Fangzhen Teng

Fang-Zhen Teng

Maggie Walker Professor

 

Professor & Associate Chair & GPC

Department of Earth and Space Sciences


University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195

Email: fteng@u.washington.edu
Phone: 206-543-7615

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Education

2005 - Ph.D. in Geochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park
Advisors: Drs. William F. McDonough and Roberta L. Rudnick

2001 - B.S. in Geochemistry, Univ. of Science and Technology of China

Research Interests

Composition and evolution of the continental crust, mantle heterogeneity, and origin and evolution of the solar system using stable isotopes measured by multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (MC-ICPMS).

Professional Employment

  • 9/2018-present, Professor, Earth and Space Sciences, UW
  •                              Maggie Walker Professor, 7/2024-present
  •                              Associate Chair & Grad. Program Coordinator, 1/2023-present
  • 12/2012-9/2018, Associate Professor, Earth and Space Sciences, UW
  • 8/2012-12/2012, Associate Professor, Geosciences, U. Arkansas, Fayetteville
  • 1/2008-8/2012, Assistant Professor, Geosciences, U. Arkansas, Fayetteville
  • 6/2006-12/2007, Post-doc, Field Museum and The University of Chicago
  • 2/2006-5/2006, Post-doc, Geology, U. of Maryland, College Park

Awards and Honors

  • Fellow, American Geophysical Union, 2025
  • Fellow, European Association of Geochemistry, 2024
  • Fellow, Geochemical Society, 2024
  • Fellow, Geological Society of America, 2024
  • Fellow, Mineralogical Society of America, 2014
  • Alumni Excellence Awards for Research, U. Maryland Alumni Assoc., 2025
  • F. Earl Ingerson Lecturer, Geochemical Society, 2024
  • MSA Award, Mineralogical Society of America, 2014
  • CAREER award, National Science Foundation, 2011
  • Dean's Leadership Fellow, College of the Environment, UW, 2024 - 2025.
  • Maggie Walker Professorship, College of the Environment, UW, 2024
  • Exceptional Mentoring of Undergrads Award, College Environment, UW, 2015
  • Bassett Distinguished Teaching Award, Earth & Space Sciences, UW, 2017
  • Robert C. and Sandra Connor Endowed Faculty Fellowship, UArk, 2012
  • Best talk award, Ph.D. category, Department of Geology, UMD, 2005
  • Excellent Editor Award, Science China, 2023
  • Best Associate Editor Award, Science Bulletin, 2015

Professional Service

  • GS/EAG Geochemistry Fellows Nomination Committee (2025-present)
  • AGU VGP Exective Commitee (2025-present)
  • MSA Committee for Short Courses (2024-present)
  • Shen-su Sun Award Committee (2021-present)
  • AGU Kuno Award Committee (member, 21-24; chair, 25- present)
  • Joint Publication Committee of the Geochemical Society and the Meteoritical Society (member, 2021-2023; chair, 2024)
  • Geochi. Cosmo. Acta Executive Editor Search Commitee (2023)
  • Mineralogical Society of America MSA Awards Committee (2018-2020)
  • AGU VGP Student Awards Committee (2013-2015)
  • Team Member, Theme 08 Melts, Glasses, Magmas, Goldschmidt meeting, 2014
  • Judge, Student Presentation Awards, Goldschmidt meeting, 2012
  • Dwornik judging volunteer, Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 2011

  • Session convener on "Planets from the inside out: Celebrating Dr. William F. McDonough's contributions to (extra)terrestrial geochemistry and beyond", Goldschmidt conference, 2024.
  • Session convener on "Understanding basaltic volcanism on Earth and other planets", Goldschmidt conference, 2023.
  • Session convener on “Evolution of Earth's Surface: a session in honor of Xiaoming Liu, recipient of the 2021 MGPV Division's Early Geological Career Award”, GSA Annual Meeting, 2021.
  • Session convener on “The continents: Origin, evolution and interactions with other reservoirs”, Goldschmidt meeting, 2018
  • Session convener on “Tracing crust-mantle interactions by using non-traditional stable isotopes”, Goldschmidt meeting, 2017
  • Session convener on “Measurements, theories, and applications of non-traditional stable isotopes”, Fall AGU, 2016
  • Session convener on “Weathering and erosion: quantifying and elucidating Earth surface processes in the Critical Zone and sedimentary records”, Goldschmidt meeting, 2016
  • Session convener on “Deciphering isotope signatures of Earth surface and critical zone processes”, Fall AGU, 2014
  • Session convener on “Tracing magmatic processes by using non-traditional isotope geochemistry”, Goldschmidt meeting, 2014
  • Session convener on “Developments and applications of non-traditional stable isotope geochemistry”, Fall AGU, 2013
  • Session convener on “Recent developments and applications of non-traditional stable isotope geochemistry in Earth and planetary materials”, Goldschmidt meeting, 2012
  • Session convener on “Recent advances in non-traditional isotope geochemistry”, Fall AGU, 2009
  • Session convener on “Recent advances in lithium isotope geochemistry”, Fall AGU, 2008

  • Workshop leader, “Measurement, theories and application of non-traditional stable isotopes”, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, December 2016
  • Workshop leader, “The 1st summer school on non-traditional isotope geochemistry”, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, July 2014
  • Workshop leader, “MC-ICP-MS theory and practical implications” 7th International Sector Field ICP-MS Meeting, 2008

Editorial Responsibilities

  • Co-Editor in Chief, Earth and Planetary Science Letters (2024-present)
  • Editor, MSA/GS Reviews in Mineralogy & Geochemistry, vol. 82, 2017
  • Editor, Solid Earth Sciences (2015-2023)

  • Associate Editor, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (2014-present)
  • Associate Editor, JGR-Solid Earth (2018-2024)
  • Associate Editor, American Mineralogist (2014-2024)
  • Associate Editor, Frontiers in Earth Sciences (2015-2023)
  • Associate Editor, Science Bulletin (2014-2017)

  • Editorial Board, Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research (2014-present)
  • Editorial Board, Science China (2012-present)
  • Editorial Board, Earth and Planetary Science Letters (2021-2024)
  • Editorial Board, Journal of Asian Earth Sciences (2017 -2024)
  • Guest editor: Teng, F.-Z., Arevalo, R. D., Liu, X.-M., Tang, M., Geochemical insights into planetary evolution: from core to surface, special issue of Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2025
  • Guest editor: Teng, F.-Z. and Wu, F.-Y. Himalayan Leucogranites, Elements, 2024.
  • Guest editor: Oliver Roche (Lead Guest Editor), Other Guest Editors (alphabetical order): Yosuke Aoki, Nickolai Bagdassarov, Michael Heap, Sigrun Hreinsdottir, Qinghua Huang, Daniel Pastor-Galan, Michael Poland, Maria Sachpazi, Teng, F.-Z. and Gregory Waite. Advances in understanding volcanic processes, special issue of JGR-Solid Earth, 2023.
  • Guest editor: Teng, F.-Z. and Alagappan, Ramanathan. Strontium Isotope Geochemistry, special issue of Frontiers in Earth Sciences, 2022.
  • Guest editor: Teng, F.-Z., Lee, C.-T., Aulbach, S. and Liu, X., The continents: Origin, evolution and interactions with other reservoirs, special issue of Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2020
  • Guest editor: Teng, F.-Z. and Ma, L., Deciphering isotope signatures of Earth Surface and Critical Zone Processes, special issue of Chemical Geology, 2016
  • Guest editor: Sun, W., Teng, F.-Z., Tatsumi, Y. Niu, Y.-L., Yang, X.-Y. and Ling, M.-X, The Subduction Factory: Geochemical perspectives, special issue of Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2014

Courses Taught

Washington

Arkansas

  • Geol 2313: Minerals and Rocks (Fall 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
  • Geol 4063: Principles of Geochemistry (Spring 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
  • Geol 560V: Non-Traditional Isotope Geochemistry (Fall 2010, 2012)
  • SPAC 5413: Planetary Geology (Spring 2010, 2011)