Education

Ph.D in Geophysics, 1995, Brown University

M.Sc 1987, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

B.Sc 1984, Nanjing University, China

Professional Appointments

2008-present, Full Professor, University of Rhode Island

2003-2008, Associate Professor, University of Rhode Island

1998-2003, Assistant Professor, University of Rhode Island

1996-1998, Assistant Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

1996, Postdoctoral Fellow, Carnegie Institution of Washington

1994-1996, Postdoctoral Fellow, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

1987-1990, Research Associate, Institute of Petroleum Geology, China

Research Interests

Seismology applied to the study of the Earth structure and dynamics, earthquake and volcano hazards, underground nuclear explosion monitoring

Professional Affiliations

American Geophysical Union

Seismological Society of America

International Professionals for the Advancement of Chinese Earth Sciences