My previous researches focused on induced seismicity associated with hydraulic fracturing in the Changning shale gas field, southern Sichuan basin, China. I have successfully constructed a high-resolution shear wave velocity model using ambient noise tomography based on a dense array and developed a precise seismicity catalog for the study region. Leveraging these observations, I analyzed the key factors controlling the maximum magnitudes of induced earthquakes, characterized two distinct seismogenic patterns, and assessed seismic hazards by integrating seismic observations with geomechanical modeling (COMSOL). Currently, I am working on in-situ Vp/Vs estimations to gain a deeper understanding of the activation processes of seismogenic faults that host induced earthquakes.

In addition to the researches in China, I’m now expanding my studies to the hydraulic facturing induced seismicity in the Western Canada Sediementary Basin during the postdoc period. My overarching research goal is to contribute to the mitigation of seismic hazards and risks associated with anthropogenic activities by elucidating the triggering mechanisms and source processes of induced earthquakes, particularly moderate to strong events.

My technical skills include: (1) developing high-precision seismicity catalogs, from event detection to accurate (re)location; (2) characterizing georeservoir structures using ambient noise tomography; (3) conducting geomechanical modeling to simulate pore pressure diffusion and poroelastic stress perturbations induced by fluid injection; and (4) estimating rime-lapse in-situ Vp/Vs ratios using high waveform similarity techniques.