Wu-Cheng Chi
207 McCone (Seismo Lab.)
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720
Phone: (510) 558-9139
E-mail:chi@seismo.berkeley.edu
WWW: http://seismo.berkeley.edu/~chi
EDUCATION:
Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley
Geophysics, 2003
Research Project: Subduction to Collision: Results From Deep Crustal Seismic Reflection, Gravity, Heat Flow, and Seismic Waveform Modeling in the Taiwan Region
Dissertation Committee: Doug Dreger, Roland Bürgmann, Jamie Rector, Don Reed
M.S. San Jose State University (SJSU), San Jose, CA
Marine Geophysics, 1995.
Thesis: Distribution of Bottom-Simulating Reflectors Offshore Southern Taiwan: Implications for Fluid Migration.
Thesis Committee: Don Reed, Richard Sedlock, Dave Anderson
B.S. Chinese Culture University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
Geology, 1991: (Honors)
Diploma (Mining Eng.), Taipei Institute of Technology, Taiwan, ROC
Mining Eng., 1987
EXPERIENCE:
99-present Research Assistant, University of California, Berkeley
Report to Prof. Doug Dreger to invert finite source parameters of the 1999 Taiwan Earthquake and its aftershocks using Strong Motion, GPS, and SPOT data. 2D and 3D forward waveform modeling of the crustal structure using permanent broadband station data. Update the moment tensor code that monitors earthquakes in Northern California.
96-98 Graduate Student Instructor, University of California, Berkeley
College of Engineering: Scientific and Engineering Problem Solving Using Computers (Spring, 1998)
Department of Geology and Geophysics (Now Earth and Planetary Science Department): Structural Geology and Tectonics (Spring, 1997), Introduction to Geology (Fall, 1997), Freshman/Sophomore Seminar (Fall, 1996; Spring, 1998; Spring 2001; Spring 2002)
95-98 Research Assistant, San Jose State University
Participated in a 30-day 160-channel reflection survey on R/V Maurice Ewing led by Prof. Donald Reed at SJSU and Prof. Char-Shine Liu at National Taiwan University. Processed reflection data under supervision of Prof. Greg Moore at University of Hawaii with help from Prof. James Rector at UC Berkeley using ProMAX. Modeling gravity data using GM-SYS. Finite Element Modeling of the topographic effects on heat flow patterns in a collision zone.
1-5/93, 1-3/94, Research Assistant, San Jose State University, San Jose
10-11/94 Conducted a project supervised by Prof. Donald Reed to study the thermal structure of Taiwan Arc-Continent collision.
5-9/94 Research Assistant, Inst. of Oceanography, National Taiwan University
Involved in a project led by Prof. Char-Shine Liu to study the tectonics of offshore southern Taiwan. Processed and interpreted a 6-channel seismic reflection dataset to study mud diapirs.
SERVICES
On alarm duty rotation since 1998 at the Seismological Lab., University of California at Berkeley to monitor Northern California and Global seismicity. Interpret seismic data and present regional tectonic framework for some earthquakes occurred during rotation. On moment tensor duty several times for Prof. Doug Dreger.
Session Chair : New Era of Western Pacific Marine Geology International Conference (NEWPMAGIC), 25-27 September 2001, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Organizer for Seismo Lab. Seminar (Spring 2001) and Department Seminar (Fall 1999) at Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California at Berkeley.
Interviewed by San Francisco Chronicle and several radio news stations.
List of Publications
Peer-reviewed Papers:
I. Submitted Articles
Chi, Wu-Cheng, Don Reed, Greg Moore, T. Nguyen, C.S. Liu, and N. Lundberg, Tectonic wedging along the rear of the offshore Taiwan accretionary prism ( Tectonophysics, in press)
Cai, Y., Wang, C.-Y., Chi, Wu-Cheng, Dreger, D.S., Cheng, W.-B. (2002) Finite-element calculation of gravity anomaly of complex heterogeneous regions (submitted to JGR in 2002).
Chi, Wu-Cheng, and Douglas Dreger, Seismic Hazard Mitigation and Crustal Deformation: Results from Finite Source Process of Six Mw>5.8 Chi-Chi, Taiwan Aftershocks (submitted to JGR in 2003)
II. Published Articles
Chi, Wu-Cheng and Douglas Dreger (2002), Finite Fault Inversion of the September 25, 1999 (Mw=6.4) Taiwan Earthquake: Implications for GPS displacements of Chi-Chi, Taiwan Earthquake Sequence, Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 29, no. 14, doi: 10,1029/2002GL015237.
Chi, Wu-Cheng, Douglas Dreger, and Anastasia Kaverina (2001), Finite source modeling of the 1999 Taiwan (Chi-Chi) Earthquake derived from a dense strong motion network, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., Vol. 91, no. 5, p. 1144-1157.
Chi, Wu-Cheng, Don Reed, C.S. Liu, N. Lundberg (1998) Distribution of the Bottom-Simulating Reflector in the Offshore Taiwan Collision Zone, Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (TAO), Vol. 9, no. 4, p. 779-794.
Reviewed 5 manuscripts from Geophysical Research Letters, Bulletin of Seismological Society of America, and Geophysical Research International from 2001 to 2003.
Other Publications:
Chi, Wu-Cheng, Douglas Dreger, and Anastasia Kaverina (2001) Finite Source Model of the Chi-Chi, Taiwan Earthquake Derived from Strong-Motion and GPS Data. Seismological Laboratory Annual Report, University of California at Berkeley (http://www.seismo.berkeley.edu/seismo/annual_report/ar00_01/node23.html).
Chi, Wu-Cheng, Douglas Dreger, and Anastasia Kaverina (2000) Finite Source Modeling of 1999 Taiwan Chi-Chi Earthquake and its Tectonic Implications. Seismological Laboratory Annual Report, University of California at Berkeley (http://www.seismo.berkeley.edu/seismo/annual_report/ar99_00/node19.html).
Chi, Wu-Cheng (1995) Distribution of the bottom-simulating reflector in the offshore Taiwan collision zone; implications for fluid migration. San Jose State University, MS Thesis, 46 p.
Helped preparing several National Science Foundation proposals in 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001.
Meeting and Abstract: First Author of 18 abstracts published in AGU, GSA annual meetings.