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 ANU Reporter: Tongan volcanic eruption triggered by explosion as big as ‘five underground nuclear bombs’

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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