Hongyu Sun
Assistant Professor
The University of Texas at El Paso

Education

  • 2017–2022, Ph.D. in Geophysics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
  • 2014–2017, M.S. in Geophysics, Jilin University, China
  • 2010–2014, B.S. in Geophysics, Jilin University, China

Professional Appointments

  • 2024–, Assistant Professor (tenure track), The University of Texas at El Paso, USA
  • 2022–2024, Postdoc Scholar, California Institute of Technology, USA
  • 2021 Summer, Geophysics Research Intern, TotalEnergies, USA
  • 2020 Summer, Geoscience Research Intern, ExxonMobil, USA
  • 2019 Summer, Geophysics Research Intern, TotalEnergies, USA
  • 2015 Fall, Research Assistant, The University of Tulsa, USA

Academic Services

  • Handling Editor, Seismica, 2024 –
  • Reviewer for Proposals: U.S. National Science Foundation
  • Reviewer for Journals: Geophysics, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Geophysical Journal International, IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk, The Seismic Record, Geophysical Prospecting, Applied Science, Acta Geophysica, Communications Earth & Environment, Computers & Geosciences, Remote Sensing, Seismological Research Letters, Lithosphere.
  • Reviewer for Conference Proceedings: International Meeting for Applied Geoscience & Energy, EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition

Awards

  • 2021 MIT MathWorks Science Fellowship
  • 2020 Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) Scholarships
  • 2019 SEG/ExxonMobil Student Education Program Travel Grant
  • 2018 SEG Technical Program Travel Grant
  • 2016 SEG Technical Program Travel Grant