Prof. YANG Hongfeng

Prof. YANG Hongfeng 楊宏峰

Professor

Room 319, 3/F, Mong Man Wai Building
3943 9824
Prof. YANG Hongfeng

Education

2010 Ph.D. Seismology Saint Louis University
2003 M.S. Geophysics University of Science and Technology of China
2000 B.S. Geophysics University of Science and Technology of China

Academic Employments

2024 - present Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2020 – 2024 Associate Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2014 – 2020 Assistant Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2013 – 2014 Research Scientist, Georgia Institute of Technology
2010 – 2013 Postdoctoral Investigator, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Research Fields and Current Research Interests

  • Earthquake Seismology 
  • Earthquake Source Physics 
  • Human Induced earthquakes and Energy Demand 
  • High-resolution imaging of crustal fault zone structure 
  • Subduction zone exploration using Ocean Bottom Seismograph data 

Representative Publications

2023 Yang, Y., H. Yang, and J. Zi (2023), Stress Transfer Outpaces Injection-Induced Aseismic Slip and Triggers Seismicity, Scientific Reports, 13, 16626, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-43760-0
2022 Chen, H., H. Yang*, G. Zhu, M. Xu, J. Lin, and Q. You (2022), Deep outer-rise faults in the Southern Mariana Subduction Zone indicated by a machine-learning-based high-resolution earthquake catalog, Geophys. Res. Lett., https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL097779
2019 Yang, H., S. Yao, B. He, and A. Newman (2019), Earthquake rupture dependence on hypocentral location along the Nicoya Peninsula subduction megathrust, Earth Plane. Sci. Lett., 520, p.10-17, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2019.05.030
2010 Yang, H., and L. Zhu (2010), Shallow low-velocity zone of the San Jacinto fault from local earthquake waveform modeling, Geophys. J. Int., 183(1), 421-432, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2010.04744.x.
2009 Yang, H., L. Zhu, and R. Chu (2009), Fault-Plane Determination of the 18 April 2008 Mt. Carmel, Illinois, Earthquake by Detecting and Relocating Aftershocks, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 99(6), 3413-3420, doi: 10.1785/0120090038.

Honours and Awards

2023 High Citation Paper, CNKI
2023 Innovative Exploration Award of Dense Array, CGS-Continental Dynamics
2020-2022 Outstanding Editorial Service, Earthquake Science, 2023; Earth and Planetary Physics
2022 Exemplary Teaching Award, Faculty of Science, CUHK
2021 Outstanding Associate Editor, Earthquake Research Advances, 2022; Earthquake Science
2021 Grand Prize of Ocean Science and Technology, Chinese Society for Oceanography
2018 Fuchengyi Young Scientist Award, Chinese Geophysical Union
2017 Editors Citation for Excellence in Refereeing-Geophysical Research Letters

Professional Activities

Current

Editor: Earthquake Science
Associate Editor: Seismological Research Letters, Earthquake Research Advances
Editorial Board: Tectonophysics, 地球物理学报
Member of American Geophysical Union, Seismological Society of America, European Geosciences Union, China Geophysical Union, Seismological Society of China

Past

Guest Associate Editor: Earth and Planetary Physics

Teaching

Current

EESC 4180/EASC 5180 Earthquake Source Physics

EESC 4140/EASC 5140 Seismology

EESC 3120 Physics of the Earth

EESC 3130 Seismic Data Processing

EESC 1001 Exploring the Earth System

Past

ESSC 3010 Continuum Mechanics, 2017

ESSC 4510/EASC 5510 Statistical Method and Data Analysis, 2015-2019

Short Courses

Earthquake Source Mechanics, 2020-2022, University of Science and Technology of China

Earthquake Physics, 2015-2018, Peking University

College Affiliation in CUHK

New Asia College

Books

香港志自然資源卷-自然災害(地震)

Selected Recent Publications

  • Zhu, G.†,H. Yang*, Y. Tan, M. Jin, X. Li, and W. Yang (2022), The Cascading Foreshock Sequence of the Ms 6.4 Yangbi Earthquake in Yunnan, China, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2022.117594 
  • Yang, H.*, P. Zhou†, N. Fang, G. Zhu†, W. Xu, J. Su, F. Meng, and R. Chu (2020), A shallow shock: the 25 February 2019 ML 4.9 earthquake in the Weiyuan shale gas field in Sichuan, China, Seismo. Res. Lett. doi:10.1785/0220200202 
  • Yang, H.*, Y. Duan†, J. Song†, X. Jiang†, X. Tian, W. Yang, W. Wang, and J. Yang (2020), Fine structure of the Chenghai fault zone, Yunnan, China constrained from teleseismic travel time and ambient noise tomography, J. Geophys. Res. doi: 10.1029/2020JB019565  

Review Articles

  • Zhu, G.†,H. Yang*, Y. Tan, M. Jin, X. Li, and W. Yang (2022), The Cascading Foreshock Sequence of the Ms 6.4 Yangbi Earthquake in Yunnan, China, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2022.117594 
  • Yang, H.*, P. Zhou†, N. Fang, G. Zhu†, W. Xu, J. Su, F. Meng, and R. Chu (2020), A shallow shock: the 25 February 2019 ML 4.9 earthquake in the Weiyuan shale gas field in Sichuan, China, Seismo. Res. Lett. doi:10.1785/0220200202 
  • Yang, H.*, Y. Duan†, J. Song†, X. Jiang†, X. Tian, W. Yang, W. Wang, and J. Yang (2020), Fine structure of the Chenghai fault zone, Yunnan, China constrained from teleseismic travel time and ambient noise tomography, J. Geophys. Res. doi: 10.1029/2020JB019565  

Research Grants

  • PI, RGC Procore-France/Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme, Earthquake Risks along the Anninghe Fault Zone, China, 02/2024-01/2025 
  • PI, General Research Fund 2023/24, Near-field ground motion prediction from dynamic rupture simulations and validation of strong earthquakes in western China, 01/10/2023-30/09/2026 
  • PI, General Research Fund 2022/23, Foreshocks and subsurface changes prior to strong earthquakes in western Yunnan, China, 01/10/2022-30/09/2025 
  • PI, General Research Fund 2021/22, Investigating fault zone structure and earthquakes in the Weiyuan shale gas field, Sichuan, China, 01/10/2021-30/09/2024 
  • PI, General Research Fund 2020/21, Investigation of seismic structure and outer-rise faulting at the southernmost Mariana subduction zone, 01/10/2020-30/09/2023 
  • PI, RGC Germany/Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme 2019/20, Investigating earthquakes induced by hydraulic fracturing of shale gas field in southern Sichuan, China, 04/2020-03/2021 
  • PI, General Research Fund 2019/20, Modeling rupture segmentation and tsunamigenic rupture scenarios along the Cascadia megathrust, 01/10/2019-30/09/2022 
  • PI, General Research Fund 2018/19, Inferring frictional properties on seismogenic faults from kinematic and dynamic earthquake source modeling, 01/01/2019-31/12/2021 
  • PI, General Research Fund 2017/18, Investigation of fault zone structure and evolution from waveforms recorded at a dense seismic network, 01/07/2018-30/06/2021 
  • PI, General Research Fund 2016/17, Investigation of shallow seismogenesis on the southern Mariana megathrust, 01/01/2017-31/12/2019 
  • PI, RGC/NSFC Joint Scheme Fund 2016/17, Source characteristics of induced earthquakes associated with shale gas production in Weiyuan, Sichuan, 01/01/2017-31/12/2020 
  • PI, Early Career Scheme 2015/16, Dynamic Controls on Megathrust Slip: Details from the Nicoya 2012 Earthquake, 01/01/2016-31/12/2018 
  • Co-PI, RGC/NSFC Joint Scheme Fund 2015/16, Investigation of characteristics and mechanism of earthquakes associated with the Hutubi gas reservoir, 01/01/2016-31/12/2019 

 

Non-RGC grants 

  • PI, Center for Ocean Research in Hong Kong and Macau (CORE), 03/2022-02/2023 
  • PI, Key Program Fund, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Investigations of earthquakes in the Weiyuan shale gas field, Sichuan, based on dense array and machine learning methods, 01/2022-12/2025 
  • PI, Open Fund of Joint Laboratory of Earthquake Forecasting, China Earthquake Administration, Investigate ruptures of strong earthquakes along the Anninghe fault through numerical simulations, 09/2021-09/2023 
  • PI, Open Fund of State Key Laboratory of Earthquake Dynamics, Imaging fine structure of the Anninghe fault zone, 09/2021-09/2024                                                                                                                           
  • Co-I, Ministry of Education of Singapore, New Constraints on Fault Geometry and Rupture Propagation of Mega-earthquakes, 01/2020-01/2023 
  • PI, China Earthquake Experiment Site Research Fund 2019/20, Investigating temporal changes of the southern Chenghai fault zone by Binchuan airgun, 05/2019-12/2020 
  • PI, China Earthquake Experiment Site Committee Fund 2018, Models of large and cascading earthquake ruptures, 01/01/2019-01/06/2019 
  • PI, Ministry of Science and Technology of China, Major Research Fund 2018/19, Waveform modelling and imaging of fine structures of fault zones, 01/12/2018-31/12/2021 
  • PI, China Earthquake Experiment Site Research Fund 2017/18, High-resolution fault zone structure and temporal changes of the Chenghai fault inferred from waveforms recorded at a dense seismic array, 01/07/2017-01/07/2018 
  • PI, China Earthquake Experiment Site Research Fund 2017/18, Numerical modelling of earthquake cycles on the Xiaojinhe and Xianshuihe faults, 01/07/2017-01/07/2018 
  • Co-I, Guangdong Natural Science Research Fund 2017, Geophysical investigation and modeling on mechanisms of continental breakup of the central and northern margin of the South China Sea, 01/05/2017-01/05/2022 
  • PI, State Key Lab of Earthquake Dynamics Open Research Fund 2017, Dynamic mechanism of source scaling of earthquakes, 08/2017-07/2020 
  • PI, UoM-CUHK Research Fund 2016, Seismicity induced by underground injection and extraction of natural gas, 01/06/2016-30/11/2017 

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