國立交通大學 土木工程學系

2020	Ta-You Wu Memorial Award, MOST
2019	Arne Richter Award, European Geosciences Union
2018	Richard Wolters Prize Award, International Association for Engineering Geology and Environment
2017	Innovation Award, International Conference on Engineering Geophysics
2020.08~now	Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
2017-2020.08	Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, National Chiao Tung University
2014-2017	Independent Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Geosciences, NTU
2013	Water Diver, Underwater Operations Unit (U.O.U), Compulsory Military Service of Taiwan

 

2020 (SCI: 2)
25. Rault, C., W. A. Chao, C. Gelis, A. Burtin, J. M. Chang, O. Marc, T. S. Lai, Y. M. Wu, N. Hovius and P. Meunier (2020) Seismic response of a mountain ridge prone to landsliding, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., (accepted, IF: 2.322)
26. Mittal H., B. Sharma, W. A. Chao, Y. M. Wu, T. L. Lin and R. Chingtham (2020) A comprehensive analysis of attenuation characteristics using strong ground motion records for the central Himalayan region, India, Journal of Earthquake Engineering (Accepted, IF: 2.754).
 

2018 (SCI: 7)
18. Kääb, A., S. Leinss, A. Gilbert, Y. Bühler, S. Gascoin, S. G. Evans, P. Bartelt, E. Berthier, F. Brun, W. A. Chao, D. Farinotti, F. Gimbert, W. Guo, C. Huggel, J. S. Kargel, G. Leonard, L. Tian, D. Treichler and T. Yao (2018) Massive collapse of two glaciers in western Tibet in 2016 after surge-like instability, Nature Geoscience, doi:10.1038/s41561-017-0039-7. (IF: 13.941, cited: 9).
19. Wu, Y. M.*, S. K. Chen, T. C. Huang, H. H. Huang, W. A. Chao and I. Koulakov (2018) Relationship between earthquake b-values and crustal stresses in a young orogenic belt, Geophys. Res. Lett., 45, doi: 10.1002/2017GL076694 (IF: 4.235 , cited: 1)
20. Chao, W. A.*, T. R. Wu, K. F. Ma, Y. T. Kuo, Y. M. Wu, L. Zhao, M. J. Chung, H. Wu and Y. L. Tsai (2018) The large Greenland landslide of 2017: Was a tsunami warning possible?, Seismol. Res. Lett. 89(4), 1335-1344 (IF: 3.275, cited: 2).
21. Schöpa, A., W. A. Chao, B. Lipovsky, N. Hovius, R. S. White, R. G. Green and J. M. Turowski (2018) Dynamics of the Askja Caldera July 2014 landslide from seismic signal analysis: precursor, motion and aftermath, Earth Surf. Dyn., 6, 467–485, https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-6-467-2018 (IF: 2.649, cited: 0)
22. Wang, K. S., W. A. Chao, Himanshu Mittal and Y. M. Wu (2018) Building effects on the P-Alert based real-time shaking map determination, Seismol. Res. Lett., 89(6), 2314-2321 (IF: 3.275, cited: 0).
23. Ku, C. S., Y. T. Kuo, W. A. Chao, S. H. You, B. S. Huang, Y. G. Chen, F. W. Taylor and Y. M. Wu (2018) A first layered crustal velocity model for the western Solomon Islands: Inversion of the measured group velocity of surface wave using ambient noise, Seismol. Res. Lett., 89(6), 2274-2283 (IF: 3.275, cited: 0).
24. Kuo, H. L., G. W. Lin, C. W. Chen, H. Saito, C. W. Lin, H. Chen and W. A. Chao (2018) Evaluating critical rainfall conditions for large-scale landslides by detecting event times from seismic records, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., http://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-2018-126. (IF: 2.281, cited: 0)

2017 (SCI: 2)
16. Chao, W. A.*, Y. M. Wu, L. Zhao, H. Chen, Y. G. Chen, J. M. Chang and C. M. Lin (2017) A first near real-time seismology-based landquake monitoring system, Sci. Rep. 7:43510; doi: 10.1038/srep43510. (IF: 5.578, cited: 8)
17. Jan, J. C., W. A. Chao*, Y. M. Wu, C. C. Chen and C. H. Lin (2017) How well can we extract the permanent displacement from low-cost MEMS accelerometers?, Sensors, 17, 2643, doi:10.3390/s17112643. (IF: 2.677, cited: 4)

2016 (SCI: 4)
12. Chao, W. A.*, L. Zhao, S. C., Chen, Y. M. Wu, C. H. Chen and H. H. Huang (2016) Seismology-based early identification of dam-formation landquake events, Sci. Rep. 5, 19259, doi: 10.1038/srep19259. (IF: 5.578, cited: 11)
13. Mittal, H*, Y. M. Wu, D. Y. Chen and W. A. Chao (2016) Stochastic Finite Modeling of Ground Motion for March 5 2012 Earthquake and Scenario Greater Magnitude Earthquake in the Proximity of Delhi, Nat. Hazards, doi: 10.1007/s11069-016-2236-x. (IF: 1.719, cited: 5)
14. Lai, T. H., H. Mittal*, W. A. Chao and Y. M. Wu (2016) A study on Kappa value in Taiwan using borehole and surface seismic array, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 106(4), doi:10.1785/012016004. (IF: 2.322, cited: 9)
15. Wu, Y. M., W. T. Liang, H. Mittal, W. A. Chao, C. H. Lin, B. S. Huang and C. M. Lin (2016) Performance of a low-cost earthquake early warning system (P-alert) during 2016 ML 6.4 Meinong (Taiwan) earthquake, Seismol. Res. Lett., 87(5), doi: 10.1785/0220160058. (IF: 3.275, cited: 23)

2015 (SCI: 3)
9. Chao, W. A.*, Y. M. Wu, L. Zhao, V. C. Tsai and C. H. Chen (2015) Seismologically determined bedload flux during the typhoon season, Sci. Rep., 5, 8261; doi: 10.1038/srep08261. (IF: 5.578, cited: 14)
10. Brown, D.*, Y. M. Wu, K. F. Feng, W. A. Chao and H. H. Huang (2015) Imaging high-pressure rock exhumation, Geology, 43(7), 651-654, doi: 10.1130/G36810.1. (IF: 4.638, cited: 6)
11. Hsieh, C. Y., W. A. Chao* and Y. M. Wu (2015) An examination of the threshold-based earthquake early warning approach using low cost seismic network, Seismol. Res. Lett., 86(6), 1664-1667, doi: 10.1785/0220150073. (IF: 3.275, cited: 7)
 

2013 (SCI: 3)
6. Chao, W. A.*, L. Zhao, Y. M. Wu and S. J. Lee (2013) Imaging Source Slip Distribution by the Back-projection of P-wave Amplitudes from Strong-motion Records: A Case Study for the 2010 Jiasian, Taiwan, Earthquake. Geophys. J. Int., 193, 1713-1725, doi:10.1093/gji/ggt082. (IF: 2.724, cited: 3)
7. Chen, C. H., W. A. Chao*, Y. M. Wu, L. Zhao, Y. G. Chen, W. Y. Ho, T. L. Lin, K. H. Kuo and R. M. Zhang (2013) A Seismological Study of Landquakes Using a Real-Time Broadband Seismic Network. Geophys. J. Int., 194, 885-898, doi:10.1093/gji/ggt121. (IF: 2.724, cited: 27)
8. Chen, C. H., H. H. Huang, W. A. Chao, Y. M. Wu*, and C. H. Chang (2013) Reexamining the source parameters of the 2012 Wutai, Taiwan, Earthquake using P-wave first-motion polarity. Terr. Atmos. Ocean. Sci., 24, No. 5, 827-835, doi: 10.3319/TAO.2013.05.30.01. (IF: 1.061, cited: 5)
 

2011 (SCI: 4)
2. Shieh, J. T., Y. M. Wu*, L. Zhao, W. A. Chao and C. F. Wu (2011) An Examination of τc-Pd Earthquake Early Warning Method Using a Strong-Motion Building Array, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 31, 240-246, DOI:10.1016/j.soildyn.2009.12.015. (IF: 1.302, cited: 16)
3. Wu, Y. M., T. L. Lin*, W. A. Chao, H. H. Huang, N. C. Hsiao and C. H. Chang. (2011) Faster Short-distance Earthquake Early Warning Using Continued Monitoring of Filtered Vertical Displacement ― A Case Study for the 2010 JiaSian Earthquake, Taiwan. Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am. 2, 701-709, doi: 10.1785/0120100153. (IF: 2.322, cited: 24)
4. Chao, W. A., L. Zhao* and Y. M. Wu (2011) Centroid Fault-plane Inversion in Three-dimensional Velocity Structure Using Strong-Motion Records. Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am. 3, 1330-1340, doi: 10.1785/0120100245. (IF: 2.322, cited: 10)
5. Huang, H. H., Y. M. Wu*, T. L. Lin, W. A. Chao, J. Bruce H. Shyu, C. H. Chan, and C. H. Chang (2011) The Preliminary Analysis of the 2010 Mw6.3 Jiasian, Taiwan, Earthquake Sequence. Terr. Atmos. Ocean. Sci., 22, 283-290, doi: 10.3319/TAO.2010.12.13.01. (IF: 1.061, cited: 42)
 

2010 (SCI: 1)
1. Chao, W. A., Y. M. Wu*, and L. Zhao (2010) An Automatic Scheme for Baseline Correction of Strong-Motion Records in Coseismic Deformation Determination, J. Seismol., 14:495-504. DOI 10.1007/s10950-009-9178-7. (IF=1.386, cited: 38)