Zoe Yin

Zoe Yin is a graduate student and a PhD Candidate at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD studying geophysics. She has attained numerous awards and grants, and her publications and presentations represent her vast knowledge on the subject. Her work focuses on the characterization of earthquake hazard and risk. As a program manager for the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Zoe managed a public policy and advocacy program in which she strengthened her understanding of the complex scientific-political landscape and forms much of the context for this course content.

• PHD in Geophysics, University of California San Diego, Scripps Institute of Oceanography (in progress)
• M.S. Geophysics, University of California San Diego, Scripps Institute of Oceanography
• B.S. Geophysics, University of Texas at Austin, Jackson School of Geosciences

• Program Manager, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (2017-2019)
• Instructional Experience, Environmental Systems Senior Seminar, Dr. Jane Teranes, UCSD (2022)

• 2022-2025 Earth and Space Science Fellowship, NASA
• 2019-2020 Regents Fellowship, Institute for Geophysics and Planetary Physics
• 2021 Outstanding Student Presentation Award, American Geophysical Union, 2021 Fall Meeting