Kelly Liu

Ph.D. in Geophysics and Space Physics, UCLA, 1998

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Research

Research Interests

 

I am a geophysicist  with a teaching and research interest in both exploration geophysics and solid-earth geophysics. My expertise includes 3-D seismic data interpretation, digital signal processing, computational and observational seismology, seismic hazard mitigation, and using converted waves to detect layered structures in the earth's mantle.

                                         Research Projects

 

Lower mantle velocity discontinuities

Spatial variation of mantle velocity discontinuities across South America

SKS splitting beneath southern California

Path and Site Effects on Localized Damage Caused by the 1994 Northridge Earthquake

Seismic Study of Continental Orogenic Zones: The Rocky Mountains and the Midcontinent Rift

Continental Crustal Composition and Evolution: Constraints from Receiver Function Analysis

Testing the hypothesis of pervasive two-layer azimuthal anisotropy beneath North America

IRES: Reconstructing the geological history of the Egypt

4D anatomy of continental rifts transitioning into sea floor spreading

Formerly University of Missouri-Rolla