Research fields
Seismology; Volcanic seismology; Earth’s inner core structure and process
Education
B.S. 2015 University of Science and Technology of China
Ph.D. 2021 University of Utah
Employment
Postdoc 2021–2025 Cornell University
Specially appointed professor, 2025–Present University of Science and Technology of China
Major publications
[13] Hutchings, S.J*., Koper, K., Pang, G. (2026) A seismically active shear zone in the uppermost mantle beneath the Canadian Rockies, Geophys. Res. Lett., 53(1), e2025GL117818
[12] Daly, K.A*., Abers, G., Mann, M.E., Pang, G., Kim, D. (2025) Illuminating structural variability of the East Aleutian plate interface from local and teleseismic P-to-S converted waves, J. Geophys. Res. Solid Earth, 130(7), e2025JB031472
[11] Pang, G*., Abers, G., Moran, S., & Thelen, W. (2025) Long-lived partial melt beneath Cascade Range volcanoes, Nature Geoscience, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-024-01630-y
[10] Vidale, J.E.*, Wang, W., Wang, R., Pang, G., & Koper, K. (2025) Annual-scale variability in both the rotation rate and near surface of Earth's inner core, Nature Geoscience, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-025-01642-2
[9] Wang, W., Vidale, J.E.*, Pang, G., Koper, K., & Wang, R. (2024) Inner core backtracking by seismic waveform change reversals, Nature, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07536-4
[8] Portner, D. E.*, Delph, J. R., Kiser, E., Abers, G., Levander, A., & Pang, G. (2024) Validation of Ps-P tomography for obtaining 3D crustal Vp/Vs with small-N datasets: an application to the Mount St. Helens magmatic system. J. Geophys. Res. Solid Earth, 129, e2024JB029642
[7] Pang, G*., Koper, K., Wu, S.-M., Wang. W., Lasbleis, M. & Euler, G. (2023) Enhanced inner core fine-scale heterogeneity toward the Earth's centre, Nature, 620, 570–575, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06213-2
[6] Pang, G*., Abers, G. A., & van Keken, P. E. (2023) Focusing effects of the teleseismic wavefields by the subducting plate beneath Cascadia, J. Geophys. Res. Solid Earth, 128, e2022JB025486. http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2022JB025486
[5] Wu, S.-M., Pang, G*., Koper, K, & Euler, G. (2022) A search for large-scale variations in the fine-scale structure of Earth's inner core. J. Geophys. Res. Solid Earth, 127, e2022JB024420. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JB024420
[4] Pang, G*., & Koper, K. (2022) Excitation of Earth's inner core rotational oscillation during 2001–2003 captured by earthquake doublets. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 584, 117504. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2022.117504
[3] Pang, G., Koper, K*. D., Mesimeri M., Pankow K., Baker B., Farrell J., Holt J., Hale J. M., Roberson P., Burlacu R., Pechmann J., Whidden K., Holt M., Allam A., \& DuRoss C. (2020) Seismic analysis of the 2020 Magna, Utah, earthquake sequence: Evidence for a listric Wasatch fault. Geophys. Res. Lett., 47(18), e2020GL089798. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL089798
[2] Pang, G*., Koper, K., Burlacu, R., Farrell, J., & Smith, R. B. (2019) The 2017-2018 Maple Creek earthquake sequence in Yellowstone National Park, USA. Geophys. Res. Lett., 46(9), 4653–4663. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GL082376
[1] Pang, G*., Koper, K., Stickney, M. C., Pechmann, J., Burlacu, R., Pankow, K., Payne, S. & Benz, H. M. (2018) Seismicity in the Challis, Idaho, Region, January 2014-May 2017: Late Aftershocks of the 1983 Ms 7.3 Borah Peak Earthquake. Seismol. Res. Lett., 89(4), 1366–1378. https://doi.org/10.1785/0220180058
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