Faculty
Dr. xk星空官方网站 received his bachelor and master degrees in geophysics from Peking University in 2007 and 2010, respectively. He earned his PhD degree in geophysics from MIT in 2016. Between 2016 and 2018, he was a postdoctoral researcher in the Caltech Seismological Laboratory. In early 2019, he joined the Department of Earth and Space Sciences at Southern University of Science and Technology as an Associate Professor. Dr. xk星空官方网站’s main research interests include observational seismology, seismic imaging of Earth’s internal structures and earthquake source characterization. He has published more than 30 papers in journals such as Nature, Science Advances, Nature Communication, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, EPSL, GRL, JGR, GJI, SRL, BSSA etc. Currently, he serves as an Associate Editor for the AGU journal Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems (G-Cubed) and general secretary of the Seismological Commission of the Chinese Geophysical Society.
Education
Ph.D Geophysics Massachusetts Institute of Technology USA 2010 - 2016
MSc. Geophysics Peking University China 2010
BSc. Geophysics Peking University China 2007
Experience
Associate professor Earth and Space Sciences, xk星空官方网站 2019-now
Postdoctoral scholar Seismological Laboratory, Caltech 2016 - 2018
Professional internship Chevron 2014 summer
Honors & Awards
Shell-MIT Energy Fellowship 2011-2012
MIT Presidential Fellowship 2010-2011
Outstanding Person Award of SinoPec 2009
Beijing Outstanding Graduate Award 2007
Research
Observational seismology: seismic data acquisition, processing, analysis, and interpretation
Seismic imaging of Earth's interior: crust-xk星空官方网站 structure, xk星空官方网站 transition zone structure
Earthquake source properties: earthquake depth determination, earthquake focal mechanism
Publications
37. xk星空官方网站, C., Goes, S., Day, E. A., & Van Der Hilst, R. D. (2023). Seismic evidence for global basalt accumulation in the mantle transition zone. Science Advances, 9(22), eadg0095. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adg0095
36. xk星空官方网站, C.Q., Li J., Yang F., Zhang Y., (2022). Advances in seismic imaging of mantle transition zone discontinuities. Reviews of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, 53(0): 1-21 (in Chinese). doi:10.19975/j.dqyxx.2022-034.
35. Goes, S., xk星空官方网站, C.Q., Ballmer M.D., Yan J., and van der Hilst R. D., (2022), Compositional heterogeneity in the mantle transition zone, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, 1–18, doi: 10.1038/s43017-022-00312-w.
34. Zhou, P., Chevrot, S., Lehujeur, M., Xia, S., & xk星空官方网站, C.Q., (2022). Eikonal surface wave tomography of central and eastern China. Geophys. J. Int. 231(3), 1865-1879.
33. xk星空官方网站, C.Q., Castellanos, J.C., Zhan, Z., (2020). Imaging strong lateral heterogeneities across the contiguous US using body‐to‐surface wave scattering. J. Geophys. Res.: Solid Earth. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JB020798
32. Lai, V.H., Graves, R.W., xk星空官方网站, C.Q., Zhan, Z., Helmberger, D.V., (2020). Shallow basin structure and attenuation are key to predicting long shaking duration in Los Angeles Basin. J. Geophys. Res.: Solid Earth, 125. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JB019663
31. Liu, T., Klemperer, S.L., xk星空官方网站, C.Q., Ning, J., (2020). Post-critical SsPmp and its applications to virtual deep seismic sounding (VDSS)—3: back-projection imaging of the crust–mantle boundary in a heterogeneous lithosphere, theory and application. Geophys. J. Int., 223, 2166–2187. https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggaa332
30. Liu, T., Klemperer, S. L., Ferragut, G., & xk星空官方网站, C.Q. (2019). Post-critical SsPmp and its applications to virtual deep seismic sounding (VDSS) 2. 1D imaging of the crust/mantle and joint constraints with receiver functions. Geophys. J. Int., 219(2), 1334–1347. https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggz370
29. xk星空官方网站, C.Q., Hauksson, E., Zhan, Z., Cochran, E. S., & Helmberger, D. V. (2019). Depth determination of the 2010 El Mayor‐Cucapah earthquake sequence (M ≥ 4.0). J. Geophys. Res.: Solid Earth, 2018JB016982. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JB016982
28. xk星空官方网站, C.Q., Zhan, Z., Hauksson, E., Cochran, E. S., & Helmberger, D. V. (2019). Determining Moho depth beneath sedimentary basins using regional Pn multiples. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 109(3), 1171–1179. https://doi.org/10.1785/0120180325
27. xk星空官方网站, C.Q., Zhan Z., Lindsey Nathaniel J., Ajo-Franklin Jonathan B., Robertson Michelle. (2019), The potential of DAS in teleseismic studies: Insights from the Goldstone experiment. Geophys. Res. Lett., 46, doi: 10.1029/2018GL081195.
26. Chao, K., xk星空官方网站, C.Q.(2018), A MATLAB GUI for examining triggered tremor: A case study in New Zealand, Seismol. Res. Lett., doi:10.1785/0220180057.
25. Liu, T., Klemperer S.L., xk星空官方网站, C.Q., Ning, J. (2018), Post-critical SsPmp and its applications to virtual deep seismic sounding (VDSS)--1: sensitivity to lithospheric 1-D and 2-D structure, Geophys. J. Int., doi: 10.1093/gji/ggy307.
24. xk星空官方网站, C.Q., Day, E.A., de Hoop, M.V., Campillo, M., Goes S., Blythe R.A., van der Hilst, R.D. (2018), Compositional heterogeneity near the base of the mantle transition zone beneath Hawaii. Nat. Commun., 9(1), 1266, doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-03654-6
23. xk星空官方网站, C.Q., Day, E.A., de Hoop, M.V., Campillo, M., van der Hilst, R.D. (2017), Mapping mantle transition zone discontinuities beneath the Central Pacific with array processing of SS precursors. J. Geophys. Res.: Solid Earth, doi: 10.1002/2017JB014327.
22. xk星空官方网站, C.Q., Zhan Z., Hauksson E., Cochran E. (2017), Strong SH-to-Love wave scattering off the Southern California Continental Borderland. Geophys. Res. Lett., 44, doi: 10.1002/2017GL075213.
21. Yue, H., Castellanos, J.C., xk星空官方网站, C.Q., Meng, L., Zhan, Z. (2017), Localized water reverberation phases and its impact on backprojection images, Geophys. Res. Lett., 44, doi:10.1002/2017GL073254.
20. Prieto G.A., Froment B., xk星空官方网站, C.Q., Poli P., Abercrombie R. (2017), Earthquake rupture below the brittle-ductile transition in continental lithospheric mantle, Science Advances, 3(3), doi: 10.1126/sciadv.1602642.
19. xk星空官方网站, C.Q., Zheng, Y.C., Shang, X.F. (2017), Crazyseismic: A MATLAB GUI-based software package for passive seismic data preprocessing, Seismol. Res. Lett., 88(2A), 410-415, doi: 10.1785/0220160207.
18. Zhang, H., Zhao J., Zhao D., xk星空官方网站, C.Q., Liu H., Hu Z. (2016), Complex deformation in western Tibet revealed by anisotropic tomography, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 451, 97-107, doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2016.07.020.
17. Zhang, H., Zhao D., xk星空官方网站, C.Q., Zhao J. (2016), Varying deformation patterns in central Tibet revealed by radial anisotropy tomography, J. Geophys. Res.: Solid Earth, 121, doi:10.1002/2016JB012832.
16. xk星空官方网站, C.Q., Chen, W.-P., Van der Hilst, R.D. (2016), Constraints on residual topography and crustal properties in the western United States from virtual deep seismic sounding, J. Geophys. Res.: Solid Earth, 121, doi: 10.1002/2016JB013046.
15. Kang, D., xk星空官方网站, C.Q., Ning, J., Chen, W.-P. (2016), Simultaneous determination of crustal thickness and P wavespeed by virtual deep seismic sounding (VDSS), Seismol. Res. Lett., 87(5), 1104-1111, doi: 10.1785/0220160056
14. Poli, P., Prieto, G., xk星空官方网站, C.Q., Florez, M., Agurto-Detzel, H., Mikesell, T., Dionicio, V., Pedraza, P. (2016), Complex rupture of the M6.3 March 10, 2015 Bucaramanga earthquake: evidence of strong weakening process, Geophys. J. Int., 205(2), 988-994, doi: 10.1093/gji/ggw065
13. Becker, T.W., Lowry A.R., Faccenna C., Schmandt B., Borsa A., xk星空官方网站, C.Q.(2015), Western US intermountain seismicity caused by changes in upper mantle flow, Nature, 524(7566), 458-461, doi: 10.1038/nature14867
12. Rader, E., Emry, E., Schmerr N., Frost D., Cheng C., Menard J., xk星空官方网站, C.Q., Geist D. (2015), Characterization and petrological constraints of the midlithospheric discontinuity, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 16(10), 3484-3504, doi: 10.1002/2015gc005943
11. He, R.Z., Shang, X.F., xk星空官方网站, C.Q., Zhang, H.J., Van der Hilst, R.D. (2014), A unified map of Moho depth and Vp/Vs ratio of continental China by receiver function analysis, Geophys. J. Int., 199(3), 1910-1918, doi: 10.1093/gji/ggu365
10. Tian Y., Ning J.Y., xk星空官方网站 C.Q., Cai C., and Tao K. (2013), Focal mechanism solutions of the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake sequence from P-wave polarities and SH/P amplitude ratios: new results and implications, Earthquake Sci., 26, 357-372, doi: 10.1007/s11589-014-0067-y
9. xk星空官方网站, C.Q., Chen, W.-P., Van der Hilst, R.D. (2013), Removal of source-side scattering for virtual deep seismic sounding (VDSS), Geophys. J. Int., 195(3), 1932-1941, doi: 10.1093/gji/ggt359
8. Chen, W.-P., xk星空官方网站, C.Q., Tseng, T.-L., Yang, Z.H., Wang, C.-Y., Ning, J.Y., Leonard, T. (2013), Moho, seismogenesis, and rheology of the lithosphere. Tectonophysics, 609, 491-503, doi: 10.1016/j.tecto.2012.12.019
7. xk星空官方网站, C.Q., Chen, W.-P., Ning, J.Y., Tao, K., Chen, Y.S., Teng, T.-L., Fang, X.D., and Van der Hilst, R.D. (2012), Thick crust beneath the Ordos Plateau: Implications for instability of the North China craton, Earth and Planet. Sci. Lett., 357, 366-375, 10.1016/j.epsl.2012.09.027
6. Cai C., xk星空官方网站 C.Q., Tao K., Hu X.P., Tian Y., Zhang H., Cui X.F., and Ning J.Y. (2011), Spatial distribution and focal mechanism solutions of the Wenchuan earthquake series: Results and Implications, Earthquake Sci., 24, 115-125, doi: 10.1007/s11589-011-0775-5
5. Tang, Y. C., Feng, Y. G., Chen, Y. S. J., Zhou, S. Y., Ning, J. Y., Wei, S. Q., et xk星空官方网站. (2010). Receiver function analysis at Shanxi Rift. Chinese J. Geophys. -CH, 53(9), 2102–2109. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.0001-5733.2010.09.010
4. Liu J., Tang Y., Tao K., xk星空官方网站 C.Q., Chen, J., Ning, J., Chen Y.J., Feng, Y. (2010), A new stacking technique in ambient noise tomography, Earthquake Sci., 23(6), 627–636, doi: 10.1007/s11589-010-0761-3.
3. xk星空官方网站 C.Q., Tao K., Cui X.F., Hu X.P, and Ning J.Y. (2009), P-wave first-motion focal mechanism solutions and their quality evaluation, Chinese J. Geophys. -CH, 52,1402-1411.
2. Lou X.T., Cai C., xk星空官方网站 C.Q., and Ning J.Y. (2009), Intermediate-depth earthquakes beneath the Pamir-Hindu Kush region: Evidence for collision between two opposite subduction zones, Earthquake Sci., 22, 659-665, doi: 10.1007/s11589-009-0659-0
1. Hu X.P., xk星空官方网站 C.Q., Tao K., Cui X.F., Ning J.Y., and Wang Y.H. (2008), Focal mechanism solutions of Wenchuan earthquake and its strong aftershocks obtained from initial P wave polarity analysis, Chinese J. Geophys. -CH, 51, 1711-1718.