investigate deep Earth structures, including plume conduits, mantle ponding zones, and upper-mantle heterogeneities across the Indian and Pacific Oceans. He has produced influential studies on deep mantle plumbing beneath La Réunion and Comoros hotspots, full-waveform tomography of the Indian Ocean, and cross-validated interpretations of mantle structure using global tomographic models. His work also extends to environmental seismology, where he links seismic signals with hydrodynamic and meteorological processes to monitor natural hazards such as slope failures, river discharge variability, wind-induced lake responses, and methane degassing, using multimodal datasets collected from ocean-bottom seismometers, hydrophones, ADCPs, and weather stations. He applies multidisciplinary techniques combining signal processing, numerical modeling, machine learning, and climate-linked data analysis to develop innovative approaches for subsurface imaging and hazard monitoring in marine and lacustrine environments. His research contributions encompass major international projects such as MERMAID, RHUM-RUM, and regional environmental monitoring initiatives in Switzerland. Through continued publication, scholarly reviews, and collaborative work across seismology, geodynamics, and environmental geoscience, he advances high-resolution imaging frameworks and novel observational strategies that deepen understanding of Earth structure and geophysical processes.
Profiles: Scopus | ORCID
Featured Publications
1. Wamba, M. D., Sauter, G., Bouffard, D., Shynkarenko, A., Schmidt-Aursch, M. C., & Kremer, K. (2025). From wind to seismic signature captured by seismometers in Lake Lucerne. Scientific Reports.
2. Montagner, J.-P., Romanowicz, B., Wamba, M. D., & Burgos, G. (2025). Upwellings and mantle ponding zones in the lower mantle transition zone (660–1000 km). Geosciences.
3. Wamba, M. D., Simons, F. J., & Irving, J. C. E. (2024). Data-space cross-validation of mantle structure in global tomographic models underneath the Pacific Ocean. Geophysical Journal International.
4. Wamba, M. D., Montagner, J.-P., & Romanowicz, B. (2022). Imaging deep mantle plumbing beneath La Réunion and Comores hotspots: Vertical plume conduits and horizontal ponding zones. Science Advances.
5. Wamba, M. D., Montagner, J.-P., Romanowicz, B., & Barruol, G. (2021). Multi-mode waveform tomography of the Indian Ocean upper and mid-mantle around the Réunion hotspot. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth.