Cong Li
Postdoctoral Research Associate I
I am a seismologist deeply interested in understanding evolution of orogenic belts and subduction dynamics through the investigation of their subsurface structures using various seismological imaging methods. My Ph.D. and postdoctoral research has primarily focused on the paleo-orogenic belt in eastern North America and the modern orogenic belt in the SE Tibet Plateau. Additionally, I have concentrated on studying subduction zone dynamics in Cascadia and in South America. Check news and research page for most recent information on conferences or workshops I will attend, publications and project updates.
Research Interests:
- Observational and computational seismology
- Evolution of orogenic belts
- Subduction zone dynamics
- Near-surface structures and seismicity
Awards and Recognitions:
- Joseph Hartshorn Memorial Scholarship, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2019
- Andrew D. Wise Memorial Scholarship, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2018
- EarthScope National Meeting Student Scholarship (Travel Award), 2017
- Distinguished undergraduate, Ocean University of China, 2007
- Primary convener and chair of 2019 AGU Fall Meeting session “T44B. A multidisciplinary understanding of the formation and evolution of the continental lithosphere in collisional orogens”, 2019
- Journal Reviewer: Geophysical Research Letters, Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, Tectonophysics, G-Cube (Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems), NSF Proposal.