CURRICULUM VITAE

 

Zhigang Peng

 

After August 15st, 2006:

Assistant Professor

School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

The Georgia Institute of Technology

ES&T Building, Rm. 2256

311 Ferst Drive

Atlanta, GA, 30332-0340

Email: zpeng.seismo@gmail.com

 

Before August 15st, 2006:

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Department of Earth and Space Sciences

3686B Geology Building

595 Charles E Young Drive East

University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567

Tel: (310) 825-1420; Fax: (310) 825-2779

Email: zpeng@ess.ucla.edu

Web: http://moho.ess.ucla.edu/~zpeng/

 

EDUCATION

 

Ph.D. in Geological Sciences (Seismology)                                                                      August 2004

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

 

M.S. in Electrical Engineering (Software Engineering),                                                       May 2002

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

 

B.S. in Geophysics                                                                                                    June 1998

University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, P.R.China

 

B.E. in Computer Application                                                                                          June 1998

University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, P.R.China

 

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

 

Postdoctoral Research Associate                                                                 June 2004 – July 2006

Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA

·      Analyzing early aftershock decay rates from high-frequency waveforms: 1. recorded by the HiNet array in Japan; 2. generated by the 2004 M6 Parkfield earthquake

·      Deriving post-seismic fault healing from variations in source properties and recurrence intervals of repeating aftershocks

·      Detecting inner core rotation from temporal changes in scattering seismic waves

 

Research Assistant                                                                           September 1998 – June 2004

Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

·      Analyzed trapped waves for high-resolution fault zone structure at depth in several locations

·      Investigated spatio-temporal variations of crustal anisotropy from shear wave splitting along the Karadere-Duzce branch of the north Anatolian fault

·      Measured co- and post-seismic velocity changes from repeating earthquakes

·      Managed large seismic data set using Antelope relational database package

 

Visiting Graduate Student                                                                                   July – August 2003

Cecil H. and Ida M. Green Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, CA

·      Derived earthquake source properties using data collected by the Anza seismic network

 

Los Angeles Basin Seismic Network Administrator                         January – July 1999

Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

·        Performed network data analysis and prepared regular bulletins for distribution to scientific community and public agencies

 

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

 

Lecturer for an undergraduate course ESS8 “Earthquakes”                          June 2005 – August 2005

Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA

 

·        Lecture, three hours; laboratory, one hour; one field day. Topics include: Causes and effects of earthquakes. Plate motion, frictional faulting, earthquake instability, wave propagation, earthquake damage, and other social effects. Hazard reduction through earthquake forecasting and earthquake-resistant design.

 

Teaching Assistant (Volunteer)                                                                September 2003 – May 2004

Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

 

·        Seismic Exploration Geophysics (Professor Ta-liang Teng) – taught seismic data analysis techniques, led discussions, and assisted students in a course project using Seismic Unix

·        Geophysics and Geoengineering (Professor Ta-liang Teng) – discussed homework assignments, assisted with laboratory exercises

·        Seminar in Earthquake Physics (Professor Yehuda Ben-Zion) – gave tutorials and guided students in the course project using ZMAP

 

Enrolled in “The Professoriate: Preparing for the Future” program (a one-year course for developing academic teaching skills),                                                                       September 2003 – May 2004

Center for Excellence in Teaching, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

 

FIELD EXPERIENCE

 

·        Los Angeles Region Seismic Experiment                                                           October 1999

·        Fault zone trapped wave experiment after the 1999 Hector Mine earthquake    November 1999

·        Fault zone trapped wave experiment after the 2004 Parkfield earthquake         October 2004

·        Seismic experiment along the Calico fault zone in the Mojave desert                May 2006

 

COMPUTER RELATED SKILLS

 

·        Language: C/C++, Java, Perl, Unix shell script, Fortran, Tcl/tk

·        Software packages: Seismic Unix, Seismic Analysis Code (SAC), Generic Mapping Tools (GMT), Matlab, Numerical Recipes, Latex, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Adobe (Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat)

·        Platforms: Unix (SUN), Linux, MS-DOS, Windows 98/2000/NT/XP, Macintosh

·        Database: Antelope, MySQL, Oracle

·        Web: JavaScript/CGI, Servlet, JSP, ASP, Apache, IIS, HTML, XML

 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

 

·        American Geophysical Union (AGU)                                                               1999 – present

·        Seismological Society of America (SSA)                                                           2000 – present

·        Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG)                                          2003 – present

·        Sigma Xi                                                                                           2005 – present

 

HONORS AND AWARDS

 

·        Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) Traveling Scholarship    2003, 2004

·        Certificate for participation in the "Future Professoriate Program" by Center for Excellence in Teaching, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA                   May 2004

·        Outstanding Student Paper Award, American Geophysical Union                     2002

 

SERVICE ACTIVITIES

 

·        Presiding “Crustal Structure” session, Seismological Society of America Annual Meeting, Lake Tahoe, NV, April 2005

·        Reviewed manuscripts for Geophysical Research Letters, Geophysical Journal International, Journal of Geophysical Research, Pure and Applied Geophysics, Earth, Planets and Space, Natural Hazards

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

Peer-reviewed:

1.      Ben-Zion, Y., Z. Peng, D. Okaya, L. Seeber, J.G. Armbruster, N. Ozer, A.J. Michael, S. Baris and M. Aktar, 2003. A shallow fault zone structure illuminated by trapped waves in the Karadere- Düzce branch of the north Anatolian fault, western Turkey, Geophys. J. Int., 152, 699–717, doi: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2003.01870.x

2.      Peng, Z., Y. Ben-Zion, A.J. Michael and L. Zhu, 2003. Quantitative analysis of fault zone waves in the rupture zone of the Landers, 1992, California earthquake: Evidence for a shallow trapping structure, Geophys. J. Int., 155, 1021–1041.doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2003.02109.x

3.      Peng, Z. and Y. Ben-Zion, 2004. Systematic analysis of crustal anisotropy along the Karadere-Düzce branch of the north Anatolian fault, Geophys. J. Int., 159, 253–274, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2004.02379.x

4.      Peng, Z. and Y. Ben-Zion, 2005. Spatio-temporal variations of crustal anisotropy from similar events in aftershocks of the 1999 M7.4 İzmit and M7.1 Düzce, Turkey, earthquake sequences, Geophys. J. Int., 160, 1027–1043, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2004.02379.x

5.      Lewis, M.A, Z. Peng, Y. Ben-Zion and F.L. Vernon, 2005. Shallow seismic trapping structure in the San Jacinto fault zone near Anza, California, Geophys. J. Int., 162(3), 867–881, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2005.02684.

6.      Peng, Z., J.E. Vidale, C. Marone and A. Rubin, 2005. Systematic variations in moment with recurrence interval of repeating aftershocks, Geophys. Res. Lett., 32(15), L15301, doi: 10.1029/2005GL022626.

7.      Peng, Z., and Y. Ben-Zion, 2005. Temporal changes of shallow seismic velocity around the Karadere-Düzce branch of the north Anatolian fault and strong ground motion, Pure Appl. Geophys. “Advances in Studies of Heterogeneities in the Earth's Lithosphere: The Keiiti Aki Volume II”, 163, 567-599, doi: 10.1007/s00024-005-0034-6.

8.      Peng, Z., J.E. Vidale, and H. Houston, 2006. Anomalous early aftershock decay rates of the 2004 M6 Parkfield earthquake, Geophys. Res. Lett., in press.

 

Submitted:

1.      Peng, Z., J.E. Vidale, M. Ishii, A. Helmstetter, 2006. Anomalous seismicity rates immediately before and after main shock rupture from high-frequency waveforms in Japan, submitted to J. Geophys. Res., in revision.

 

Manuscripts in preparation:

1.      Peng, Z., J.E. Vidale, F. Leyton, and K. Koper, 2006. Investigating fine-scale heterogeneity of the inner-core structure using inner-core scattered waves recorded by LASA, in preparation for J. Geophys. Res.

2.      Peng, Z., Y. Ben-Zion, and W. Yang, 2006. Source properties of repeating small earthquakes in the aftershock zones of the 1999 Izmit and Duzce earthquakes, in preparation for Geophys. J. Int.

 

INVITED SEMINARS

 

1.      Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI, June 2006

Title: Time-dependent changes of fault zone properties from systematic analysis of repeating earthquakes

2.      Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA, May 2006

Title: Deriving earthquake source physics from short-term earthquake triggering and repeating aftershocks

3.      Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA, May 2006

Title: High resolution imaging of fault zone structures and time-dependent changes of fault zone properties

4.      The School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, April 2006

Title: High resolution imaging of fault zone structures and time-dependent changes of fault zone properties

5.      Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, CA, November 2005

Title: Implications for friction and fault zone rheology from short-term triggering and repeating aftershocks

6.      IGPP Friday Geophysics Seminar Series, University of California, San Diego, CA, May 2005

Title: Implications for friction and fault zone rheology from early and repeating aftershocks

7.      USGS Earthquake Hazards Team Seminar Series, Menlo Park, CA, February 2005

Title: Anomalous early aftershock decay rates

8.      Seismological Laboratory, Caltech, Pasadena, CA, January 2005

Title: What can learn from repeating aftershocks?

9.      Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, October 2004

Title: I: Anomalous early aftershock decay rates; II: repeating aftershocks

10.   Seismological Laboratory, Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, CA, August 2004

Title: High-resolution imaging of fault zone structures from quantitative analysis of trapped waves

11.   The Bellaire Technology Center, Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX, May 2004

Title: Spatio-temporal variations of crustal anisotropy and seismic velocity along the Karadere-Düzce branch of the north Anatolian fault

12.   Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, January 2004

Title: Spatial and temporal distributions of crustal anisotropy and seismicity rate changes during the 1999 İzmit and Düzce earthquake sequences

13.   Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, CA, July 2003

Title: Quantitative analysis of seismic trapped waves in the Karadere-Düzce branch of the North Anatolian fault, the rupture zone of the Landers, 1992, California earthquake, and in the San Jacinto fault zone near Anza, California: Evidence for a shallow trapping structure

 

CONFERENCE TALKS

 

1.      151st meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Providence, RI, June 2006

   Title: High resolution imaging of fault zone structures,

2.      Seismological Society of America Annual Meeting, Lake Tahoe, NV, April 2005

Title: Temporal changes of shallow seismic velocity around the Karadere-Düzce branch of the north Anatolian fault and strong ground motion

3.      Seismological Society of America Annual Meeting, Lake Tahoe, NV, April 2005

Title: “Anomalous” early aftershock decay rates

4.      American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 2004

Title: Variations in moment with recurrence interval of repeating aftershocks of the 1984 Morgan Hill, California, earthquake

5.      American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 2004

Title: Changes of seismic velocity around the Karadere-Düzce branch of the north Anatolian fault from coda waves generated by repeating earthquakes

6.      Seismological Society of America Annual Meeting, Palm Spring, CA, April 2004

Title: Spatio-temporal variations of crustal anisotropy along the Karadere-Düzce branch of the north Anatolian fault

7.      American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 2003

      Title: Source parameters of earthquakes from Anza seismic network

8.      American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 2001

Title: Quantitative inversion of seismic fault zone trapped waves in the rupture zone of the 1992 Landers earthquake

 

ABSTRACTS (last three years)

 

1.      Peng, Z. and Y. Ben-Zion, 2006. High-resolution imaging of fault zone structures, submitted to 151st meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Providence, RI (Invited talk)

2.      Peng, Z. and J.E. Vidale, 2006. Anomalous Omori and inverse Omori’s law around the time of main shocks, submitted to the Seismological Society of America Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California

3.      Peng, Z. J.E. Vidale, F. Leyton, and K. Koper, 2006. Investigating fine-scale heterogeneity of the inner-core structure using inner-core scattered waves recorded by LASA, submitted to the Seismological Society of America Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California

4.      Peng, Z., Y. Ben-Zion, and W. Yang, 2006. Source properties of repeating earthquakes in the aftershock zones of the 1999 Izmit and Duzce earthquakes based on stacked spectral-ratios and moving time-window, submitted to the Seismological Society of America Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California

5.      Yang, W., Z. Peng, and Y. Ben-Zion, 2006. Source spectra of small earthquakes in the aftershock sequences of the 1999 M7.4 Izmit and M7.1 Duzce earthquakes, submitted to the Seismological Society of America Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California

6.      Yang, W., Z. Peng, and Y. Ben-Zion, 2005. Analysis of earthquake source spectra from similar events in the aftershock sequences of the 1999 M7.4 Izmit and M7.1 Duzce earthquakes, Eos Trans. AGU, 86(48), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S53A-1085

7.      Peng, Z. and J.E. Vidale, M. Ishii, A. Helmstetter, 2005. Early aftershock decay rates, submitted to the Southern California Earthquake Annual Meeting, Palm Spring, California

8.      Vidale, J.E., Z. Peng and M. Ishii, 2005. Anomalous aftershock decay rates in the first hundred seconds, submitted to the Seismological Society of America Annual Meeting, Lake Tahoe, Nevada

9.      Peng, Z. and Y. Ben-Zion, 2005. Temporal changes of seismic velocity around the Karadere-Duzce branch of the north Anatolian fault and its relation to nonlinear strong ground motion, submitted to the Seismological Society of America Annual Meeting, Lake Tahoe, Nevada

10.   Peng, Z. and J.E. Vidale, 2004. Early aftershock decay rates of the M6 Parkfield earthquake, Eos Trans. AGU, 85(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S51C-0170X, INVITED

11.   Peng, Z., J.E. Vidale, C. Marone and A. Rubin, 2004. Repeating earthquakes may indicate a relation between fault healing and proximity to a mainshock asperity, Eos Trans. AGU, 85(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S31D-08

12.   Ben-Zion, Y. and Z. Peng, 2004. Changes of seismic velocity around the Karadere-Duzce branch of the north Anatolian fault from coda waves generated by repeating earthquakes, Eos Trans. AGU, 85(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S21D-06

13.   Vidale, J.E., Z. Peng and M. Ishii, 2004. Anomalous aftershock decay rates in the first hundred seconds revealed from the Hi-net borehole data, Eos Trans. AGU, 85(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S23C-07

14.   Peng, Z. and Y. Ben-Zion, 2004. Spatio-temporal variations of anisotropy and seismicity along the Karadere-Düzce branch of the north Anatolian fault in the 6 month after the 1999 M7.4 İzmit earthquake, submitted to the 16th Annual IRIS Workshop (June 10-12, Tucson, Arizona) and the 4th ACES Workshop (July 9-14, 2004, Beijing, China)

15.   Lewis, M.A, Z. Peng, Y. Ben-Zion and F.L. Vernon, 2004. Shallow seismic trapping structure in the San Jacinto fault zone near Anza, California, submitted to the 16th Annual IRIS Workshop (June 10-12, Tucson, Arizona) and the 4th ACES Workshop (July 9-14, 2004, Beijing, China)

16.   Peng, Z. and Y. Ben-Zion, 2004. Space-time variations of anisotropy and seismicity along the Karadere-Düzce branch of the north Anatolian fault in the 6 month after the 1999 M7.4 İzmit earthquake, Seism. Res. Lett., 75, 280

17.   Lewis, M.A, Z. Peng, Y. Ben-Zion and F.L. Vernon, 2004. Shallow seismic trapping structure in the San Jacinto fault zone near Anza, California, Seism. Res. Lett., 75, 292

18.   Peng, Z. and Y. Ben-Zion, 2003. Spatial and temporal distributions of shear wave anisotropy and analysis of repeating earthquakes in the Karadere-Düzce branch of the north Anatolian fault, EOS Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, 84, F1789  (INVITED)

19.   Peng, Z., F.L. Vernon, Y. Ben-Zion, D. Kilb and G. Biasi, 2003. Self-consistent derivation of earthquake source properties: method and examples from seismic networks at Anza, CA, and the Karadere-Düzce faults, Turkey, EOS Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, 84, F1143

20.   Lewis, M.A, Z. Peng, Y. Ben-Zion and F.L. Vernon, 2003. Shallow seismic trapping structure in the San Jacinto fault zone near Anza, California, EOS Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, 84, F1031

21.   Peng, Z. and Y. Ben-Zion, 2003. Shear-wave splitting analysis along the Karadere-Düzce branch of the north Anatolian fault using similar events, Seism. Res. Lett., 74, 211