Fanghui Deng, Ph.D.
Research Assistant ProfessorOffice Location UH NCALM, 5000 Gulf Freeway, Bldg. 4, Rm 216, Houston, TX 77204-5059
Email fdeng4 [at] uh.edu
Education
Ph.D. in Geology, University of South Florida, 2020
M.E. in Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Wuhan University, China, 2015
B.E. in Remote Sensing Science and Technology, Wuhan University, China, 2012
Professional Experience
September 2022 – present: Research Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Houston
September 2020 – August 2022: Postdoctoral Scholar, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego
Classes
None
Awards & Honors
NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship (NESSF), 2017 - 2020
Richard A. Davis Endowed Fellowship, University of South Florida, 2020
Research Interests
Dr. Deng uses satellite and ground-based geodetic data to study the surface and subsurface features and changes of the Earth, including coastal regions, oil and gas fields, volcanoes, and earthquakes, aiming to improve the related natural and anthropogenic hazard assessments on different spatial and temporal scales.
Selected Publications
- Chorsi, T.S., Braunmiller, J., Deng, F., Dixon, T.H., 2022. Afterslip from the 2020 M 6.5 Monte Cristo Range, Nevada Earthquake. Geophysical Research Letters.
- Chorsi, T.S., Braunmiller, J., Deng, F., Mueller, N., Kerstetter, S., Stern, R.J., Dixon, T.H. (2021). The May 15, 2020 M 6.5 Monte Cristo Range, Nevada, Earthquake: Eyes in the Sky, Boots on the Ground, and A Chance for Students to Learn. International Geology Review.
- Deng, F., Dixon, T.H., Xie, S. (2020). Surface deformation and induced seismicity due to fluid injection and oil and gas extraction in western Texas. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 125, doi:10.1029/2019JB018962.
- Gallant, E., Deng, F., Connor, C., Dixon, T., Xie, S., Saballos, J.A., Guiti´errez, C., Myhre, D., Connor, L., Zayac, J., LaFemina, P., Charbonnier, S., Richardson, J., Malservisi, R., Thompson, G. (2020). Deep and rapid thermo-mechanical erosion by a small-volume lava flow. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 537, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116163.
- Deng, F., Rodgers, M., Xie, S., Dixon, T.H., Charbonnier, S., Gallant, E.A, L´opez Velez, C.M., Ordon˜ez, M., Malservisi, R., Voss, N.K., Richardson, J.A. (2019). High-resolution DEM generation from multiple remote sensing data sources for improved volcano hazard assessment – a case study at Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia. Remote Sensing of Environment, 233, 111348, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2019.111348.
- Charbonnier, S.J., Deng, F., Dixon, T.H., Malservisi, R. (2018). High-Resolution Dems of Active Volcanoes from Tandem-X Data: Implications for Flow Modeling and Hazard Assessment. In IGARSS 2018-2018 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (pp. 399-402). IEEE.
- Deng, F., Connor, C. B., Malservisi, R., Connor, L. J., White, J. T., Germa, A., Wetmore, P. H. (2017). A geophysical model for the origin of volcano vent clusters in a Colorado Plateau volcanic field. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 122(11), 8910-8924, doi:10.1002/2017JB014434.
- Zhou, Y., Zhou, C., Deng, F., Dongchen, E., Liu, H., Wen, Y. (2015). Improving InSAR elevation models in Antarctica using laser altimetry, accounting for ice motion, orbital errors and atmospheric delays. Remote Sensing of Environment, 162, 112-118., doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2015.01.017.
- Zhou, C., Deng, F., Wan, L., Wang, Z., Dongchen, E., Zhou, Y. (2014). Application of synthetic aperture radar remote sensing in Antarctica. In Remote Sensing of the Environment: 18th National Symposium on Remote Sensing of China (Vol. 9158, p. 91580L). International Society for Optics and Photonics.