Chinese National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award, 2011

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Referee (2006-present), Journal of Geophysical Research – Space Physics, Journal of Geophysical Research – Planets, Geophysical Research Letters, Planetary and Space Science, Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics, Science in China, Chinese Science Bulletin, Advances in Geoscience

• Proposal reviewer (2012-2014), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

• Tohban (duty officer, 2008-2014), NASA’s THEMIS mission

• Editor’s Assistant (2006-2007), Journal of Geophysical Research – Space Physics

NSFC – General Program, Investigation on magnetotail transport and associated phenomena, 2015-2018, PI

• NASA – Heliophysics Guest Investigator Program, The dipolarization front’s role in field-aligned current generation and magnetospheric energy budget, 2014-2017, PI (transferred to colleagues in UCLA)

1. Pan, D.-X., X.-Z. Zhou, Q.-Q. Shi, J. Liu, V. Angelopoulos, A. Runov, Q.-G. Zong, and S.-Y. Fu, On the generation of magnetic dips ahead of advancing dipolarization fronts, Geophys. Res. Lett., 42, doi: 10.1002/2015GL064369, 2015.

2. Liu, J., V. Angelopoulos, X.-Z. Zhou, Z.-H. Yao, and A. Runov, Cross-tail expansion of dipolarizing flux bundles, J. Geophys. Res., 120, 2516-2530, doi:10.1002/2015JA020997, 2015.

3. Liu, J., V. Angelopoulos, X. Chu, X.-Z. Zhou, and C. Yue, Substorm current wedge composition by wedgets, Geophys. Res. Lett., 42, 1669-1676, doi:10.1002/2015JA020997, 2015.

4. Ren, J., Q.-G. Zong, Y. F. Wang, and X.-Z. Zhou, The interaction between ULF waves and thermal plasma ions at the plasmaspheric boundary layer during substorm activity, J. Geophys. Res., 120: 1133–1143. doi:10.1002/2014JA020766, 2015.

5. Runov, A., V. Angelopoulos, C. Gabrielse, J. Liu, D. L. Turner, and X.-Z. Zhou, Average thermodynamic and spectral properties of plasma in and around dipolarizing flux bundles, J. Geophys. Res., 120: 1133–1143. doi:10.1002/2015JA021166, 2015.

6. Zhou, X.-Z., V. Angelopoulos, J. Liu, A. Runov, and D.-X. Pan, Asymmetric braking and dawnward deflection of dipolarization fronts: Effects of ion reflection, Geophys. Res. Lett., 41, doi:10.1002/2014GL061794, 2014.

7. Zhou, X.-Z., V. Angelopoulos, A. R. Poppe, J. S. Halekas, K. K. Khurana, M. G. Kivelson, S. Fatemi, and M. Holmstrom, Lunar dayside current in the terrestrial lobe: ARTEMIS observations, J. Geophys. Res., 119, doi:10.1002/2014JA019842, 2014.

8. Zhou, X.-Z., V. Angelopoulos, A. Runov, and J. Liu, On the origin of pressure and magnetic perturbations ahead of dipolarization fronts, J. Geophys. Res., 119, doi:10.1002/2013JA019 394, 2014.

9. Liu, J., V. Angelopoulos, X.-Z. Zhou, and A. Runov, Magnetic flux transport by dipolarizing flux bundles, J. Geophys. Res., 119, doi:10.1002/2013JA019395, 2014.

10. Hao, Y. X., Q.-G. Zong, Y. F. Wang, X.-Z. Zhou, H. Zhang, S. Y. Fu, Z. Y. Pu, H. E. Spence, J. B. Blake, J. Bonnell, J. R. Wygant, and C. A. Kletzing, Interactions of energetic electrons with ULF waves triggered by interplanetary shock: Van Allen Probes observations in the magnetotail, J. Geophys. Res., 119, 8262–8273, doi:10.1002/2014JA020023, 2014.

11. Li, S.-S., J. Liu, V. Angelopoulos, A. Runov, X.-Z. Zhou, and S. A. Kiehas, Antidipolarization fronts observed by ARTEMIS, J. Geophys. Res., 119, 7181–7198, doi:10.1002/2014JA020062, 2014.

12. Shi, Q. Q., M. D. Hartinger, V. Angelopoulos, A. M. Tian, S. Y. Fu, Q.-G. Zong, J. M. Weygand, J. Raeder, Z. Y. Pu, X. Z. Zhou, M. W. Dunlop, W. L. Liu, H. Zhang, Z. H. Yao, and X. C. Shen, Solar wind pressure pulse-driven magnetospheric vortices and their global consequences, J. Geophys. Res., 119, 4274–4280, doi:10.1002/2013JA019551, 2014.

13. Yao, Z. H., Z. Y. Pu, C. J. Owen, S. Y. Fu, X. N. Chu, J. Liu, V. Angelopoulos, I. J. Rae, C. Yue, X.-Z. Zhou, Q.-G. Zong, X. Cao, Q. Q. Shi, C. Forsyth, and A. M. Du, Current reduction in a pseudo-breakup event: THEMIS observations, J. Geophys. Res., 119, 8178–8187, doi:10.1002/2014JA020186, 2014.

14. Zhou, X.-Z., V. Angelopoulos, A. R. Poppe, and J. S. Halekas, ARTEMIS observations of lunar pick-up ions: mass constraints on ion species, J. Geophys. Res., 118, doi:10.1002/jgre. 20125, 2013

15. Zhou, X.-Y., X.-Z. Zhou, V. Angelopoulos, Q. Q. Shi, C.-P. Wang, and H. Frey, Interplanetary shock-induced current sheet disturbances leading to auroral activation: THEMIS observations, J. Geophys. Res., 118, 1-15, doi:10.1002/jgra.50175, 2013.

16. Liu, J., V. Angelopoulos, X.-Z. Zhou, A. Runov, and Z. H. Yao, On the role of pressure and flow perturbations around dipolarizing flux bundles, J. Geophys. Res., 118, 7104-7118, doi: 10.1002/2013JA019256, 2013.

17. Angelopoulos, V., A. Runov, X.-Z. Zhou, D. Turner, S. Kiehas, S.-S. Li, and I. Shinohara, Electromagnetic energy conversion at reconnection fronts, Science, 341, 6153, 1478-1482, doi:10.1126/science.1236992, 2013

18. Zhong, J., Z. Y. Pu, M. W. Dunlop, Y. V. Bogdanova, X. G. Wang, C. J. Xiao, R. L. Guo, H. Hasegawa, J. Raeder, X. Z. Zhou, V. Angelopoulos, Q. G. Zong, S. Y. Fu, L. Xie, M. G. G. T. Taylor, C. Shen, J. Berchem, Q. H. Zhang, M. Volwerk, and J. P. Eastwood, Three- dimensional magnetic flux rope structure formed by multiple sequential X-line reconnection at the magnetopause, J. Geophys. Res., 118, 1-8, doi:10.1002/jgra.50281, 2013.

19. Li, S.-S., V. Angelopoulos, A. Runov, S.A. Kiehas and X. -Z. Zhou, Plasmoid growth and expulsion revealed by two-point ARTEMIS observations, J. Geophys. Res., 118, 1-12, doi:10.1002/jgra.50105, 2013.

20. Liu, J., V. Angelopoulos, A. Runov, and X.-Z. Zhou, On the current sheets surrounding dipolarizing flux bundles in the magnetotail: the case for wedgelets, J. Geophys. Res., 118, 1-21, doi:10.1002/jgra.50092, 2013.

21. Runov, A., V. Angelopoulos, C. Gabrielse, X.-Z. Zhou, D. Turner, and F. Plaschke, Electron fluxes and pitch-angle distributions at dipolarization fronts: THEMIS multipoint observations, J. Geophys. Res., 118, 1-12, doi:10.1002/jgra.50121, 2013.

22. Shi, Q. Q., M. Hartinger, V. Angelopoulos, Q.-G. Zong, X.-Z. Zhou, X.-Y. Zhou, A. Kellerman, A. M. Tian, J. Weygand, S. Y. Fu, Z. Y. Pu, J. Raeder, Y. S. Ge, Y. F. Wang, H. Zhang, and Z. H. Yao, THEMIS observations of ULF wave excitation in the nightside plasma sheet during sudden impulse events, J. Geophys. Res., 118, 1-15, doi:10.1029/2012JA017984, 2013.

23. Zhou, X.-Z., V. Angelopoulos, A. Runov, J. Liu, and Y. S. Ge, Emergence of the active magnetotail plasma sheet boundary from transient, localized ion acceleration, J. Geophys. Res., 117, A10216, doi:10.1029/2012JA018171, 2012.

24. Ge, Y. S., X.-Z. Zhou, J. Liang, J. Raeder, M. L. Gilson, E. Donovan, V. Angelopoulos, and A. Runov, Dipolarization fronts and associated auroral activities: I. Conjugated observations and perspectives from global MHD simulations, J. Geophys. Res., 117, A10226, doi:10.1029/2012JA017676, 2012.

25. Zhou, X.-Z., Y. S. Ge., V. Angelopoulos, A. Runov, J. Liang, X. Xing, J. Raeder, and Q.-G. Zong, Dipolarization fronts and associated auroral activities: II. Acceleration of ions and their subsequent behavior, J. Geophys. Res., 117, A10227, doi:10.1029/2012JA017677, 2012.

26. Runov, A., V. Angelopoulos, and X.-Z. Zhou, Multipoint observations of dipolarization front formation by magnetotail reconnection, J. Geophys. Res., 117, A05230, doi:10.1029/2011JA017361, 2012.

27. Xing, X., L. R. Lyons, X.-Z. Zhou, V. Angelopoulos, E. Donovan, D. Larson, C. Carlson, and U. Auster, On the formation of pre-onset azimuthal pressure gradient in the near-Earth plasma sheet, J. Geophys. Res., 117, A08224, doi:10.1029/2011JA 017361, 2012.

28. Zhou, X.-Z., V. Angelopoulos, V. A. Sergeev, and A. Runov, On the nature of precursor flows upstream of advancing dipolarization fronts, J. Geophys. Res., 116, A03222, doi:10.1029 /2010JA016165, 2011.

29. Runov, A., V. Angelopoulos, X.-Z. Zhou, X.-J. Zhang, S. Li, F. Plaschke, and J. Bonnell, A THEMIS multicase study of dipolarization fronts in the magnetotail plasma sheet, J. Geophys. Res., 116, A05216, doi: 10.1029/2010JA016316, 2011.

30. Zhang, X.-J., V. Angelopoulos, A. Runov, X.-Z. Zhou, J. Bonnell, J. P. McFadden, D. Larson, and U. Auster, Current carriers near dipolarization fronts in the magnetotail: A THEMIS event study, J. Geophys. Res., 116, A00I20, doi:10.1029/2010JA015885, 2011.

31. Li, S.-S., V. Angelopoulos, A. Runov, X.-Z. Zhou, J. McFadden, D. Larson, J. Bonnell, and U. Auster, On the force balance around dipolarization fronts within bursty bulk flows, J. Geophys. Res., 116, A00I35, doi:10.1029/2010JA015884, 2011.

32. Vogiatzis, I. I., O. E. Malandraki, Q.-G. Zong, X.-Z. Zhou, T. E. Sarris, E. T. Sarris, H. Zhang, and T. A. Fritz, THEMIS observations of earthward convected flux ropes triggering field dipolarization/substorm expansion and associated particle energization, Ann. Geophys., 29, 2117-2130, 2011.

33. Sergeev, V., V. Angelopoulos, M. Kubyshkina, E. Donovan, X.-Z. Zhou, A. Runov, H. Singer, J. McFadden, and R. Nakamura, Substorm growth and expansion onset as observed with ideal ground-spacecraft THEMIS coverage, J. Geophys. Res., 116, A00I26, doi:10.1029/2010 JA015689, 2011.

34. Zhou, X.-Z., V. Angelopoulos, V. A. Sergeev, and A. Runov, Accelerated ions ahead of earthward propagating dipolarization fronts, J. Geophys. Res., 115, A00I03, doi:10.1029 /2010JA015481, 2010.

35. Pu, Z. Y., X. N. Chu, X. Cao, V. Mishin, V. Angelopoulos, J. Wang, Y. Wei, Q. G. Zong, S. Y. Fu, L. Xie, K.-H. Glassmeier, H. Frey, C. T. Russell, J. Liu, J. McFadden, D. Larson, S. Mende, I. Mann, D. Sibeck, L. A. Sapronova, M. V. Tolochko, T. I. Saifudinova, Z. H. Yao, X. G. Wang, C. J. Xiao, X.-Z. Zhou, H. Reme, and E. Lucek, THEMIS observations of substorms on 26 February 2008 initiated by magnetic reconnection, J. Geophys. Res., 115, A02212, doi:10.1029/2009JA014217, 2010.

36. Zhou, X.-Z., V. Angelopoulos, A. Runov, M. I. Sitnov, Z. Y. Pu, and Q.-G. Zong, Ion distributions near the reconnection sites: Comparison between simulations and THEMIS observations, J. Geophys. Res., 114, A12211, doi:10.1029/2009JA014614, 2009.

37. Zhou, X.-Z., Z. Y. Pu, Q.-G. Zong, P. Song, S. Y. Fu, J. Wang, and H. Zhang, On the error estimation of multi-spacecraft timing method, Ann. Geophys., 27, 3949-3955, 2009.

38. Zhou, X.-Z., V. Angelopoulos, A. Runov, M. I. Sitnov, F. Coroniti, P. Pritchett, Z. Y. Pu, Q.-G. Zong, J. P. McFadden, D. Larson, and K.-H. Glassmeier, Thin current sheet in the substorm late growth phase: Modeling of THEMIS observations, J. Geophys. Res., 114, A03223, doi: 10.1029/2008JA013777, 2009.

39. Zong, Q.-G., X.-Z. Zhou, Y. F. Wang, X. Li, P. Song, D. N. Baker, T. A. Fritz, P. W. Daly, M. Dunlop, and A. Pedersen, Energetic electron response to ULF waves induced by interplanetary shocks in the outer radiation belt, J. Geophys. Res., 114, A10204, doi:10.1029 /2009JA014393, 2009.

40. Song, P., V. M. Vasyliūnas, and X.-Z. Zhou, Magnetosphere-ionosphere/thermo-sphere coupling: Self-consistent solutions for a one-dimensional stratified ionosphere in three-fluid theory, J. Geophys. Res., 114, A08213, doi:10.1029/2008JA013629, 2009.

41. Angelopoulos, V., J. P. McFadden, D. Larson, C. W. Carlson, S. B. Mende, H. Frey, T. Phan, D. G. Sibeck, K.-H. Glassmeier, U. Auster, E. Donovan, I. R. Mann, I. J. Rae, C. T. Russell, A. Runov, X.-Z. Zhou, and L. Kepko, Response to Comment on “Tail Reconnection Triggering Substorm Onset”, Science, 324, 1391-c, doi:10.1126 /science.1168045, 2009.

42. Angelopoulos, V., J. P. McFadden, D. Larson, C. W. Carlson, S. B. Mende, H. Frey, T. Phan, D. G. Sibeck, K.-H. Glassmeier, U. Auster, E. Donovan, I. R. Mann, I. J. Rae, C. T. Russell, A. Runov, X.-Z. Zhou, and L. Kepko, Tail Reconnection Triggering Substorm Onset, Science, 321, 931-935, doi:10.1126/science.1160495, 2008.

43. Runov, A., V. Angelopoulos, X.-Z. Zhou, I. Voronkov, M.V. Kubyshkina, R. Nakamura, C. W. Carlson, H. U. Frey, J. McFadden, D. Larson, S. Mende, K. H. Glassmeier, U. Auster, and H. J. Singer, Multipoint in situ and ground-based observations during auroral intensifications, J. Geophys. Res., 113, A00C07, doi: 10.1029/2008JA013493, 2008.

44. Wang, J., Z. Y. Pu, X. Z. Zhou, X. G. Zhang, M. W. Dunlop, S. Y. Fu, L. Xie, Q. G. Zong, C. J. Xiao, X. G. Wang, and Z. X. Liu, Coordinated Cluster/Double Star observations of dayside flux transfer events on 6 April 2004, Science in China Series E, 51, 10, 1611-1619, doi:10.1007/s11431-008-0265-8, 2008.

45. Wang, Y. F., S. Y. Fu, Q. G. Zong, B. Yang, Z. Y. Pu, L. Xie, and X. Z. Zhou, Multi-spacecraft observations of ULF waves during the recovery phase of magnetic storm on October 30, 2003, Science in China Series E, 51, 10, 1772-1785, doi: 10.1007/s11431-008-0168-8, 2008.

46. Zhang, H., K. K. Khurana, M. G. Kivelson, V. Angelopoulos, Z.Y. Pu, Q.-G. Zong, J. Liu, and X.-Z. Zhou, Modeling a force-free flux transfer event probed by multiple THEMIS spacecraft, J. Geophys. Res., 113, A00C05, doi:10.1029/2008JA013451, 2008.

47. Zhang, L. Q., Z. X. Liu, Z. W. Ma, C. Shen, X. Z. Zhou, and X. G. Zhang, Effect of upward ion on field-aligned currents in the near-earth magnetotail, Science in China Series G, 50, 5, 673-680, doi:10.1007/s11433-007-0058-2, 2008.

48. Zhang, X. G., Z. Y. Pu, Z. W. Ma, and X. Z. Zhou, Roles of initial current carrier in the distribution of field-aligned current in 3-D Hall MHD simulations, Science in China Series E, 51, 3, 323-336, doi:10.1007/s11431-008-0020-1, 2008.

49. Yang, B., S. Y. Fu, Q. G. Zong, Y. F. Wang, X. Z. Zhou, Z. Y. Pu, and L. Xie, Numerical study on ULF waves in a dipole field excited by sudden impulse, Science in China Series E, 51, 10, 1665-1676, doi:10.1007/s11431-008-0251-1, 2008.

50. Zhou, X.-Z., Z. Y. Pu, Q.-G. Zong, and L. Xie, Energy Filter Effect for Solar Wind Particle Entry to the Magnetosphere via Flank Regions during Southward Interplanetary Magnetic Field, J. Geophys. Res., 112, A06233, doi:10.1029/2006JA012180, 2007.

51. Zong, Q.-G., X.-Z. Zhou, X. Li, P. Song, S. Y. Fu, D. N. Baker, Z. Y. Pu, T. A. Fritz, P. Daly, A. Balogh, and H. Reme, Ultralow Frequency Modulation of Energetic Particles in the Dayside Magnetosphere, Geophy. Res. Lett., 34, L12105, doi:10.1029/2007GL029915, 2007.

52. Pu, Z. Y., X. G. Zhang, X. G. Wang, J. Wang, X.-Z. Zhou, M. W. Dunlop, L. Xie, C. J. Xiao, Q. G. Zong, S. Y. Fu, Z. X. Liu, C. Carr, Z. W. Ma, C. Shen, E. Lucek, H. Reme, and P. Escoubet, Global view of dayside magnetic reconnection with the dusk-dawn IMF orientation: A statistical study for Double Star and Cluster data, Geophy. Res. Lett., 34, L20101, doi:10.1029/2007GL030336, 2007.

53. Wang, J., M. W. Dunlop, Z. Y. Pu, X. Z. Zhou, X. G. Zhang, Y. Wei, S. Y. Fu, C. J. Xiao, A. Fazakerley, H. Laakso, M. G. G. T. Taylor, Y. Bogdanova, F. Pitout, J. Davies, Q. G. Zong, C. Shen, Z. X. Liu, C. Carr, C. Perry, H. Reme, I. Dandouras, P. Escoubet, and C. J. Owen, TC1 and Cluster observation of an FTE on 4 January 2005: A close conjunction, Geophy. Res. Lett., 34, L03106, doi:10.1029/2006GL028241, 2007.

54. Zhou, X.-Z., Q.-G. Zong, J. Wang, Z. Y. Pu, X. G. Zhang, Q. Q. Shi, and J. B. Cao, Multiple Triangulation Analysis: application to determine the velocity of 2-D structures, Ann. Geophys., 24, 3173-3177, 2006.

55. Zhou, X.-Z., T. A. Fritz, Q.-G. Zong, Z. Y. Pu, Y.-Q. Hao, and J.-B. Cao, The cusp: A window for particle exchange between the radiation belt and the solar wind, Ann. Geophys., 24, 3131-3137, 2006.

56. Zhou, X.-Z., Q.-G. Zong, Z. Y. Pu, T. A. Fritz, M. W. Dunlop, Q. Q. Shi, J. Wang, and Y. Wei, Multiple Triangulation Analysis: another approach to determine the orientation of flux ropes, Ann. Geophys., 24, 1759-1765, 2006.

57. Xie, L., Z. Y. Pu, X. Z. Zhou, S. Y. Fu, Q.-G. Zong, and M. H. Hong, Energetic ion injection and formation of the storm-time symmetric ring current, Ann. Geophys., 24, 3547-3556, 2006.

58. Zong, Q.-G., T. A. Fritz, H. Zhang, S. Y. Fu, X. Z. Zhou, M. L. Goldstein, P. W. Daly, and H. Reme, The magnetospheric cusp: Structure and dynamics, in Advances in Geosciences, Vol. 2, Solar Terrestrial, edited by W.-H. Ip, 173-189, World Scientific Co., Singapore, 2006.

59. Xie, L., T. A. Fritz, Q.-G. Zong, Z. Y. Pu, X. Z. Zhou, and X. Li, Auroral equatorward boundary observed by the NOAA-17 satellite, in Advances in Geosciences, Vol. 2, Solar Terrestrial, edited by W.-H. Ip, 219-228, World Scientific Co., Singapore, 2006.

60. Ruan, P., S. Y. Fu, Q.-G. Zong, Z. Y. Pu, X. Cao, W. L. Liu, X. Z. Zhou, and P. W. Daly, Ion composition variations in the plasma sheet observed by Cluster/RAPID, Geophy. Res. Lett., 32, L01105, doi: 10.1029/2004GL021266, 2005.

61. Xie, L., Z. Y. Pu, X. Z. Zhou, S. Y. Fu, and Q. G. Zong, Formation of the storm-time ring current, Chinese Science Bulletin, 49, 7, 716-723, 2004.