Dr. Rixiang ZHU

EDUCATION

• Ph.D.  Geophysics and Geology, 1989, Institute of Geology, CAS

• M.Sc.  Geophysics, 1984, Institute of Geophysics, CAS

• Uni.   Physics, 1978, Shanxi University

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• 2007 - 2017.5, Director of the IGG, CAS

• 2005 - present, Director of the State Key Laboratory of Lithospheric Evolution

• 1999 - present, Professor of Geophysics, IGG, CAS

• 1995 - present, Director, Paleomagnetism and Geochronology Laboratory, IGG, CAS

• 2008 - 2014, Chair, Scientific Committee, Key Lab of the Earth's Deep Interior, CAS

• 1993 - 1999, Professor of Geophysics, Institute of Geophysics, CAS

• 1989 - 1991, Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Geophysics, CAS

• February 2004, Visiting Professor, Geomagnetism Lab, Liverpool University, UK

• December 2003, Visiting Professor, National Chengkung University, Taiwan, China

• 1997.6 - 1997.10, Visiting Fellow, CNRS-CEA, Paris, France

• 1996 – 1997.5, Visiting Fellow, UCSC, California, USA

• 1992 - 1993, Visiting Fellow, CNRS-CEA, Paris, France

ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS

• Outstanding Science and Technology Achievement Prize of the CAS, 2014

• The France-China Prize of Academy of Sciences, 2014

• Fellow of the AGU (American Geophysical Union), 2011

• State Natural Science Award of China, 2006

• TWAS Prize in Earth Sciences, 2005

• Scientific and Technological Progress Prize, HLHL Foundation (Hong Kong), 2004

• Elected Fellow of the TWAS, 2005

• Elected Academician of CAS, 2003

• Honorary Doctor at the University of Orleans (France), 2006

• Chief Scientist of "Fund for Innovative Research Groups", National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), 2002

• Chief Scientist of "Outstanding Research Team of the 100 Talent Program", CAS, 1997

• First-class Natural Sciences Prize, CAS, 1996

• National Young Scientist Award (Earth Sciences), Chinese government, 1996

• "National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars", NSFC, 1994

• "100 Talent Programme", CAS, 1994

• Young Scientist Award (first-class), CAS, 1993

OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

• Chairman of the TWAS Prizes selection committees, 2008 - 2011

• Secretary-General, Chinese Geophysical Society, 1998 - 2008

• Member, the Degree Committee of Chinese State Department, 1997 - 2008

Research Interests：

• Paleointensity and Geodynamo:             Experimentally document paleointensity variations over the geological history, in particular, the Cretaceous Normal Superchron (CNS) from volcanic rocks.

• Geomagnetic Polarity Transitions and Geodynamo:             Experimentally retrieve the Matuyama-Brunhes polarity transition and other transitions by high-resolution paleomagnetic investigations on sequences of the Chinese loess and lake sediments.

• Magnetostratigraphic Dating:             Magnetically date the Paleolithic sites throughout China, especially in the Nihewan Basin and Sanmen Lake Basin in northern China and the Yuanmou Basin in southwestern China.

• Craton Evolution: Study global craton evolution, especially for the North China Craton and its decratonization processes during the late Mesozoic.

• Global Tectonics: Study global continental tectonics, especially Tethys orogenic belt.

• Instrument Development: Set up a comprehensive and state-of-the-art laboratory, Paleomagnetism and Geochronology Laboratory (PGL), incorporated paleomagnetism, rock magnetism and geochronology (⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar dating).