Fangzhen Teng

Fang-Zhen Teng

Professor & Associate Chair & GPC

Department of Earth and Space Sciences
Johnson Hall room 70
4000 15th Ave. NE
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, USA
Advisors: Drs. William F. McDonough and Roberta L. Rudnick

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

Research Interests

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

Professional Employment

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

Awards and Honors

  • Alumni Excellence Awards for Research, University of Maryland Alumni Association, 2025
  • F. Earl Ingerson Lecturer, Geochemical Society, 2024
  • Fellow, Geochemical Society, 2024
  • Fellow, European Association of Geochemistry, 2024
  • Fellow, Geological Society of America, 2024
  • Fellow, Mineralogical Society of America, 2014
  • MSA Award, Mineralogical Society of America, 2014
  • CAREER award, National Science Foundation, 2011
  • Dean's Professorship in Geochemistry, College of the Environment, UW, 2024
  • Bassett Distinguished Teaching Award, Earth & Space Sciences, UW, 2017
  • Exceptional Mentoring of Undergrads Award, College of the Environment, UW, 2015
  • 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

  • Mineralogical Society of America Committee for Short Courses (2024 - present)
  • Joint Publication Committee of the Geochemical Society and the Meteoritical Society (2021 - 2023, 2024, Chair)
  • Shen-su Sun Award Committee (2021- present)
  • AGU Kuno Award Committee (2021- present)
  • 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. 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)