Education
University of Southern California
08/2006-Now
GPA until now: 3.62
China University of Geosciences
09/2003-06/2006
Graduate Major: Petrology(Volcanology)
Degree: M.S.
GPA: 85/100
China University of Geosciences
09/1998-06/2002
Undergraduate Major: Gemology
Degree: B.E.
GPA: 3.14/4
Field Investigation and Research
- Fieldtrip in Beidaihe (as part of the course of Introduction of Geology); 07/1999
- Field Investigation of Ore Deposit; 07/2000
- Fieldtrip in Zhoukoudian ( together with my advisor and his undergraduates for the course of structural geology); 06-07/2004
- Field Investigation in LongGang volcanic cluster, Jilin Province; 08/2004
- Field Investigation in LongGang volcanic cluster, Jilin Province; 08-09/2005
- Field Investigation in Zhoukoudian(mapping a granite area); 10/2005
- Being a member of the scientific research program of “Study on the physical process of the eruptions of the volcanoes in Long Gang volcanic cluster, Jilin Province”; 05/2004-06/2006
- Fieldtrip to Twin Lake, Cinco Lake,Sierra Nevada, USA; 07/2006
- Firldtrip to Fangshan and Dabieshan, China; 06/2007
- Fieldtrip to Soldier Lake, Sierra Nevada, USA; 07/2007
- Fieldtrip to Siziwangqi, Inner Mongolia, China; 06/2008
Academic Reports and Abstracts
- Study on the explosive volcanism and hazard of LongGang volcanic cluster, Jilin Province -
The second northeast Asian Earth Environment Research International Academic Conference - 25/08/2005-01/09/2005 ChangBai Mountain, Jilin Province, China
- Research on the chronological sequence, mechanism and hazards of the LongGang volcanic cluster - The fourth national conference of volcanology - 23/10/2005-26/10/2005 Beihai, Guangxi Province, China
- Effusion rates estimations during the historic eruptions on volcano Jinlongdingzi, Jilin Province - Academic anthology of the fourth national conference of volcanology
- Using petrological and geochemical evidence to test incremental growth models for the Fangshan Pluton, China, Abstract, GSA 2007 annual meeting
Teaching Experience
- Fall 2006 - Geol 108
- Spring 2007 - Geol 105
- Fall 2007 - Geol 105
- Spring 2008 - Undergraduate Student Team Research
Awards
GSA graduate student research grant, 2007
Project title: Testing the implications for the incremental growth of diapirs: the Fangshan Pluton, Western Hills, Beijing, China
Contact Information
Zhang Tao
Department of Earth Sciences
University of Southern California
3651 Trousdale Pkwy.
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0740
E-mail: taozhang@usc.edu
