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Lin Jian
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Chair Professor
Department of Ocean Science and Engineering
Chair Professor Jian Lin, an internationally renowned geophysicist, member of European Academy of Sciences, member of Academia Europaea，member of Russian Academy of Natural Sciences，has made fundamental contributions to global ocean sciences and earthquake research. He led and engaged extensively in international ocean sciences as a Senior Scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), a faculty member of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)/WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography, and a Distinguished Research Fellow of the South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He was elected a Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU); Fellow of Geological Society of America (GSA); Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS); Henry Bigelow Chair Award for Excellence in Oceanography; and Culpeper Young Scientist Award. He had published a series of papers in top international journals such as Nature and Science, one of his earthquake research papers was ranked by the Institute of Scientific Information (ISI) as the most-cited paper in a decade. He had published a series of papers in top international journals such as Nature and Science, one of his earthquake research papers was ranked by the Institute of Scientific Information (ISI) as the most-cited paper in a decade.
Personal Profile
Jian Lin
Chair Professor
Department of Ocean Science and Engineering
Southern University of Science and Technology
310, South Building, College of Engineering, South University of Science and Technology, 1088 Xueyuan Avenue
Tel 86+0755-88015256
linj@sustech.edu.cn
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Brown University, Geophysics
1988
M.S., Brown University, Geophysics
1984
B.S., University Sci-Tech of China, Geophysics, with Highest Distinction
1982
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Southern University of Science and Technology，Chair Professor
2020-
Chair, InterRidge Program Office and Steering Committee
(InterRidge coordinates and promotes international, multi-disciplinary research of deep-sea geological, hydrothermal, and biological processes at global mid-ocean ridges. Its program office is hosted at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA, in 2007-2009.) http://www.interridge.org
2007-2009
Faculty Chair, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Summer Student Fellow/Minority Fellow Program
2005-2007
Tenured Scientist Executive Committee, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Member
2004-2007
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Senior Scientist,
2005-2019
MIT/WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography, Joint Committee in Marine Geology Geophysics, Member,
2002-2006
Institut de Physique du Globe de Strasbourg, France, Visiting Professor and Scientist,
2009
Univ. of Paris CNRS, France, Visiting Professor and Scientist,
1999
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Associate Scientist Tenured,
1996
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Associate Scientist,
1992-1996
Southern California Earthquake Center, Visiting Fellow,
1991-1992
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Assistant Scientist,
1988-1992
U. S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park CA, Visiting Scientist,
1987-2014
HONORS AWARDS
Guo Mo-Ruo Medal for Distinguished Academic Achievements, Univ. Sci-Tech of China,
1982
Charles E. Culpeper Young Scientist Award, Culpeper Foundation/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
1989
Fellowship, NSF Southern California Earthquake Center,
1992
Faculty Co-author, Ruth Paul Fye Best Student Paper Award w/ student G. Ito, MIT/WHOI,
1996
Faculty Co-author, Outstanding Student Paper Award w/ student G. Ito, 1995; w/ student M. Behn, 2000; w/ student E. Van Ark, 2002, w/ student Yen Joe Tan, 2013, American Geophysical Union
2013
Scientist Fellowship, French Ministry for Education and Research,
1999, 2009
Top Author/Top Paper in Earthquake Research, 1993-2003, ISI Essential Science Indicators
http://www.esi-topics.com/earthquakes/interviews/JianLin.html
2003
Elected Fellow of Geological Society of America
2007
Elected Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2008
Awarded Henry Bryant Bigelow Chair for Excellence in Oceanography, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
2009
Delivered Distinguished Ocean Sciences Lecture, AOGS-Western Pacific AGU Joint Assembly, Singapore
2012
IODP Ocean Discovery Distinguished Lecturer
2016-2017
Distinguished Scholar Scheme, CUHK, Hong Kong
2017
Elected Fellow of American Geophysical Union
2020
Elected Member (Academician), European Academy of Sciences
2022
Elected Member (Academician), Russian Academy of Natural Sciences
2022
Elected Member (Academician), Academia Europaea
2023
PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENT
Associate Editor-in-Chief, Acta Oceanogica Sinica
2016-
Editorial Advisory Board, EOS, Transections of American Geophysical Union,
2013-
Associate Editor, Journal of Geophysical Research,
2017-; 1992-1994
Editor, AGU Geophysical Monograph 148, Mid-Ocean Ridges: Hydrothermal Interactions Between the Lithosphere and Oceans,
2003-2004
Senior Guest Editor, Deep-Sea Research II,
2005-2006
Invited Editor, Chinese Science Bulletin (CSB),
2003-2004
Editorial Board,
Advances in Earth Sciences,
2008-2009
Science in China (Series D - Earth Sciences),
2008-
Earthquake Science,
2008-
National Science Review,
2013-
Theme Editor, Geophysics, Geochemistry, Geosystems (G3),
2009-
American Geophysical Union
Chair, Tectonophysics Spring Meeting Committee,
1992-1993
Maurice Ewing Medal Committee,
1996-1998
History of Geophysics Committee,
1999-2000
Chair, Tectonophysics Outstanding Student Paper Selection Committee,
2000
AGU Index Committee,
2003-2006
Chair, Tectonophysics Meeting Committee, AGU 2006 Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting, Beijing,
2005-2006
Advisory Board for the AGU Natural Hazards Focus Group,
2011-
National Research Council/National Academies Committee, Review of the Tsunami Warning and Forecast System and Overview of the Nation's Tsunami Preparedness,
2008-2010
National Science Foundation
Ocean Sciences Review Panel,
1995-1996
Committee on Polar Aerogeophysical Research Facility, Polar Program,
1996-1998
National Science Foundation of China, Geophysics Review Panel,
2006
National Science Foundation of China, South China Sea Deep Science Program Review Panel,
2011-
U.S. RIDGE (Ridge Inter-Disciplinary Global Experiments) Program
Steering Committee,
1995-1999
RIDGE Relevancy Review Panel,
1996
RIDGE Post-doc Fellow Review Panel,
1998
InterRidge (Initiative for International Cooperation in Ocean Ridge Research) Program
Steering Committee, Chair,
2007-2009
Steering Committee, Ad-hoc Member,
1999-2004
Co-chair, Circum-Antarctic Ridges Working Group,
2012-
Chair, Hotspot-Ridge Interactions Working Group,
2000-
Chair, 4-D Architecture of Oceanic Lithosphere Working Group,
1998-1999
Ocean Drilling Program, Tectonics Review Panel, Liaison to Lithosphere Panel
1994-1996
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program Review Panel,
1993
Southern California Earthquake Center,
1991-1998
International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS)/UNESCO, Year of the Planet Earth 2005-07 Initiative, Ocean Science Task Team
2004
Sea Education Association
Overseer, 2010-2011
Trustee, 2011-
Professional Societies
American Geophysical Union,
1982-
Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society,
1986-
Geological Society of America,
1992-
American Association for the Advancement of Science,
1994-
Seismological Society of America,
2000-
Asia Oceania Geosciences Society,
2008-
International Professionals for Advancement of Chinese Earth Sciences (IPACES),
Associate Chair, 2002-2003
Chair, 2003-2004
Woods Hole Diversity Advisory Committee [weblink], Member and Website Group Chair,
2004-
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Diversity Committee,
Co-chair, 2010
Advisory Committee, State Key Laboratory of Marine Geology, Tongji Univ.,
2005-
Advisory Committee, Ocean Science Center of the China Ocean Mineral Resources RD Association, Shanghai,
2008-
Advisory Committee, Key Laboratory of Marginal Sea Geology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou,
2012-
Convener/Co-convener
InterRidge Symposium, “Ridge Segmentation—Progress Towards Predictive Models” (w/ Searle Sinton), Durham, UK
1993
U.S. RIDGE Workshop, “Experimental Approaches to Ridge Segment Structure and Dynamics” (w/ Karson Sinton), Boston, MA
1994
InterRidge Workshop, “4-D Architecture of the Oceanic Lithosphere” (w/ Parson Mevel), Boston, MA
1994
IPACES Workshop, “Asian Tectonics: From Continents to Margins to Arcs” (w/ Feng Chen), Shanghai, China
2002
1st InterRidge Theoretical Institute, “The Thermal Regime of Oceanic Crust and Dynamics of Hydrothermal Circulation” (w/ German), Pavia, Italy
2002
Deep Ocean Exploration Institute Workshop, “Seafloor Geodesy: Prospects and Challenges”, (w/ Hirth McGuire), Woods Hole, MA
2002
InterRidge Symposium/Workshop, “Ridge-Hotspot Interaction: Recent Progresses and Prospects for Enhanced International Collaboration”, (w/ Dyment), Brest, France
2003
InterRidge Workshop, “Opportunities and Contributions of Asian Countries to InterRidge Next Decade Initiative”, (w/ Chen), Beijing, China
2003
Summer Theoretical Institute, “International Advanced Research in Marine Geo-Biosciences”, (w/ Yang Liu), Qingdao, China
2004
Deep Ocean Exploration Institute Workshop, “Interactions between Tsunamis and Underwater Geological Processes”, (w/ Stephen, ten Brink, Jin, and Goodman), Woods Hole, MA
2006
Elisabeth and Henry Morss Jr. Colloquium, “Lessons from the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami", (w/ Jin), Woods Hole, MA
2006
Qingdao Ocean Sciences Summer School, "International Advances in Deep-Sea Marine Geo-Biological Research",
2008
InterRidge Science and Policy Workshop, "Deep-Sea Mining of Seafloor Massive Sulfides: A Realty for Science and Society in the 21st Century", Woods Hole, MA
2009
Tongji Ocean Sciences Summer Short Course: "Oceanic Lithosphere Evolution and Dynamics", Shanghai, China
2010
Second International Ocean Sciences Summer School Ph.D. Forum, "Multidisciplinary Research of Geo-Bio-Chemical Interactions in the Ocean and at the Seafloor"
2011
3rd International Ocean Sciences Summer School, Guangzhou, China
2015
3rd InterRidge Theoretical Institute: "Magmatic and Tectonic Processes of Mid-Ocean Ridges”", Hangzhou, China
2015
International Workshop on Circum-Antarctic Ridges, Incheon, Korea
2015
Working Group on Tectonics and Volcanism: "South China Sea Deep Science Program"
2015
International Workshop on "Himalaya and South China Sea Tectonics", Beijing,
2016
IODP Workshop on "Tectonic Evolution from Continental Rifting to Seafloor Spreading, South China Sea", Shanghai
2017
International Symposium on "Multi-disciplinary Science of the Northern Indian Ocean", Karachi, Pakistan
2018
First International Symposium on "Indian Ocean Earth Sciences", Guangzhou
2019
OCEANOGRAPHIC EXPEDITIONS
Shipboard Geophysicist, SEABEAM mapping, gravity, and magnetics of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, R/V Conrad,
1989
Shipboard Geophysicist, TOBI sonar and rock dredging of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, British RRS Darwin,
1992
Co-principal Investigator, Hydrosweep mapping, HMR1 sonar, gravity, and magnetics of the western flank of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, R/V Ewing,
1992
Co-chief Scientist, Hydrosweep, HMR1, gravity, and magnetics of the eastern flank of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, R/V Ewing,
1996
Co-chief Scientist, Ocean bottom seismic refraction and multi-channel reflection experiments on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, R/V Ewing,
1996
Shipboard Geophysicist, SIMRAD mapping and rock dredging of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge south of Azores, French R/V L’Atalante,
1998
Geophysicist and Logging Scientist, Ocean Drilling Program Leg 184, South China Sea tectonics and links to East Asian monsoon, R/V JOIDES Resolution,
1999
Co-chief Scientist, Rock dredging, SEABEAM mapping, gravity, and magnetics of the Southwest Indian Ridge, R/V Knorr,
2000/2001
Co-chief Scientist, Rock dredging and geophysical survey of the Southwest Indian Ridge, R/V Melville
2003
US Chief Scientist, Deep-towed geological mapping and water column survey of hydrothermal vents at the East Pacific Rise , R/V DaYangYiHao (Ocean #1)
2005
US Chief Scientist, Deep-towed geological mapping and water column survey of hydrothermal vents at the Southwest Indian Ridge and coring of sediments in the 2004 mega-earthquake and tsunami region off Sumatra, Indonesia, R/V DaYangYiHao (Ocean #1) [Interviews: A 'Book' of Ancient Sumatran Tsunamis. Worlds Apart, But United by the Oceans. Uncharted Territory]
2005/2006
Lead US Co-PI and Coordinator, High-resolution geological mapping, near-bottom photography, and water column survey of hydrothermal vents at the Southwest Indian Ridge using WHOI's autonomous underwater vehicle ABE (Autonomous Benthic Explorer) and geological sampling using TV-guided graber, R/V DaYangYiHao [ Interviews: Scientists Discover First Seafloor Vents on Ultraslow-Spreading Ridges, A Ridge Too Slow
2007
Lead US Co-PI and Coordinator, Investigation of seafloor geology and hydrothermal vents at the equatorial East Pacific Rise and western Galapagos Spreading Center using WHOI's autonomous underwater vehicle ABE, R/V DaYangYiHao,
2008
Geophysicist, Investigation of the aftershocks of the 27 Feb. 2010 magnitude 8.8 Chile earthquake using ocean bottom seismometers, F/V Gardar,
2010
Geophysicist, Investigation of marine geophysics, geochemistry, and hydrothermal vents of the Southeast Indian Ridge, Korean icebreaker R/V Aaron,
2011
Co-principle Investigator, First deep-tow magnetic survey of the South China Sea, R/V HaiYangLiuHao (Ocean #6),
2012
Co-Chief Scientist, Investigation of underwater earthquake faults and marine archeological sites, Aegean Sea, off Crete, Greece, T/V Theni,
2013
Co-Chief Scientist, IODP Expedition 349, South China Sea tectonics: Opening of the South China Sea and its implications for southeast Asian tectonics, climates, and deep mantle processes since the late Mesozoic, R/V JOIDES Resolution,
2014
Co-Principal Proponent and Petrophysicist, IODP Expedition 368, South China Sea Rifted Margin, R/V JOIDES Resolution,
2017
Chief Scientist, Seismic and multidisciplinary investigation of Makran margin, northern Indian Ocean, R/V Shiyan3
2018
Co-Principal Proponent and Petrophysicist, IODP Expedition 368X, Return to Hole U1503, South China Sea Rifted Margin, R/V JOIDES Resolution
2018
EARTHQUAKES INVESTIGATED
Geodetic modeling of crustal deformation caused by the 1987 Whittier Narrows, California, and 1954 Fairview Peak-Dixie Valley, Nevada, earthquakes (work conducted at USGS)
Investigation of viscoelastic and static stress changes caused by the 1857 Fort Tejon, San Andreas, 1957 Gobi, Mongolia, 1960 Chile, 1972 San Fernando, 1983 Coalinga, 1985 Kettleman Hills, 1992 Landers, 1994 Northridge, 1995 Chile, 1999 Hector Mine, 1999 Chi-Chi, Taiwan, 2003 San Simeon, California, 2003 Zemmouri, Algeria, 2008 Wenchuan, China, 2010 Haiti, 2010 Chile earthquakes, and 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami (work conducted at USGS and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Fragmented Structure of Seafloor Faults May Dampen Effects of Earthquakes
Investigation of earthquakes on oceanic transform faults and mid-ocean ridges in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans (work conducted at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Coulomb 3, a graphic-rich software of calculating deformation and stress change for earthquake, tectonic, and volcano research and teaching.
Personal Profile
Research
Computational geodynamics and marine geophysics; earthquake mechanics and processes; structural and thermal evolution of oceanic lithosphere; oceanic crust accretion; upper mantle thermal regime and melting; oceanic hotspots and mid-ocean ridges; tectonics of rifted margins; fault mechanics；deep ocean high technology development.
Teaching
Supervisor of postgraduate students：Qiushi Yan、Shuqiao Zhong、Shirong Lin、Changxue Du、Yuebing Min、Yizhi Li、Yu Song、Ziwei Chen、Junze Xu、Qihan Huang、Qinglan Wang、Ze Wang、Hao Tian、Youkun Wang
Supervisor of doctoral students：Shuqiao Zhong、Guanzhi Wang
Supervisor of post-docs：
LaiYin Guo 2020、 Caicai Zha 2020、Yiming Luo 2020、 WenJie Xiao 2020、Hao Wu 2020、Jinyu Tian 2021
Teaching Experience：
《OCE100 Principal to Oceanography》
《OCE201 Introduction to Oceanography》
《OCE210 Intelligent Ocean Exploration》
《OCE5023 Global Plate Tectonics》
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He led and engaged extensively in international ocean sciences as a Senior Scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), a faculty member of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)/WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography, and a Distinguished Research Fellow of the South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He was elected a member of European Academy of Sciences, a member of Academia Europaea , a member of Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU); Fellow of Geological Society of America (GSA); Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS); Henry Bigelow Chair Award for Excellence in Oceanography; and Culpeper Young Scientist Award. Prof. Lin is a leading scientist in global oceanic plate tectonics and dynamics, pioneering influential research on mid-ocean ridges, hotspots, subduction zones, and tsunamis. He led as chief-scientist and geophysicist in more than twenty international oceanographic expeditions to the Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic oceans, as well as marginal seas, including four ocean drilling expeditions in the South China Sea; the first high-resolution seismic experiment across the deepest ocean basin – Challenger Deep of the Mariana Trench; discovery of the first hydrothermal vent systems on the southwest Indian Ridge; and multi-disciplinary study of the Makran Trench in the northern Indian ocean. Prof. Lin is also known for his influential work on earthquake interaction, and served on the U.S. National Academy of Sciences committee on tsunami warning system. One of his earthquake research papers was ranked by the Institute of Scientific Information (ISI) as the most-cited paper in a decade.
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