CV

General Information

Full Name Zijie Gao
Email zgao@ku.edu
Languages English, Chinese
Hobbies Badminton, tennis, hiking, cooking, visiting historical museums, reading and writing near a window with scenic views, and working on projects together with friends!

Education

  • 2022 - Now
    Ph.D. in Geology
    University of Kansas
    • Bengal Fan
    • Deep Learning in Segmenting SEM Images
  • 2019 - 2021
    M.S. in Geology
    University of Kansas
    • Synthesized organically induced Very High Magnesium Calcite in a pressured lab environment to investigate the mysterious dolomite problem.
  • 2015 - 2019
    B.E. in Resource Exploration Engineering
    China University of Petroleum - Beijing

Experience

  • 08/2019 - Now
    Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant
    University of Kansas
  • 2023 Summer
    Geology Intern
    Occidental Petroleum (Oxy), Houston, TX
  • 2022 Summer
    Geology Intern
    Civitas Resources, Denver, CO

Selected Grants, Honors and Awards

  • 2024
    • International Association of Sedimentologists (IAS) Post-graduate Research Grant (€1,000 ~ $1,090)
    • Geological Society of America (GSA) Graduate Student Research Grant ($2,500)
    • KU Geology Summer Research Grant ($4,500)
    • The Geological Society, London - Research Grant (£1,666 ~ $2,057)
    • American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) R. Dana Russell Memorial Grant ($3,000)
    • International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) Schlanger Fellowship ($30,000)
  • 2023
    • Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM) Graduate Student Research Grant ($726)
  • 2021
    • University of Kansas Graduate Fellowship
  • 2020
    • Geological Society of America (GSA) Graduate Student Research Grant ($1,250)
  • 2018
    • Nomination for Li Siguang Excellent Undergraduate Award
    • First place of China National Geological Competition – Unknown Outcrop Description
    • Beijing Merit Student (Top 0.5%)
  • 2017
    • China National Scholarship
  • 2016
    • China National Scholarship

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