Kelly Liu

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

      

Kelly Hong Liu
Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering

Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, Missouri 65401
E-mail: liukh@mst.edu
Phone: (573)-341-6724

 

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Geophysics and Space Physics, 6/1998

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
(Committee members: Paul Davis, William Kaula, Leon Knopoff, and John Vidale.)
Thesis Title: Path and Site Effects on Localized Damage Caused by the 1994 Northridge Earthquake (256 pages)

M.S., Geophysics and Space Physics, UCLA, 9/1995

B.S., Exploration Geophysics, 7/1984, Department of Exploration, China University of Petroleum

 

EMPLOYMENT

2010 - present: Professor, Missouri University of Science and Technology

2006 -- 2010: Associate Professor, Missouri University of Science and Technology
2005 -- 2006: Associate Professor, Kansas State University
2000 -- 2005: Assistant Professor, Kansas State University
1999 -- 2000: Adjunct Research Assistant Professor, Kansas State University
1998 -- 1999: Postdoctoral Research Associate,

                      Carnegie Institution of Washington, Advisor: Paul Silver
1998 -- 1999: Visiting Investigator, Arizona State University
1997 -- 1998: Pre-doctoral fellow, Carnegie Institution of Washington
1992 -- 1998: Graduate Research Assistant, UCLA (full scholarship)
1991 -- 1992: Visiting Investigator, UCLA
1984 -- 1990: Faculty of Applied Geophysics, China University of Petroleum

 

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Geological Society of America (GSA)
Seismological Society of America (SSA)
Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG)

K-State Chapter of Sigma Xi (2002-2003)

Geophysics Society of Kansas (GSK), Charter member (2005-2008)

International Professionals for the Advancement of Chinese Earth Sciences (IPACES)

 

HONORS & AWARDS

Fellow, Geological Society of America, 2017

Outstanding Educator Award, Society of Exploration Geophysicists, 2021

One of the five S&T Faculty Excellence awards, 2016

S&T Outstanding Teaching Award, 2007-2008, 2015-2016; 2017-2018; 2018-2019

S&T Mines and Metallurgy Academy Senior Faculty Award, 2016

S&T College of Engineering and Computing Dean’s Educator (one of 3), 2020

S&T Faculty Teaching Award (one of 7), 2020

Elected to International Professionals for the Advancement of Chinese Earth Sciences (IPACES), 2014

 

EDITORIAL SERVICES

Editor-in-Chief for Journal of Applied Geophysics; 1/2023-

Associate editor for Frontiers in Earth Science; 8/2023-

Associate editor for Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth, 1/2017-12/2021

 

 

 

STUDENT COMPETITION PHOTOS

AAPG Imperial Barrel Awards

Schlumberger Ocean Academic Competition

 

 

Vita

Formerly University of Missouri-Rolla

MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Curriculum Vitae