About

“I analyze rocks, build models, and glimpse history from them.”

I am currently an assistant professor at Peking University. My research has been broadly in the areas of sedimentary geochemistry and geobiology, with particular focus on the coevolution of life and environment, climate and its feedbacks on seawater chemistry, as well as behaviors of selected isotope systems. I am also interested in emerging Carbon Dioxide Removal technologies and actively involve in many CDR projects.

I recently finished the Agouron Geobiology Fellowship at Yale University with Lidya Tarhan and Noah Planavsky. I received my Ph.D. from Northwestern University, co-advised by Brad Sageman, Andy Jacobson, and Matt Hurtgen. I hold a M.S. degree from Penn State University under Mike Arthur, and a B.E. degree from China University of Petroleum.

Upcoming talks

[2024/06/17] I will be giving an invited talk on the 2024 North American Paleontological Convention at University of Michigan.
[2024/09/22-25] I will be convening a topical session at GSA2024 with Dr. Jordan Wostbrock and Dr. Yi Wang " Advances in Non-Traditional Stable Isotope Measurements and Utility as Proxies in Modern and Paleo-Settings." It will be our 4th consecutive year convening the same session. Hope to see you all in Anaheim, California!

News

[2023/12/20] I gave an invited talk at Tongji University.
[2023/10/15-18] I chaired a topical session at GSA2023 "T91. Advances in Non-Traditional Stable Isotope Measurements and Utility as Proxies in Modern and Paleo-Settings."
[2023/10/16] I gave a talk at GSA2023 on early diagenetic effect of stable strontium isotopes in shallow marine carbonates.
[2023/05] I gave a series of invited talks in China. Great seeing all good friends and colleagues after such a long time!
[2023/04/10] I gave an invited talk for University of Miami. Thanks for the hospitality and all good comments.

Misc
I am fond of new technologies, so I keep learning new stuff (e.g., new technical stacks, programming languages) and occasionally write notes about them. I travel around the world and sometimes take photos.