Stony Brook Faculty Directory
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
News Highlights
January 25, 2023Why Earth’s Inner Core May Be Slowing DownScientific AmericanRead ArticleJanuary 25, 2023The Spin of Earth’s Inner Core May Be Changing, Scientists SaySmithsonian MagazineRead ArticleJanuary 24, 2023Earth’s renegade inner core may have ‘paused’ and reversed, scientists sayNew York PostRead ArticleJanuary 23, 2023Earth’s inner core seems to be slowing its spinWashington PostRead ArticleJuly 21, 2022Earth’s Wobbly Inner Core Illuminated by Nuclear ExplosionsEosRead Article