The Elio Matacena Award for excellent research paper

2005

Li Shan-Bang Award (the first class) for the best young seismologist in China

2004

Fu Chengyi Award for the excellent young geophyical scientists in China

2003

The Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarship for Ph.D. study, The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan

1996-2000

JICA Scholarship for the Training Course of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering, Japan International Cooperation Agency

1993-1994

Introduction to solid Earth geophysics (undergraduate course)

Fall 2006-present

Numerical methods in geophysics (undergraduate course)

Spring 2008-present

Geophysical inversion theory and methods (graduate course)

Spring 2003-present

Advances in geophysics (graduate course)

Spring 2007-2008

Editor, Earth Planets and Space

Member of Editorial Board, ACTA Seismologica Sinica

Member of Editorial Board, China Earthquake Engineering Journal

Member, Chinese Geophysical Society

Member, Seismological Society of China

Reviewer, Geophysical Journal International, Tectonophysics, Earth Planets and Space, Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, Computer and Geosciences, Journal of Applied Geophysics, Advances in Space Research, Polar Science, Earthquake Science。

Reviewer, NSFC Geophysics

1. Numerical research of seismic wave propagation in a complex Moon model, NSFC 41374046, 01/2014-12/2017, PI

2. Crustal structure at northeastern margin of Qinghai-Tibet plateau from regional seismic waveform inversion, NSFC 41174034, 01/2012-12/2015, PI

3. Seismological study of small scale structure at the inner core boundary region, NSFC 40874020, 01/2009-12/2011, PI

4. Numerical modeling of seismic wave propagation in a three dimensional realistic whole Earth model, NSFC 40474012, 01/2005-12/2007, PI

5. Numerical modeling of seismic wavefield and synthetic seismograms for three dimensional complex Earth medium, Scientific research foundation for returned scholars, MOE, 01/2005-12/2005, PI

6. Study of key techniques and methods for prediction of near field strong ground motion, Special fund for scientific research in the public interest, CEA, 07/2007-07/2010, Co-I

7. Study of earthquake dynamic process, NSFC 40521002, 01/2006-12/2008, Co-I

8. Study of earthquake dynamic process, NSFC 40821062, 01/2009-12/2011, Co-I

1. Wang Y., H. Takenaka, X. Jiang, and J. Lei, 2013, Modelling two-dimensional global seismic wave propagation in a laterally heterogeneous whole-Moon model, Geophys. J. Int., 192(3):1271-1287, DOI: 10.1093/gji/ggs094.

2. Qin Y., Y. Wang, H. Takenaka, and X. Zhang, 2012, Seismic ground motion amplification in a 3D sedimentary basin: the effect of the vertical velocity gradient, J. Geophys. Eng., 9(6): 761-772, DOI: 10.1088/1742-2132/9/6/761.

3. Wang Y., and H.Takenaka, 2011, SH-wavefield simulation for a laterally heterogeneous whole-Earth model using the pseudospectral method, Science China-Earth Sciences, 54(12):1940-1947, DOI: 10.1007/s11430-011-4244-8.

4. Wang Y., and H. Takenaka, 2010, A scheme to treat the singularity in global seismic wavefield simulation using pseudospectral method with staggered grids, Earthq. Sci., 23(2):121-127, DOI: 10.1007/s11589-010-0001-x.

5. Yan J., and Y. Wang, 2008, Modeling seismic wave propagation in heterogeneous medium using overlap domain pseudospectral method, Acta Seismologica Sinica, 21(1):46-57, DOI: 10.1007/s11589-008-0046-2.

6. Toyokuni G., H. Takenaka H, Y. Wang, and BLN Kennett, 2005, Quasi-spherical approach for seismic wave modeling in a 2-D slice of a global Earth model with lateral heterogeneity, Geophys. Res. Lett., 32(9), L09305, DOI: 10.1029/2004GL022180.

7. Wang Y., and S.C. Singh, 2003, Separation of P- and S-wavefields from wide-angle multicomponent OBC data for a basalt model, Geophys. Prospect., 51(3):33-245, DOI:10.1046/j.1365-2478.2003.00377.x.

8. Wang Y., S.C. Singh, and P.J. Barton, 2002, Separation of P- and SV-wavefields from multicomponent seismic data in the tau-p domain, Geophys. J. Int., 151(2):663-672, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2002.01797.x.

9. Wang, Y., H. Takenaka, and T. Furumura, 2001, Modeling seismic wave propagation in a two-dimensional cylindrical whole earth model using the pseudospectral method, Geophys. J. Int., 145:689-708.

10. Wang, Y., and H. Takenaka, 2000, A multidomain approach of the Fourier pseudospectral method using discontinuous grid for elastic wave modeling, Earth Planets Space, 53:149-158.