People
If you're a prospective student or postdoc interested in joining our group in the Seismo Lab, we'd love to hear from you!
Additional resources:
For undergraduates, Caltech offers two outstanding summer research fellowship programs: WAVE and SURF.
Zachary E. Ross
William H. Hurt Scholar; Assistant Professor of Geophysics
W. H. Hurt Scholar, Caltech, 2021-present
Assistant Professor of Geophysics, Caltech, 2019-present
Postdoctoral Scholar in Geophysics, Caltech, 2016-2019
Ph.D. Geophysics, University of Southern California, 2016
Curriculum Vitae
Valeria Villa
Graduate Student in Geophysics
Joined Caltech in 2021
B.S. Geophysics, University of California, Los Angeles, 2021
James Atterholt
Graduate Student in Geophysics
Joined Caltech in 2019
M.S. Geophysics, Caltech, 2021
B.S. Mathematics and Geological Sciences, Indiana University, 2019
Research website
Yan Yang
Graduate Student in Geophysics
Joined Caltech in 2019
M.S. Geophysics, Caltech, 2021
M.S. Geophysics, University of Science and Technology of China, 2019
B.S. Geophysics, University of Science and Technology of China, 2016
Jack Wilding
Graduate Student in Geophysics
Joined Caltech in 2020
M.S. Geophysics, Caltech, 2022
B.A. Earth Science, Columbia University, 2017
Caifeng Zou
Graduate Student in Geophysics
Joined Caltech in 2022
M.S. Applied Computational Science and Engineering, Imperial College London 2022
B.S. Geophysics, Tongji University, 2020
Hongyu Sun
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Geophysics
Joined Caltech in 2022
Ph.D. Geophysics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2022
Angela Gao
Graduate Student in Computing and Mathematical Sciences
Primary advisor: Katie Bouman
Joined Caltech in 2019
B.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 2019
Research website
Zhi-ang Chen
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Geophysics
Joined Caltech in 2023
Ph.D. Exploration Systems Design, Arizona State University, 2022
Xiaozhuo Wei
Barr Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Geophysics
Joined Caltech in 2023
Ph.D. Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, 2023
Rajani Shrestha
Graduate Student in Geophysics
Joined Caltech in 2023
M.S. Geology, University of Delaware, 2023
B.Sc. Geology, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Weiqiang Zhu
Assistant Professor, University of California, Berkeley
SeismoLab Director's Fellow at Caltech from 2021-2023
Ph.D. Geophysics, Stanford University, 2021
Bing Li
Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Western Ontario
Postdoc at Caltech from 2019-2021
Ph.D. Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019
Jonathan D. Smith
Data Analyst, British Antarctic Survey (BAS)
Postdoc at Caltech from 2019-2021
Ph.D. Geophysics, University of Cambridge, 2019
Erik Ramirez
Postdoctoral Scholar in Geophysics
Joined Caltech in 2021
Ph.D. Seismology, Autonomous University of Baja California, Mexico, 2019
Yuan-Kai Liu
Graduate Student in Geophysics
Joined Caltech in 2019.
M.S. Earth Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, 2018
B.S. Geosciences, National Taiwan University, 2015