2018/10-2021/12: PhD, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP), Université Paris Cité

2015/09-2018/06: Master, Second Institute of Oceanography, MNR

2011/08-2015/06: Bachelor, Ocean University of China

Our group is looking for excellent postdocs/students. Please contact me If you are interested in subjects below or beyond:

More info: https://chenjie.netlify.app/uploads/Recruitment.pdf 

Seafloor spreading at Mid-Ocean Ridges

Seafloor observation with underwater vehicles on tectonic and volcanic activities

Numerical modelling on hydrothermal circulation and magma dynamics

Bathymetry, marine gravity, marine magnetics

Seismicity

Geological mapping

2025-now: Associate Professor, School of Oceanography, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

2024-2025: Postdoc Researcher, École Normale Supérieure (ENS), Université PSL

2022-2024: Postdoc Researcher, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP), Université Paris Cité

2022-2022: Research Assistant, Second Institute of Oceanography, MNR

Mode of Seafloor Spreading at Ultraslow Mid-Ocean Ridges, NSFC Fund for Excellent Young Scientists (Overseas), PI

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jie-Chen-295?ev=hdr_xprf 

Selected publications (as of 2026-07):

[13]. Chen, J., France, L., Olive, J. A. (2026). Magma convection favors ephemeral melt-rich bodies within mushy reservoirs. Nature Communications. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-74815-1.

[12]. Chen, J., Tominaga, M., Escartín, J., (2026). Axial-valley floor faults tell a different story than faults outside the axial valley: the role of dike-induced deformation. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2025.119796.

[11]. Chen, J., Escartín, J., M, Cannat., (2025). Fault scarps and tectonic strain in young volcanic seafloor. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2024.119174.

[10]. Chen, J., Leroy, S., J., Watremez, L., Robinson, A. H. (2025). Mantle exhumation and post-rift magmatism at an oblique magma-poor continental margin. Geophysical Research Letters. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL112069. 

[9]. Marjanović, M., Chen, J. (co-first author), Escartín, J., Parnell-Turner, R., Wu, J.-N., (2024). Magma-induced tectonics at the East Pacific Rise 9°50’N: Evidence from high-resolution characterization of seafloor and subseafloor. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2401440121. 

[8]. Yan K, Chen J, Zhang T, (2024). Teleseismic Indication of Magmatic and Tectonic Activities at Slow- and Ultraslow-Spreading Ridges. JMSE. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse12040605.

[7]. Chen J, Olive J.A, and Cannat M (2023). Beyond Spreading Rate: Controls on the Thermal Regime of Mid-Ocean Ridges. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2306466120. 

[6]. Chen J, Crawford W. C, and Cannat M (2023). Microseismicity and lithosphere thickness at a nearly-amagmatic oceanic detachment fault system. Nature Communications. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36169-w. 

[5]. Chen J, Zhang T, Li H, Tao C, Cannat M, and Sauter D (2023). Evolution of enhanced magmatism at the ultraslow spreading Southwest Indian Ridge between 46°E and 53.5°E. Tectonophysics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2023.229903. 

[4]. Chen J, Zhang T, Tominaga M, Escartin J, and Kang R (2023). Ocean Sciences with the Spilhaus Projection: A Seamless Ocean Map for Spatial Data Recognition. Scientific Data. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02309-6. 

[3]. Chen J, Olive J.A, and Cannat M. (2022) Thermal Regime of Slow and Ultraslow Spreading Ridges Controlled by Melt Supply and Modes of Emplacement. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JB023715. 

[2]. Chen J, Cannat M, Tao C, Sauter D, and Munschy M. (2021). 780 thousand years of upper-crustal construction at a melt-rich segment of the ultraslow spreading Southwest Indian Ridge 50°28'E. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JB022152.

[1]. Chen J, Tao C, Liang J, et al, (2018). Newly discovered hydrothermal fields along the ultraslow-spreading Southwest Indian Ridge around 63°E. Acta Oceanologica Sinica. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13131-018-1333-y.