Quan Zhang_CV_2024NOV8.pdf
Education
Sep 2022-Aug 2026
Ph.D. candidate in Earth Sciences,
University of Ottawa, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences
Advisors: Dr. Pascal Audet
Sep 2019-Aug 2022
M.Sc., Resource Exploration and Geophysics (3.9/4.0, Ranking:1/65),
Minor in International Organizations and International Development
Zhejiang University, School of Earth Sciences
Thesis: Improving receiver function imaging with high-resolution Radon transform
Advisors: Dr. Yunfeng Chen
Sep 2015-Aug 2019
B.Eng., Geoscience Information and Technology (3.6/4.0, Ranking:2/65),
Minor in French
Central South University, School of Geosciences and Info-physics
Thesis: High-fidelity receiver function profile in Northern Chile
Advisor: Dr. Ya Sun
Research Interests
Structural seismology;
Deep earth imaging;
Seismic signal processing;
Earthquake hazard.
Scholarship & Awards
CGU Solid Earth Section Best Student Presentation Award --- 2024
Len and Genice Collett Graduate Scholarship in Geophysics --- 2023
Ontario Graduate Scholarship --- 2023
International Graduate Scholarship of the University of Ottawa --- 2022~2026
Admission Scholarship of the University of Ottawa --- 2022~2026
Outstanding Graduate Student (2, Zhejiang Prov. & ZJU) --- 2022
National Scholarship (China) --- 2021
The first APGSC geophysics competition (the second prize) --- 2020
The sixth “Innovation Cup” geophysics competition (the first prize) --- 2019
MACROLINK A level scholarship --- 2018
LAUREL geophysics scholarship --- 2017
National Scholarship of Encouragement (China) --- 2016
University Outstanding Student --- 2015
Recent Publications
Zhang, Q., Chen, Y., Gu, Y. J., Currie, C. A., Audet, P., Gilbert, H. J., ... & Chen, Y. (2024). A reference model of crustal thickness and Vp/Vs ratio of Western Canada. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth.
Zhang, Q., Chen, Y., Zhang, F., & Chen, Y. (2022). Improving receiver function imaging with high-resolution Radon transform. Geophysical Journal International.