Stony Brook Experts

an online search tool for members of the media to identify experts at Stony Brook

Search experts:

or

Browse experts:

View all departments View all topics View all experts Close
Lianxing WenProfessorDepartment of GeosciencesCollege of Arts and Sciences

Biography

Lianxing Wen is a seismologist (studies earthquakes), geodynamicist and planetary scientist. His research is directed toward understanding the structure, dynamics, composition and evolution of the Earth and other planets. Lianxing’s work has fundamentally changed our understanding of the structure and dynamical processes of the Earth's mantle, outer core and inner core, and the boundaries between them.

Education

  • PhD, California Institute of Technology, CA
  • MS, Institute of Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China
  • BS, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei, China
©