FAN-CHI LIN

Professor

Geology & Geophysics

BIO

I am a geophysicist specializing in seismic data analysis to better understand the Earth’s structure and processes. I earned my bachelor's and M.S. degrees in physics from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan (2000), and Drexel University (2005), respectively, followed by a Ph.D. in geophysics from the University of Colorado Boulder (2009). From 2011 to 2013, I was a Director’s Postdoctoral Fellow at the Caltech Seismological Laboratory. I joined the University of Utah as a tenure-track faculty member in 2013. In recognition of my work, I received the prestigious Charles F. Richter Early-Career Award from the Seismological Society of America and an NSF CAREER Award in 2015.

INSTITUTIONAL APPOINTMENTS

  • Professor
    Geology & Geophysics1 Jul 2025 - present

MEDIA

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ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Visiting Associate Professor
    Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan2019 - present
  • Assistant Professor
    University of Utah, Geology and Geophysics, Salt Lake City, United States2013 - 2019

DEGREES

  • PhD
    University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, United States2005 - 2009
  • MS
    Drexel University, Philadelphia, United States2003 - 2005
  • BS
    National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan1996 - 2000

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Post Doctoral Scholar
    California Institute of Technology, Seismolab, Pasadena, United States2011 - 2013
  • Postdoc
    University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, United States2009 - 2011

LANGUAGES

  • Chinese (Mandarin)
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review