Curriculum Vitae

Earth Observatory of Singapore — Remote Sensing Lab, NTU

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Education

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Feb 2022 – present
Ph.D., Environmental Earth System Science — Asian School of the Environment
Supervisor: Sang-Ho Yun, PhD
University of the Philippines, Diliman
Aug 2018 – Feb 2022
M.S., Geology — National Institute of Geological Sciences
Thesis: Tectonic Geomorphology of the Philippine Fault in Surigao Strait
Supervisor: Mario A. Aurelio, PhD
University of the Philippines, Diliman
Jun 2009 – Apr 2014
B.S., Geology — National Institute of Geological Sciences

Appointments

Graduate Student
Feb 2022 – present
Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University
Science Research Specialist I
Nov 2014 – Dec 2021
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS)
  • Mapped the offshore extension of the Philippine Fault along Calauag Bay, Lopez Bay, Cataingan Bay, Naro Bay, and Masbate Pass
  • Mapped and segmentized the Philippine Fault in Surigao Strait
  • Generated InSAR deformation maps and Coulomb Stress transfer maps of moderate to large onland magnitude earthquakes (MW 6–7) in the Philippines from 2019 to 2021

Publications

In Preparation
Rheology of the Lower Crust Underneath Himalaya Revealed by A New Method
Marfito, B., Mallick, R., Perry, M., Hill, E., Yun, S.H.
In Prep
Delayed Triggering in the 2023 Herat, Afghanistan Earthquake Sequence Controlled by Fault Orientation and Overlap
Marfito, B., Ainscoe, E., Sopaci, E., Salman, R., Shnizai, Z., Burgmann, R., Yun, S.H.
In Prep
Investigating the Origin of Shallow Slip Deficit in the 2022 Mw 6.0 Khōst, Afghanistan Earthquake
Marfito, B., Salman, R., Bürgmann, R., Liang, C., Wang, K., Yun, S.H.
In Prep
2026
Coulomb Pre-Stress Changes Modulate Coseismic Rupture Kinematics of the 2025 Mw7.7 Myanmar Earthquake Revealed by Space Geodesy
He, L., Salman, R., Marfito, B., Feng, G., Jiang, H., Wang, W., et al.
Geophysical Research Letters, 53(3), e2025GL120587
DOI
2025
Seasonal and Episodic Variation of Aseismic Creep Displacement Along the West Valley Fault, Philippines
Rimando, R. E., Llamas, D. C. E., Marfito, B. J., & Garduque, R. J.
GeoHazards, 6(3)
DOI
2024
Surface Rupture and Fault Characteristics Associated With the 2020 Magnitude (MW) 6.6 Masbate Earthquake, Masbate Island, Philippines
Llamas, D. C. E., Marfito, B. J., Dela Cruz, R., & Aurelio, M. A.
Tectonics, 43(9), e2023TC008106
DOI
2023
Shallow Structures, Interactions, and Recurrent Vertical Motions of Active Faults in Lingayen Gulf, Philippines
Flores, P. C. M., Siringan, F. P., Mateo, Z. R. P., Marfito, B. J., Sarmiento, K. J. S., Abigania, M. I. T., et al.
Journal of Asian Earth Sciences: X, 9, 100152
DOI
2022
Geometry and Segmentation of the Philippine Fault in Surigao Strait
Marfito, B. J., Llamas, D. C. E., & Aurelio, M. A.
Frontiers in Earth Science
DOI
Seafloor Structures and Static Stress Changes Associated With Two Recent Earthquakes in Offshore Southern Batangas, Philippines
Sarmiento, K. J. S., Aurelio, M. A., Flores, P. C. M., Carrillo, A. D. V, Marfito, B. J., Abigania, M. I. T., et al.
Frontiers in Earth Science
DOI

Conferences & Presentations

Delayed Triggering in the 2023 Herat, Afghanistan Earthquake Sequence
FRINGE 2026
Marfito, B., Ainscoe, E., Sopaci, E., Salman, R., Shnizai, Z., Yun, S.H. — Submitted
Cascading Fault Ruptures Drive The 2023 Afghanistan Earthquake Sequence
ACES 2025
Marfito, B., Ainscoe, E., Salman, R., Sopaci, E., Shnizai, Z., Yun, S.H. — November 3–7, 2025
Source Fault Characteristics of the 21 June 2022 MW6.0 Afghanistan Earthquake
ACES 2023
Marfito, B., Salman, R., Way, L., Liang, C., Wang, K., Bürgmann, R., and Yun, S.H. — February 28–March 4, 2023

Skills

Remote Sensing

InSARSentinel-1ALOS-2 SNAPISCEMintPyStaMPS

Geodesy & Analysis

GNSSSlip InversionCoulomb Stress Rate-and-State Friction

Programming

PythonMATLABGMTGIS