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The National Key R&D Program Young Scientist Project titled "Evolution of Mars Habitability and Search for Traces of Life", co-PI (2025-2029).

Funded by National Natural Science Fund for Overseas High-Level Talent Introduction Program Youth Project (Overseas) (2023-2025): "Planetary Accretion and Habitability Evolution: An Isotopic Perspective" (approximately 136,664 USD)

Startup grant from University of Science and Technology of China (2023-2025) (approximately 546,657 USD)

General Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China (2024-2027): "Redox histories of terrestrial planetary bodies constrained by titanium stable isotopes" (approximately 68,332 USD)

American Geophysical Union (AGU) Hisashi Kuno Award (2024)

Hou Defeng Young Scientist Award in Mineralogy, Petrology, and Geochemistry (2024)

Gao Shan Young Scientist Award (2023)

Overseas High-Level Talent Introduction Program Youth Project (2022)

Outstanding Graduates at the University Level, Peking University (2015)

National Scholarship, Peking University (2013-2014)

Merit Student Award, Peking University (2011)

Some representative contributions to date include:

1. Revealing that early martian crust was intensely oxidised during impact reworking and providing a viable heat source to sustain surface liquid water on early Mars despite the faint young Sun (Deng et al., 2020, Science Advances; Pan et al., 2023, GRL).

2. Discovering that mass exchange between the upper and lower mantle was limited for most of Earth's geologic history, and modern-style plate tectonics only represents a recent feature of Earth (Deng et al., 2023, Nature).

3. Revealing a ubiquitous contribution of sedimentary silica in the magma sources of Archean granitoids and pinpointing the onset of supracrustal recycling on Earth (Deng et al., 2019, Nature Geoscience).

4. Unraveling the complication of Ti isotopic fractionation during magma differentiation and reconciling the debate on compositional evolution of continental crust in deep time (Deng et al., 2018, GPL; Deng et al., 2019, PNAS).

5. Developing novel in situ or solution-based metal isotope techniques for meteorites and bringing constraints on the early Solar System processes, e.g., gas condensation (Martins et al., 2020, EPSL), chondrule formation (Deng et al., 2021, GCA), terrestrial planet accretion (Onyett et al., 2023, Nature; Moynier et al., 2020, EPSL).

6. Characterising and providing the suited international reference materials (i.e., rutile, ilmenite, titanite and perovskite) for in situ Ti isotopic measurement via LA-MC-ICP-MS (Liu et al., 2023, SAPB; Liu et al., 2023, GGR).

Citation: total = 1059, h-index = 17, i10-index = 24 (Google Scholar, 07/05/2024).

Journals: Nature (2), Science Advances (1), Nature Geoscience (1), Nature Astronomy (1), PNAS (2), EPSL (3), GCA (4), RiMG (1), GRL (1), GPL (1), CG (2), JAAS (2), GGR (2), SAPB (1), A&A (3), CRG (1), RCMS (1), Lithos (3), GR (3), Acta Petrologica Sinica (1).

*Corresponding author：

2024

38. Courtney Jean Rundhaug, Martin Schiller, Zhengbin Deng, Hermann Dario Bermúdez, Martin Bizzarro (in preparation) Magnesium, iron, and calcium isotope signatures of Chicxulub impact spherules: Isotopic fingerprint of the projectile and plume thermodynamics.

37. Chao Wu*, Gangjian Wei, Fang Huang, Peng Qian, Pan Qu, Honghua Lv, Xiangmin Zheng, Zhengbin Deng* (submitted) Insights from the Yellow River sediments on the influence of anthropogenic forcing.

36. Z., Deng*, K., Nikolajsen, M., Schiller, L., Pan, M., Bizzarro (submitted) Redox evolutions of planetary mantle reservoirs constrained by titanium isotopes.

35. N.K. Jensen, Z., Deng, J.N., Connelly, M., Bizzarro (2024) Novel methods for concomitant determination of the stable Zr isotope composition, Lu-Hf isotope systematics and U-Pb age of individual zircons. Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research 48: 5-28.

34. H., Liu, Z., Deng, Z., Hu, W., Zhang, M., Schiller, M., Bizzarro, Y., Liu, Z., Wang, L., Feng, M., Li (2024) Natural Ti-rich minerals (ilmenite, titanite and perovskite) reference materials for in situ Ti isotopic measurement by LA-MC-ICP-MS. Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research 48: 269-287.

2023

33. Z., Deng*, M., Schiller, M.G., Jackson, M.-A., Millet, L., Pan, K., Nikolajsen, N.S., Saji, D., Huang, M., Bizzarro (2023) Earth's evolving geodynamic regime recorded by titanium isotopes. Nature 621: 100-104.

32. I.J., Onyett, M., Schiller, G., Makhatadze, Z., Deng, A., Johansen, M., Bizzarro (2023) Silicon isotope constraints on terrestrial planet accretion. Nature 619: 539-544.

31. H., Liu, W., Zhang, Z., Deng, Z., Hu, M., Schiller, M., Bizzarro, Y., Liu, T., Luo, Y., Feng, L., Feng (2023) Determination of titanium isotopes in rutiles with high spatial resolution by femtosecond laser ablation multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy 202: 106646.

30. L., Pan, Z., Deng, M., Bizzarro (2023) Impact melt oxidation and its implications for early Mars climate. Geophysical Research Letters 50: e2023GL102724.

29. H., Sun, M., Chaussidon, F., Robert, S., Tian, Z., Deng, F., Moynier (2023) Triple silicon isotope insights into the formation of Precambrian cherts. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 607: 118069.

28. A., Johansen, T., Ronnet, M., Schiller,  Z., Deng, M., Bizzarro (2023) Anatomy of rocky planets formed by rapid pebble accretion I. How icy pebbles determine the core fraction and FeO contents. Astron. Astrophys. DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202142141

27. A., Johansen, T., Ronnet, M., Schiller,  Z., Deng, M., Bizzarro (2023) Anatomy of rocky planets formed by rapid pebble accretion II. Differentiation by accretion energy and thermal blanketing. Astron. Astrophys. DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202142142

26. A., Johansen, T., Ronnet, M., Schiller,  Z., Deng, M., Bizzarro (2023) Anatomy of planets formed by rapid pebble accretion III. Partitioning of volatiles between core, mantle and atmosphere.  Astron. Astrophys. DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202142143

2022

25. S., Tian, F., Moynier, E., Inglis, N., Jensen,  Z., Deng, M., Schiller, M., Bizzarro (2022) Determination of zirconium isotopic composition of the new isotopic standard NRC ZIRC-1 using MC-ICP-MS. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry 37: 656-662.

24. M., Guitreau, A., Gannoun,  Z., Deng, M., Chaussidon, F., Moynier, B., Barbarin, J., Marin-Carbonne (2022) Stable isotope geochemistry of silicon in granitoid zircon. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 316: 273-294.

2021

23. J., Badro, P.A., Sossi,  Z., Deng, S., Borensztajn, N., Wehr, F.J., Ryerson (2021) Experimental investigation of elemental and isotopic evaporation processes by laser heating in an aerodynamic levitation furnace. Comptes Rendus. Geoscience, Tome 353: 101-114.

22. F., Moynier, Y., Hu, K., Wang, Y., Zhao, Y., Gérard,  Z., Deng, J., Moureau, W., Li, J. I., Simon, F. -Z., Teng (2021) Potassium isotopic composition of various samples using a dual-path collision cell-capable multiple-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer, Nu Instruments Sapphire. Chemical Geology 571.

21.  Z., Deng*,  M., Chaussidon, D. S., Ebel, J., Villeneuve, J., Moureau, F., Moynier (2021) Simultaneous determination of mass-dependent Mg isotopic variations and radiogenic 26Mg by laser ablation-MC-ICP-MS and implications for the formation of chondrules. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 299: 163-183.

20. R. Martins, M., Chaussidon,  Z., Deng, F., Pignatale, F., Moynier (2021) A condensation origin for the mass-dependent silicon isotopic variations in Allende components: implications for complementarity. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 554. DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116678

2020

19. M. M., Costa, N. K., Jensen, L. C., Bouvier, J. N., Connelly, T., Mikouchi, M. S. A., Horstwood, J. -P., Suuronen, F., Moynier,  Z., Deng, A., Agranier, L. A. J., Martin, T. E., Johnson, A. A. Nemchin, M., Bizzarro (2020) The internal structure and geodynamics of Mars inferred from a 4.2-Gyr zircon record. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 117: 30973-30979

18.  Z., Deng*, F., Moynier, J., Villeneuve, N. K., Jensen, D., Liu, J., Siebert, P., Cartigny, A., Agranier, M., Chaussidon, M. Bizzarro (2020) Early oxidation of the martian crust triggered by impacts. Science Advances 6: eabc4941

17. F., Moynier,  Z., Deng, A., Lanteri, R., Martins, M., Chaussidon, P., Savage, J., Siebert (2020) Metal-silicate silicon isotopic fractionation and the composition of the bulk Earth. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 549: 116468. DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116468

16. M., Guitreau, A., Gannoun,  Z., Deng, J., Marin-Carbonne, M., Chaussidon, F., Moynier (2020) Silicon isotope measurement in zircon by laser ablation multiple collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry 35: 1597-1606.

15. F., Robert, R., Tartèse, G., Lombardi, P., Reinhardt, M., Roskosz, B., Doisneau,  Z., Deng, M., Chaussidon (2020) Mass-independent fractionation of titanium isotopes and its cosmochemical implications. Nature Astronomy 4: 762-768. DOI: 10.1038/s41550-020-1043-1

2019

14.  Z., Deng*,  M., Chaussidon, M., Guitreau, I. S., Puchtel, N., Dauphas, F., Moynier (2019) An oceanic subduction origin for Archean granitoids revealed by silicon isotopes. Nature Geoscience 12: 774-778.

13. J., Villeneuve, M., Chaussidon, Y., Marrocchi,  Z., Deng, E. B., Watson (2019) High-precision in situ silicon isotopic analyses by MC-SIMS in olivine and low-Ca pyroxene. Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom. 33: 1589-1597.

12. E. C., Inglis, F. M., Moynier, J., Creech,  Z., Deng, J. M. D., Day, F. Z., Teng, M., Bizzarro, M., Jackson, P., Savage (2019) Isotopic fractionation of zirconium during magmatic differentiation and the stable isotope composition of the silicate Earth. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 250: 311-323.

11.  Z., Deng*, M., Chaussidon, P., Savage, F., Robert, R., Pik, F. Moynier (2019) Titanium isotopes as a tracer for the plume or island arc affinity of felsic rocks.  Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 116: 1132-1135.

2018

10.  Z., Deng*, F., Moynier, P. A., Sossi, M., Chaussidon (2018) Bridging the depleted MORB mantle and the continental crust using titanium isotopes. Geochemical Perspectives Letters 9: 11-15.

9.  Z., Deng*, F., Moynier, K., van Zuilen, P. A., Sossi, E. A., Pringle, M., Chaussidon (2018) Lack of resolvable titanium stable isotopic variations in bulk chondrites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 239: 409-419.

8. E. C., Inglis, J. B., Creech,  Z., Deng, F., Moynier (2018) High-precision zirconium stable isotope measurements of geological reference materials as measured by double-spike MC-ICP-MS. Chemical Geology 493: 544-552.

pre-2017

7. M., Chaussidon,  Z., Deng,  J., Villeneuve, J., Moureau, B., Watson, F., Richter, F., Moynier (2017) In situ analysis of non-traditional isotopes by SIMS and LA-MC-ICP-MS: Key aspects and the example of Mg isotopes in olivines and silicate glasses. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 82: 127-163.

6. F., Hu, S., Liu, M. N., Ducea, W., Zhang,  Z., Deng (2017) The geochemical evolution of the granitoid rocks in the South Qinling Belt: Insights from the Dongjiangkou and Zhashui intrusions, central China. Lithos 278: 195-214.

5. F., Hu, S., Liu, W., Zhang,  Z., Deng,  X., Chen (2016) A westward propagating slab tear model for Late Triassic Qinling Orogenic Belt geodynamic evolution: Insights from the petrogenesis of the Caoping and Shahewan intrusions, central China. Lithos 262: 486-506.

4. F., Hu, S., Liu, M., Santosh,  Z., Deng,  W., Wang, W., Zhang, M., Yan (2016) Chronology and tectonic implications of Neoproterozoic blocks in the south Qinling Orogenic Belt, central China. Gondwana Research 30: 24-47.

3.  Z., Deng, S., Liu, W., Zhang, F., Hu, Q., Li (2016) Petrogenesis of the Guangtoushan granitoid suite, central China: Implications for Early Mesozoic geodynamic evolution of the Qinling Orogenic Belt. Gondwana Research 30: 112-131.

2. W., Wang, S., Liu, M., Santosh,  Z., Deng,  B., Guo, Y., Zhao, S., Zhang, P., Yang, X., Bai, R., Guo (2015) Late Paleoproterozoic geodynamics of the North China Craton: geochemical and zircon U-Pb-Hf records from a volcanic suite in the Yanliao rift. Gondwana Research 27: 300-325.

1.  Z., Deng, S., Liu, L., Zhang, Z., Wang, W., Wang, P., Yang, P., Luo, B., Guo (2014) Geochemistry, zircon U-Pb and Lu-Hf isotopes of an Early Cretaceous intrusive suite in northeastern Jiangxi Province, South China Block: Implications for petrogenesis, crust/mantle interactions and geodynamic processes. Lithos 200-201: 334-354.

Reviewing services:

Peer review for journals (> 45 papers): Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Chemical Geology, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Geophysical Research Letters, Nature Communications, Nature Geoscience, Applied Geochemistry, Nature Astronomy, Science Advances, Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth, Geochemical Perspectives Letters.

The 13th National Symposium on Isotope Geochronology and Isotope Geochemistry, Invited speaker for Theme II: "Application of isotopes in planetary sciences", Xi'an, China. 9th June 2024.

University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China. 13rd October 2021 (Virtual).

e-Planets - Planetary science team at Lyon, France. 25th November 2020 (Virtual).

Invited speaker for Session V54A "Application of Metal Stable Isotopes in Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry: From Theory to Observation" in American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting 2019.

Centre for Star and Planet Formation and Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, 25 June 2019.

Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans (LMV), Université Clermont Auvergne, France. 21 May 2019.

A white-board talk for "Cafe Cosmo" at Centre de Recherches Pétrographiaues et Géochimiques (CRPG), Nancy, France. 05 April 2019.

China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), China. 24 December 2018.

25. C.J., Rundhaug, M., Schiller, K., Larsen, Z., Deng, H., Bermudez, M., Bizzarro, Y., Cui (2023) Uncovering the physiochemical conditions in the Chicxulub impact plume. Goldschmidt, Lyon, France.

24. K.E., Grant, Z., Deng, D., Rigoussen, M.O., Garcia, O., Chadwick, F., Moynier, L., Derry (2023) Refractory element and titanium isotope constraints on volcanic parent material variability and elemental mobility in the Critical Zone. Goldschmidt, Lyon, France.

23. M., Guitreau, A., Gannoun, Z., Deng, M., Chaussidon, F., Moynier, B., Barbarin, J., Marin-Carbonne (2023) Tracking granitic magma origin and evolution using stable silicon isotopes in zircon. Goldschmidt, Lyon, France.

22. H., Sun, M., Chaussidon, F., Robert, S., Tian, Z., Deng, F., Moynier (2023) Triple silicon isotope insight to the formation of Precambrian charts. Goldschmidt, Lyon, France.

21. C.J., Rundhaug, M., Schiller, K.K., Larsen, Z., Deng, H.D., Bermúdez, E., Amsellem, M., Bizzarro, Y., Cui (2022) Projectile fingerprint preserved in Mg and Ca isotope variations in Chixulub impact spherules. 85th Annual Meetings of the Meteoritical Society, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

20. H., Liu, W., Zhang, Z., Deng, Z., Hu, M., Schiller, M., Bizzarro, T., Luo, Y., Feng, L., Feng (2022) Determination of Ti isotopes in rutiles with high spatial resolution by femtosecond laser ablation multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Goldschmidt, Hawaii, USA.

19. I.J., Onyett, M., Schiller, Z., Deng, A., Johansen, M., Bizzarro (2022) Accretion history of terrestrial planets inferred from their silicon isotope compositions. Goldschmidt, Hawaii, USA.

18. B., Luais, Z., Deng, J., Villeneuve, D., Cividini (2021) Germanium and silicon isotope investigations in Main-Group and Eagle Station pallasites. Goldschmidt, Lyon, France.

17. L.A., Derry, K.E., Grant, Z., Deng, F., Moynier (2021) Refractory element and Ti isotope constraints on parent material variability and elemental mobility in the Critical Zone. Goldschmidt, Lyon, France.

16. M., Chaussidon, Z., Deng, D., Ebel, J., Villeneuve, J., Moureau, F., Moynier (2021) Triple magnesium isotope constraints on the origin of chondrules. Goldschmidt, Lyon, France.

15. H., Sun, M., Chaussidon, S., Tian, F., Robert, Z., Deng, F., Moynier (2021) Triple silicon isotope constraints on the formation of Precambrian cherts. Goldschmidt, Lyon, France.

14. M., Guitreau, A., Gannoun, Z., Deng, J., Marin-Carbonne, M., Chaussidon, F., Moynier (2020) Silicon isotope systematics of zircon from various granite types. Goldschmidt.

13. M., Chaussidon, R., Martins Pimentel, Z., Deng, F., Moynier (2020) Mass-dependent silicon isotope fractionation among Allende components: Implications on genetic relationships and complementarity. 51st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference.

12. F., Robert, R., Tartèse, G. Lombardi, P., Reinhardt, M., Roskosz, B., Doisneau, Z., Deng, M., Chaussidon (2020) Mass-independent fractionation of titanium isotopes in plasma. 51st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference.

11. Z., Deng, F., Moynier, J., Villeneuve, N. K., Jensen, D., Liu, J., Siebert, M., Chaussidon, M., Bizzarro (2019) Early oxidation of Martian crust triggered by impacts. AGU Fall Meeting abstract (Oral presentation invited).

10. Z., Deng, M., Chaussidon, M., Guitreau, I. S., Puchtel, N., Dauphas, F., Moynier (2019) An oceanic subduction origin for Archean granitoids as evidenced by silicon isotopes. Goldschmidt, Barcelona, Spain (Oral presentation).

9. Z., Deng, M., Chaussidon, F., Moynier, J. Siebert (2019) Contribution of Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (Univ. de Paris) in lunar sciences and instrumental implementation for future returned samples from Chang'e Mission. CNSA (LESEC) - ESA International Lunar Research Team Workshop, Zhuhai, China (Oral presentation).

8. Z., Deng, F., Moynier, M., Chaussidon, M., Bizzarro (2018) Using titanium isotopes to trace magma ocean evolutions of the moon and Mars. CNSA (LESEC) - ESA Lunar Science Workshop, Amsterdam, Netherland (Oral presentation).

7. E., Inglis, F., Moynier, J., Creech, P., Savage, Z., Deng (2018) Stable Zr isotope fractionation during magmatic differentiation: Insights into the evolution of Earth's crust. Goldschmidt, Boston, USA.

6. Z., Deng, M., Chaussidon, P., Savage, F., Robert, F., Moynier (2018) The Earth's transition from stagnant lid to plate tectonics: Constraints from titanium isotopes. Goldschmidt, Boston, USA (Oral presentation).

5. Z., Deng, F., Moynier, K., van Zuilen, P. A., Sossi, E. A., Pringle, M., Chaussidon (2017) The titanium stable isotopic composition of chondrites and Earth: Implication for continental crust extraction. Goldschmidt, Paris, France (Oral presentation).

4. Z., Deng, M., Chaussidon, J., Moureau, F., Moynier (2017) Mg isotope constraints on the origin of Mg-rich olivines and mesostasis phases from Allende chondrules. Chondrules and Protoplanetary Disk workshop, London, UK (Oral presentation).

3. Z., Deng, D. S., Ebel, M., Gemma, F., Moynier, M., Chaussidon (2017) Contrasting Mg isotopic signatures in Leoville (CV3r) chondrules. 80th Annual Meetings of the Meteoritical Society, Santa Fe, NM, USA (Oral presentation by D. S. Ebel).

2. Z., Deng, M. Chaussidon, J., Moureau, F., Moynier (2016) Magnesium isotope constraints on the origin of olivines from Mg-rich Allende chondrules. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, USA (Poster presentation).

1. Z., Deng, F., Moynier, K., van Zuilen, E. A., Pringle, M., Chaussidon (2016) A search for titanium stable isotopic variations in meteorites and the Earth. 79th Annual Meetings of the Meteoritical Society, Berlin, Germany (Poster presentation).