Member Since 1990
Dapeng Zhao
Tohoku University Graduate School of Science
Dr. Dapeng Zhao (趙大鵬) is Professor of Geophysics at Tohoku University, Japan. His research fields include earthquake seismology, seismic tomography, and solid-Earth geophysics. His work has been recognized by the 2023 Seismological Society of Japan (SSJ) Award, 2023 Japan Geoscience Union (JpGU) Fellow, and 2024 AGU Fellow.
Professional Experience
Tohoku University Graduate School of Science
2025 - Present
Tohoku University
Professor
2007 - 2025
Ehime University
Professor
2003 - 2007
Ehime University
Associate Professor
1998 - 2002
University of Southern California
Research Fellow
1997 - 1998
Washington University in St Louis
Senior Research Scientist
1995 - 1997
California Institute of Technology
Post-doc Fellow
1992 - 1995
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Post-doc Fellow
1991 - 1992
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Education
Doctorate
1991
Tohoku University Graduate School of Science
Masters
1988
Peking University
Bachelors
1984
Tohoku University Graduate School of Science
Doctorate
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Honors & Awards
Union Fellow
Received December 2024
AGU Abstracts
Tilting-Axis Anisotropic Tomography revealing the subduction dynamics under the Java-Banda Arc
SEISMOLOGY GENERAL CONTRIBUTION: STRUCTURE IV POSTER
seismology | 13 december 2024
Fan Xie, Zewei Wang, Dapeng Zhao, Xiaofei Chen, Ru...
The Java-Banda subduction system, located on the southern margin of the super convergence system in Southeast Asia, has attracted attention for its co...
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Lithospheric modification in Kalahari Craton with foundered blobs in the shallow lower mantle: new insight from multidisciplinary constraints
STRUCTURE, TECTONICS, AND SEISMICITY OF CRATONS III POSTER
tectonophysics | 12 december 2024
Jiaji Xi, Youqiang Yu, Dapeng Zhao, Jiashun Hu
Compared to cratons under convergent setting such as the Wyoming Craton and North China Craton, which have been modified by slab subduction, the prese...
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The Yellowstone plume, slab remnant and 2013 Wyoming deep earthquakes
ASYNCHRONOUS ONLINE POSTER PRESENTATIONS: TECTONOPHYSICS
tectonophysics | 09 december 2024
Dapeng Zhao, Xuran Liang
Since the advent of plate tectonics, it has been generally considered that intermediate-depth (60-300 km) and deep-focus (300-680 km) earthquakes take...
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