Tianze LiuCurriculum Vitae

Education2013 -

PresentDoctor of Philosophy in Geophysics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA,USA.Expected passing year-2019

2009 - 2013 Bachelor of Sciences in Geophysics, Peking University, Beijing, China.

Research ProjectsBroadband Seismic Study of Lithospheric Structure of the Ordos Plateau

2012 -Present

People have long regarded the Ordos Plateau as the stable remnant of theArchean North China Craton (NCC),whose eastern part has already undergonedecratonization. However, applying a recently developed seismic technique calledVirtual Deep Seismic Sounding (VDSS), in conjunction with traditional ReceiverFunction technique,to several broadband seismic data sets collected in Ordos,we see features in the lithosphere indicating that the Ordos Block might beundergoing decratonization right now, which offers us a chance study how andwhy cratons, the most long-living features on this planet, finally get destroyed.

Helium Isotope Systematics Along Seismic Profiles to Study the Geometryof Indian and Asian Lithosphere beneath the Tibet Plateau

2014 -Present

Although numerous seismic experiments have been carried out in Tibet in thepast decades, the position and geometry of the "mantle suture" between Indianand Tibet lithosphere mantle still remains unclear because different seismicstudy have yielded very different results. Analysis of helium isotope collectedat geothermal sites on the surface has been proven to be an effective way tostudy the status of the crust and mantle right beneath the sampling sites. Byanalyzing the helium isotope in geothermal fluid sampled along seismic profilesin Tibet, we are able to further evaluate lithosphere models, hence collisionmechanism given by different seismic studies. This will help us have a betterunderstanding of how the largest and highest orogen on this planet was created.

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Honors and Awards2015 Outstanding Student Paper Award, AGU Fall Meeting 2014, American

Geophysical Union2014 Chevron Fellow, Stanford University2012 Li Hui-rong Scholarship of Peking University, Peking University2011 Excellent Student Leader, Peking University2011 Google Campus Charity Scholarship, Google China2011 Liu Guang-ding Geophysics Scholarship, Liu Guang-ding Sciences Foun-

dation2010 Li Hui-rong Scholarship of Peking University, Peking University

Peer Reviewed Publications2014 Tao K., Liu T., Ning J., Niu F., "Estimating Sedimentary and Crustal Structure

Using Wavefield Continuation: Theory, Techniques and Applications", Geophys.J. Int., 197, 443-457, 2014.

Posters and Presentations2014 Liu, T., Tao, K., Kelemperer S.L., Ning, J., "Lithospheric Structure of Ordos,

China: Evidence from Virtual Deep Seismic Sounding (VDSS)" , (abstract, oralpresentation), AGU 2014 Fall meeting, T32A-02

2013 Liu, T., Tao, K., Ning, J., Kelemperer S.L., "Defining Moho in Ordos, China:A Combination of Different Geophysical Methods" , (abstract, poster), AGU2013 Fall meeting, T11B-2446

2012 Liu, T., Tao, K., Ning, J., Chen, Y.J., "Receiver Function Image of the CrustalStructure Beneath Ordos: a Comparison with VDSS Results", (abstract, poster),AGU 2012 Fall meeting, T33E-2701

ReferencesProf. Simon KlempererDirector of Undergraduate ResearchDepartment of GeophysicsStanford UniversityB sklemp@stanford.eduT (650) 723 8214

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