HQPs (Research Scholars/Students)
20+ HQPs are currently working on different topics across Geophysics.
(Last updated: October 2026)
Postdoctoral Fellows
| Name | University of | Supervisor(s) | Research Areas / Interests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kento Akitaya | Calgary | David Eaton | To be updated |
| Serafim Grubas | Alberta | Mirko van der Baan | Seismology |
| Hongxue Han | Alberta | Mirko van der Baan | Stress analysis of horizontal wells |
| Zongze Li | Alberta | Mirko van der Baan | To be updated |
| Bin Liang | Alberta | Mirko van der Baan | Ambient noise tomography, Multi-mode inversion, Subsurface characterization |
| Patrick Matulka | Alberta | Mirko van der Baan | Microseismicity, Fault slip inversion, Seismic hazards |
| Yismaw Wassie | Alberta | Mirko van der Baan | Multi-temporal InSAR, Induced seismicity, Fault slip inversion |
PhD Candidates/Students
| Name | University of | Supervisor(s) | Research Areas / Interests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ala’a Abdallah | Alberta | Mirko van der Baan | Energy budgets of earthquakes |
| Muhammad Bilal Malik | Alberta | Juliana Leung | To be updated |
| Xiaonan Chen | Alberta | Mirko van der Baan | Bedding-plane slip and casing deformation |
| Camilo De La Hoz Lozano | Alberta | Mirko van der Baan | Detection of seismic events using satellite-based ground motion monitoring |
| Areshi Christeen Karunarathne | Alberta | Mirko van der Baan | Integrated microseismic analysis |
| Raisha Pradisti | Alberta | Mirko van der Baan | Probabilistic seismic hazard analysis for NE British Columbia |
| Utkarsh Pratap Singh | Alberta | Mirko van der Baan | Full-waveform-based event locations |
| Ran Tao | Alberta | Juliana Leung | To be updated |
MSc Students
| Name | University of | Supervisor(s) | Research Areas / Interests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samira Fakhraeian | Alberta | Mirko van der Baan | Fingerprinting of distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) data |
| Luana Maria Kiefer De Araujo | Alberta | Mirko van der Baan | Dynamic triggering, Microseismicity, Geomechanics |
| Laura Mercado Solorzano | Alberta | Mirko van der Baan | Microseismic monitoring, Induced seismicity and Moment tensor inversion |
| Ismail Shittu | Alberta | Juliana Leung | To be updated |
| Maria Jose Villanueva Combe | Alberta | Mirko van der Baan | Microseismicity, Hydraulic fracturing, Production analysis |