Chao Gao

Graduate Student
Seismological Lab, Department of Geology
University of Maryland, College Park Email cgao!"umd#edu
Education
$%!&', Graduate Student, University of Maryland
$%%('$%!&, )#S# in Geop*ysics, US+C
University of Science and +ec*nology of C*ina, ,efei, C*ina
Graduated -it* ,onor of .*ao /iu0*ang +alent Program in Eart* and Space Sciences
,onors and 1-ards
.,12 /iu0*ang Sci3+ec* Elite Class of Modem Eart* and Space Sciences,
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1n *onored program founded by C*inese 1cademy of Sciences, in recognition of
outstanding undergraduate students in Eart* and Space Sciences#
4ational Endeavors Sc*olars*ip, $%!%, $%!!, $%!$5t*rice6
7n recognition of *ig* academic ac*ievers -*o study *ard and *ave an all3round
development in t*e moral, intellectual, p*ysical, and aest*etic#
C*ina Good-ill 8 Peace Development 9oundation Panasonic Electronics
+alent Cultivation 9oundation Sc*olars*ip, $%!!
1-arded by C*ina 9riends*ip Peace and Development 9oundation in recognition of
*ig* academic ac*ievers#
2utstanding Undergraduate :esearc* Pro;ect, $%!$
7n recognition of outstanding performance 5$%< of all6 in Undergraduate :esearc*
Pro;ect in US+C, a-arded by US+C
:esearc* E=perience
Undergraduate +*esis
Studying the crust and upper mantle velocity structure of East Pacifc QDG
transform fault using ambient noise and earthquake surface wave
advisor Prof! "ua#ian $ao
:esearc* pro;ect
%he correlation between microseism and the seasonal changes of sea ice
in &rctic area
4ational Undergraduate 7nnovation Program advisor, Prof#Sidao 4i,
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Studying the velocity structure of crust and upper mantle in eastern
Pacifc 'cean near the equator using surface wave and ambient noise
Undergraduate researc* pro;ect advisor, Prof#,ua;ian ?ao, $%!$#@3
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Publications
!# (hao Gao and ,ua;ian ?ao# Constrain t*e crust and upper mantle structure
beneat* t*e eAuatorial Eastern PaciBc :ise from ambient noise and eart*Auake
surface -aves# 1GU fall meeting, $%!$CPosterD
$# .*ic*ao S*en, (hao Gao and Sidao 4i# +*e relations*ip bet-een t*e sea ice
seasonal variability on t*e 1rctic 2cean and t*e microseism# +*e $Et* annual
meeting of +*e C*inese Geop*ysical Society, $%!$C2ralD
9ields Courses
)ield trip of *hao +iu,hang Sci-%ech elite class!
Fiyun Mountain, 1n*ui, C*ina !!G$%!!
)ield (ourse of Physical Geology!
C*ao Lake, 1n*ui, C*ina# !%G$%!$
Computer ProBciency
Programming .anguage System and Software
C, 92:+:14, Matlab
Hindo-s, Linu=
S1C, GM+, MS 2Ice, 2rigin