Han ZHENG

Ph. D.

Assistant Professor
School of Geosciences and Info-Physics
Central South University
932 Lushannan Road, Changsha, Hunan Province 410083, P.R. China
Email: hanzheng@csu.edu.cn

Phone: +86 18932410310

Personal homepage: https://faculty.csu.edu.cn/zhenghan/zh_CN/index.htm

BIOGRAPHY

Born in 1992, I am currently an Associate Professor and serve as the Associate Chair of the Department of Geological Resources at Central South University (CSU).

Research Interests: My primary research focuses on orogenic belt tectonics (with a specific emphasis on high-strain zones), ore-field structures, and planetary tectonics. To address complex geological questions in these areas, I employ a multidisciplinary approach that integrates classical structural analysis, strain analysis, rheological analysis, physical modeling, and numerical simulation.

Education & Academic Experience: I received my B.S. in Geology (2014) and Ph.D. in Mineral Prospecting and Exploration (2019) from Jilin University, under the supervision of Prof. Xiaomeng Sun. During my doctoral studies, I was a visiting student at the University of Texas at Arlington (Department of Physics) from 2018 to 2019, supervised by Prof. Wei Chen and sponsored by the China Scholarship Council (CSC). I also participated in a short-term exchange program at Kyoto University in 2019. More recently, from 2023 to 2025, I furthered my research at Northwest University and the University of Hong Kong under the mentorship of Prof. Guochun Zhao.

Professional Achievements: I joined the faculty of Central South University in October 2019. As a Principal Investigator (PI), I currently lead two projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and four other research grants. I have also participated in over 20 vertical and industrial projects, including NSFC Major Projects, Key Projects, and National Science and Technology Major Projects.

To date, I have published over 40 SCI-indexed papers (including 21 as first or corresponding author) and one EI-indexed paper. I also actively serve the academic community as an invited reviewer for various international SCI journals, having completed over 40 reviews.

Teaching & Outreach: Dedicated to teaching and public outreach, I co-edited a textbook (ranked 2nd) and created popular online courses, including "Structural Geology (Chinese & English)" and "Advanced Structural Geology (English)," which have garnered over 200,000 views on Bilibili. My commitment to education has been recognized with numerous awards, including the "Top 30 Teaching Competition" honor at CSU, First Prize in the National University Young Teacher Geology Teaching Competition, and the Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of Jilin Province. I am also honored to have been named an Outstanding Master's Thesis Supervisor of Hunan Province and an Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis Supervisor at CSU.

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ORCID: 0000-0001-6661-8231

Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=56714383200

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=tLSMcTAAAAAJ&hl=zh-CN