Rongmao Zhou

Geophysicist

Research Interests

• Intermediate Period Surface Wave Inversion
• Earthquake and Explosion Source Theory
• CO₂ Sequestration Imaging

Contact

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• 505-606-0839 - Phone
• 505-667-8487 - FAX

Education

• Ph.D., Southern Methodist University, 2004
• M.S., Institute of Geophysics, China Earthquake Administration, 1998
• B.S., Peking (Beijing) University, China, 1992

Professional Experience

• Post-Doc, Southern Methodist University, June. 2004 - Jan. 2007
• Assistant Research Professor, Institute of Geophysics, China Earthquake Administration (the former China Seismological Bureau), 1997
• Assistant Research Fellow, 1992-1997

Professional Affiliations

• Seismological Society of America
• American Geophysical Union

Selected Publications

R.-M. Zhou and B.W. Stump (2006). Frequency domain scaling of single-fired mining explosions with different confinements and explosive weights detonated in porphyry granite, Submitted to Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., in review.

R.-M. Zhou, B. W. Stump and C. T. Hayward (2006). Ms:mb discrimination study of mining explosions in Wyoming, USA and in Qianan, China, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am. 96 (5), 1742-1752, doi:10.1785/0120050178.

R.-M. Zhou and B.W. Stump (2004). Rayleigh waves generated by mining explosions and upper crustal structure around the Powder River Basin, Wyoming. Bull. Seism. Soc. Am. 94(4), 1410-1429.

R.-M. Zhou, Y.-T. Chen and Z.-L. Wu (1999). Moment tensor inversion for the focal mechanism of the Dongfang (Hainan) earthquake swarm. Acta Seismologica Sinica 12(4), 371-378.

R.-M. Zhou, Y.-T. Chen and Z.-L. Wu (1999). Moment tensor inversion for focal mechanism of the Beibuwan earthquakes, Acta Seismologica Sinica 12(6), 609-617.