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Curriculum Vitae

Kin-Yip Chun

 
Education

• Ph.D., Geophysics, University of California at Berkeley, 1983.
   
• M.A., Geophysics, Columbia University, 1975.
   
• B.A.Sc., Engineering Science, University of Toronto, 1973.
   

Research Grants, Contracts, and Other Funding Sources

• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada / Geological Survey of Canada, 2003–2008.
   
• Geological Survey of Canada, Class Grant, 2002–2007.
   
• Governing Council, University of Toronto, 2000 to present.
   
• Private Donations, 2000–2003.
   
• Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Canada, 1992–1994.
   
• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, 1991–1994.
   
• U.S. Nuclear Monitoring Research Office of DARPA, 1991–1993.
   
• Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Canada, 1989–1992.
   
• Equipment and Research Award, Physics Department, University of Toronto, 1990–1991.
   
• Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Canada, 1987–1989.
   
• Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, Canada, 1987–1989.
   
• Equipment and Research Award, University of Toronto, 1987–1988.
   
• Connaught Foundation Travel Award, 1985.
   
• Total research awards from Canadian and U.S. sources: in excess of $1.6 million U.S. dollars.
   

Selected Conference Attendance

• Convener,
  2003 Annual Meeting of the Eastern Section of the Seismological Society of America,
  Toronto, Canada.
   
• Co-Chair,
  Special Session on Recent Advances in Event Location,
  Source Discrimination, and Mathematical Modeling,
  2002 Annual Meeting of the Seismological Society of America,
  Victoria, Canada.
   
• Invited Speaker,
  United Nations Conference of the Group of Scientific Experts,
  Montebello, Canada, 2001.
   
• Invited Speaker,
  United Nations Conference on Disarmament,
  Geneva, Switzerland, 1991.
   
• Panelist,
  IEEE Canada Workshop on Technology for Arms Control Verification,
  Toronto, Canada, 1991.
   

Selected Appearances in the Media (Public Education in Earth Sciences)

• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Program Scientist, Youth Television: Earthquake!
   
• Home and Garden Cable Television, Just Ask! Earthquake Hazards in Canada and Plate Tectonics.
   
• Fairchild Radio (Vancouver), Nisqually, Washington Earthquake (M 6.8) of 28 February 2001.
   
• Fairchild Radio (Vancouver), Chi-Chi, Taiwan Earthquake (M 7.0) of 20 September 1999.
   
• CFMT Television (Toronto), Chi-Chi, Taiwan Earthquake (M 7.0) of 20 September 1999.
   
• World Journal Daily, Canadian Contributions to CTBT Research, 1994.
   
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Radio, 1989.
   
• U.S. Science News, Feature Article, 1987.