Mingqi Liu

Biography

My name is Mingqi Liu. I am a postdoc at USC working on seismic cycle simulation for oceanic transform faults and subduction zones.

2023.03 - Present Postdoc, USC, Advisor: Prof. Sylvain Barbot

2018.09 - 2022.12 PhD, ETH Zurich, Advisor: Prof. Taras Gerya

Research

My research focuses on the evolution of tectonic plates and the seismic cycle simulation. Using the cutting-edge brittle-ductile rheological algorithm, I systematically explore the spreading and subduction of oceanic plates.

Publications

• Liu, M. *, & Gerya, T. (2023). Forced subduction initiation near spreading centers: effects of brittle-ductile damage. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 128(2), e2022JB024701.
• Liu, M.*, Gerya, T., & Rozel, A. B. (2022). Self-organization of magma supply controls crustal thickness variation and tectonic pattern along melt-poor mid-ocean ridges. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 584, 117482.
• Koulakov, I. *, Schlindwein, V., Liu, M., Gerya, T., Jakovlev, A., & Ivanov, A. (2022). Low-degree mantle melting controls the deep seismicity and explosive volcanism of the Gakkel Ridge. Nature Communications, 13(1), 3122.
• Liu, M.*, Rozel, A. B., & Gerya, T. (2024). The effect of brittle-ductile weakening on the formation of tectonic patterns at mid-ocean ridges. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. (Under review).

Contact

Email: ml_013@usc.edu

Office: ZHS 158, USC