Postdoctoral Fellow
Chao Song is particularly interested in understanding the physical mechanisms that govern the generation of tremor and low-frequency earthquakes, and how they are distinct from those behind the regular earthquakes. Falling in the category of “slow earthquakes”, it is crucial to investigate how to reconcile the apparent differences between slow and fast (regular) earthquakes, which practically could imply the energy budget for the infrequent, but usually more destructive regular events. During my undergraduate and master’s programs, I have also engaged in research topics on the focal mechanisms of small to medium earthquakes, and the rupture processes of large earthquakes using back-projection methods.
Interests
Slow earthquakes, low-frequency earthquakes, tectonic tremor, earthquake source mechanisms, and earthquake rupture processes.
Academics
Ph.D., Geosciences, Princeton University
M.Sc., Solid Geophysics, Peking University
B.Sc., Solid Geophysics, Wuhan University