Jihua Hao
Professor
Jihua Hao
USTC Astrobiology Lab

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Group photo in 2023 Teachers' Day (Hefei, China)


Lab Assitant:

Miss Juan He: hejuan@ustc.edu.cn.


Postdoc or Assistant Research Scientist:

  1. Dr. Yafang Song: Research Associate (2023.4-2023.10); Postdoc. (2023.10-)

                           PhD from University of Leeds, UK.

                           Research interests: nutrients cycle on the early Earth; co-evolution of bio- and geo-sphere.


Current graduate students (as sole or primary supervisor; USTC):

  1. Zongbin Zhang (PhD., 2022.8- ): N cycle on the Precambrian Earth;

  2. Jie Li (PhD., 2022.8- ): nutrients cycle on the Mars;

  3. Can Liu (PhD., 2023.8- ): biosignatures in the icy moons;

  4. Weiming Xu (PhD., 2023.8- ): nutrients cycle in the icy moons;

  5. Javed Mondal (PhD., ANSO Scholarship, 2023.8- ): nutrients cycle during the mid-Proterozoic;

  6. Xing Li (Master, 2022.8- ): productivity during the mid-Proterozoic;

  7. Ao Zhang (Master, 2023.8- ): nutrients cycle on the Super-Earths;

  8. Haotian Guo (Master, 2023.8- ): weathering on the Precambrian Earth.


Current graduate students (as secondary supervisor):

  1. Zhangqin Zheng (PhD., 2021.8- ; USTC): nutrients cycle on the Antarctic;

  2. Cao Fang (PhD., 2022.8- ; USTC): nutrients cycle in the modern lakes;

  3. Shiyan Liu (Master, 2022.8- ; HUT): P cycle in the Chaohu Lake.


Current undergraduate students at USTC: Shenglin Zhang; Chengtao Zhang; Ying Zhao.


Current undergraduate students outside of USTC: Yuxuan Cai (Hohai University).


Lab alumni (graduation year)

Graduate students: Haofan Jiang (co-mentored with Prof. Gentao Zhou; 2022);
Undergraduate students: Jiawei Wang (2022; Cornell University); Xi Chen (2022; Brown University); Guofan Yan (HUT);
Summer interns: Angela Murphy (2022-23; Rutgers University); Siyuan You (2023; PSU).