Name: Zhi Wei
Place of Birth: Jiangsu, China
Marital Status: Married, 3 children (two aged 4, one aged 1)
Doctor of Philosophy in Geophysics Sept/2013-June/2018
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS)
Thesis: S-wave velocity structure of the uppermost mantle and crustal Lg-wave attenuation beneath the
Australian continent
Joint Supervisor: Prof. Lianfeng Zhao (UCAS), Prof. Brian L. N. Kennett (ANU)
The Outstanding Graduate Student was given for this PhD study and thesis.
Jointly Cultivated Postgraduate Sept/2016 - Oct/2017
Australian National University
Supervisor: Prof. Brian L. N. Kennett (OA, FRS, FAA)
Bachelor of Science in Geophysics Sept/2009 - June/2013
China University of Mining and Technology
Peking University
Postdoctoral Fellow July/2018 -Dec/2022
Boya Fellowship
Australian National University
Postdoctoral Fellow Feb/2023 - present
Advisor: Hrvoje Tkalčić (FAA)
Boya Fellowship of Peking University, 2020
Outstanding Graduate Student of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2018
Outstanding Student of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2017
Scholarship of China Scholarship Council, 2016
Outstanding Student of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2015
2013-2018 Graduate Scholarship, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Studying the Earth’s interior using global correlation wavefield. National Computational Infrastructure, Australia (Grant: em78, 2024). (Chief Investigator)
Probing the Australian-Pacific plate boundary by computational seismology: Macquarie Ridge in 3D. National Computational Infrastructure, Australia (Grant: NCMAS-2024-103, 2024). (Chief Investigator)
The 3-D S-wave attenuation model of the uppermost mantle beneath the Sichuan-Yunnan region. Early Career Researcher Funding from National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant:41904043, 2020-2022). (Primary Investigator)
The high-frequency ground motion induced by earthquakes in the Sichuan-Yunnan region. Postdoctoral Funding from the 65th China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2019-2020). (Primary Investigator)
I am currently working on four projects in collaboration with researchers from around the world, including the Australian Space Agency, University of Cambridge, California Institute of Technology, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, University of Maine, Nanyang Technological University, and University of Tasmania.
The Lunar seismology: new missions; subcontract with Fleet Space Technologies Moon to Mars: Demonstrator program funded by the Australian Space Agency (https://fleetspace.com/news/fleet-space-awarded-a4m-demonstrator-program- contract-to-harness-seismic-data-at-moons-south-pole)
Improving capabilities to detect, locate, discriminate and characterize the depths, yields and other emplacement conditions of nuclear explosions, funded by U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (DoD/AFRL)
Post-Certification Activities of PS02 and IS07, Warramunga, Australia, funded by the United Nations Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization
Probing the Australian-Pacific plate boundary: Macquarie Ridge in 3-D, funded by Australian Research Council Discovery Project DP200101854
Open-Source Software
I am currently working on the international project Improving capabilities to detect, locate, discriminate, and characterize the depths, yields, and other emplacement conditions of nuclear explosions, funded by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory. I am addressing challenges in small earthquake source inversion by developing new seismic technologies, which are being integrated into open-source software tools on GitHub (https://github.com/mtuqorg) to enhance global nuclear test monitoring capabilities. These tools, including ‘mtuq’, ‘seishmc’, ‘seisgen’, and ‘seisdb’, will benefit researchers worldwide and strengthen both Australia’s national security and the international community’s ability to detect and monitor nuclear explosions.
I simulate coda-correlation wavefield and calculate the sensitivity kernels of the features in the coda-correlation wavefield.
I apply ambient noise full-waveform inversion to image the 3-D S-wave velocity of the crust and uppermost mantle beneath the Macquarie Ridge Complex using OBS data.
I have been working on building high-resolution 3-D seismic velocity models for the lithosphere of the Sichuan-Yunnan region (China) using adjoint tomography method since 2020.
Developing 3-D velocity models for the uppermost mantle beneath the Australian continent and lithosphere of the Sichuan-Yunnan region based on the ray-based method.
Numerical simulation of the high-frequency ground motion caused by earthquakes in the Sichuan-Yunnan region and Australian continent.
Imaging the crustal Lg-wave attenuation of the Australian continent and Sichuan-Yunnan region.
Exploring the seismic characteristics of some special earthquakes such as the earthquakes caused by the 15 February 2013 bolide explosion in Chelyabinsk, Russia, and the nuclear explosion in North Korea.
2023, 2024 Convenor for Geophysics Group Seminars, Research School of Earth Sciences, ANU
2023 Session Convenor for Brian Kennett's Symposium, Australian Academy of Science, Canberra, Australia.
2018-2024 Reviewer for Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Earthquake Science, Frontiers in Earth Science
SAC、Obspy
Fortran、Python、MATLAB、Shell、C++
GMT、illustrator、Paraview
High-Performance Computing
Arrange and open software training courses, such as Obspy, GMT, SAC, and Shell (2018-2021)
English Presentation for Geophysical Research, TA (2019)
Global Seismology, TA (2018)
American Geophysical Union
As a geophysicist in space and planetary science, I specialize in exploring large datasets and using novel methods to explore planetary interiors. I have developed and applied innovative tools to scan planetary interiors, such as crustal and mantle structures. Additionally, I am currently involved in several projects related to Australia’s space exploration and defence initiatives, where my expertise in seismology plays a critical role. More information can be found on my Homepage.