Faculty
Chair Professor
Professor Zhang is the winner of National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars and National Key Talents Program. He received a BS (1984), an MS (1987), and a PhD (1990) all from Dalian University of Technology, China. From 1990 to 2002 he worked at Dalian University of Technology, China. In 1995, he became a professor. From 2002 to 2019 he was a professor of geophysics at the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He visited Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, three times in 1998, 2001, and 2004 as a research fellow. He visited Stanford University as a visiting professor in 2008. His research interests include seismic modeling, seismic imaging, and seismic data processing. He has led National Major Project of China, key projects of NSFC, and projects from industries. Zhang made many achievements in the fields of seismic modelling and seismic imaging. His modelling schemes have successfully resolved challenging problems including surface topography, fluid-solid interface, fractured media and so on. His pioneer research on seismic imaging with de-absorption has earned a very high reputation and have many uses in industries. He has published 90 SCI-indexed Journal Articles (of which more than 40 papers were issued on Geophysics, Geophysical Journal International and Geophysical Prospecting). He also has 20 patents for inventions.
Education Background
1987-1990, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China, Ph.D. in Mechanics
1984-1987, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China, M.S.in Mechanics
1980-1984, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China, B.S.in Mechanics
Work Experience
Sep., 2019–Present Professor, Chair Professor, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, Southern Univ. of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
Sep., 2002–Aug., 2019 Professor, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
July, 1995–Aug., 2002 Professor, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
Oct., 1992–June, 1995 Associate Professor, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
Dec., 1989–Sep., 1992 Assistant Professor, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
Sep., 2008–Dec.,2008 Visiting Professor, Department of Geophysics, Stanford University, Stanford, USA
June, 2004–Dec., 2004 Visiting Research Fellow, Department of Applied Earth Sciences, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
May, 2001–Dec., 2001 Visiting Research Fellow, Department of Applied Earth Sciences, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
Oct., 1998–Nov., 1999 Visiting Scientist, Department of Applied Physics, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
Honors & Awards
2002, National Natural Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of China
2002, Hundred Outstanding Talent plan of Chinese Academy of Sciences
2006, National person selected for national Distinguished Talent plan of China
2006, Special allowance awarded by the central government
Research
2. Seismic wave modelling in complex media and Seismic characteristics
J. Xu, J. Zhang*, 2024. Improving prestack time migration by introducing a new velocity-related parameter: Parameter picking and 3D real data application. Geophysics, 89(1): S119-S127
K. Yang, J. Zhang*, 2022. Determination of the phase-velocity direction in anisotropic media using a direction vector. Geophysics, 87(6): C125-C138
K. Yang, J. Zhang*, 2022. The inverse scattering imaging condition for anisotropic reverse time migration. Geophysics, 87(6): S303-S313
K. Yang, X. Dong, X. Wang, J. Zhang*, 2022. Deprimary reverse time migration angle gathers with a stabilized Poynting vector. Geophysics, 87(5): S267-S279
K. Yang, X. Wang, J. Zhang*, 2022. Elastic reverse time migration angle gathers using a stabilized Poynting vector without zero points within the wave propagation ranges. Geophysics, 87(3): S137-S150
K. Yang, X. Dong, J. Zhang*, 2021. Polarity reversal correction for vector-based elastic reverse time migration. Geophysics, 86(1): S45-S58
J. Xu, J. Zhang*, L. Liu, W. Zhang, H. Yang, 2020. Prestack time migration from 3D irregular surfaces with near-surface-related deabsorption. Geophysics, 85(1): S21-S32
Z. Li, J. Zhang*, 2019. 3D diffraction imaging with Kirchhoff time migration using vertical traveltime difference gathers. Geophysics, 84(6): S555-S566.
K. Yang, J. Zhang*, 2019. Comparison between Born and Kirchhoff operators for least-squares reverse time migration and the constraint of the propagation of the background wavefield. Geophysics, 84(5): R725-R739.
B. Jiang, J. Zhang*, 2019. Least-squares migration with a blockwise Hessian matrix: A prestack time-migration approach. Geophysics, 84(4): R625-R640.
C. Dong, S. Wang, J. Zhang, J. Ma, H. Zhang, 2019. Automatic migration velocity estimation for prestack time migration. Geophysics, 84(3): U1-U11
K. Yang, J. Zhang, 2018. Least-squares reverse time migration with an angle-dependent weighting factor. Geophysics, 83(3): S299-S310
J. Xu, J. Zhang, 2017. Prestack time migration of nonplanar data: Improving topography prestack time migration with dip-angle domain stationary-phase filtering and effective velocity inversion. Geophysics, 82(3): S235-S246
J. Zhang, Z. Li, L. Liu, J. Wang, J. Xu, 2016. High-resolution imaging: An approach by incorporating stationary-phase implementation into deabsorption prestack time migration. Geophysics, 81(5): S317-S331
J. Zhang, J. Zhang, 2014. Diffraction imaging using shot and opening-angle gathers: A prestack time migration approach. Geophysics, 79(2): S23–S33.
J. Zhang, J. Wu, X. Li, 2013. Compensation for absorption and dispersion in prestack migration: An effective Q approach. Geophysics, 78(1): S1–S14
J Zhang, J. Xu, H. Zhang, 2012. Migration from 3D irregular surfaces: A prestack time migration approach. Geophysics, 77(5): S117–S129.
J. Zhang, H. Gao, 2011. Irregular perfectly matched layers for 3D elastic wave modeling. Geophysics, 76(2): T27-T36
J. Zhang, L. Liu, 2007. Optimum split-step Fourier 3D depth migration: Developments and practical aspects. Geophysics, 72(3): S167-S175
L. Liu, J. Zhang, 2006. 3D wavefield extrapolation with optimum split-step Fourier method. Geophysics, 71(3): T95-T108
J. Zhang, 2005. Elastic wave modeling in fractured media with an explicit approach. Geophysics, 70(5): T75-T85
J. Zhang, D.J. Verschuur, 2002. Elastic wave propagation in heterogeneous anisotropic media using the lumped finite element method. Geophysics, 67: 625-638
Z. Li, J. Zhang*, 2020. Imaging 3D faults using diffractions with modified dip-angle gathers. Geophysical Journal International, 220: 1569-1584
K. Yang, J. Zhang*, H. Gao, 2017. Unstructured mesh based elastic wave modelling on GPU: a double-mesh grid method. Geophysical Journal International, 211: 763-772.
J. Zhang, H. Gao, 2009. Elastic wave modelling in 3D fractured media: An explicit approach. Geophysical Journal International, 177: 1233-1241.
H. Gao, J. Zhang*, 2008. Implementation of perfectly matched layers in an arbitrary geometrical boundary for elastic wave modelling. Geophysical Journal International, 174: 1029-1036.
H. Gao, J. Zhang*, 2006. Parallel 3-D simulation of seismic wave propagation in heterogeneous anisotropic media: a grid method approach. Geophysical Journal International, 165: 875-888
J. Zhang, 2004. Elastic wave modelling in heterogeneous media with high velocity contrasts. Geophysical Journal International, 159: 223-239
J. Zhang, 2004. Wave propagation across fluid-solid interfaces: a grid method approach. Geophysical Journal International, 159: 240-252
J. Zhang, C.P.A. Wapenaar, 2003. Wavefield extrapolation and amplitude-variation-with-angle migration in highly discontinuous media. Geophysical Journal International, 155: 327-339
J. Zhang, T. Liu, 2002. Elastic wave modelling in 3-D heterogeneous media: 3-D grid method. Geophysical Journal International, 150: 780-799
J. Zhang, T. Liu, 1999. P-SV-wave propagation in heterogeneous media: grid method. Geophysical Journal International, 136: 431-438
J. Zhang, 1999. Quadrangle-grid velocity-stress finite-difference method for poroelastic wave equations. Geophysical Journal International, 139: 171-182
J. Zhang, 1997. Quadrangle grid velocity stress finite difference method for elastic wave propagation simulation. Geophysical Journal International, 131: 127-134
J. Xu, J. Zhang*, 2023. Efficient prestack time migration velocity analysis: a correlation-based global optimization approach. Geophysical Prospecting, 71(6): 998–1011
X. Wang, Y. Lu, J. Zhang, 2021. Elastic wave-mode separation in 2D transversely isotropic media using optical flow. Geophysical Prospecting, 69(2): 349-371.
Y. Lu, Q. Liu, J. Zhang*, K. Yang, H. Sun, 2019. Poynting and polarization vectors based wavefield decomposition and their application on elastic reverse time migration in 2D transversely isotropic media. Geophysical Prospecting, 67: 1296-1311.
Q. Liu, J. Zhang, 2018. Efficient dip-angle angle-domain common-image gather estimation using Poynting vector in acoustic reverse time migration and its application in noise suppression. Geophysical Prospecting, 66: 1714-1725.
Q. Liu, J. Zhang, 2018. Trace-imposed stretch correction in Kirchhoff prestack time migration. Geophysical Prospecting, 66: 1643-1652.
Q. Liu, J. Zhang*, H. Gao, 2017. Reverse-time migration from rugged topography using irregular, unstructured mesh. Geophysical Prospecting, 65:453-466.
J. Zhang, C.P.A. Wapenaar, 2006. High-resolution depth imaging with sparseness-constrained inversion. Geophysical Prospecting, 54: 49-62
J. Zhang, C.P.A. Wapenaar, 2002. Wavefield extrapolation and prestack depth migration in anelastic inhomogeneous media. Geophysical Prospecting, 50: 629-643
J. Zhang, D.J. Verschuur, C.P.A. Wapenaar, 2001. Depth migration of shot records in heterogeneous, transversely isotropic media using optimum explicit operators. Geophysical Prospecting, 49:287-299
M. Song, J. Zhang*, J. Zhang, 2020. Viscoacoustic least-squares migration with a blockwise Hessian matrix: an effective Q approach. Journal of Geophysics and Engineering, 17(4): 618–634.
W. Liu, Q. Cheng, L. Liu, Y. Wang, J. Zhang*, 2020. Accelerating High-Resolution Seismic Imaging by Using Deep Learning. Applied Sciences, 10(7): 2502
Q. Cheng, J. Zhang*, W. Liu, 2020. Extracting Fresnel zones from migrated dip-angle gathers using a convolutional neural network. Exploration Geophysics, DOI: 10.1080/08123985.2020.1798755
J. Wang, J. Xu, J. Zhang, Q. Liu, L. Liu, 2020. High-resolution imaging: a wavelet stretch correction in de-absorption prestack time migration approach. Exploration Geophysics, 51(4): 446-455
Q. Liu, J. Zhang, 2020. Topography Least?Squares Reverse?Time Migration Based on Adaptive Unstructured Mesh. Surveys in Geophysics, 41(2): 343-361
X. Wang, J. Zhang*, 2022. Fast wave-mode separation in anisotropic elastic reverse time migration using the phase velocity-related Poynting vector. Journal of Computational Physics, 461: 111200
Q. Liu, J. Zhang, Y. Lu, H. Gao, S. Liu, H. Zhang, 2019. Fast Poynting-vector based wave-mode separation and RTM in 2D elastic TI media. Journal of Computational Physics, 381: 27-41.
H. Sun, J. Zhang*, 2019. 3D acoustic wave modeling based on irregular grid method with double-mesh implementation. Acta Geophysica Sinica, 62(9): 3534-3544
J. Xu, W. Liu, J. Wang, L. Liu, J. Zhang, 2018. An efficient implementation of 3D high-resolution imaging for large-scale seismic data with GPU/CPU heterogeneous parallel computing. Computers & Geosciences, 111: 272 – 282
J. Xu, H. Zhang, J. Zhang, 2018. A robust surface-consistent residual phase correction method based on migrated gathers. Exploration Geophysics, 49(3): 336-344
W. Liu, J. Zhang*, 2018. De-absorption prestack time migration: steep dip structure imaging and its application. Chinese Journal of Geophysics-Chinese Edition, 61(2): 707-715
Z. Li, J. Zhang, W. Liu, 2018. Diffraction imaging using dip-angle and offset gathers. Acta Geophysica Sinica, 61(4): 1447-1459
Z. Hou, X. Liu, Y. Liu, J. Zhang, H. Gao, J. Wang, 2018. Determining elastic parameters of shale reservoirs based on computational rock physics methods. Acta Geophysica Sinica, 61(7): 3019-3027
J. Xu, H. Zhang, J. Zhang, Z. Li, W. Liu, 2017. Pre-stack time migration based on stationary-phase stacking in the dip-angle domain. Journal of Geophysics and Engineering, 14: 272-282.
J. Wang, W. Liu, J. Zhang, Z. Zhao, 2017. Building a heterogeneous Q model: an approach using surface reflection data. Journal of Seismic Exploration, 26:293-310.
H. Zhang, J. Zhang, Z. Li, J. Zhang, J. Xiao, 2017. Improving the imaging resolution of 3D PSTM in VTI media using optimal summation within the Fresnel zone. Journal of Seismic Exploration, 26(4): 311-330
K. Yang, J. Zhang, 2017. Least-squares reverse time migration based on unstructured gird. Chinese Journal of Geophysics-Chinese Edition, 60(3): 1053-1061
Y. Lu, J. Zhang, K. Yang, J. Hu, 2017. Vector elastic reverse time migration based on unstructured mesh for 2D tilted TI medium. Chinese Journal of Geophysics-Chinese Edition, 60(12): 4776-4789
Q. Liu, J. Zhang, H. Zhang, 2016. Eliminating the redundant source effects from the cross-correlation reverse-time migration using a modified stabilized division. Computers & Geosciences, 92: 49-57
H. Zhang, J. Xu, Q. Liu, J. Zhang, 2016. Imaging 2D rugged topography seismic data: A direct PSTM approach integrated with residual static correction. Journal of Seismic Exploration, 25: 339-358
J. Xu, J. Zhang, 2016. Residual static correction based on migrated gathers. Chinese Journal of Geophysics-Chinese Edition, 59(2): 655-663
H. Dou, J. Zhang, 2016. An irregular grid method for acoustic modeling in inhomogeneous viscoelastic medium. Chinese Journal of Geophysics-Chinese Edition, 59(11): 4212-4222
Z. Wei, H. Gao, J. Zhang, 2014. Time-domain full waveform inversion based on an irregular-grid acoustic modeling method. Acta Geophysica Sinica, 57(2): 586-594
J. Zhang, H. Zhang, L. Liu, 2013. Incident angle field estimation: a one-way propagator approach. Chinese Journal of Geophysics-Chinese Edition, 56: 953-960
L. Liu, H. Zhang, J. Zhang, 2013. Angle gathers for one-way wave equation shot-record migration methods. Chinese Journal of Geophysics-Chinese Edition, 56: 3124-3123
Z. Hou, D. Xiong, J. Zhang, 2013. Application of the preconditioned conjugate gradient method to reconstruction of seismic data. Chinese Journal of Geophysics-Chinese Edition, 56: 1321-1330
J. Zhang, J. Zhang, 2012. Amplitude-preserved pre-stack time migration in 3D VTI media. Exploration Geophysics, 43:171-177
H. Zhang, J. Zhang, 2012. 3D prestack time migration including surface topography. Chinese Journal of Geophysics-Chinese Edition, 55: 1335-1344
B. Lu, J. Zhang, B. Pu, 2012. Pre-stack time migration in angle-domain: a one-way propagator approach in inhomogeneous media. Chinese Journal of Geophysics-Chinese Edition, 55: 3795-3804
J. Zhang, J. Zhang, 2011. Wave equation based migration velocity estimation: a direct inversion approach. Chinese Journal of Geophysics-Chinese Edition, 54: 835-844
L. Liu, J. Zhang, 2011. Wave equation prestack depth migration method in 3D VTI media. Chinese Journal of Geophysics-Chinese Edition, 54: 2906-2915
X. Li, X. Lu, J. Zhang, 2011. Prestack time migration in anelastic media based on designing for short operator. Chinese Journal of Geophysics-Chinese Edition, 54: 193-199
C. Dong, J. Zhang, 2010. Prestack time migration incorporated with redatuming. Chinese Journal of Geophysics-Chinese Edition, 53: 2435-2441
C. Dong, J. Zhang, 2009. Prestack time migration including surface topography. Chinese Journal of Geophysics-Chinese Edition, 52: 239-244
D. Xiong, W. Zhao, J. Zhang, 2009. Hybrid-domain high-resolution parabolic Radon transform and its application to demultiplex. Chinese Journal of Geophysics-Chinese Edition, 52: 1068-1077.
H. Zhang, C. Wang, J. Zhang, 2009. One-way wave equation based illumination analysis in angle domain. Chinese Journal of Geophysics-Chinese Edition, 52: 1606-1614
J. Zhang, B. Lu, L. Liu, 2008. Frequency-dependent varying-step depth extrapolation scheme for wave equation based migration. Chinese Journal of Geophysics-Chinese Edition, 51: 221-227
Y. Xu, J. Zhang, 2008. An irregular-grid perfectly matched layer absorbing boundary for seismic wave modeling. Chinese Journal of Geophysics-Chinese Edition, 51: 1520-1526
D. Xiong, J. Zhang, 2008. Table-Driven 2-D non-uniform sampling fast Fourier transform. Chinese Journal of Geophysics-Chinese Edition, 51: 1860-1867
W. Wang, J. Pei, J. Zhang, 2007. Prestack seismic data reconstruction using weighted parabolic Radon transform. Chinese Journal of Geophysics-Chinese Edition, 50: 851-859
L. Liu, X. Chen, J. Zhang, H. Liu, 2007. Wave equation depth migration with symmetric non-stationary phase shift method in axi-symmetrical anisotropic media. Chinese Journal of Geophysics-Chinese Edition, 50: 277-284
J. Zhang, W. Wang, 2006. Multiple attenuation: An approach by incorporating multiple prediction with Radon transform. Journal of Seismic Exploration, 15: 79-97
L. Liu, J. Zhang*, 2006. Optimum split-step Fourier one-way operators for seismic modeling and imaging in 3D VTI media. Geophysical Research Letters, 33: L09308
L. Liu, S. Chen, J. Zhang, 2006. Steep dipping structure depth imaging using wave equation based migration schemes on 3-D sparse dataset. Chinese Journal of Geophysics-Chinese Edition, 49: 1452-1459
L. Liu, H. Gao, H. Liu, J. Zhang, 2005. Wave equation depth migration with optimum split-step Fourier method in 3-D VTI media. Acta Geophysica Sinica, 48: 406-414
L. Liu, F. Cui, J. Zhang, 2004. Seismic modeling with one-way wave equation in 3D complex structures. Chinese Journal of Geophysics-Chinese Edition, 47: 514-520
J. Zhang, 2001. Triangle-quadrangle grid method for poroelastic, elastic, and acoustic wave equations. Journal of Computational Acoustics, 9: 681-702
J. Zhang, T. Liu, 2000. Numerical simulation of elastic wave propagation in anisotropic media. Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica, 13: 50-59
J. Zhang, Y. Li, 1997. Numerical simulation of elastic wave propagation in inhomogeneous media. Wave Motion, 25: 109-125
J. Zhang, S. Liu, 1997. Transmission boundary condition for mixed variable finite-difference method. Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica, 10: 366-373
J. Zhang, 1994. A convergent iterative algorithm for solving elastic wave-form inversion. Science in China (Series A), 37: 459-468