Research Projects

• Experiments on Fe-Ni-S Liquid with Silicate Solids under Mantle Conditions: Implications for Deep Carbon, Primordial Components and LLSVPs.
• Fe-Ni-S-C-Si-O-H System under High Pressure: Phase Relations, Electrical and Thermal Properties.
• Formation and Destruction of Cratons.
• Diamond: Origin, Inclusion Minerals, Gemology and Artificial Synthesis.
• Composition and Structure of Earth’s Upper Atmosphere: Present and Past.

Technical Expertise

• Electron Microprobe Analysis;
• Piston Cylinder & Multi-Anvil;
• MatLab & MELTS.

Degrees

• Ph.D. Geology, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 2016 (Advisor: Marc Hirschmann)
• M.S. Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 2011 (Advisor: Hongfu Zhang)
• B.S. China University of Geosciences (Beijing) 2007 (Advisor: Xuehui Yu)

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