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Wan Yang

Professor, Geology and Geophysics

Disciplines

  • Geology
  • Geophysics and Seismology

Research Interests

  • Sedimentology and depositional systems, including modern and ancient, siliciclastic (marine and nonmarine) and carbonate, and outcrop and subsurface studies
  • Stratigraphy, including modern and ancient, siliciclastic (marine and nonmarine) and carbonate, outcrop and subsurface (core, wireline, and 2-D and 3-D seismic), and qualitative and quantitative studies
  • Geological indicators of paleoclimate and climatic controls on sedimentology and basin filling

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  1. Faculty Member
  2. Geology
  3. Geophysics and Seismology

Discipline

    1. Geology
    2. Geophysics and Seismology
    3. Geochemistry 2
    4. Hydrology 1
    5. Analytical Chemistry 1

Research Interest

    1. Asthenospheric flow 1
    2. Continental crust 1
    3. Continental rift 1
    4. Critical mineral supply chain resilience 1
    5. Crustal and mantle seismic anisotropy 1
    1. Crustal thickness and composition 1
    2. Earthquake seismology 1
    3. Evolution of Mahajanga Basin, NW Madagascar 1
    4. Exploration geophysics 1
    5. Exploration of Earth's interior using geophysical methods especially passive and active seismology. 1
    6. Fingerprinting ore-forming processes and development of innovative exploration tools 1
    7. Genesis of magmatic, metasomatic and hydrothermal ore deposits in the crust and upper mantle 1
    8. Geochemistry 1
    9. Geological Engineering 1
    10. Geological indicators of paleoclimate and climatic controls on sedimentology and basin filling 1
    11. Geophysics 1
    12. Geotechnical Construction 1
    13. Geotechnics 1
    14. Hazard mitigation 1
    15. Landslide Hazard Evaluation 1
    16. Loess 1
    17. Mantle flow 1
    18. Mantle transition zone 1
    19. Mantle velocity structure and dynamics 1
    20. Metal transport by fluids in the crust and upper mantle 1
    21. Mineral exploration 1
    22. Mineralogy 1
    23. Oil and gas exploration 1
    24. Petroleum geology 1
    25. Petrology 1
    26. Poisson's ratio 1
    27. Receiver functions 1
    28. Sedimentation in ancient and Recent pull-apart and rift basins 1
    29. Sedimentology and depositional systems, including modern and ancient, siliciclastic (marine and nonmarine) and carbonate, and outcrop and subsurface studies 1
    30. Sedimentology and facies architecture of sediment waves in deepwater settings 1
    31. Seismic anisotropy 1
    32. Seismic physics 1
    33. Shear-wave splitting 1
    34. Slope Failure Evaluation Studies 1
    35. Stratigraphy, including modern and ancient, siliciclastic (marine and nonmarine) and carbonate, outcrop and subsurface (core, wireline, and 2-D and 3-D seismic), and qualitative and quantitative studies 1
    36. Structural Geology 1
    37. Tectonics 1
    38. The evolution of redox states of terrestrial planets and protoplanets 1
    39. Tibetan Plateau 1

Organization

    1. Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering 8
    2. Center for Research in Energy and Environment (CREE) 4
    3. Computer Science Department 1
    4. Earth Sciences and Engineering Department 1

Position

    1. Faculty Member