Prof. YAO Huajian 姚華建
Education
| 2009 | Ph.D. geophysics | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 2004 | M.S. geophysics | University of Science and Technology of China |
| 2001 | B.S. geophysics | University of Science and Technology of China |
Academic Employments
| 2023/12－present | Adjunct Professor, Earth and Environmental Sciences Programme, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| 2019/09－present | Associate Director (executive), Mengcheng National Geophysical Observatory, Ministry of Science and Technology of China |
| 2019/07－present | Associate Dean, Graduate School, USTC & Director of USTC Diploma Office |
| 2014/09－2019/06 | Associate Dean, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China |
| 2012/07－present | Professor, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China |
| 2010/08－2012/07 | Green Scholar (postdoc), IGPP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD |
| 2009/06－2010/07 | Postdoc research associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Research Fields and Current Research Interests
- Surface wave tomography for lithospheric structure, anisotropy, and deformation
- Seismic interferometry and ambient noise tomography
- Earthquake seismology, source rupture imaging, finite fault inversion
- Multi-scale Community Velocity Model for Southwest China and Tanlu fault zone
- Seismicity, tectonics, and evolution of the Tibetan Plateau
- Joint inversion of multi-seismological or geophysical data: methodology & applications
Professional Activities
Current
| 2020 - present | Seismological Society of China, Vice President |
| 2020 - present | IUGG/IASPEI China Committee |
| 2018 - present | Editor of Geophysical Journal International |
| 2023 - present | Deputy Editor-in-chief of Earth and Planetary Physics |
| 2014 - present | Editorial board member: Science China Earth Science |
| 2017 - present | Member of Science and Technology Committee, China Earthquake Administration |
Past
| 2020-2022 | Associate editor of Earthquake Science (EQS) |
| 2017-2018 | Electronic Seismologist Column Editor, SRL |
| 2014-2016 | Associate editor, Seismological Research Letter |
| 2022-2023 | Guest editor: Frontiers of Earth Science |
| 2022 | Guest editor: Review of Geophysics and Planetary Physics |
| 2013 | Guest editor: SRL “Lushan Earthquake” special issue |
Teaching
Current
| Scientific Writing & Expression (2021-, undergraduate course) |
| Science & Society (2019-, undergraduate course) |
| Field Course of Introduction to Earth Sciences (2016-, undergraduate course) |
| Interdisciplinary Research Practice (2017-, undergraduate course) |
| Geophysical Inversion (2013-, graduate course) |
Past
| Advancing Forum in Geosciences (2012-2015, graduate course) |
| Frontiers in Geophysics (2013, 2014, graduate course) |
Selected Recent Publications
- Liu Y, Yu Z, Zhang Z, Yao H*, Wang W*, Zhang H, Fang H, Fang L. 2023. The high-resolution community velocity model V2.0 of southwest China, constructed by joint body and surface wave tomography of data recorded at temporary dense arrays. Science China Earth Sciences, 66(10): 2368 – 2385 ，https://doi.org/10.1007/s11430-022-1161-7
- Luo, S., Yao, H.*, Wen, J., Yang, H., Tian, B., & Yan, M. (2023). Apparent low-velocity belt in the shallow Anninghe fault zone in SW China and its implications for seismotectonics and earthquake hazard assessment. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 128, e2022JB025681. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JB025681
- Song Luo*, Huajian Yao*, Zhiqi Zhang, Bem Terhemba Shadrach, 2022. High-resolution crustal and upper mantle shear-wave velocity structure beneath the central-southern Tanlu fault: Implications for its initiation and evolution. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 595, 117763. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2022.117763
- Terhemba Shadrach Bem, Chuanming Liu, Huajian Yao*, Song Luo, Yuan Yang, Bin Liu. 2022. Azimuthally Anisotropic structure in the Crust and Uppermost Mantle in Central East China and its Significance to Regional Deformation around the Tan-Lu Fault Zone. J. Geophys. Res. – Solid Earth, 127, e2021JB023532. https:// doi.org/10.1029/2021JB023532
- Feng J.*, Yao H.*, Chen L., Wang W., 2022. Massive lithospheric delamination in southeastern Tibet facilitating continental extrusion. National Science Review, 9: nwab174, https://doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nwab174
- Zhiqi Zhang#, Huajian Yao*, Weitao Wang, Chuangming Liu, 2022. 3-D crustal azimuthal anisotropy reveals multi-stage deformation processes of the Sichuan Basin and its adjacent area, SW China. J. Geophys. Res. – Solid Earth, 127(1), e2021JB023289, https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JB023289
- Liu W.#, Yao H.*, Wei S., 2021. Frequency-dependent rupture characteristics of the 30 October 2016 Mw 6.5 Norcia, Italy earthquake inferred from joint multi-scale slip inversion, J. Geophys. Res. – Solid Earth，126, e2020JB020706. https://doi. org/10.1029/2020JB020706
- Feng J. *, Yao H.*, Wang Y., Poli P., Mao Z., 2021. Segregated oceanic crust trapped at the bottom mantle transition zone revealed from ambient noise interferometry, Nature Communications, 12:2531，https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22853-2
- Yang X.#, Yao H.*, Huang B.-S. 2021. Crustal footprint of mantle upwelling and plate amalgamation revealed by ambient noise tomography in northern Vietnam and northern South China Sea, J. Geophys. Res. – Solid Earth, 126: e2020JB020593，https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JB020593
- Huang S.#, Yao H.*, Lu Z, Tian X., Zheng Y., Wang R., Luo S., Feng J., 2020. High-resolution 3-D shear-wave velocity model of the Tibetan Plateau: implications for crustal deformation and porphyry Cu deposit formation, J. Geophys. Res., 125(7), e2019JB019215, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JB019215
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