Shichun Huang
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Shichun Huang
Shichun Huang is the new analytical geochemist in the department to set up and to manage the ICP-MS (inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer) lab. He was born, grew up, and received his BSc degree (at the University of Science and Technology of China, USTC) in Anhui Province, China. He did not leave his home province until he went to MIT for graduate school. Then he was a postdoctoral researcher at Florida State University and Harvard University until 2014. Following an eight-year spell on the faculty at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, he joined UT in August 2022. Huang will set up an ICP-MS lab on the seventh floor of the Strong Hall. This lab includes an iCAP TQ ICP-MS, an NWR193 laser ablation system, and a Neoma MC-ICP-MS. This core research facility will provide both elemental and isotopic measurements, at both in situ and bulk sample scales, to support the research and education activities of UT faculty and students, as well as their collaborators. Huang uses elemental and isotopic tracers, as well as petrology, to understand the origins and evolution of the Earth’s mantle and the early solar system. His recent study focuses on metal stable isotope geochemistry of major rock-forming elements, such as Mg, Si, K, Ca, Ti, and Fe, and their applications in high-temperature geochemistry, igneous and metamorphic petrology, and cosmochemistry. At UT, he will continue his research effort on the geochemical and isotopic heterogeneity of ocean island basalts, and their constraints on our understanding of mantle dynamics. Complementary to this approach, he will also study the chemical compositions and mineralogy of high-pressure inclusions entrapped in deep sourced diamonds, which provide a direct sampling of the Earth’s deep interior. This research effort continues the long history of diamond inclusion study in this department led by Larry Taylor. His extraterrestrial research effort focuses on the understanding of chondrite formation, using both analytical and modelling approaches. His research activity is collaborative and benefits from partnerships with a broad range of experts. He is actively seeking interdisciplinary collaborations within and outside of the department.
Contact
Phone: 865-974-8347
Email: shuang25@utk.edu
Professional Website: faculty.utk.edu/Shichun.Huang
Research Interests
I use elemental and isotopic tracers, together with petrology and mineralogy, to study the Earth’s mantle and the early Solar System.
Education
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PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, United States 1 Sep 2005
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BSc, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China 30 Jun 1998