CURRICULUM VITAE WANG-PING CHEN Department of Geology ...

CURRICULUM VITAE
WANG-PING CHEN
Department of Geology
University of Illinois
1301 W. Green Street, 245 Natural History Building
Urbana, IL 61801 USA
Phone: (217) 333-2744 (office) Fax: (217) 244-4996
(217) 355-5896 (home) E-mail: wpchen@uiuc.edu
Education
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Ph. D., Geophysics, 1979
NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
Department of Geosciences
B. Sc., Geology, 1974
Experience
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (UIUC)
• Professor of Geophysics
September 1992–Present
• Research Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
January 1998–August 2003
• Professor of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
May 1993–August 1998
• Associate Professor September 1986–August 1992
• Assistant Professor September 1981–August 1986
INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES, ACADEMIA SINICA (NAT. RES. COUNCIL), TAIWAN
• Chaired Visiting Professor of the National Science Council
January 2007–Present
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
• Research Associate September 1980–August 1981
• Postdoctoral Associate September 1979–August 1980
• Research Assistant September 1974–August 1979
Current Research
Active subduction/collision zones, seismogenesis, rheology of the lithosphere, mantle dynamics,
and tectonics.
Professional Services
• Advisory Board, Consortium for Materials Properties Research in Earth Sciences, USA
(COMPRES), 2006–2009.
• Review Board, Cheung Kong Scholars Program, Ministry of Education and Li Ka-Shing
Foundation (Hutchinson Whampoa/Cheung Kong Conglomerates, Hong Kong), People’s
Rep. of China, 2005–
• Advisory Board, Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica (National Research Council),
Taiwan, 1993–2000.
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• Advisory Board, Central Weather Bureau, Taiwan, 2003–
• Editorial Board, Chinese Academy of Geologic Sciences, People’s Rep. of China, 2000–
• Board of Directors/Institutional Representative, IRIS (Incorporated Research Institutions
for Seismology), USA, 1984–
• Institutional Representative, UNAVCO (University NAVSTAR Consortium for
high-precision geodesy), USA, 2006–
Scientific Leadership
• International Coordinator (with John Nabelek of Oregon State) of Project Hi-CLIMB (An
Integrated Study of the Himalayan-Tibetan Continental Lithosphere during Mountain
Building), including 12 institutions from USA, China, Nepal, Taiwan, France and
Germany, 2001–2007.
• Lead instigator of science and technical plans, Broadband Array in Taiwan for Seismology
(BATS), 1993–1994.
• Convener (with Brian Evans of MIT), Special Session on Mechanical Strength of the
Continental Lithosphere, Fall Annual Meetings of the American Geophysical Union, 2003.
• Convener (with Leonardo Seeber of Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory), National
Workshop on Seismogenesis in the Eastern U. S., April 12–13, 1988; Urbana, IL.
Notable Lectures (since 2001)
• “Linking seismogenic structures and tectonic evolution along continental zones of
convergence”, Keynote Lecture, First International Symposium on Earth Sciences and
Engineering, Istanbul Tech. Univ. Faculty of Mines, May 16-18, 2002, Istanbul, Turkey.
• “The mantle transition zone: Seismic properties, deep subduction, earthquakes, and
petrology”, Special Lecture, Consortium for Materials Properties Research in Earth
Sciences (COMPRES), June 16-19, 2005, New Paltz, NY.
• “Mineral reaction-induced shear failure: Implications for earthquake mechanisms,
aftershocks, and remote triggering in subducting slabs and for retention of subducted
lithosphere in the upper mantle”, Keynote Lecture (with H. Green and M. Brudzinski),
Subduction Zone Geodynamics Conference, June 4–7, 2007, Montpelier, France.
Honors and Citations
• Presidents’ Council, University of Illinois Foundation, 2005–
• Alumni Discretionary Award, UIUC, 2003–2004.
• Faculty Fellow, National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), 1999–2000.
• Faculty Associate, Center for Advanced Study, UIUC, 1996–1997.
• Who's Who in Frontiers of Science and Technology, 1985–
• Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Tectonic Landforms", 1988–
• List of Excellent Teachers, UIUC, multiple years.
Administration
• Executive Committee (elected by faculty of the College), College of Liberal Arts and
Sciences, UIUC, 2001-2003.
Professional Affiliations
• American Geophysical Union (Life Member), Seismological Society of America , Sigma
Xi
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PUBLICATIONS
WANG-PING CHEN
ARTICLES (SUBJECT TO PEER REVIEWS AND/OR BY INVITATION)
1. Chen, W.-P., and P. Molnar, Short-period Rayleigh wave dispersion across the Tibetan
Plateau, Bull. Seism. Soc. Amer., 65, 1051–1057, 1975.
2. Molnar, P., W.-P. Chen, T. J. Fitch, P. Tapponnier, W. E. K. Warsi, and F. T. Wu, Structure
and tectonics of the Himalaya: A brief summary of relevant geophysical observations, in
Himalaya: Science de la Terre, 269–294, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique,
Paris, 1977.
3. Chen, W.-P., and P. Molnar, Seismic moments of major earthquakes and the average rate of
slip in Asia, J. Geophys. Res., 82, 2945–2969, 1977.
4. Molnar, P., and W.-P. Chen, Evidence for large Cainozoic crustal shortening of Asia, Nature,
273, 218–220, 1978.
5. Chen, C.-Y., W.-P. Chen, and P. Molnar, The uppermost mantle P wave velocities beneath
Turkey and Iran, Geophys. Res. Lett., 7, 77–80, 1980.
6. Chen, W.-P., J. L. Nábelek, T. J. Fitch, and P. Molnar, An intermediate depth earthquake
beneath Tibet: Source characteristics of the event of September 14, 1976, J. Geophys. Res.,
86, 2863–2876, 1981.
7. Chen, W.-P., and P. Molnar, Constraints on the seismic wave velocity structure beneath the
Tibetan plateau and their tectonic implications, J. Geophys. Res., 86, 5937–5962, 1981.
8. Molnar, P., P. Tapponnier, and W.-P. Chen, Extensional tectonics in central and eastern Asia:
A brief summary, Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond., A300, 403–406, 1981.
9. Chen, W.-P., and P. Molnar, Constraints on the seismic wave velocity structure beneath the
Tibetan plateau, in Geological and Ecological Studies of the Tibetan (Qinghai-Xizang)
Plateau, 763–770, Gordon and Breach Science Pub., N.Y., 1981.
10. Molnar, P., W.-P. Chen, and P. Tapponnier, Constraints on the amount of north-south
shortening in Tibet during the Cenozoic, in Geological and Ecological Studies of the
Tibetan (Qinghai-Xizang) Plateau, 757–761, 1981.
11. Tapponnier, P., P. Molnar, and W.-P. Chen, Active normal faulting in Tibet, in Geological
and Ecological Studies of the Tibetan (Qinghai-Xizang) Plateau, 43–50, 1981.
12. Molnar, P., and W.-P. Chen, Seismicity and mountain building, in Mountain Building
Processes, K. Hsü, editor, 41–57, Academic Press, 1982.
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13. Molnar, P., and W.-P. Chen, Depths and fault plane solutions of earthquakes under the
Tibetan plateau, J. Geophys. Res., 88, 1180–1196, 1983.
14. Chen, W.-P., and P. Molnar, Focal depths of intracontinental and intraplate earthquakes and
their implications for the thermal and mechanical properties of the lithosphere, J. Geophys.
Res., 88, 4183–4214, 1983.
15. Molnar, P., W.-P. Chen, and E. Padovani, Calculated temperatures in overthrust terrains and
the origin of Tertiary granites in the Great Himalaya, J. Geophys. Res., 88, 6415–6429,
1983.
16. Molnar, P., and W.-P. Chen, S-P wave travel time residuals and lateral inhomogeneity in the
mantle beneath Tibet and the Himalaya, J. Geophys. Res., 89, 6911–6917, 1984.
17. Huang, J., and W.-P. Chen, Source mechanisms of the Mogod earthquake sequence of 1967
and the event of July 4, 1974 in Mongolia, Geophys. J. R. Astr. Soc., 84, 361–379, 1986.
18. Grimison, N. L., and W.-P. Chen, The Azores–Gibraltar plate boundary: Focal mechanisms,
depths of earthquakes and their tectonic implications, J. Geophys. Res., 91, 2029–2047,
1986.
19. Nábelek, J. L., W.-P. Chen, and H. Ye, The Tangshan earthquake sequence of 1976 and its
implications for the evolution of the North China basin, J. Geophys. Res., 92, 12615–12628,
1987.
20. Grimison, N. L., and W.-P. Chen, Source mechanisms of four recent earthquakes along the
Azores–Gibraltar plate boundary, Geophys. J. R. Astr. Soc., 92, 391–401, 1988.
21. Chen, W.-P., and J. L. Nábelek, Seismogenic strike-slip faulting and the development of the
North China basin, Tectonics, 7, 975–989, 1988.
22. Grimison, N. L., and W.-P. Chen, Earthquakes in the Davie ridge–Madagascar region and
the southern Nubian–Somalian plate boundary, J. Geophys. Res., 93, 10439–10450, 1988.
23. Chen, W.-P., A brief update on the focal depths of intracontinental earthquakes and their
correlations with heat flow and tectonic age, Seism. Res. Lett., 59, 263–272, 1988.
24. Chen, W.-P., and N. L. Grimison, Earthquakes associated with diffuse zones of deformation
in the oceanic lithosphere: Some examples, Tectonophysics, 166, 133–150, 1989.
25. Laane, J. L., and W.-P. Chen, The Makran earthquake of April, 1983: A possible analogue
to the Puget sound event of 1965? Geophys. J. Int., 98, 1–9, 1989.
26. Chen, W.-P., and P. Molnar, Source parameters of earthquakes and intraplate deformation
beneath the Shillong plateau and the northern Indoburman ranges, J. Geophys. Res., 95,
12527–12552, 1990.
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27. Kao, H., and W.-P. Chen, Earthquakes along the Ryukyu-Kyushu arc: Strain segmentation,
lateral compression, and the thermo-mechanical state of the plate interface, J. Geophys.
Res., 96, 21443–21485, 1991.
28. Chen, W.-P., Strain partition at oblique convergent plate boundaries: Some implications on
the kinematics of the Philippine Sea plate and tectonics near Taiwan, in Proceedings of
the TAICRUST Workshop, 199–208, Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan
University, Taipei, Taiwan, 1991.
29. Kao, H., and W.-P. Chen, Seismogenic structures near the interplate thrust zone: the
Ryukyu–Kyushu arc, in Proceedings of the TAICRUST Workshop, 209–218, Institute of
Oceanography, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, 1991.
30. Glennon, M. A., and W.-P. Chen, Systematics of deep-focus earthquakes along the
Kuril-Kamchatka arc and their implications on mantle dynamics, J. Geophys. Res., 98,
735–769, 1993.
31. Kao, H., and W.-P. Chen, The double seismic zone in Kuril-Kamchatka: The tale of two
overlapping single zones, J. Geophys. Res., 99, 6913–6930, 1994.
32. Glennon, M. A., and W.-P. Chen, Ruptures of deep-focus earthquakes in the northwestern
Pacific and their implications on seismogenesis, Geophys. J. Int., 120, 706–720, 1995.
33. Kao, H., and W.-P. Chen, Transition from interplate slip to double seismic zone along the
Kuril–Kamchatka arc, J. Geophys. Res., 100, 9881–9903, 1995.
34. Glennon, M. A., and W.-P. Chen, Travel times from earthquakes near southern Kuril and
their implications on the fate of subducted lithosphere, Phys. Earth Planet. Interior., 88,
177–191, 1995.
35. Chen, W.-P., En echelon ruptures during the great Bolivian earthquake of 1994, Geophys.
Res. Lett., 22, 2261-2264, 1995.
36. Chen, W.-P., and H. Kao, Seismotectonics of Asia: Some recent progress, in The Tectonic
Evolution of Asia, A. Yin and M. Harrison ed., 37–62, Cambridge Univ. Press, 1996.
37. Chen, W.-P., L.-R. Wu, and M. A. Glennon, Characteristics of multiple ruptures during
large deep-focus earthquakes, in Dynamics of Subduction, G. E. Bebout, D. Scholl, S.
Kirby, and J. P. Platt ed., Geophys. Monog. Series, 96, 357–368, Am. Geophys. Union,
Washington, D. C., 1996.
38. Kao, H., and W.-P. Chen, Seismicity in the outer-rise–fore-arc region and configuration of
the subducting lithosphere with special reference to the Japan trench, J. Geophys. Res., 101,
27,811–27,832, 1996.
39. Brudzinski, M. R., W.-P. Chen, R. L. Nowack, and B.-S. Huang, Variations of P-wave
speeds in the mantle transition zone beneath the Northern Philippine Sea, J. Geophys. Res.,
102, 11,815–11,827, 1997.
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40. Chen, W.-P., H. Kao, and IES Team, Lithospheric deformation across southern Taiwan: A
preliminary report, Symposium on Taiwan strong motion instrumentation program, III,
164–173, 1998.
41. Chen, W.-P., and S. Özalaybey, Correlation between seismic anisotropy and Bouguer gravity
anomalies in Tibet and its implications for lithospheric structures, Geophys. J. Int., 135,
93–101, 1998.
42. Nowack, R. L., E. Ay, W.-P. Chen, and B.-S. Huang, A seismic profile of the upper mantle
along the southwestern edge of the Philippine Sea plate using short-period array data,
Geophys. J. Int., 136, 171–179, 1999.
43. Nowack, R. L., and W.-P. Chen, Source-receiver reciprocity and empirical Green's functions
from chemical blasts, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 89, 538–543, 1999.
44. Chen, W.-P., C.-Y. Chen, and J. L. Nábelek, Present-day deformation of the Qaidam basin
with implications for intra-continental tectonics, Tectonophysics, 305, 165–181, 1999.
45. Wu, L.-R., and W.-P. Chen, Anomalous aftershocks of deep earthquakes, Geophys. Res. Lett.,
26, 1977–1980, 1999.
46. Özalaybey, S., and W.-P. Chen, Frequency-dependent analysis of SKS/SKKS waveforms
observed in Australia: Evidence for null birefringence, Phys. Earth Planet. Interior., 114,
197–210, 1999.
47. Kao, H., and W.-P. Chen, The Chi-Chi earthquake sequence: Active, out-of-sequence thrust
faulting in Taiwan, Science, 288, 2346–2349, 2000.
48. Brudzinski, M. R., and W.-P. Chen, Variations of P-wave speeds and outboard earthquakes:
Evidence for a petrologic anomaly in the mantle transition zone, J. Geophys. Res., 105,
21,661–21,682, 2000.
49. Chen, W.-P., and H. Kao, Evidence for dual, out-of-sequence thrust faulting during the
Chi-Chi (Taiwan) earthquake sequence of 1999, Int. Workshop on Annual
Commemoration of the Chi-Chi Earthquake, 71–81, 2000.
50. Zhou, L.-M., W.-P. Chen, and S. Özalaybey, Seismic properties of the central Indian shield
from broadband P–SV conversions at Hyderabad, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 90, 1295–1304,
2000.
51. Wu, L.-R., and W.-P. Chen, Rupture of the large (M W 7.8), deep earthquake of 1973 beneath
the Japan Sea with implications for seismogenesis, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 91, 102–111,
2001.
52. Chen, W.-P., and M. R. Brudsinzski, Evidence for a large-scale remnant of subducted
lithosphere beneath Fiji, Science, 292, 2475-2479, 2001.
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53. Kao, H., Y.-H. Liu, W.-T. Liang, and W.-P. Chen, Source parameters of regional
earthquakes in Taiwan (1999-2000) including the Chi-Chi earthquake sequence, Terr.
Atmos. Ocean. Sci., 13, 279-298, 2002.
54. Brudzinski, M. R., and W.-P. Chen, A petrologic anomaly accompanying outboard
earthquakes beneath Fiji-Tonga: Corresponding evidence from broadband P and S
waveforms, J. Geophys. Res., 108(B6), 2299 (19 pp.), doi:10.1029/2002JB002012, 2003.
55. Chen, W.-P. and Brudzinski, M.R., Seismic anisotropy in the mantle transition zone beneath
Fiji-Tonga, Geophys. Res. Lett., 30, 1682 (4 pp.), doi:10.1029/2002GL016330, 2003.
56. Brudzinski, M.R., and W.-P. Chen, Visualization of seismicity along subduction zones:
Toward a physical basis, Seismol. Res. Lett., 74, 731-738, 2003.
57. Tseng, T.-L., and W.-P. Chen, Contrasts in seismic waves speeds and density across the
660-km discontinuity beneath the Philippine and the Japan Seas, J. Geophys. Res., 109, (12
pp.), B04302, doi:10.1029/2003JB002613, 2004.
58. Chen, W.-P., and C.-Y. Chen, Seismogenic structures along continental convergent zones:
from oblique subduction to mature collision, Tectonophys., 385, 105-120, 2004. (I01)
59. Chen, W.-P., and Z.-H. Yang, Earthquakes beneath the Himalayas and Tibet: Evidence for
strong lithospheric mantle, Science, 304, 1949-1952, 2004. (I02)
60. Brudzinski, M.R., and W.-P. Chen, Earthquakes and strain in sub-horizontal slabs, J.
Geophys. Res., 110, (11 pp.), B08303, doi:10.1029/2004JB003470, 2005.
61. Tseng, T.-L., and W.-P. Chen, Probing the southern Indian shield with P-wave
receiver-function profiles, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 96, 328-333, 2006. (I03)
62. Chen, W.-P., and M.R. Brudzinski, Repeating earthquakes, episodic tremor and slip:
Emerging patterns in complex earthquake cycles? Complexity, in press, 2006. (I04)
63. Chen, W.-P., and T.-L. Tseng, Small 660-km seismic discontinuity beneath Tibet implies
resting ground for detached lithosphere, J. Geophys. Res., in press, 2006. (I05)
64. Lee, C.-T., and W.-P. Chen, A possible mechanism for chemical stratification in the Earth’s
mantle, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., in press, 2006.
65. Nowack, R. L., W.-P. Chen, U. E. Kruse, and S. Dasgupta, Imaging offsets in the Moho:
Synthetic tests using Gaussian beam with teleseismic waves, Pure Applied Geophys., in
press, 2006. (I07)
66. Yang, Z.-H., and W.-P. Chen, The Mozambique earthquake sequence of 2006:
High-angle normal faulting in southern Africa, Geology, submitted, 2007. (I06)
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REVIEWS AND OTHER ARTICLES (BY INVITATION EXCEPT ITEM #8)
1. Chen, W.-P., and L. Seeber, Introduction: Seismogenesis in the eastern United States, Seism.
Res. Lett., 59, 115–116, 1988; and, EOS Trans. AGU, 70, 581, 1989.
2. Chen, W.-P., Review of The Great Tangshan Earthquake of 1976 --- An Anatomy of Disaster
by Yong Chen, Kam-ling Tsoi, Feibi Chen, Zhenhuan Gao, Qijia Zou, and Zhangli Chen
(editors), J. Geol. Education, 39, 254–255, 1991.
3. Chen, W.-P., and the Special Interest Group for Broadband Seismology in Taiwan, Prospectus
for a permanent, very broadband regional seismic network in Taiwan, in Proceedings of
the Ninth Advisory Board Meeting, Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taiwan,
R. O. C., pp. 61–85, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, 1992.
4. Chen, W.-P., Review of Earthquakes, by B. A. Bolt, J. Geol. Education, 42, 532–533, 1994.
5. Chen, W.-P., M. A. Glennon, and H. Kao, Seismicity and subduction: From interplate slip to
deep-focus earthquakes, U. S. Geol. Survey Open File Rep., 1995.
6. Chen, W.-P. and H. Kao, Foreshocks, subevents and aftershocks: Complex interaction of
seismogenic zones? Complexity Digest, 21, e-article, 2001.
7. Chen, W.-P., What’s so special about the Himalayas? Let’s Go – India and Nepal, 794, 2004.
8. Chen, W.-P., Comments on “The Great Chinese Experiment” by Horace Freeland Judson,
Technology Rev., March-April, 12, 2006.
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