Education

8/2015-5/2020 Ph.D. in Geological Sciences, Case Western Reserve University

Thesis: Sound Velocity, Density, and Equation of State of Silicate and Carbonate Melts in the Earth’s Mantle (Advisors: Prof. Zhicheng Jing and Prof. James Van Orman)

8/2012-7/2015 M.S. in Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Thesis: Experimental study on plagioclase crystallization in a granodioritic melt and its petrogenetic implications for the origin of the A-type granite in East Junggar, NW China (Advisor: Prof. Hongfeng Tang)

8/2008-7/2012 B.E. in Geological Engineering, Central South University

Positions held

5/2020-Present: Postdoctoral Scholar, The University of Chicago

8/2015-5/2020: Graduate Research Assistant, Case Western Reserve University

9/2019-11/2019: Visiting Scholar, Southern University of Science and Technology

8/2012-7/2015: Graduate Research Assistant, Chinese Academy of Sciences

2010-2012: Undergraduate Research Assistant, Central South University

Awards and Honors

2019 Graduate Student Travel Award from Graduate School at Case Western Reserve University

2015-2020 Graduate Assistantship, Case Western Reserve University

2015 Outstanding Graduate, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

2013 National Scholarship for Graduate Students, Ministry of Education of P. R. China

2010 Daye Nonferrous Scholarship, Central South University

2009-2010 Academic Scholarship of School of Geosciences and Environmental Engineering, Central South University

Research Skills

• Expert in large volume press (Walker/Kawai-type multi-anvil, D-DIA, D-DIA30, Paris-Edinburgh apparatus, Drickamer cell, piston cylinder) and various furnaces

• Experienced in SEM/FIB, electron microprobe, EBSD, TEM, LA-ICP-MS, Raman spectroscopy, powder and single crystal X-ray diffraction

• Extensive experience in synchrotron radiation, e.g., radiographic imaging, X-ray microtomography, X-ray absorption, energy and angle dispersive X-ray diffraction, synchrotron Mössbauer spectroscopy, high-pressure ultrasonic techniques, structure measurements, high-pressure acoustic emission

• High-quality polishing and machine shop skills in using welder, lathe, 3D-printing, CNC, milling and drilling machine, etc.

• Proficient in Matlab, Python, Igor Pro, IDL, ImageJ, Illustrator, Microsoft Office, etc.

• Geological field work experiences (more than 4 months in total since undergraduate)