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Dr Ganqing Xu

Technical Officer

Qualifications: MSc (Northeast China) PhD (Waikato)

Contact Details

Name  Extn.  Username  Room  Department
Xu, Dr Ganqing 5166 xu1 F.2.05 Earth and Ocean Sciences

You can contact staff by:
  • Calling +64 7 838 4466  then enter the extension
  • Extensions starting with 4 or 5 can also be direct dialed:
    • For extensions starting with 4: dial +64 7 838 extension
    • For extensions starting with 5: dial +64 7 858 extension
  • Emailing username@waikato.ac.nz
  • Using the campus map to locate their room

Research Interests

Research interests include tectonics, structural geology, fission track thermochronology and basin analysis. Currently researching thermo-tectonic history of the Eastern Tibetan Plateau (the Xianshuihe fault zone area) and Western Sichuan Basin (oil-gas field), China, assessed by fission track analysis.

About Ganqing

Joined the staff in 1997 after completing his PhD.

Recent Publications

  • Li, Y., Wang, C., Ma, C., Xu, G., Zhao, X. (2011) Balanced cross-section and crustal shortening analysis in the Tanggula-Tuotuohe Area, Northern Tibet
    Refereed Journal Articles - Journal of Earth Science
  • Whittaker, A., Kamp, P., Cooke, S., Xu, G., Hendy, C. (2007) Bypassing zircon dissolution: LA-ICP-MS in (U-Th)/He thermochronology
    Conference - Poster Presentation - New Zealand Geochemical 20th Biennial Conference
  • Kamp, P., Xu, G. (2002) Neogene thermal history of Opoutama-1, Hawke's Bay Basin: Implications for hydrocarbon prospectivity
    Conference - Proceedings - New Zealand Petroleum Conference
  • Kamp, P., Xu, G. (2001) Neogene thermal history of Hawke's Bay Basin
    Conference - Full Paper - Geological Society of New Zealand Annual Conference 2001: 'Advances in Geoscience'. Abstracts and Pr

View All research publications by Ganqing Xu

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