Contact Information
Research Interests
Prof. Liu has a broad interest in the temporal evolution of solid Earth. He takes an interdisciplinary approach to study the history of subduction and mantle convection, and their interactions with Earth's surface. Particular questions Prof. Liu tries to answer include what drives the long-term, large-scale continental vertical motion; how could orogeny be related to mantle dynamics; to what extent major volcanic eruptions are due to abnormal subduction processes. In practice, he applies forward and inverse data-assimilation methods to the construction of geodynamic simulations, using observational data from various fields.
Education
- Ph.D. Geophysics, California Institute of Technology, 2010
Courses Taught
- GEOL 107: Physical Geology
- GEOL 450: Probing the Earth's Interior
- GEOL 552: Geodynamics
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Recent Publications
Chen, L., Liu, L., Capitanio, F. A., Gerya, T. V., & Li, Y. (2021). The role of pre-existing weak zones in the formation of the Himalaya and Tibetan plateau: 3-D thermomechanical modelling. Geophysical Journal International, 221(3), 1971-1983. https://doi.org/10.1093/GJI/GGAA125
Liu, Y., Wu, Z., Liu, L., Yan, S., Hu, L., Ping, M., & Zhang, M. (2021). Cenozoic structure and tectonics of North subbasins in Beibu Gulf Basin, northern South China Sea. Tectonophysics, 812, [228912]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2021.228912
Liu, L., Peng, D., Liu, L., Chen, L., Li, S., Wang, Y., Cao, Z., & Feng, M. (2021). East Asian lithospheric evolution dictated by multistage Mesozoic flat-slab subduction. Earth-Science Reviews, 217, [103621]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2021.103621
Liu, L., Liu, L., & Xu, Y. G. (2021). Mesozoic intraplate tectonism of East Asia due to flat subduction of a composite terrane slab. Earth-Science Reviews, 214, [103505]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2021.103505
Chang, C., & Liu, L. (2020). Investigating the formation of the Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway using landscape evolution simulations. Bulletin of the Geological Society of America, 133, 347-361. https://doi.org/10.1130/B35653.1
