


Dominikus Deka Dewangga, Ph.D.
A Postdoctoral Research Fellow at National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan.
Geologist
My expertise: Metamorphic Petrology | Geochemistry | Fluid–Rock Interaction | Element Redistribution | Subduction Zone Processes
Dewangga, D.D., Tsai, C.H., Iizuka, Y., Sakaguchi, I.T., Kouketsu, Y., Chung, S.L., Lee, C.Y., Chang, W.Y., and Chen, H.F. (2025) Origins and metamorphism of ophiolitic serpentinites from the Yuli belt, eastern Taiwan: new findings and tectonic implications. International Geology Review 67(7), 933–949. https://doi.org/10.1080/00206814.2024.2415088.
Dewangga, D.D., Tsai, C.H., Lee, H.Y., Iizuka, Y., Chung, S.L., and Chang, W.Y. (2025) Element redistributions along the subduction interface: a case study of metasomatism between pelitic schist and ophiolitic serpentinite in the Yuli belt, eastern Taiwan. Lithos 516-517, 108280. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lithos.2025.108280.
Dewangga, D.D., Tsai, C.H., Wang, K.L., Lee, H.Y., and Kourim, F. (2026) Geochemical characteristics of metaserpentinites from the Yuli belt, eastern Taiwan: implications for protolith affinities and subduction-related metasomatism. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences. in press.
Wang, K.L., Tran, D., Iizuka, Y., Lee, H.Y., Dewangga, D.D., and Nguyen, C.N. (under review) From subduction initiation to arc-continent collision: mantle records from Eastern Taiwan. Geology.
Wang, K.L., Tran, D., Kourim, F., Iizuka, Y., Lee, H.Y., Dewangga, D.D., and Nguyen, C.N. (under review) Forearc mantle recording transition from subduction initiation to arc-continent collision. Geochemical Perspective Letters.
Dewangga, D.D., Lo, W.H., Tsai, C.H., Kouketsu, Y., Iizuka, Y., and Lee, H.Y. (in preparation) Subduction metamorphism recorded in metasomatic zones from the Yuli belt, eastern Taiwan: metamorphic conditions and tectonic implications.
Publications

Ongoing Projects
I am currently working on a project investigating the tectonic evolution of eastern Taiwan's geology, focusing on the petrological and geochemical characteristics of metamorphic rocks.










Geology of the eastern Taiwan
Interpreting the tectonic evolutions of the eastern Taiwan geology through the study of metamorphic rock characteristics.
Geochemistry Analysis
Delve into the world of geochemistry analysis to understand the composition and behavior of rocks and minerals.
Petrology and GeoMicroanalysis Lab. (PGML)
Explore the diverse field of petrology research, focusing on the origin, composition, and classification of rocks.
Petrological and geochemical characterizations of serpentinite and related rocks from the eastern Taiwan
Latest project
Contacts
dekadewangga@gms.ndhu.edu.tw or dekadewangga@gmail.com
Social media
@dekadewangga
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, National Dong Hwa University. No. 1, Sec. 2, Da Hsueh Rd., Shoufeng, Hualien 97401, Taiwan, R.O.C.
