CV
General Information
Full Name | Zijie Gao |
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
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2022 - Now Ph.D. in Geology
University of Kansas - Bengal Fan
- Deep Learning in Segmenting SEM Images
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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.
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2015 - 2019 B.E. in Resource Exploration Engineering
China University of Petroleum - Beijing
Experience
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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
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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)
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2023 - Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM) Graduate Student Research Grant ($726)
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2021 - University of Kansas Graduate Fellowship
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2020 - Geological Society of America (GSA) Graduate Student Research Grant ($1,250)
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2018 - Nomination for Li Siguang Excellent Undergraduate Award
- First place of China National Geological Competition – Unknown Outcrop Description
- Beijing Merit Student (Top 0.5%)
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2017 - China National Scholarship
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2016 - China National Scholarship
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