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Teng Wang
Assistant Professor, Peking University

Education

B.S. Geographic Information System, Wuhan University, Wuhan, P. R. China, 9/1999 - 7/2003
M.S. Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Wuhan University, Wuhan, P. R. China, 9/2003-7/2006
Ph.D Information Technology, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy, 1/2007 - 1/2010
Ph.D Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Wuhan University, Wuhan, P. R. China, 9/2006-7/2010

Research Interests

Imaging Geodesy: SAR/InSAR, time-series analysis, pixel-offset tracking, change detection
Geophysics: earthquake and volcano deformation, large-scale tectonic deformation
Nature Hazards: Landslides, infrastructure stability, urban subsidence, hydrological process

Appointments

10/2018 - present Assistant Professor, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University
09/2016 -10/2018 Senior Research Fellow, Earth Observatory of Singapore, NTU
02/2015 - 09/2016 Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Southern Methodist University
10/2010 - 02/2015 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Ph. D Thesis

Multi-image InSAR Analysis over the Three Gorges Region: Techniques and Applications Supervisors: Prof. Mingsheng Liao, Wuhan University and Prof. Fabio Rocca, Politecnico di Milano.

Participated Projects

NASA Earth Surface & Interior Program grant (2015-2017), NNX14AQ95G, led by Prof. Zhong Lu at Southern Methodist University, 519,484 US Dollar.
Singapore National Research Fellowship grant (2013-2018), led by Prof. Sylvain Barbot at Earth Observatory of Singapore, 3,630,300 Singapore Dollar.
SE Asia Seismology grant, led by Prof. Shengji Wei (2017-2018) at Earth Observatory of Singapore, 278,806 Singapore Dollar.

Academic Honors

IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society 2012 J-STARS Prize Paper Award, 2012
Chinese Government Awardee for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad, 2009
Young Scientist Best Poster, On Dragon 1 Final Results and Dragon2 Kick Off Symposium 2008, Beijing (China), 21-25 April 2008.
Travel Grant, On IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium - IGARSS 2008, Boston (USA) 6-11 July 2008

Synergistic Activities

Academic communication outside of the immediate organization:

Summer of 2011, three-month visiting of Prof. R. F., Hanssen’s group at Delft University of Technology, Netherlands;
Summer of 2014, one-month visiting of Prof. J-P, Avouac’s group at Caltech.
Spring of 2016, one-week visiting of Prof. D. Perissin’s group at Purdue University
Summer of 2016, one-month visiting of Prof. Roland Bürgmann’s group at UC Berkeley

Collaborators: R. Bürgmann (UC Berkeley, USA); Z. Lu (Southern Methodist University, USA); J-P Avouac (Caltech, USA); R. F., Hanssen (Delft University of Technology, Netherlands); S. Jonsson (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia); Daniele Perissin (Purdue University, USA); F. Rocca (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Shengji Wei and Sylvain Barbot (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore).

Publications

Reconstruction of DEMs from ERS-1/2 tandem data in mountainous area facilitated by SRTM data

Liao, M., Wang, T., Lu, L., Zhou, W., and Li, D. (2007). Reconstruction of DEMs from ERS-1/2 tandem data in mountainous area facilitated by SRTM data. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, 45(7), 2325-2335.

InSAR coherence decomposition analysis

Wang, T.*, Liao, M., and Perissin, D. (2010). InSAR coherence decomposition analysis. IEEE Geosci. Remote Sensing Lett., 7(1), 156-160.

Three Gorges Dam stability monitoring with time-series InSAR image analysis

Wang, T.*, Perissin, D., Rocca, F., and Liao, M. (2011). Three Gorges Dam stability monitoring with time-series InSAR image analysis. Science China Earth Sciences, 54(5), 720-732.

Time-series InSAR applications over urban areas in China

Time-series InSAR applications over urban areas in China. IEEE J. Sel. Top. Appl. Earth Observations Remote Sensing, 4(1), 92-100. (2012 IEEE J-STARS Prize Paper Award)

Landslide monitoring with high-resolution SAR data in the Three Gorges region

Liao, M., Tang, J., Wang, T., Balz, T., and Zhang, L. (2012). Landslide monitoring with high-resolution SAR data in the Three Gorges region. Science China Earth Sciences, 55(4), 590-601.

Repeat-pass SAR interferometry with partially coherent targets

Perissin, D., and Wang, T. (2012). Repeat-pass SAR interferometry with partially coherent targets. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, 50(1), 271-280

Improved topographic mapping through high-resolution SAR interferometry with atmospheric effect removal

Liao, M., Jiang, H., Wang, Y., Wang, T., and Zhang, L. (2013). Improved topographic mapping through high-resolution SAR interferometry with atmospheric effect removal. ISPRS journal of photogrammetry and remote sensing, 80, 72-79.

Improved SAR Image Coregistration Using Pixel-Offset Series

Wang, T.*, Jónsson S. and Hanssen R. F (2014). Improved SAR Image Coregistration Using Pixel-Offset Series, IEEE Geosci. Remote Sensing Lett. 11(9), 1465 - 1469

Phase Ramp Reduction in Interseismic Interferograms using Pixel-Offsets

Wang, T.* and Jónsson S. (2014). Phase Ramp Reduction in Interseismic Interferograms using Pixel-Offsets, IEEE J. Sel. Top. Appl. Earth Observations Remote Sensing, 7(5), 1709-1718

Expressway deformation mapping using high-resolution TerraSAR-X images

Shi, X., Liao, M., Wang, T., Zhang, L., Shan, W., and Wang, C. (2014). Expressway deformation mapping using high-resolution TerraSAR-X images. Remote Sensing Letters, 5(2), 194-203.

Measuring co-seismic displacements with point-like targets offset tracking

Hu, X., Wang, T., and Liao, M. (2014). Measuring co-seismic displacements with point-like targets offset tracking, IEEE Geosci. Remote Sensing Lett. 11(1), 283 – 287

The 2014 M w 6.1 South Napa earthquake: A unilateral rupture with shallow asperity and rapid afterslip

Wei, S., Barbot, S., Graves, R., Lienkaemper, J. J., Wang, T., Hudnut, K., Fu, Y. & Helmberger, D. (2015). The 2014 M w 6.1 South Napa earthquake: A unilateral rupture with shallow asperity and rapid afterslip. Seismological Research Letters, 86(2A), 344-354.

Improved SAR amplitude image offset measurements for deriving three-dimensional coseismic displacements

Wang, T.*, & Jónsson, S. (2015). Improved SAR amplitude image offset measurements for deriving three-dimensional coseismic displacements. IEEE J. Sel. Top. Appl. Earth Observations Remote Sensing, 8(7), 3271-3278.

Coseismic displacements from SAR image offsets between different satellite sensors: Application to the 2001 Bhuj (India) earthquake

Wang, T.*, S. Wei, & S. Jónsson (2015), Coseismic displacements from SAR image offsets between different satellite sensors: Application to the 2001 Bhuj (India) earthquake, Geophys. Res. Lett., 42, 7022–7030.

Lower edge of locked Main Himalayan Thrust unzipped by the 2015 Gorkha earthquake

Avouac, J. P.*, Meng, L., Wei, S., Wang, T., & Ampuero, J. P. (2015). Lower edge of locked Main Himalayan Thrust unzipped by the 2015 Gorkha earthquake. Nature Geosci., 8(9), 708-711.

Dome growth at Mount Cleveland, Aleutian Arc, quantified by time series TerraSAR‐X imagery

Wang, T.*, Poland, M. P., & Lu, Z. (2015). Dome growth at Mount Cleveland, Aleutian Arc, quantified by time series TerraSAR‐X imagery. Geophys. Res. Lett., 42(24).

Oblique rift opening revealed by reoccurring magma injection in central Iceland

Ruch, J.#*, Wang, T.#, Xu, W., Hensch, M., & Jónsson, S.* (2016). Oblique rift opening revealed by reoccurring magma injection in central Iceland. Nature Communications, 7. (joint-first-author).

Detecting seasonal landslide movement within the Cascade landslide complex (Washington) using time-series SAR imagery

Hu, X., Wang, T., Pierson, T. C., Lu, Z., Kim, J., & Cecere, T. H. (2016). Detecting seasonal landslide movement within the Cascade landslide complex (Washington) using time-series SAR imagery. Remote Sensing of Environment, 187, 49-61.

Three‐dimensional displacements of a large volcano flank movement during the May 2010 eruptions at Pacaya Volcano, Guatemala

Schaefer, L. N., Wang, T., Escobar‐Wolf, R., Oommen, T., Lu, Z., Kim, J., Lundgren P. R. & Waite, G. P. (2017). Three‐dimensional displacements of a large volcano flank movement during the May 2010 eruptions at Pacaya Volcano, Guatemala. Geophys. Res. Lett., 44(1), 135-142.

How complex is the 2016 M w 7.8 Kaikoura earthquake, South Island, New Zealand?

Shi, X., Wang, Y., Liu-Zeng, J., Weldon, R., Wei, S., Wang, T., & Sieh, K. (2017), How complex is the 2016 M w 7.8 Kaikoura earthquake, South Island, New Zealand? Science Bulletin

Imaging the distribution of transient viscosity after the 2016 Mw 7.1 Kumamoto earthquake

Moore, J. D., Yu, H., Tang, C. H., Wang, T., Barbot, S., et al., (2017). Imaging the distribution of transient viscosity after the 2016 Mw 7.1 Kumamoto earthquake. Science, 356(6334), 163-167.

Toward full exploitation of coherent and incoherent information in Sentinel‐1 TOPS data for retrieving surface displacement: Application to the 2016 Kumamoto (Japan) earthquake

Jiang, H., Feng, G., Wang, T.*, & Bürgmann, R. (2017). Toward full exploitation of coherent and incoherent information in Sentinel‐1 TOPS data for retrieving surface displacement: Application to the 2016 Kumamoto (Japan) earthquake. Geophys. Res. Lett., 44(4), 1758-1767

Consolidation settlement of Salt Lake County tailings impoundment revealed by time-series InSAR observations from multiple radar satellites

Hu, X., Oommen, T., Lu, Z., Wang, T., & Kim, J., (2017). Consolidation settlement of Salt Lake County tailings impoundment revealed by time-series InSAR observations from multiple radar satellites. Remote Sensing of Environment, 202, 199-209.

Episodic inflation and complex surface deformation of Akutan volcano, Alaska revealed from GPS time-series

DeGrandpre, K., Wang, T., Lu, Z., & Freymueller, J. T. (2017). Episodic inflation and complex surface deformation of Akutan volcano, Alaska revealed from GPS time-series. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 347, 337-359.

The 2015 Gorkha (Nepal) earthquake sequence: I. Source modeling and deterministic 3D ground shaking

Wei, S., M. Chen, X. Wang, R. Graves, E. Lindsey, T. Wang, Ç. Karakaş, & D. Helmberger (2017), The 2015 Gorkha (Nepal) earthquake sequence: I. Source modeling and deterministic 3D ground shaking, Tectonophysics, doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2017.11.024.

Complex surface deformation of Akutan volcano, Alaska revealed from InSAR time series

Wang, T.*, DeGrandpre, K., Lu, Z., & Freymueller, J. T. (2018). Complex surface deformation of Akutan volcano, Alaska revealed from InSAR time series. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 64, 171-180.

The 2016 Kaikōura earthquake: Simultaneous rupture of the subduction interface and overlying faults

Wang, T., S. Wei, X. Shi, Q. Qiu, L. Li, D. Peng, R. J. Weldon, & S. Barbot (2018). The 2016 Kaikōura earthquake: Simultaneous rupture of the subduction interface and overlying faults. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 482, 44-51.

Bayesian Estimation of Source Parameters and Associated Coulomb Failure Stress Changes for the 2005 Fukuoka (Japan) Earthquake

Dutta, R., Jónsson S., Wang, T., and Vasyura-Bathke, H (2018), Bayesian Estimation of Source Parameters and Associated Coulomb Failure Stress Changes for the 2005 Fukuoka (Japan) Earthquake， Geophys. J. Int, doi: 10.1093/gji/ggx551

The rise, collapse, and compaction of Mt. Mantap from the 3 September 2017, North Korean nuclear test

Wang, T.*, Q, Shi, M. Nikkhoo, S Wei*, S. Barbot, D., Dreger*, R. Bürgmann, M. Motagh & Qi-Fu C. (2018), The rise, collapse, and compaction of Mt. Mantap from the 3 September 2017, North Korean nuclear test, Science, doi: 10.1126/science.aar7230

Source characteristics of the 2017 Mw 6.5 Moijabana, Botswana earthquake, a rare lower-crustal event within an ancient zone of weakness

Materna, K., et al., Source characteristics of the 2017 Mw 6.5 Moijabana, Botswana earthquake, a rare lower-crustal event within an ancient zone of weakness EPSL

Evidence for Tear Faulting from new Constraints of the October 23rd, 2011, Mw 7.1 Van (Turkey) Earthquake based on InSAR, GPS, Coastal Uplift and Field Observations BSSA

Akoğlu, A, et al., Evidence for Tear Faulting from new Constraints of the October 23rd, 2011, Mw 7.1 Van (Turkey) Earthquake based on InSAR, GPS, Coastal Uplift and Field Observations BSSA

Characterization of hydrogeological properties in Salt Lake Valley, Utah using InSAR

Hu, X., Lu, Z. and Wang, T., (2018) Characterization of hydrogeological properties in Salt Lake Valley, Utah using InSAR, J. Geophys. Res, doi: 10.1029/2017JF004497

Space imaging geodesy reveals near circular, coseismic block rotation during the 2016 Mw 7.8 Kaikōura earthquake, New Zealand

Wang, T., Jiao, L., Tapponnier, P., Shi, X., & Wei, S. (2020). Space imaging geodesy reveals near circular, coseismic block rotation during the 2016 Mw 7.8 Kaikōura earthquake, New Zealand. Geophysical Research Letters, 47, e2020GL090206

Deriving centimeter-level coseismic deformation and fault geometries of small-to-moderate earthquakes from time-series Sentinel-1 SAR images

Luo, H., Wang, T., Wei, S., Liao, M., and Gong, J. (2021). Deriving Centimeter-Level Coseismic Deformation and Fault Geometries of Small-To-Moderate Earthquakes From Time-Series Sentinel-1 SAR Images. Frontiers in Earth Science 9.

Software

Sentinel-1 interferometry processor

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