Wang-Ping Chen
Professor and Department Head
Contact Information
- Office: 216 Natural History Building
- Telephone: 217-333-2744
- Email: wpchen@illinois.edu
Degree
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Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Research Interests
Active subduction/collision and rifting, seismogenesis, lithospheric rheology, mantle dynamics and petrology, tectonics; typically involving seismology, geodesy, and integration of various geophysical and geologic approaches.
Teaching / Courses TAUGHT
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Introductory Physical Geology
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Physics of the Earth
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Continental Lithosphere
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Joint Geophysical Seminar with Purdue University
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Geology of Planets