General
   

Research Areas

Research Interests：
Study physical and chemical properties of Earth materials at high temperatures and pressures using first-principles molecular dynamics


Education

Educations:
Bachelor degree (1979-1983): Department of Geology, Pekin University
Master degree (1984-1985): Ecole Nationale Superieure de Geologie et minier, Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine, Nancy, France
Ph.D. (1988-1989): Centre de Recherches Petrographiques et Geochimiques, Centre National de Rechereches Scientifiques, Nancy, France
Postdoc: Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, D.C., USA

Experience

   
Work Experience
Work Experiences: 
November 1989-July 1992: Assistant researcher at the Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of sciences 
July 1992-July 1993: Associate researcher at the Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of sciences 
July 1993-June 1999: Researcher at the Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of sciences (September 1995-May 1996: Visiting Scholar at Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington,Washington D.C., USA) 
June 1999-present: Researcher at the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of sciences (August 2004-December 2004: Visiting professor at Geodynamic Research Center, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan)


Publications

   
Papers
  1. Zhang YG and Frantz JD (1987) Determination of homogenization temperatures and densities of supercritical fluids in the system NaCl-KCl-CaCl2-H2O using synthetic fluid inclusions. Chemical Geology, 64: 335~350.
  2. Zhang YG and Frantz JD (1989) Experimental determination of the compositional limits of immiscibility in the system CaCl2-CO2-H2O at high temperatures and pressures using synthetic fluid inclusions. Chemical Geology, 74: 289~308.
  3. Zhang YG and Frantz, JD (1992) Hydrothermal reactions involving equilibria between minerals and mixed-volatiles. II) Investigations of fluid properties in the CO2-CH4-H2O system  using synthetic fluid inclusions. Chemical Geology, 100: 51~70.
  4. Zhang YG, Guo GJ, & Nie GZ (2000) A molecular dynamics study of bulk and shear viscosity of liquid iron using embedded-atom potential. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 27: 164~169.
  5. Zhang YG and Frantz, JD (2000) Enstatite-forsterite-water equilibria at elevated temperatures and pressures. American Mineralogist, 85: 918~925.
  6. Zhang YG, Guo GJ (2000) Molecular dynamics calculation of the bulk viscosity of liquid iron-nickel alloy and the mechanisms for the bulk attenuation of seismic waves in the Earth’s outer core. Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interior, 122(3-4): 289~298.
  7. Zhang YG, Guo GJ, Refson K, and Zhao YJ (2004) Finite-size effect at both high and low temperatures in molecular dynamics calculations of the self-diffusion coefficient and viscosity of liquid silica. J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 16: 9127~9135.
  8. Zhang YG, Zhao D, Matsui M (2005) Anisotropy of akimotoite: A molecular dynamics study. Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors. 151: 309~319.
  9. Zhang YG, Zhao D, Matsui M, Guo G (2006) Equations of state of CaSiO3 perovskite: A molecular dynamics study. Physics and chemistry of minerals, 33: 126~137.
  10. Zhang YG, Zhao D, Matsui M, Guo G (2007) Strong temperature dependence of the first pressure derivative of isothermal bulk modulus at zero pressure Journal of Geophysical Research, 112, B11202, doi:10.1029/2006JB004865.
  11. Zhang YG and Guo GJ (2009) Partitioning of Si and O between liquid iron and silicate melt: A two-phase ab-initio molecular dynamics study. Geophysical Research Letters, 36, L18305, doi:10.1029/2009GL039751.
  12. Zhang YG and Yin QZ (2012) Carbon and other light element contents in the Earth’s core based on first-principles molecular dynamics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 109, 19579~19583.


Students

已指导学生

赵亚娟  博士研究生  070901-矿物学、岩石学、矿床学  

刘华  硕士研究生  070801-固体地球物理学  

吴昌华  硕士研究生  070801-固体地球物理学  

李开华  硕士研究生  070801-固体地球物理学  

崔航  博士研究生  070902-地球化学  

李照阳  博士研究生  070901-矿物学、岩石学、矿床学  

现指导学生

唐国强  博士研究生  070902-地球化学  

赵勇  博士研究生  070902-地球化学  

刘为一  硕士研究生  070902-地球化学  

蒋济莲  硕士研究生  070902-地球化学  

楼彦成  博士研究生  070902-地球化学  

Experience

   
Work Experience
Work Experiences: 
November 1989-July 1992: Assistant researcher at the Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of sciences 
July 1992-July 1993: Associate researcher at the Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of sciences 
July 1993-June 1999: Researcher at the Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of sciences (September 1995-May 1996: Visiting Scholar at Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington,Washington D.C., USA) 
June 1999-present: Researcher at the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of sciences (August 2004-December 2004: Visiting professor at Geodynamic Research Center, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan)


Publications

   
Papers
  1. Zhang YG and Frantz JD (1987) Determination of homogenization temperatures and densities of supercritical fluids in the system NaCl-KCl-CaCl2-H2O using synthetic fluid inclusions. Chemical Geology, 64: 335~350.
  2. Zhang YG and Frantz JD (1989) Experimental determination of the compositional limits of immiscibility in the system CaCl2-CO2-H2O at high temperatures and pressures using synthetic fluid inclusions. Chemical Geology, 74: 289~308.
  3. Zhang YG and Frantz, JD (1992) Hydrothermal reactions involving equilibria between minerals and mixed-volatiles. II) Investigations of fluid properties in the CO2-CH4-H2O system  using synthetic fluid inclusions. Chemical Geology, 100: 51~70.
  4. Zhang YG, Guo GJ, & Nie GZ (2000) A molecular dynamics study of bulk and shear viscosity of liquid iron using embedded-atom potential. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 27: 164~169.
  5. Zhang YG and Frantz, JD (2000) Enstatite-forsterite-water equilibria at elevated temperatures and pressures. American Mineralogist, 85: 918~925.
  6. Zhang YG, Guo GJ (2000) Molecular dynamics calculation of the bulk viscosity of liquid iron-nickel alloy and the mechanisms for the bulk attenuation of seismic waves in the Earth’s outer core. Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interior, 122(3-4): 289~298.
  7. Zhang YG, Guo GJ, Refson K, and Zhao YJ (2004) Finite-size effect at both high and low temperatures in molecular dynamics calculations of the self-diffusion coefficient and viscosity of liquid silica. J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 16: 9127~9135.
  8. Zhang YG, Zhao D, Matsui M (2005) Anisotropy of akimotoite: A molecular dynamics study. Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors. 151: 309~319.
  9. Zhang YG, Zhao D, Matsui M, Guo G (2006) Equations of state of CaSiO3 perovskite: A molecular dynamics study. Physics and chemistry of minerals, 33: 126~137.
  10. Zhang YG, Zhao D, Matsui M, Guo G (2007) Strong temperature dependence of the first pressure derivative of isothermal bulk modulus at zero pressure Journal of Geophysical Research, 112, B11202, doi:10.1029/2006JB004865.
  11. Zhang YG and Guo GJ (2009) Partitioning of Si and O between liquid iron and silicate melt: A two-phase ab-initio molecular dynamics study. Geophysical Research Letters, 36, L18305, doi:10.1029/2009GL039751.
  12. Zhang YG and Yin QZ (2012) Carbon and other light element contents in the Earth’s core based on first-principles molecular dynamics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 109, 19579~19583.