Bo Zhang, Associate Professor (Ph.D. Supervisor), Communist Party of China Member. Graduated from Peking University in July 2007 with a Doctor of Science (Sc.D.) degree, majoring in Structural Geology and Himalayan Structural Geology.

Since August 2007, he has conducted postdoctoral research at the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IGGCAS), focusing on Continental Deformation and Rheology. His co-supervisor was Academician Dalai Zhong.

In August 2009, he joined the School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, as a Lecturer. He has been an Associate Professor since August 2012 and served as the Director of the Institute since September 2019.

He has presided over 15 scientific research projects, including 7 National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) projects, 1 sub-project of the 973 Program, and 3 sub-projects of the National Key R&D Program. The total approved research funding exceeds 15 million RMB.

He has published more than 100 academic papers, established 2 laboratories for in-situ microstructural-fabric-compositional analysis, and built extensive international collaborations with 5 overseas research teams. In 2014, he was awarded the NSFC Excellent Young Scientist Fund.

Main Research Fields

• Integrating traditional structural geology observation methods with new technologies, he effectively incorporates digital terrain and remote sensing image data into field structural mapping and rock deformation analysis.

• Conducts multi-scale observation and interpretation of Cenozoic geological records, including structural deformation sequences, deformation/rheological mechanisms, fault structures, and tectonic geomorphology evolution.

• Analyzes the basic geometric and kinematic characteristics of Cenozoic tectonic deformation in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

• Combines crustal deep rock rheology and seismic anisotropy simulation to study the deep geodynamic processes and shallow basin tectonic processes driving deformation.

Key Research Directions

1. Structural Deformation and Rheology: Rock fracture modes, ductile deformation, mineral boundary dynamics

2. Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Geology: Lithospheric structure and evolution of the Himalayan orogenic belt, crustal rheological properties and deep seismic wave characteristics

3. Tectonics, Mineralization and Engineering Geology: Metallogenic structures in the North Himalayan Dome Belt, structural hazard assessment in high-deformation zones

Courses Taught

• Microstructural Geology

• Advanced Structural Geology

• Research Methods in Structural Geology

Student Supervision

He has supervised 7 Ph.D. students, 6 Master's students, 7 Bachelor's students, and 9 undergraduate research projects.

Academic Publications

He has published over 90 SCI-indexed papers and participated in 1 monograph. His work has been featured in top international journals such as G3 (Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems), Journal of Structural Geology, Tectonics, Geological Society of America Bulletin, and Geological Journal.