M. Sc. Alan Junwa Yu
Function and Responsibilities:
- Geodynamic modelling (using numerical code ASPECT) of rifting in the Upper Rhine Graben, France-Germany
- Thermo-hydro-mechanical modelling (using code GOLEM) of geothermal reservoirs within the Graben
- Development of automated coupling between codes ASPECT and GOLEM
Research Interests:
Geodynamics, numerical modelling, glacial geology
Career:
2024-2027: Doctoral Researcher, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany
2023: Research Assistant - Geodynamic Modelling, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
2022: Geophysicist, Abitibi Geophysics, Toronto, Canada
2021: Research Assistant - GIS and Glacial Geology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Education:
2025-: Doktorand in Geophysics, University of Potsdam
2023-2024: MSc in Earth Sciences, University of Toronto
2018-2023: BSc in Environmental Physics (Co-op), University of Toronto
Projects:
Awards:
President’s Fellowships in Geology, University of Toronto, 2023
Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology, Government of Ontario, 2023
Don Salt Memorial Scholarship, Canadian Exploration Geophysics Society, 2022
CRESS Summer Research Award, University of Toronto, 2021–2022
NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award, Government of Canada, 2021