Yongfei Wang
Extreme Event Solutions at Verisk
Scientist II
Expertise: Probabilistic seismic hazard analysis, computational seismology, strong ground motion, and rupture dynamics
About Me
Publications
He is a research scientist at Verisk Extreme Event Solution (used to be Air Worldwide). He now works on seismic hazard forecasts (PSHA and PFDHA). Earlier he studied the earthquake rupture dynamic and earthquake ground-motion and fault-displacement hazard via high-performance computing
He received his PhD from the UCSD/SDSU Joint Geophysics Program and BS from the University of Science and Technology of China.
He received his PhD from the UCSD/SDSU Joint Geophysics Program and BS from the University of Science and Technology of China.
SCEC Participation
SCEC Postdoctoral Research Associate (2019 - 2023)Wang, Y., & Goulet, C. A. (2021, 11). Constraining Fault Displacements for Strike-slip Events using Physics-Based Simulations. Oral Presentation at the 12th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering. SCEC Contribution 11727
Wang, Y., & Ni, S. (2012). Source parameter inversion of compound earthquakes on GPU/CPU hybrid platform. Computational Geoscience, (in preparation). SCEC Contribution 1660
Withers, K. B., Wang, Y., Ulrich, T., Gabriel, A., Duan, B., Liu, D., Ampuero, J., Oral, E., Dalguer, L. A., Gallovic, F., Valentova, L., & Asimaki, D. (2024, 09). Generation of Broadband Ground Motion from Dynamic Rupture Simulations: A Group Modeling Approach towards better Characterizing Seismic Hazard for Engineering Applications. Poster Presentation at 2024 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 13648
Nie, S., & Wang, Y. (2023, 09). Correlation of Spatial Variations in Earthquake Stress Drop and Peak Ground Acceleration(PGA) from a Non-Ergodic Modeling Perspective. Poster Presentation at 2023 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 12894
Withers, K. B., Ma, S., Ulrich, T., Gabriel, A., Ampuero, J., Oral, E., Dalguer, L. A., Wang, Y., Goulet, C. A., Duan, B., Liu, D., & Asimaki, D. (2023, 09). Near Source High-Frequency Ground Motions from Physics-based Dynamic Rupture Simulations. Poster Presentation at 2023 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 12830
Lavrentiadis, G., Wang, Y., Abrahamson, N. A., Bozorgnia, Y., & Goulet, C. A. (2023). A Seismologically Consistent Surface Rupture Length Model for Unbounded and Width-Limited Events. Earthquake Spectra,. doi: 10.1177/87552930231205871. SCEC Contribution 12712
Goulet, C. A., Lavrentiadis, G., Wang, Y., Abrahamson, N. A., & Bozorgnia, Y. (2022, 09). A Seismologically Consistent Model for Surface Rupture Length Capturing Unbounded and Width-Limited Events. Poster Presentation at 2022 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 12515
Liu, D., Wang, Y., & Goulet, C. A. (2022, 09). Evolution of ground motion characteristics over earthquake cycle timescales. Poster Presentation at 2022 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 12513
Wu, R., Wang, Y., & Goulet, C. A. (2022, 09). Enabling performance portability in wave propagation simulation on future supercomputers via Kokkos. Poster Presentation at 2022 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 12486
Wang, Y., & Goulet, C. A. (2022, 09). Validation of Simulated Fault Displacements and Near-fault Ground Motions for Strike-slip Events from Dynamic Ruptures. Poster Presentation at 2022 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 12374
Withers, K. B., Ma, S., Wang, Y., Ulrich, T., Liu, D., Duan, B., Gabriel, A., Oral, E., Dalguer, L. A., Goulet, C. A., Asimaki, D., & Ampuero, J. (2022, 09). Near Source High-Frequency Ground Motion from Physics-based Dynamic Earthquake Rupture Simulations . Poster Presentation at 2022 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 12108
Ji, C., Archuleta, R. J., & Wang, Y. (2022). Variability of Spectral Estimates of Stress Drop Reconciled by Radiated Energy. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America,. doi: 10.1785/0120210321. SCEC Contribution 11870
Wang, Y., & Goulet, C. A. (2021, 08). Role of fault maturity on relationship of surface displacement and rupture length. Poster Presentation at 2021 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 11352
Withers, K. B., Ma, S., Wang, Y., Ulrich, T., Liu, D., Duan, B., Gabriel, A., Ampuero, J., Oral, E., Dalguer, L. A., Goulet, C. A., & Asimaki, D. (2021, 08). Generation of Broadband Ground Motion from Dynamic Rupture Simulations: A Group Modeling Approach towards better Characterizing Seismic Hazard for Engineering Applications. Poster Presentation at 2021 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 11344
Goulet, C. A., Wang, Y., Nweke, C. C., Tang, B., Wang, P., Hudson, K. S., Ahdi, S. K., Meng, X., Hudson, M. B., Donnellan, A., Lyzenga, G. A., Brandenberg, S. J., Stewart, J. P., Gallien, T., & Winters, M. A. (2021). Comparison of Near-Fault Displacement Interpretations from Field and Aerial Data for the M 6.5 and 7.1 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence Ruptures. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America,. doi: 10.1785/0120200222. SCEC Contribution 11108
Wang, Y., & Goulet, C. A. (2021, 04). Validate simulated fault displacements from dynamic rupture against the observed in the 1992 Landers earthquake. Oral Presentation at SSA 2021 Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 11005
Wang, Y., & Goulet, C. A. (2021). Validation of fault displacements from dynamic rupture simulations against the observations from the 1992 Landers earthquake. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America,. doi: 10.1785/0120210082. SCEC Contribution 10961
Goulet, C. A., Wang, Y., Nweke, C. C., Tang, B., Wang, P., Hudson, K. S., Ahdi, S. K., Meng, X., Hudson, M. B., Donnellan, A., Lyzenga, G. A., Brandenberg, S. J., Stewart, J. P., Gallien, T., & Winters, M. A. (2021). Comparison of Near‐Fault Displacement Interpretations from Field and Aerial Data for the M 6.5 and 7.1 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence Ruptures. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 111(5), 2317-2333. doi: 10.1785/0120200222. SCEC Contribution 10180
Goulet, C. A., Wang, Y., Nweke, C. C., Tang, B., Wang, P., Hudson, K. S., Ahdi, S. K., Meng, X., Hudson, M. B., Donnellan, A., Lyzenga, G. A., Brandenberg, S. J., Stewart, J. P., Gallien, T., & Winters, M. A. (2021). Comparison of Near‐Fault Displacement Interpretations from Field and Aerial Data for the M 6.5 and 7.1 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence Ruptures. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 111(5), 2317-2333. doi: 10.1785/0120200222. SCEC Contribution 10180
Goulet, C. A., Wang, Y., Nweke, C. C., Tang, B., Wang, P., Hudson, K. S., Ahdi, S. K., Meng, X., Hudson, M. B., Donnellan, A., Lyzenga, G. A., Brandenberg, S. J., Stewart, J. P., Gallien, T., & Winters, M. A. (2021). Comparison of Near‐Fault Displacement Interpretations from Field and Aerial Data for the M 6.5 and 7.1 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence Ruptures. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 111(5), 2317-2333. doi: 10.1785/0120200222. SCEC Contribution 10180
Goulet, C. A., Wang, Y., Nweke, C. C., Tang, B., Wang, P., Hudson, K. S., Ahdi, S. K., Meng, X., Hudson, M. B., Donnellan, A., Lyzenga, G. A., Brandenberg, S. J., Stewart, J. P., Gallien, T., & Winters, M. A. (2021). Comparison of Near‐Fault Displacement Interpretations from Field and Aerial Data for the M 6.5 and 7.1 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence Ruptures. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 111(5), 2317-2333. doi: 10.1785/0120200222. SCEC Contribution 10180
Wang, Y., & Goulet, C. A. (2020, 08). Validate simulated fault displacements from dynamic rupture against the observed in the 1992 Landers earthquake . Poster Presentation at 2020 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 10485
Withers, K. B., Ma, S., Wang, Y., Gabriel, A., Dalguer, L. A., Ulrich, T., & Goulet, C. A. (2020, 08). Generation of Broadband Ground Motion from Dynamic Rupture Simulations: A Group Modeling Approach towards better Characterizing Seismic Hazard for Engineering Applications. Poster Presentation at 2020 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 10277
Wang, Y., & Day, S. M. (2020). Effects of Off‐Fault Inelasticity on Near‐Fault Directivity Pulses. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 125(7). doi: 10.1029/2019JB019074. SCEC Contribution 10108
Withers, K. B., Ma, S., Ampuero, J., Dalguer, L. A., Wang, Y., & Goulet, C. A. (2020). Update - Dynamic Rupture Code Validation Project. Oral Presentation at SCEC Dynamic Rupture Group Ingredients Workshop on Fault Friction. SCEC Contribution 10042
Ma, S., Withers, K. B., Ampuero, J., Dalguer, L. A., Wang, Y., & Goulet, C. A. (2019, 08). Validation of Broadband Ground Motion from Dynamic Rupture Simulations: towards better characterizing seismic hazard for engineering applications. Poster Presentation at 2019 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 9442
Wang, Y., & Day, S. M. (2019, 08). Effects of off-fault inelasticity on near-fault directivity pulses. Poster Presentation at 2019 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 9429
Wang, Y., Day, S. M., & Denolle, M. A. (2019). Geometric Controls on Pulse-Like Rupture in a Dynamic Model of the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth,. doi: 10.1029/2018JB016602. SCEC Contribution 9014
Withers, K. B., Ma, S., Ampuero, J., Dalguer, L. A., Wang, Y., & Goulet, C. A. (2019). Validation of Broadband Ground Motion from Dynamic Rupture Simulations: towards better characterizing seismic hazard for engineering applications. Poster Presentation at AGU Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 10041
Wang, Y., Day, S. M., & Shearer, P. M. (2018, 08). A Physical Interpretation for Anomalous Source Spectra with a Deficit at Intermediate Frequencies. Poster Presentation at 2018 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 8579
Nie, S., Wang, Y., Olsen, K. B., & Day, S. M. (2017). Fourth‐Order Staggered‐Grid Finite‐Difference Seismic Wavefield Estimation Using a Discontinuous Mesh Interface (WEDMI). Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 107(5), 2183-2193. doi: 10.1785/0120170077. SCEC Contribution 7911
Wang, Y., Day, S. M., & Denolle, M. A. (2017, 08). Dynamic Rupture Models of the 2015 Mw7.8 Nepal Earthquake. Poster Presentation at 2017 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 7675
Last updated Sep 19, 2024.
