Dr. Xiaotao Yang
Assistant Professor
xtyang@purdue.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Associated website(s):
Google Scholar
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Geodata Science Initiative
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Geology & Geophysics
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Personal Website
Education
- 2016 Ph.D., Geophysics, Indiana University
- 2011 M.S., Geophysics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2008 B.S., Geophysics, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)
Research Interests
Dr. Yang is a seismologist, using seismological methods to solve geological/tectonic problems and to understand natural hazards. He is interested in a variety of research topics, including intraplate seismicity, structure and evolution of intracratonic basins and uplifts, dynamics of subduction systems, and improvements in seismic data processing methods. As a long-term interest, he aims to integrate results from multidisciplinary research fields, including geology, geophysics, geochemistry, and geodynamics in addressing tectonic questions.
Selected Honors
- GeoPRISMS Theoretical and Experimental Institute Travel Award (2019)
- College of Arts and Sciences Travel Award, Indiana University (2015)
- EarthScope National Meeting Student Scholarship Travel Award (2017, 2015, 2013)
Publications - See Google Scholar for most up-to-date list
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Lü, Z., H. Gao, J. Lei,
X. Yang
, S. Rathnayaka, C. Li (2019). Crustal and upper mantle structure of
the Tien Shan orogenic belt from full-wave ambient noise tomography, Journal of Geophysical
Research-Solid Earth -
Yang, X.
, H. Gao, S. Rathnayaka, C. Li (2019). A comprehensive quality analysis of empirical
Green’s functions at Ocean Bottom Seismometers in Cascadia, Seismological Research Letters , doi:
10.1785/0220180273 -
Yang, X.
, H. Gao (2018). Full-Wave Seismic Tomography in the Northeastern United States: New
Insights into the Uplift Mechanism of the Adirondack Mountains, Geophysical Research Letters ,
45, doi: 10.1029/2018GL078438. * news coverage in UMass News, Phys.org, and AGU GeoSpace
blog (See Media links on personal website for details)* -
Chen, C., H. Gilbert, K. Fischer, C. Andronicos, G. Pavlis, M. Hamburger, S. Marshak, T. Larson,
X.
Yang (2018). Lithospheric discontinuities beneath the U.S. Midcontinent - signatures of
Proterozoic terrane accretion and failed rifting, Earth and Planetary Science Letters , 481, doi:
10.1016/j.epsl.2017.10.033 -
Yang, X.
, G. Pavlis, M. Hamburger, S. Marshak, H. Gilbert, T. Larson, C. Chen, N. S. Carpenter
(2017). Detailed Crustal Thickness Variations beneath the Illinois Basin Area: Implications for
Crustal Evolution of the Midcontinent, Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth , 122, doi:
10.1002/2017JB014150. *highlighted by the editor as “Exploring hypotheses for thick crust
under the Illinois Basin” on July 13, 2017* -
Marshak, S., S. L. Domrois, C. Abert, T. Larson, G. L. Pavlis, M. W. Hamburger,
X. Yang
, H. Gilbert,
and C. Chen (2017), The basement revealed: Tectonic insight from a DEM of the Great
Unconformity, USA cratonic platform, Geology , doi: 10.1130/G38875.1 -
Yang, X.
, G. Pavlis, Y. Wang (2016). A Quality Control Method for Teleseismic P-Wave Receiver
Functions, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America , 106(5), 1948–1962,
doi:10.1785/0120150347 -
Chen, C., H. Gilbert, C. Andronicos, M. Hamburger, T. Larson, S. Marshak, G. Pavlis,
X. Yang
(2016). Shear velocity structure beneath the central United States: implications for the origin of
the Illinois Basin and intraplate seismicity. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems , doi:
10.1002/2015GC006206 -
Xu, Y., S. Wang, L. Zhang,
X. Yang
(2015). Crust and upper mantle structure and its relations with
magma activity of the Tengchong volcanic area. Progress in Geophysics (in Chinese) , 30(3), 1034-
1038, doi: 10.6038/pg20150306 -
Xu, Y., J. Liu, Z. Huang,
X. Yang
(2014). Upper Mantle Velocity Structure and Dynamic Features of
the Tibetan Plateau. Chinese Journal of Geophysics (in Chinese) , 57 (12), 4085-4096 -
Yang, X.
, G. Pavlis, M. Hamburger, E. Sherrill, H. Gilbert, S. Marshak, J. Rupp, T. Larson (2014).
Seismicity of the Ste. Genevieve Seismic Zone based on Observations from the EarthScope OIINK
Flexible Array. Seismological Research Letters , 85(6), 1285-1294 *news coverage in Indiana
University News and St. Louis Public radio (See Media links on my website for details)* -
Xu, Y.,
X. Yang
, J. Liu (2013). Tomographic Study of Crustal Velocity Structures in the Yunnan
Region Southwest China. Chinese Journal of Geophysics (in Chinese) , 56(6), 1904-1914 -
Xu, Y.,
X. Yang
, Z. Li, J. Liu (2012). Seismic Structure of the Tengchong Volcanic Area Southwest
China from Local Earthquake Tomography. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research ,
239-240, 83-91 -
Yang, X.
, Y. Xu, J. Liu, Z. Li (2011). Seismic Tomography in the Tengchong Volcanic Area and Its
Tectonic Implication. Chinese Journal of Geophysics (in Chinese) , 54(8), 2050-2059.