My research group study the dynamics and impacts of the Earth’s crustal processes due to natural forces and human activities from societal to geological timescales. These phenomena include microseismicity, large earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis, faulting, uplift/subsidence in diverse environments such as geothermal fields, crustal faults, and subduction zones.
We address various geoscience problems using geodetic imaging (e.g., Global Navigation Satellite Systems & Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar; GNSS/InSAR), seismological observations (e.g., seismicity & structure), and laboratory-based computational modeling, with particular interests in multiscale inference and uncertainty quantification in geophysics. Through these multi-/inter-disciplinary efforts, we aim to better understand and assess geohazards and to improve safe, sustainable subsurface exploration.
I always welcome motivated students and postdocs to join the group; please see Opportunities.
PhD in Geophysics, 2016
California Institute of Technology, USA
PhD Minor in Computational Science and Engineering, 2014
California Institute of Technology, USA
BS in Physics, 2009
Yuanpei College, Peking University, China
Assistant Professor, 2020–Present
University of Oklahoma, USA
Postdoctoral Associate, 2018–2020
Cornell University, USA
Green Postdoctoral Scholar, 2016–2018
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, USA
Characterizing near-surface and subsurface processes in tectonic and industrial settings
Deciphering interactions of transient and long-term processes and their physical mechanisms
Developing novel quantitative methods for geophysical inference and predictive modeling
Graduate / Upper Undergraduate Level Courses
GPHY5020 — Computational Geophysics (2021S, 2023S, 2025S)
GPHY5970 — Remote Sensing & Space Geodesy (2021F, 2023F)
GPHY5413 — Global Geophysics (2022F, 2023F, 2024F)
GPHY4553 — Introduction to Seismology (2022S)
GPHY6970 — Machine Learning in Geosciences Seminar (2021F; Co-Instructor)
GPHY5970 — Geophysical Journal Seminar (2022S, 2022F, 2023F, 2024F, 2025S)
GPHY3440 — Mentored Research Experience (2021S, 2022Su, 2023F, 2024Su, 2024F)
Lower Undergraduate Level Courses
GEOL1114 — Physical Geology for Scientists & Engineers (2020F, 2022S, 2024F)
GPHY3013 — Data Analysis in Geoscience (2023S)
GPHY2013 — Frontiers of Geophysics (2023S, 2025S; Co-Instructor)