CV
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Education
- Ph.D. in Geology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), May 2022
- M.S. in Geophysics, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), June 2017
- B.S., School of the Gifted Young, USTC, June 2014
Work Experience
- Postdoctoral Scholar, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD, June 2022 - current
- Studying Tonga subduction zone with mantle convection models
- Modeling the formation of Large Low-Shear Velocity Provinces and mantle plumes
- Investigating plume-slab interaction processes and their geological implications
- Graduate Research Assistant, UIUC, 2017 - 2022
- Developed global and regional mantle convection models with data-assimilation
- Investigated the formation of special slabs worldwide and their influences on the surface
- Studied the seismic anisotropy and slab material migration following mantle flow
- Graduate Research Assistant, USTC, 2014 - 2017
- SStudied the uplift of Tibetan Plateau and its steep boundaries
- Analyzed the crustal channel flow with analytical calculation and numerical simulations
- Undergraduate Research Assistant, USTC, 2013 - 2014
- Explored the evolution of Tibetan Plateau using numerical models
- Studied the thermal structure of continental lithosphere with heat flow data
Research Interests
- Developing and applying innovative numerical modeling techniques.
- Investigating the interactions between mantle dynamics and tectonic plates.
- Exploring the diverse range of subduction processes and their mechanisms.
- Investigating the formation, evolution, and dynamics of Large Low-Shear Velocity Provinces and mantle plumes.
- Studying the interactions between plumes and slabs, as well as the associated lithospheric deformation and associated volcanisms.
- Analyzing geophysical, geochemical and geological data to constrain mantle dynamics and lithospheric structures.
Publications
Zhu, T., Peng, D. & Liu, L. (2024). "Factors affecting the Pacific plate subduction towards and under the Changbaishan volcanic province since the Cenozoic: Insights from geodynamic modeling based on data assimilation;. Tectonophysics, p.230607.
Peng, D., & Stegman, D. R. (2024). "Modeling subduction with extremely fast trench retreat". Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 129, e2024JB029240.
Li, Y., Liu, L., Li, S., Peng, D., Cao, Z., & Li, X. (2024). "Cenozoic India-Asia collision driven by mantle dragging the cratonic root". Nature Communications, 15(1), 6674.
Peng, D. and Stegman, D.R., 2024. "Geodynamic evolution of the Lau basin". Geophysical Research Letters, 51(15), p.e2024GL110127.
Xue, T., Peng, D., Liu, K. H., Obrist-Farner, J., Locmelis, M., Gao, S. S., & Liu, L. (2023). "Ongoing fragmentation of the subducting Cocos slab, Central America". Geology, 51(12), 1106-1110.
Li, Y., Liu, L., Peng, D., Dong, H., & Li, S. (2023). "Evaluating tomotectonic plate reconstructions using geodynamic models with data assimilation, the case for North America". Earth-Science Reviews, 104518.
Wang Y, Cao Z, Peng L, Liu L, Chen L, Lundstrom C, Peng D, Yang X. "Secular craton evolution due to cyclic deformation of underlying dense mantle lithosphere." Nature Geoscience. 2023 Jul;16(7):637-45.
Peng, D., & Liu, L. (2023). "Importance of global spherical geometry for studying slab dynamics and evolution in models with data assimilation". Earth-Science Reviews, 241, 104414.
Liu, Y., Liu, L., Li, Y., Peng, D., Wu, Z., Cao, Z., ... & Du, Q. (2022). "Global back-arc extension due to trench-parallel mid-ocean ridge subduction". Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 600, 117889.
Peng, D., & Liu, L. (2022). "Quantifying slab sinking rates using global geodynamic models with data-assimilation". Earth-Science Reviews, 230, 104039.
Peng, D., Liu, L., & Wang, Y. (2021). "A newly discovered Late‐Cretaceous East Asian flat slab explains its unique lithospheric structure and tectonics". Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 126(10), e2021JB022103.
Peng, D., Liu, L., Hu, J., Li, S., & Liu, Y. (2021). "Formation of East Asian Stagnant Slabs Due To a Pressure‐Driven Cenozoic Mantle Wind Following Mesozoic Subduction". Geophysical Research Letters, 48(18), e2021GL094638.
Liu, L., Peng, D., Liu, L., Chen, L., Li, S., Wang, Y., ... & Feng, M. (2021). "East Asian lithospheric evolution dictated by multistage Mesozoic flat-slab subduction". Earth-Science Reviews, 217, 103621.
Peng, D., & Leng, W. (2017). "Analytical and numerical simulations of uplift processes at the Tibet-Sichuan boundary". Earthquake Science, 30, 135-143.
Honors and Awards
- Cecil H. and Ida M. Green Postdoc Fellowship (UCSD), 2022
- Bluestem Fellowship (UIUC), 2017-2018
- Graduate Student First-class Academic Scholarship (USTC), 2014, 2015, 2016
- Outstanding Student Paper Award (CGU), 2015
- National Encouragement Scholarship (USTC), 2013
- Outstanding Student Scholarship (USTC), 2013
- Outstanding Freshman Scholarship (USTC), 2010
Grants
- Simulating slab-plume interaction with realistic mantle convection models. PI: Dave Stegman
- Awarded 170520 SUs (9.55 million core-hours) on TACC Frontera., 2023
- Awarded 170520 SUs (9.55 million core-hours) on TACC Frontera., 2024
- DP contributed to the scientific justification, usage plan, writing the proposal, and executed the work on Frontera.
- UCSD IGPP Green Scholar Award. $138k. PI: Diandian Peng., 2022 - 2024
Teaching and Mentoring Experiences
- Mentoring experience at UIUC
- Mentored a visiting student and a graduate student
- Yiming Liu (Visiting graduate student at UIUC)
- Guided research led to a publication in Earth and Planetary Science Letters.
- Yanchong Li (Graduate student at UIUC)
- Guided research led to two publications in Earth-Science Reviews and Nature Communications.
- Teaching experience at UIUC
- Spring 2021, GEOL 104 — Geology of the National Parks
- Fall 2018, Fall 2020, GEOL 117 — The Oceans
- Teaching experience at USTC
- Spring 2021, Introduction to Earth Science
Fieldworks
- R/V Thomas G. Tompson cruise in south Pacific Ocean, Nov-Dec 2023
- Successfully installed and deployed Ocean Bottom Seismometers (OBS) near the Lau Basin and Samoa Hotspot to collect seismic data for geophysical research.
- Conducted dredging operations near the Samoa Hotspot and Cook Islands to obtain rock samples for geochemical and petrological analysis.
- Performed precise cutting, classification, and detailed description of rock samples.
- Field work in Baraboo (WI, US), 2021
- Field work in Kentland and Williamsport (IN, US), 2019
- Field work in Sugar Creek (IN, US), 2017
- Field work in Chaohu (Anhui, China), 2014
Services
- Department colloquium coordinator (UIUC, Fall 2018)
- Reviewer for Geoscience Letters, Geophysical Research Letters, Geology, G-Cubed, Scientific Reports et al.
Invited talks
- Nanjing University. Applications of mantle convection models across diverse subduction zones and insights into overriding plate deformation., 2024
- Southern University of Scientific and Technology. Studying subduction zone dynamics using numerical models with different dimensions., 2024
- Chinese University of Hong Kong. Studying circum-Pacific subduction zones with geodynamic models., 2023
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography. IGPP Seminar Series., 2023
