Areas of Focus
- Seismic wave velocity and anisotropy in rocks
- Ultra-high pressure metamorphic rocks and peridotites: texture, water content, and deformation mechanisms
- Rheological properties of the upper mantle in different tectonic settings
- Material composition and destruction mechanisms of the North China Craton lithosphere
Work Experience
- 2004-2006: Lecturer, Department of Earth Sciences, Nanjing University
- 2006-2011: Associate Professor in Structural Geology, Master's Supervisor, Nanjing University
- 2011-present: Professor in Structural Geology, Doctoral Supervisor since 2013, Nanjing University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1992-1996: Bachelor in Structural Geology, Nanjing University
- 1996-1999: Master in Structural Geology, Nanjing University
- 1999-2000: PhD Student in Structural Geology, Nanjing University
- 2001-2004: PhD in Mineral Engineering, École Polytechnique de Montréal
Publications
- Not all moissanites are created equal: New constraints on moissanite from metamorphic rocks of Bulgaria, Machev, P., O’Bannon, E.F., Bozhilov, K.N., Wang, Q., Dobrzhinetskaya, L., 2018
- Moissanite (SiC) with metal-silicide and silicon inclusions from tuff of Israel: Raman spectroscopy and electron microscope studies, Dobrzhinetskaya, L., Mukhin, P., Wang, Q., Wirth, R., O'Bannon, E., Zhao, W., 2018
- Permeability anisotropy and gas slippage of shales from the Sichuan Basin in South China, Zhang, W., Wang, Q., 2018
- Multi-stage modification of Paleoarchean crust beneath the Anbar tectonic province (Siberia craton), Shatsky, V.S., Malkovets, V.G., Belousova, E.A., Tretiakova, I. G., Griffin, W.L., Ragozin, A.L., Wang, Q., Gibsher, A.A., O’Reilly, S.Y., 2018
- Distribution, cycling and impact of water in the Earth’s interior, Ni, H.W., Zheng, Y.F., Mao, Z., Wang, Q., Chen, R.X., Zhang, L., 2017
- Fracture development and fluid pathways in shales during granite intrusion, Zhang, W., Wang, Q., Ye, J., Zhou, J., 2017
- Modeling craton destruction by hydration-induced weakening of the upper mantle, Liao, J., Wang, Q., Gerya, T., Ballmer, M. D., 2017
- Fifteen years of the Chinese Continental Scientific Drilling Program, Xu, Z.Q., Yang, J.S., Wang, C.S., An, Z.S., Li, H.B., Wang, Q., Su, D., 2017
- The Himalaya in 3D: Slab dynamics controlled mountain building and monsoon intensification, Webb, A. A.G., Guo, H., Clift, P.D., Husson, L., Müller, T., Costantino, D., Yin, A., Xu, Z.Q., Cao, H., Wang, Q., 2017
- Homologous temperature of olivine: Implications for creep of the upper mantle and fabric transition in olivine, Wang, Q., 2016
Awards
- 2006: 11th 'Hou Defeng Mineral Petrology Geochemistry Young Scientist Award', Outstanding Young Backbone Teacher of Jiangsu Province
- 2008: 'New Century Talent Project' by Ministry of Education, 'DuPont Young Professor Award'
- 2010: Nanjing University Excellent Young and Middle-aged Academic Leader Training Program
