地球科学与工程学院

Hongwei Yin

Career: Professor Career: 教授
Post: 仅研究系列选择
Phone: 13905177140
Office Location: 472-2
E-mail: hwyin@nju.edu.cn
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Personal Profile

Born in Yushan, Jiangxi Province in July 1971, professor and doctoral supervisor of Nanjing University. Graduated from Nanjing University in July 1993 with a bachelor's degree, from Nanjing University in July 1996 with a master's degree, and from University of Alabama in 2003 with a doctor's degree. From 2009 to 2010, worked as a senior visiting scholar at Rice University. Primary research interests include salt tectonics, basin structure analysis, modeling and simulation, structural deformation characteristics and deformation mechanism.

Educational Background

Graduated from Nanjing University with a bachelor's degree in Earth Sciences in 1993

Graduated from Nanjing University with a master's degree in Earth Sciences in 1996

Graduated from the Department of Geological Sciences, University of Alabama in 2003 with a PhD degree

Work Experience

2003-2008: Associate Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, Nanjing University

2009-2010: Visiting Scholar at Rice University, USA

2008-present: School of Earth Science and Engineering, Nanjing University, Professor

Academic Service

Vice Director, Structural Physical Chemistry Committee of Chinese Geophysical Society

Vice Director, Salt Lake Committee, Geological Society of China

Member of the GSA, AGU, and AAPG

Research Intersets

salt tectonics, basin structure analysis, modeling and simulation, structural deformation characteristics and deformation mechanism.

Teaching

Undergraduate courses: “Natural Disasters and People”, “Computational Earth Sciences”.

Postgraduate courses: “Three-dimensional Structure Interpretation and Analysis”, “Earth Science Computer Simulation”, “Earth Exploration and Information Technology”.

Research Projects

1. Research on the structural characteristics and deformation mechanism of Mazhatage-Madong area, southwestern Tarim Basin, NSFC project, 2020-2023.

2. Structural differentiation and dynamics in the deep water area of Qiongdongnan Basin, Sub-Program of National Science and Technology Key Project, 2016-2020.

3. A quantitative study on the structural characteristics anddeformation mechanism of compressional structures with multiple decollements: examples from deep structures in Kuqa depression of Tarimu basin, NSFC project, 2016-2019.

4. Structural features and deformation mechanism of the Cenozoic foreland fold and thrust belt at the northern piedmont of the Western Kunlun Mountain, NSFC project，2013-2016.

5. Study on tectono-thermal evolution and reconstruction and preservation of shale gas, program of National key basic research and development Project (973 Project), 2012-2016.

6. Gelogical survey and evaluation of oil and salt exploration, Major Geological Survey Project of Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, 2010-2014.

7. Quantitative study on deformation mechanism and evolution process of salt structure under compression environment, NSFC project, 2009-2011.

8. 3D quantitative Kinematic simulation of salt diapir structure, NSFC project,, 2005-2007.

Publications

1. Wanhui He, Wei Wang,*, Huiwen Xie, Hongwei Yin*, Dong Jia, Zhenping Xu, Haoyu Luo, Rui Yuan, The effects of salt flow on the cross-section restoration of salt-bearing fold-and-thrust belts: An example from the Kuqa depression, Journal of Structural Geology, 2023, 167, 10475:1-14.

2. Gengxiong Yang, Hongwei Yin*, Jun Gan, Wei Wang, Jitian Zhu, Dong Jia, Xiaofeng Xiong, Wenqiao Xu，Explaining Structural Difference Between the Eastern and Western Zones of the Qiongdongnan Basin, Northern South China Sea: Insights From Scaled Physical Models，Tectonics, 2022, 41, e2021TC006899.

3. Changsheng Li, Hongwei Yin*, Chuang Wu, Yingchun Zhang, Jiaxing Zhang, Zhenyun Wu, Wei Wang, Dong Jia, Shuwei Guan, Rong Ren, Calibration of the Discrete Element Method and Modeling of Shortening Experiments, Frontiers in Earth Science, 2021, 9(5)：1-12.

4. Changsheng Li, Hongwei Yin*, Zhenyun Wu, Peng Zhou, Wei Wang, Rong Ren, Shuwei Guan, Xiangyun Li, Haoyu Luo, Dong Jia, Effects of Salt Thickness on the Structural Deformation of Foreland Fold-and-Thrust Belt in the Kuqa Depression, Tarim Basin: Insights From Discrete Element Models, Frontiers in Earth Science, 2021,9(8)：1-11.

5. Wenqiao Xu, Hongwei Yin*, Dong Jia, Changsheng Li, Wei Wang, Gengxiong Yang, Wanhui He, Zhuxin Chen, Rong Ren, Structural Features and Evolution of the Northwestern Sichuan Basin: Insights From Discrete Numerical Simulations, Frontiers in Earth Science, 2021, 9(3)：1-13.

6. Wang Wei, Yin Hongwei*, Jia Dong, Neng Yuan, Zhou Peng, Chen Weili, Li Changsheng, Wu Zhenyun, Along-strike structural variation in a salt-influenced fold and thrust belt: Analysis of the Kuqa depression, Tectonophysics, 2020, 786：228456.

7. Yang Gengxiong, Yin Hongwei*, Wang Wei, Jia Dong, Wang Bin, Li Changsheng, Deep Structural Analysis of Mazatag Tectonic Belt in Tarim Basin, Geotectonica et Metallogenia, 2020，44(05)：819-830. (In Chinese with English Abstract).

8. Xu Wenqiao, Wang Wei, Yin Hongwei, Jia Dong, Li Changsheng, Yang Gengxiong, Li Gang, Numerical simulation of different subsalt structures features and their evolution in the eastern and western segments of the Kuqa depression，Acta Geolocica Sinica, 2020, 94(06)：1740-1751. (In Chinese with English Abstract).

9. Wang Wei, Yin Hongwei*, Zhou Peng, Zhou Lu, Wang Bin, Jia Dong, Li Changsheng，Characteristics and Mechanics of Salt-related Fold Thrust Belt: Insights from Salt-related Structures in Tarim Basin，Xinjiang Petroleum Geology，2019，40 (1): 68-73. (In Chinese with English Abstract).

10. Wei Wang, Hongwei Yin*, Dong Jia, Zhenyun Wu, Chuang Wu, Peng Zhou，Calculating detachment depth and dip angle in sedimentary wedges using the area–depth graph, Journal of Structural Geology, 2018，107(2): 1~11.

11. Changsheng Li, Hongwei Yin*, Dong Jia, Jiaxing Zhang, Wei Wang, Shijin Xu, Validation Tests for Discrete Element Codes Using Single-Contact Systems, International Journal of Geomechanics, 2018, 18(6): 1~9.

12. Zhou Peng, Yin Hongwei*, Zhou Lu, Tang Yangang, Li Changsheng, Zhu Wenhui, Xie Yani, Shang Jiangwei，Reservoir Controlling Factor and Forecast of Tensional Zone in Geostrain Neutral Plane of Faulted Anticline: Example from Kelasu Fold-Thrust Belt, Geotectonica et Metallogenia, 2018，42(1): 50~59. (In Chinese with English Abstract).

13. Zhang Jiaxing, Yin Hongwei*, Zhu Jitian, Xiong Xiaofeng, Wang Wei, Li Changsheng, Wu Zhenyun, Liu Shaowen，Influence of Basement Property on the Fracture Structure: A Case Study of the Qiongdongnan Basin，Geological Journal of China Universities, 2018，24(4): 563~572. (In Chinese with English Abstract).

14. Wei Wang, Hongwei Yin*, Dong Jia, Changsheng Li，A sub-salt structural model of the Kelasu structure in the Kuqa foreland basin, northwest China，Marine and Petroleum Geology，2017, 88，115-126.

15. Zhou peng, Tang Yangang, Yin Hongwei*, Zhao Shuangfeng, Mo Tao, Zhang Xing, Zhu Wenhui, Li Changsheng, Relationship between Characteristics of Fracture Belt and Production of Keshen 2 Gas Reservoir in Kelasu Tectonic Zone, Tarim Basin, Natural Gas Geoscience, 2017, 28(1), 135-145. (In Chinese with English Abstract).

16. Wu Zhenyun*, Yin Hongwei, Zhang Tao, Fan Xiaoping，Characteristics and Formation Mechanism of Thrust Structures in the Eastern Margin of Pamir Salient: Insights from Analogue Modeling and Discussion, Geotectonica et Metallogenia, 2017, 41(4), 663-677. (In Chinese with English Abstract).

17. Wu Chuang, Yin Hongwei*, Yu Changqing, Pi Jingyun, Wu Zhenyun, Wang Wei, Zhang Jiaxing, The Structural accumulation mechanism of the natural gas hydrates in Muli Region of Qinghai Province: Revelation from Physical Simulation Experiment, Natural Gas Geoscience, 2017，28（05），771-784. (In Chinese with English Abstract).

18. Sun, C., Jia, D*., Yin, H*., Chen, Z., Li, Z., Shen, L., Wei, D., Li, Y., Yan, B., Wang, M., Fang, S., and Cui, J., Sandbox modeling of evolving thrust wedges with different preexisting topographic relief: Implications for the Longmen Shan thrust belt, eastern Tibet, Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 2016, 121, 4591-4616.

19. Zhang, Y., D. Jia*, H. Yin*, M. Liu, W. Xie,G. Wei, and Y. Li, Remagnetization of lower Silurian black shale and insights into shale gas in the Sichuan Basin, south China, Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 2016, 121, 491-505.

20. Zhenyun Wu, Hongwei Yin*, Xin Wang，The structural styles and formation mechanism of salt structures in the Southern Precaspian Basin: Insights from seismic data and analog modeling，Marine and Petroleum Geology，2015，62,58-76.

21. ZhenyunWu, Hongwei Yin*，Xin Wang, Bo Zhao, Dong Jia, Characteristics and Deformation Mechanism of Salt-Related Structures in the Western Kuqa Depression, Tarim Basin: Insights from Scaled Sandbox Modeling, Tectonophysics, 2014, 612-613, 81-96.

22. Wu Zhenyun, Yin Hongwei*, Wang Xin, Zheng Junzhang, Wang Xingyuan，Simulation of salt structure formation and evaluation of its geological significance to oil-gas accumulation：a case study of the Sudanese Red Sea rift basin，Acta Petrolei Sinica，2014，35（5），879-889. (In Chinese with English Abstract)

23. Gong Yanping, Yin Hongwei*, Wang Xin, Liang Han, Structural deformation characteristics，mechanics and physical modeling of Kedong structure in piedmont of western Kunlun Mountain，Petroleum Geology & Experiment，2014，03, 299-303. (In Chinese with English Abstract).

24. Yang Jianxu, Yin Hongwei, Zhang Zhen, Zheng Mianping，Geologic Settings of the Potassium Formations in the Lanping-Simao Basin, Yunnan Province，Acta Geolocica Sinica, 2013，37(4), 633-640. (In Chinese with English Abstract)

25. Yin Hongwei, Wang Zhe, Wang Xin, Wu Zhenyun，Characteristics and Mechanics of Cenozoic Salt-Related Structures in Kuqa Foreland Basins: Insights from Physical Modeling and Discussion，Geological Journal of China Universities，2011，17 (2): 308-317。(In Chinese with English Abstract).

26. Yin, H., Zhang, J., Meng, L, and Xu, S., Discrete element modeling of faults associated with active salt doming, Journal of Structural Geology, 2009, 31(9), 989-995.

27. Yin, H., and Groshong, Jr., R.H., A 3-D kinematic model for the deformation above an active diapirism, AAPG Bulletin, 2007, 91(3), 343-363.

28. Yin, H., and Groshong, Jr., R.H., Balancing and restoration of piercement structures: geologic insights from 3-D kinematic models, Journal of Structural Geology, 2006, 28, 99-114.

Honors and Awards

2020: First Prize of Geological Science and Technology Award of China Geological Survey (New progress in Marine and terrestrial potash salt prospecting in China).

2019: Second Prize of Natural Science Award of Ministry of Education (Study on Cenozoic Tectonic deformation in Longmenshan Area and active faults related to Wenchuan Earthquake).

2015: Top 10 Progress of Geological Science and Technology in 2014 of Geological Society of China (salt formation theory leads China to make an important breakthrough in searching for potassium).

2012: Top 10 Progress of Geological Science and Technology in 2011 by Geological Society of China (New Understanding and Progress of the Law of Potash Salt Prospecting in China).