CV
Education
Ph.D. in Geophysics, 2015, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
Thesis: Earthquake Location and Detection; Advisor: Professor Lianxing Wen
B.S. in Physics, 2010, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China
Research Interests
Seismic Detection and Location, Nuclear Explosion Monitoring, Seismic Imaging, Induced Earthquakes, Marine Seismology, Machine-learning
Professional Experience
2019 April–present, Assistant Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Dalhousie University
2018 March–2019 March, Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Geophysics, Stanford University (Cooperation with Profs. William Ellsworth and Greg Beroza, earthquake seismology)
2016 March–2018 March, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Geophysics Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory (Cooperation with Dr. Lianjie Huang, exploration seismology)
2015 July–2016 March, Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China (supervisor: Prof. Lianxing Wen, earthquake seismology)
Selected Awards and Honors
2024, Faculty of Science Killam Prize, Dalhousie University
2015, President Award, Chinese Academy of Science
2015, Outstanding Graduate of Anhui Province, China
2015, Outstanding Graduate of USTC
2013, National Scholarship for Doctoral Students
Received Funds (PI or Co-PI)
Dalhousie Startup, $80k (PI, 2019-2022)
NSERC Discovery Grant, $150k (PI, 2019-2024; with extension $30 k in 2024)
NSERC Discovery Launch Supplement, $12.5k (PI, 2019-2020)
Canada Foundation for Innovation and Research Nova Scotia, total $350k (PI, 2019-2021)
Title: Establishment of Laboratory for Seismic Monitoring and Imaging
Canada Foundation for Innovation Operation Fund, $28k (PI, 2021-2025)
NSERC/Ocean Frontier Institute - Seed Fund, $24k (PI, 2021-2022)
Ocean Frontier Institute - Seed Fund, $25k (PI, 2023-2024)
Nova Scotia Offshore Energy Research Association, $240k, (Co-PI, 2021 – 2024)
Ocean Frontier Institute-International Postdoctoral Fellowship, $150k (PI, 2021-2023)
NSERC Alliance, $1.4M (Co-PI, 2022-2026)
NSERC Ship Time, $320K (Co-PI, 2023-2024)
Ocean Frontier Institute - Transforming Climate Action, Ship Time, $275k (PI, 2024-2025)
Ocean Frontier Institute - Transforming Climate Action, pre-approved $200k (PI, 2024-2027)
Part of the CFREF project
Departmental Services
Departmental Seminar Coordinator (Sept. 2022 - )
Undergraduate Affairs Committee (Apr. 2019 - Dec. 2021)
Undergraduate Awards Coordinator [award intro] (Apr. 2019 - Jul. 2022)
Safety Committee (Apr. 2019 – Dec. 2019)
Graduate Affairs Committee (Jan. 2020 - Jul. 2022)
Hiring Search Committee for a Limited Term Appointment Position (2020)
Hiring Search Committee for a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor (2021, 2022)
Advisory Committee on the Chair of the Department of Chemistry (Feb. 2020)
Working Group on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (Jan. 2021 - July 2022)
Reviewer for Dalhousie Graduate Scholarships and Killam Postdoctoral Fellowships
Professional Societies
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG)
Seismological Society of America (SSA)
Chinese Geophysical Society (CGS)
Professional Services
Assist in Coordinating USTC Geophysics Seminar for Creative Research Teams
Judge for the Outstanding Student Paper Award, AGU Fall Meeting (since 2015)
Student Organizer of “Weekly Graduate Student Seminar of Geophysics, USTC”
Chair for Session 5(D) at Stanford Geothermal Workshop (2017)
Primary Convener for Seismology Session, AGU Fall Meeting (2018, 2022)
Dalhousie Geophysics Monthly Meeting [link] Organizer (since 2020)
Software Development Committee, National Facility for Seismic Imaging (since 2020)
Editorial Board, Earthquake Science (since 2022)
Guest Associate Editor, Research Topic "Applications of Machine Learning in Seismology" , Frontiers in Earth Science (2022)
Peer Reviewer for Journals
Nature Communications, Communications Earth & Environment, Scientific Reports, Geophysical Research Letters, Journal of Geophysical Research, Seismological Research Letters, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Tectonophysics, Geophysical Journal International, Geophysics, Pure and Applied Geophysics, Interpretation, The Seismic Record, Acta Geophysica, Chinese Journal of Geophysics
Field Experience
VSP Data Acquisition at the Raft River Geothermal Field, ID, USA, May 2016, One Week
Dalhousie Geophysics Field School, Dartmouth, NS, Canada, April 2019, Two Days
Dalhousie Geophysics Field School, Video Recording for Online Class, Sept 2020, One Day
Nodal Seismometer Deployment and Recovery in Nova Scotia, Nov. and Dec. 2021, Two Weeks (deployment + recovery)
Laurentian Fan OBS Recovery, Atlantic, Aug/Sept 2022, One Week (Scientist)
Scotian Margin OBS deployment, May/June 2024, ten days (Chief Scientist)