Personal Information

Name:   Shuai ZHANG

Title:     Associate Professor

Email：szhang@cumtb.edu.cn

Research Interests

(1) Metallogenic theory and utilization of coal-measure-associated ore.

(2) Utilization of coal-associated solid waste

Education/Work Background

2007.09-2011.07, School of Resources, Hebei University of Engineering, Bachelor;

2011.09-2017.07, School of Geosciences and Surveying Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), PhD;

2015.01-2017.01, Department of Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, visiting student;

2017.07-2019.09, School of Geosciences and Surveying Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Postdoc;

2019.09-2021.07, School of Geosciences and Surveying Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Assistant Professor;

2021.07-Now, School of Geosciences and Surveying Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Associate Professor.

 Teaching Courses

Physical Geology

Mineralogy

Key Research Funding

[1]. Shuai Zhang. Formation mechanism and structure of coarse-grain kaolinite in the sandstone-like coal-measure kaolin. National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 42172197), 2022-2025, PI

[2]. Shuai Zhang. Evolution of microcrystalline structure of the high-rank coal during graphitization. National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41802189), 2019-2021, PI

Selected Publications

[1] Shuai Zhang*, Wei Xiu, Bo Sun, Qinfu Liu, Provenance of multi-stage volcanic ash recorded in the Late Carboniferous coal in the Jungar Coalfield, North China, and their contribution to the enrichment of critical metals in the coal, International Journal of Coal Geology, 2023, 273: 104265.

[2] Shuai Zhang*, Wei Xiu, Hui Xi, Linsong Liu, Bo Sun, Brian J. Teppen, Qinfu Liu, Formation of columnar/tabular and vermicular kaolinite in the crystal tonsteins within the Late Carboniferous Coal in the Datong Coalfield, Shanxi Province, North China, Ore Geology Reviews, 2023, 161: 105622..

[3] Shuai Zhang*, Qinfu Liu, Hao Zhang, Rujia Ma, Kuo Li, Yingke Wu, Brian J. Teppen, Structural order evaluation and structural evolution of coal derived natural graphite during graphitization, Carbon, 2020, 157: 714-723.

[4] Shuai Zhang, Botao Song, Chenxi Cao, Hao Zhang, Qinfu Liu*, Kuo Li, Brian J. Teppen, Structural evolution of high-rank coals during coalification and graphitization: X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, and reactive force field molecular dynamics simulation study, Energy & Fuels, 2021, 35: 2087-2097.

[5] Shuai Zhang*, Lihui Liu, Qinfu Liu, Bingjie Zhang, Zhichuan Qiao, Brian J. Teppen, Genesis of palygorskite in the Neogene Baiyanghe Formation in Yangtaiwatan Nasin, Northwest China, based on the mineralogical characteristics and occurrence of enriched trace elements and REE, Clays and Clay Minerals, 2021, 69: 23-37.

[6] Shuai Zhang, Qinfu Liu*, Hongfei Cheng, Feng Gao, Cun Liu, Brian J. Teppen, Mechanism responsible for intercalation of dimethyl sulfoxide in kaolinite: molecular dynamics simulations, Applied Clay Science, 2018, 151: 46-53.

[7] Shuai Zhang, Qinfu Liu*, Feng Gao, Xiaoguang Li, Cun Liu, Hui Li, Stephen A. Boyed, Cliff T. Johnston, Brian J. Teppen, Mechanism associated with kaolinite intercalation with urea: combination of infrared spectroscopy and molecular dynamics simulation studies, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2017, 121(1): 402-409.