Professor Chen received his PhD in Geophysics from University of Southern California (USC) in 1991. He was a research associate at USC between 1992 and 1996. From 1996 to 2008, he was a professor at Peking University and from 2008 to 2016 at University of Science and Technology of China. He joined SUSTech in September 2016 and was appointed as an initiatory departmental head of Earth and Space Sciences. He has authored or co-authored more than 300 technical papers in geophysics and has mentored over 80 graduate students. He has led more than 40 scientific research projects such as the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Distinguished Young Scholars project, the outstanding innovation group project, the key projects, the international (regional) cooperation projects, scientific research  project of the Ministry of Science of China. Professor Chen’s research interests include: theoretical and computational geophysics, seismology, as well as their applications in Earthquake hazard mitigation and earth resources exploration.

Education Background

1986-1991, University of Southern California, PhD in Geophysics

1982-1985, Institute of Geophysics, China Earthquake Administration, MS in Geophysics

1978-1981, University of Science and Technology of China, BS in Geophysics

Work Experience

2016.09-                 Chair Professor, Southern University of Science and Technology, Department of Earth and Space Sciences

2008.06-2016.08    Prof., Univ. of Science & Tech. of China, Director of the School of Earth and Space Sciences

1996.09-2008.05    Prof., Peking Univ., Deputy Director of the School of Earth and Space Sciences, Head of the Department of Geophysics

1992.01-1996.08    Research Associate, Univ. of Southern California, Department of Earth Sciences

1985.03-1985.12    Research Assistant, China Earthquake Administration, Institute of Geophysics

Honors & Awards

2015 - Elected Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences

2015 - Elected Fellow, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics

2009 - Ho Leung Ho Lee Science & Technology Progress Award (Geosciences) 

1996 - Recipient of National Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars

Academic Services

2017-present，Chinese Geophysical Society, President

2016-present，International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, Committee of China, Vice President

2015-present，Seismological Society of China, Vice President

2015-present，Academic Degree Commission of the State Council, the 7th Academic Review Group for Geophysics, Coordinator

2009-present，Earthquake Science， Associate Editor-in-Chief

2004-present，Acta Seismologica Sinica，Associate Editor-in-Chief