Academic Qualification
Ph.D. in China University of Geosciences, Beijing
Master in China University of Geosciences, Beijing
Bachelor in China University of Geosciences, Beijing
Teaching Area
Igneous petrology
Minerology
Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry
Research Area
Derivation and migration of primordial materials in the solar system
Plasma-solid interactions in space environments
Deep magmatic processes in the Moon's interior
Working Experience
2021 – present Assistant Professor, Macau University of Science and Technology
2017 – 2020 Postdoctoral scholar, Arizona State University, Tempe, U.S.
2014 – 2017 Guest scientist, GeoForschungZentrum, Potsdam, Germany
Academic Publication (selected)
J. Xiang, W. Neumann, Y. Li, L. Jin, Y. Zhu, Z. Jin*, (2026). Sorting and recycling processes of early inner Solar System materials. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 710, p.A324.
X. Zeng, Z. Jin*, C. Dong, Z. Huang, M. Zhu, L. Xu, L. Morrissey, L.Wang, (2025) Earth wind-driven formaiton of hematite on the lunar surface, Geophysical Research Letters, 52(17), p.e2025GL116170.
X. Zeng, Z. Jin*, M. Bose , R. Hervig , T. Long, (2025). Effects of Crystal Orientation and Temperature on Space Irradiation of Silicates, The Astrophysical Journal, 991(2), p.159.
Z. Jin*, T. Hou, M. Zhu, Y. Zhang and O. Namur, (2025). Late-stage microstructures in Chang’E-5 basalt and implications for the evolution of lunar ferrobasalt. American Mineralogist, 110(4), pp.560-569.
Z. Jin*, Y. Zhang, M. Bose, S. Glynn, and F. Couffignal, (2024). Petrogenesis of Erg Chech 002 Achondrite and Implications for an Altered Magma Ocean. The Astrophysical Journal, 965(1), p.24.
Z. Jin*, M. Bose, T. Lichtenberg, G. Mulders (2021), New evidence for wet accretion of inner solar system planetesimals from meteorites Chelyabinsk and Benenitra. The Planetary Science Journal, 2, 244.
Q. Xie, Z. Zhang*, Z. Jin*, M. Santosh, L. Han, K. Wang, P. Zhao, H. He (2021), The high-grade Fe skarn deposit of Jinling, North China Craton: Insights into hydrothermal iron mineralization. Ore Geology Reviews, 138, 104395.
Z. Jin* and M. Bose (2021), Hydration of Nebular Minerals through the Implantation–Diffusion Process. The Astrophysical Journal, 913, 116.
Z. Jin* and M. Bose (2019), New clues to ancient water on Itokawa. Science Advances, eaav8106.
Research Grants
2021-2023 : A comprehensive study of mineral disequilibrium in the achondrite EC002. (FDCT, PI)
2023-2024 : Process development: ion-implanted reference materials used for in-situ analysis. (FDCT, PI)
2023-2025: The hydrogen implantation-diffusion process that hydrates the silicates in the solar nebula. (NSCF, PI)
2026-2029: Research on key scientific and technologyical questions in extraterrestrial sample analysis. (FDCT, Co-PI)
