地球深部地震学结构成像；地震波传播理论和计算；其他行星及月球内部结构。

学习经历

1995/9 - 2000/6，中国科学技术大学，固体地球物理，学士

2003/8 - 2009/6，加州理工学院，地球物理，博士

工作经历

2010/1 - 2011/12，华盛顿卡内基学院，地球磁场系，博士后 (Carnegie Fellow)

2012/1 - 2014/7，南加州大学，地球科学，博士后

2014/8 - 至今，中国科学技术大学，地球和空间科学学院，教授

Sun, D., M. S. Miller, A. F. Holt, and T. W. Becker (2014), Hot upwelling conduit beneath the Atlas Mountains, Morocco, Geophys. Res. Lett., 41,8037–8044, doi:10.1002/2014GL061884.

Sun, D., M. S. Miller, N. Piana Agostinetti, P. D. Asimow, and D. Li (2014), High frequency seismic waves and slab structures beneath Italy, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 391,212-223.

Li, D., D. Helmberger, R. Clayton, and D. Sun (2014), Global synthetic seismograms using 2D finite-difference method, Geophys. J. Int., 197 (2), 1166-1183.

Sun, D. and M. S. Miller (2013), Study of the western edge of African large low shear velocity province, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 14, doi:10.1002/ggge.20185.

Sun, D., D. Helmberger, J. M. Jackson, R. W. Clayton, and D. J. Bower (2012), Rolling hills on the Core-Mantle Boundary, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2012.10.027.

Bower, D., M. Gurnis, and D. Sun (2012), Dynamic origins of seismic wavespeed variation in D”, Phys. Earth Planet. Inter., doi:10.1016/j.pepi.2012.10.004.

Sun, D. and D. Helmberger (2011), Upper mantle structures beneath USArray derived from waveform complexity, Geophys. J. Int., doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2010.04847.x.

Liu, L., Y. Tan, D. Sun, M. Chen and D. Helmberger (2011), Trans-Pacific whole mantle structure, J. Geophys. Res., 116, B04306,doi:10.1029/2010JB007907.

Sun, D., D. Helmberger and M. Gurnis (2010), A narrow, mid-mantle plume below Southern Africa, Geophys. Res. Lett., 37, L09302, doi:10.1029/2009GL042339.

Chu, R, D. Helmberger, D. Sun, J. M. Jackson, and L. Zhu (2010), Mushy Magma beneath Yellowstone, Geophys. Res. Lett., 37, L01306,doi:10.1029/2009GL041656.

Sun, D., D. Helmberger, S. Ni and D Bower (2009), Direct Measures of Lateral Velocity Variation in the Deep Earth, J. Geophys. Res., 114, B05303, doi:10.1029/2008JB005873.

Sun, D., and D. Helmberger (2008), Lower mantle tomography and phase change mapping, J. Geophys. Res., 113, B10305, doi:10.1029/2007JB005289.

Asimow, P. D., D. Sun and T. J. Ahrens (2008), Shock compression of pre-heated molybdenum to 300 GPa. Phys. Earth  Planet. Inter., doi: 10.1016/j.pepi.2008.08.004.

Sun, D., D. Helmberger, X. Song and S. P. Grand (2007), Predicting a Global Perovskite and Post-Perovskite Phase Boundary, in Post-perovskite: the last phase transition, Geophys. Monogr. Ser., vol. 174, edited by K Hirose et al., pp 155-170, AGU, Washington, D. C.

Sun, D., E. Tan, D. Helmberger and M. Gurnis (2007), Seismological support for the metastable superplume model, sharp features, and phase changes within the lower mantle, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 104(22), 9151-9155, doi:10.1073/pnas.0608160104.

Sun, D., T. R. A. Song, and D. Helmberger (2006), Complexity of D″ in the presence of slab-debris and phase changes, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L12S07, doi:10.1029/2005GL025384.