Kai Gao

Current Research Topics

• Seismic velocities variances under pressure

Research and Practices

• 2009
  • Undergraduate graduation thesis: Numerical Solutions of the VTI qP-wave Equation (candidate for Best Graduation Thesis of both OUC and Shandong Province, China)
  • 1-month research in massive-data SEG-Y writing with Fortran and research in wavefield separation in isotropic and anisotropic medium
  • 2-week geophysical exploration field training in Yantai City, China
• 2008
  •  Research in wave propagation in VTI media; Research in ABC and PML
  • 1-month integrated geological field work in Chaohu City, China (was scored Best Geological Report)
• 2007
  • 1-year Students Research and Training Program (SRTP) of OUC: Large Scale Digital Topography of Laoshan Campus, OUC (was awarded Outstanding Program by OUC SRTP committee)
• 2006
  • 1-week offshore practice for marine science study in Qingdao City, China
  • 1-week geological field practice in Yantai City, China

Honors and Awards

• 2009
  • ConocoPhillips Fellowship (from Texas A&M University)
  • Outstanding Graduate of Shandong Province, China
  • Outstanding Graduate of OUC
• 2008
  • 2nd-class Scholarship of OUC
  • Outstanding Student of OUC
  • Leader, Outstanding Students Research & Training Program of OUC
• 2007 
  • National Scholarship of China
  • 1st-class Scholarship of OUC
  • Outstanding Student Cadre of OUC
  • Outstanding Youth Volunteer of OUC
  • Social Practice Scholarship of OUC
  • 1st-class Prize in 2nd Painting, Calligraphy & Photography Art Competition of OUC
• 2006
  • 3rd-class Scholarship of OUC
  • Outstanding Student of OUC
  • 2nd-class Prize in 1st Painting, Calligraphy & Photography Art Competition of OUC

Membership

• Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG)
• American Physical Society (APS)

Personal Interests

Physics, Chinese calligraphy, Chinese classical literature, volleyball, classical music