About me

As a global seismologist, I use seismic waves to understand the Earth’s interior structures and seismic energy sources using mathematical tools, such as signal processing, numerical modeling, and geophysical inference. I am particularly interested in structures and processes a few kilometers beneath the surface, such as polar ice sheets, down to the Earth’s deepest shell, including its cores. To date, one of my visible contributions is to help understand better the architecture of the seismic wavefield several hours after large earthquakes and use it to decipher several long-lasting puzzles regarding the Earth’s inner core. In current and near-future research, I aim to expand my seismological toolbox to advance research on the topics, focusing on understanding the structures and dynamics of the polar ice sheets in Antarctica and Greenland in the changing climate. 

My research on popular media

• 2024 Vụ phun trào núi lửa Tonga 2022: Hé mở yếu tố kích hoạt, Báo Khoa hoc và Phát triển.

• 2024 Tongan volcanic eruption triggered by explosion as big as ‘five underground nuclear bombs’, ANU Reporter.

• 2024 New research challenges current assumptions of Hunga (Tonga) eruption trigger, GNS Science News.

• 2023 What is Earth’s inner core and why do scientists want to study it?, ANU Reporter.

• 2023 What’s Inside Earth’s Inner Core? Seismic Waves Reveal an Innermost Core, The New York Times.

• 2023 Earth’s fifth layer is a solid metallic ball in its innermost region, ANU Reporter.

• 2023 Something very weird is happening inside Earth’s core. Here’s what that means for the planet, BBC Science Focus.

• 2023 Scientists have discovered a new core at the center of the Earth, The Washington Post.

• 2023 Trường sóng tương quan tiết lộ bí ẩn bên trong lõi Trái đất, Báo Khoa học và Phát triển.

• 2018 ANU researchers confirm Earth’s inner core is solid, ANU Press Release.

• 2018 Revealed by earthquakes, Earth’s inner core may be softer than previously thought, ABC News.