Dr. Zhouling Zhang

黑料视频 - Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel

RD 1: Ocean Circulation and Climate Dynamics
RU:    Paleo-Oceanography

 

Contact

Telefon: +49 431 600 2242

E-Mail: zzhang(at)geomar.de

 

Address

黑料视频 - Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Wischhofstrasse 1-3
24148 Kiel

Research Interests

I am an isotope geochemist specializing in radiogenic neodymium (Nd) isotopes and rare earth element patterns to investigate ocean circulation, trace external inputs and understand chemical processes at oceanic interfaces. In addition, I apply non-traditional stable isotopes, such as silicon (Si) and barium (Ba), to study the controls on the biological pump, particularly nutrient uptake and organic matter remineralization. My research aims to elucidate the fundamental processes governing the distribution of trace elements in the ocean, which play a crucial role in marine ecosystems and climate regulation. Furthermore, I contribute to paleoclimate research by calibrating paleo proxies (Si, Ba and Nd isotopes) through a better understanding of their behavior in the modern ocean.

 

Postdoc Research Projects

01/2025-12/2026 Radiogenic neodymium isotopes, stable silicon & barium isotopes, and rare earth elements in the Indian Ocean (GEOTRACES GI07; funding: BMBF)

09/2022-02/2024 Silicon early diagenesis under the influence of the non-buoyant Rainbow hydrothermal plume (黑料视频 Flexible Fund)

01/2022-04/2024 Radiogenic neodymium isotopes, stable silicon & barium isotopes, and rare earth elements in the South Pacific Ocean (GEOTRACES GP21; funding: BMBF)

07/2021-12/2021 Stable barium isotopes and rare earth elements in the Rainbow non-buoyant hydrothermal plume (cruise M176/2; funding: 黑料视频 in-house)

07/2020-06/2021 Stable silicon and barium isotopes in the Congo River plume (GEOTRACES GA08; funding: 黑料视频 in-house)

Education:

2013-2019: CSC Joint Doctoral Program (Biogeochemical Cycling of Silicon and Its Stable Isotopes in Estuaries and Coastal Waters):

    鈥 College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, China (Prof. Minhan Dai)

    鈥 (2016-2017) Department of Geology, Lund University, Sweden (Prof. Daniel Conley)

Committee Work:

  • GEOTRACES Early Career Scientist (ECS) committee
  • SILICAMICS Early Career Researchers (ECRs) consortium

Peer-reviewed Publications

[15] Glock, N., Richirt, J., Woehle, C., Algar, C., Armstrong, M., Eichner, D., Firrincieli, H., Makabe, A., Govindankutty Menon, A., Ishitani, Y., Hackl, T., Hubert-Huard, R., Kienast, M., Milker, Y., Mutzberg, A., Ni, S., Okada, S., Rakshit, S., Schmiedl, G., Steiner, Z., Tame, A., Zhang, Z., Nomaki, H., 2025. Widespread occurrence and relevance of phosphate storage in foraminifera. Nature 638, 1000鈥1006.

[14] Zhang, Z., Xu, A., Hathorne, E., Gutjahr, M., Browning, T.J., Gosnell, K.J., Liu, T., Steiner, Z., Kiko, R., Yuan, Z., Liu, H., Achterberg, E.P., Frank, M., 2024. Substantial trace metal input from the 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha鈥檃pai eruption into the South Pacific. Nat. Commun. 15, 8986.

[13] Cassarino, L., Pickering, R.A., Zhang, Z., Liguori, B., 2024. The Silicon Cycle in the Ocean. Front. Young Minds 11.

[12] Zhang, Z., Zhou, L., Chen, X.-G., Achterberg, E.P., Yu, Y., Hathorne, E., Steiner, Z., Siebert, C., Frank, M., 2024. Introduction of isotopically light barium from the Rainbow hydrothermal system into the deep Atlantic Ocean. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 625, 118476.

[11] Zhang, Z., L贸pez-Acosta, M., 2023. How Human Activities Are Disrupting the Silicon Cycle. Front. Young Minds 11.

[10] Cao, Z., Rao, X., Li, Y., Hong, Q., Wei, L., Yu, Y., Ehlert, C., Liu, B., Siebert, C., Hathorne, E.C., Zhang, Z., Scholz, F., Kasten, S., Frank, M., 2023. Stable Barium Isotope Fractionation in Pore Waters of Estuarine Sediments. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems.

[9] Zhang, Z., Yu, Y., Hathorne, E.C., Vieira, L.H., Grasse, P., Siebert, C., Rahlf, P., Frank, M., 2023. Decoupling of Barium and Silicon at the Congo River鈥怐ominated Southeast Atlantic Margin: Insights From Combined Barium and Silicon Isotopes. Global Biogeochem. Cycles 37, 1鈥21.

[8] Dai, M., Zhao, Y., Chai, F., Chen, M., Chen, N., Chen, Y., Cheng, D., Gan, J., Guan, D., Hong, Y., Huang, J., Lee, Y., Leung, K.M.Y., Lim, P.E., Lin, S., Lin, X., Liu, X., Liu, Z., Luo, Y.-W., Meng, F., Sangmanee, C., Shen, Y., Uthaipan, K., Wan Talaat, W.I.A., Wan, X.S., Wang, C., Wang, D., Wang, G., Wang, S., Wang, Y., Wang, Y., Wang, Z., Wang, Z., Xu, Y., Yang, J.-Y.T., Yang, Y., Yasuhara, M., Yu, D., Yu, J., Yu, L., Zhang, Z., Zhang, Z., 2023. Persistent eutrophication and hypoxia in the coastal ocean. Cambridge Prism. Coast. Futur. 1, e19.

[7] Scholz, F., Cheng, J., Zhang, Z., Vosteen, P., Siebert, C., Frank, M., 2023. Benthic-pelagic coupling and isotopic fractionation of barium in Kiel Bight, SW Baltic Sea. Front. Mar. Sci. 10, 1鈥14.

[6] Cao, Z., Wang, D., Zhang, Z., Zhou, K., Liu, X., Wang, L., Huang, B., Cai, P., Dai, M., 2020. Seasonal dynamics and export of biogenic silica in the upper water column of a large marginal sea, the northern South China Sea. Prog. Oceanogr. 188, 102421.

[5] Zhang, Z., Cao, Z., Grasse, P., Dai, M., Gao, L., Kuhnert, H., Gledhill, M., Chiessi, C.M., Doering, K., Frank, M., 2020. Dissolved silicon isotope dynamics in large river estuaries. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 273, 367鈥382.

[4] Zhang, Z., Sun, X., Dai, M., Cao, Z., Fontorbe, G., Conley, D.J., 2020. Impact of human disturbance on the biogeochemical silicon cycle in a coastal sea revealed by silicon isotopes. Limnol. Oceanogr. 65, 515鈥528.

[3] Wang, G., Wang, S., Wang, Z., Jing, W., Xu, Y., Zhang, Z., Tan, E., Dai, M., 2018. Tidal variability of nutrients in a coastal coral reef system influenced by groundwater. Biogeosciences 15, 997鈥1009.

[2] Grasse, P., Brzezinski, M.A., Cardinal, D., De Souza, G.F., Andersson, P., Closset, I., Cao, Z., Dai, M., Ehlert, C., Estrade, N., Fran莽ois, R., Frank, M., Jiang, G., Jones, J.L., Kooijman, E., Liu, Q., Lu, D., Pahnke, K., Ponzevera, E., Schmitt, M., Sun, X., Sutton, J.N., Thil, F., Weis, D., Wetzel, F., Zhang, A., Zhang, J., Zhang, Z., 2017. GEOTRACES inter-calibration of the stable silicon isotope composition of dissolved silicic acid in seawater. J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 32, 562鈥578.

[1] Wang, G., Jing, W., Wang, S., Xu, Y., Wang, Z., Zhang, Z., Li, Q., Dai, M., 2014. Coastal acidification induced by tidal-driven submarine groundwater discharge in a coastal coral reef system. Environ. Sci. Technol. 48, 13069鈥13075.