Zhongtian
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Zhongtian Zhang is a planetary geophysicist who develops theoretical models for the structure and dynamics of planetary bodies and applies them to interpret a wide variety of observations. His research focuses mainly on understanding what processes shaped the chemical and physical properties of terrestrial planets and how these properties affected their evolution. He tackles these problems from the perspective of the evolution of planetary building blocks and their interactions with planet formation processes. At EPL, Zhang will work primarily with Dr. Peter Driscoll on hydrothermal and magmatic processes in planetesimals.
CV
- 2017-2023 | Yale University
- Ph.D., Earth & Planetary Sciences (2023)
- M.Phil., Geology & Geophysics (2019)
- 2013-2017 | Nanjing University
B.Sc., Geology (2017)
Zhang, Z., Wang, J., 2024. Quantification of classical and non-classical crystallization pathways in calcite precipitation. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 636, 118712. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2024.118712
- Zhang, Z., 2024. Trace elements in IVA iron meteorites explained by limited solid-liquid equilibration during inward solidification. Icarus. 408, 115860. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2023.115860
- Zhang, Z., 2023. Ice sublimation in planetesimals formed at the outward migrating snowline. Astrophys. J. Lett. 956(1) L25. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/acfdaa
- Zhang, Z., Bercovici, D., 2023. Generation of a measurable magnetic field in a metal asteroid with a rubble-pile inner core. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 120 (32), e2221696120. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2221696120
- Gong, Z., Evans, D. A. D., Zhang, Z., Yan, C., 2023. Mid-Proterozoic geomagnetic field was more consistent with a dipole than a quadrupole. Geology. 51 (6), 571–575. https://doi.org/10.1130/ G50941.
- Zhang, Z., Bercovici, D., Elkins-Tanton, L. T., 2023. Melt migration in rubble-pile planetesimals: Implications for the formation of primitive achondrites. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 605, 118019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2023.118019
- Zhang, Z., Bercovici, D., Elkins-Tanton, L. T., 2022. Cold compaction and macro-porosity removal in rubble-pile asteroids: 2. Applications. J. Geophys. Res., Planets 127, e2022JE007343. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JE007343
- Zhang, Z., Bercovici, D., Elkins-Tanton, L. T., 2022. Cold compaction and macro-porosity removal in rubble-pile asteroids: 1. Theory. J. Geophys. Res., Planets 127, e2022JE007342. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JE007342
- Zhang, Z., Bercovici, D., Jordan, J.S., 2021. A two-phase model for the evolution of planetary embryos with implications for the formation of Mars. J. Geophys. Res., Planets 126, e2020JE006754. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JE006754
- Zhang, Z., Karato, S.-I., 2021. The effect of pressure on grain-growth kinetics in olivine aggregates with some geophysical applications. J. Geophys. Res., Solid Earth 126, e2020JB020886. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JB020886
- Zhang, Z., Wu, B., Wang, T., Hui, H., 2020. Settling of immiscible droplets: A theoretical model for the missing link between microscopic and outcrop observations. J. Geophys. Res., Solid Earth 125, e2019JB018829. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JB018829
- Xu, Y., Tang, W., Hui, H., Rudnick, R. L., Shang, S., Zhang, Z., 2019. Reconciling the discrepancy between the dehydration rates in mantle olivine and pyroxene during xenolith emplacement. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta. 267, 179–195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2019.09.023