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  • 2020 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Qing-Zhu Yin is affiliated with the University of California, Davis, in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within physics, astronomy, and earth sciences, with a focus on planetary and astro sciences, isotopic and geological analysis, and paleontology. Their work combines elements from several interconnected fields and subfields.

The main fields of study for Qing-Zhu Yin include:

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Their subfields of work cover:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Geophysics
  • Paleontology
  • Ecology
  • Atmospheric Science

Among their core research topics are:

  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials

Qing-Zhu Yin has published extensively in several scientific venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • Meteoritics and Planetary Science
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Science Advances
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Nature Astronomy

Examples of recent publications showcase a range of topics related to planetary materials, geochronology, and planetary origins:

  • Samples returned from the asteroid Ryugu are similar to Ivuna-type carbonaceous meteorites, 2022, Science
  • Chondrules reveal large-scale outward transport of inner Solar System materials in the protoplanetary disk, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Eruptive tempo of Emeishan large igneous province, southwestern China and northern Vietnam: Relations to biotic crises and paleoclimate changes around the Guadalupian-Lopingian boundary, 2022, Geology
  • Ryugu's nucleosynthetic heritage from the outskirts of the Solar System, 2022, Science Advances
  • High-precision geochronological constraints on the duration of 'Dinosaur Pompeii' and the Yixian Formation, 2021, National Science Review

Throughout their career, Qing-Zhu Yin has collaborated frequently with other researchers in related fields. Notable coauthors include:

  • Yuri Amelin
  • Andreas Pack
  • Yuki Hibiya
  • Tsuyoshi Iizuka
  • K. Nagashima

Qing-Zhu Yin's professional recognition includes being named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Chelyabinsk airburst, damage assessment, meteorite recovery, and characterization

    Olga P. Popova;Peter Jenniskens;Peter Jenniskens;Vacheslav Emel'yanenko;Anna Kartashova

  • A short timescale for terrestrial planet formation from Hf–W chronometry of meteorites

    Qingzhu Yin;S. B. Jacobsen;K. Yamashita;J. Blichert-Toft

  • Hf-W chronology of the accretion and early evolution of asteroids and terrestrial planets

    Thorsten Kleine;Mathieu Touboul;Bernard Bourdon;Francis Nimmo

  • Copper systematics in arc magmas and implications for crust-mantle differentiation.

    Cin-Ty A. Lee;Peter Luffi;Emily J. Chin;Romain Bouchet;Romain Bouchet

  • The lunar magma ocean: Reconciling the solidification process with lunar petrology and geochronology

    Linda T. Elkins-Tanton;Seth Burgess;Qing Zhu Yin

  • 26 Al- 26 Mg and 207 Pb- 206 Pb systematics of Allende CAIs: Canonical solar initial 26 Al/ 27 Al ratio reinstated

    Benjamin Jacobsen;Qing-zhu Yin;Frederic Moynier;Yuri Amelin

  • Radar-Enabled Recovery of the Sutter’s Mill Meteorite, a Carbonaceous Chondrite Regolith Breccia

    Peter Jenniskens;Peter Jenniskens;Marc D. Fries;Qing-Zhu Yin;Michael Zolensky

  • Stagnant-lid tectonics in early Earth revealed by 142Nd variations in late Archean rocks

    Vinciane Debaille;Craig O'Neill;Alan A.D. Brandon;Pierre Haenecour

  • Isotopic fractionation of Mg2+(aq), Ca2+(aq), and Fe2+(aq) with carbonate minerals

    James R. Rustad;William H. Casey;Qing-Zhu Yin;Eric J. Bylaska

  • Origin and chronology of chondritic components: A review

    Alexander Krot;Yuri Amelin;P Bland;F.J. Ciesla

  • Coupled 142Nd-143Nd evidence for a protracted magma ocean in Mars.

    Vinciane Debaille;A.D Brandon;Qing-Zhu Yin;B. Jacobsen

  • Investigating the behaviour of Mg isotopes during the formation of clay minerals

    Joshua Wimpenny;Christopher A. Colla;Qing-Zhu Yin;James R. Rustad

  • Preservation of ancient and fertile lithospheric mantle beneath the southwestern United States.

    Cin-Ty Lee;Cin-Ty Lee;Qingzhu Yin;Roberta L. Rudnick;Roberta L. Rudnick;Stein B. Jacobsen

  • Calibrating the terminations of Cryogenian global glaciations

    Chuanming (周传明) Zhou;Magdalena H. Huyskens;Xianguo Lang;Shuhai Xiao

  • Geochemical Constraints on Adakites of Different Origins and Copper Mineralization

    Wei-Dong Sun;Ming-Xing Ling;Sun-Lin Chung;Xing Ding

  • 26Al-26Mg isotope systematics of the first solids in the early solar system

    Noriko T. Kita;Qing-Zhu Yin;Glenn J. MacPherson;Takayuki Ushikubo

  • Magnesium-isotope fractionation during plant growth.

    Jay R Black;Emanuel Epstein;William D Rains;Qing-Zhu Yin

  • Deciphering the physical mechanism of the topography effect for oxygen isotope measurements using a Cameca IMS-1280 SIMS

    Guo Qiang Tang;Xian Hua Li;Qiu Li Li;Yu Liu

  • An experimental study of magnesium-isotope fractionation in chlorophyll-a photosynthesis

    Jay R. Black;Qing-zhu Yin;William H. Casey

  • A new stratigraphic framework built on U-Pb single-zircon TIMS ages and implications for the timing of the penultimate icehouse (Paraná Basin, Brazil)

    Neil Patrick Griffis;Roland Mundil;Isabel Patricia Montañez;John Isbell

  • Changes in magma storage conditions following caldera collapse at Okataina Volcanic Center, New Zealand

    Allison Rubin;Kari M. Cooper;Marissa Leever;Josh Wimpenny

Frequent Co-Authors

Xian-Hua Li
Xian-Hua Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Vinciane Debaille
Vinciane Debaille Université Libre de Bruxelles
Qiu-Li Li
Qiu-Li Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Isabel P. Montañez
Isabel P. Montañez University of California, Davis
Roland Mundil
Roland Mundil Berkeley Geochronology Center
Michael E. Zolensky
Michael E. Zolensky National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Yuri Amelin
Yuri Amelin Australian National University
Alexander N. Krot
Alexander N. Krot University of Hawaii at Manoa
Alan D. Brandon
Alan D. Brandon University of Houston
Jun Korenaga
Jun Korenaga Yale University

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