Supervisor of Doctorate Candidates
Supervisor of Master's Candidates
Main Positions:Professor
Group members：
Chao Wu Research Asscociate (2024/07-) Email: wuchao1@ustc.edu.cn Research Interests: Sedimentary geochemistry; quantitative sediment source analysis; establishment of high-dimensional geochemical provenance indicators and geological applications; critical zone science; large river evolution; Anthropocene; climate and tectonics; application of geochemistry in archaeology. Hobbies: Running, hiking, swimming, reading, table tennis, basketball, watching movies, philosophy, and history of science. |
Liang Zhang PhD candidate (2024/09-) Email: zhangl98@mail.ustc.edu.cn Research Interests: Involves isotope mass fractionation using solution methods, and the development and application of techniques for nucleosynthetic anomalies. Hobbies: Enjoys running and soccer as favorite sports. |
Yuanyuan Tian PhD candidate (2025/09-) Master's student (2023/09-2025/08) Email: yuanyuantian23@mail.ustc.edu.cn Research Interests: Protoplanetary disk evolution and asteroid formation; constraining the condensation processes of the early Solar Nebula through isotope behavior; monitoring Earth's ocean pollution and establishing related models. Research interests are still developing, and discussions and collaboration are always welcome! Hobbies: Road trips; cycling; building Personal Computer platforms, etc. |
Wenxia Huang Master's student (2023/09-) Email: huangwenxia@mail.ustc.edu.cn Research Interests: Geological evolution of planetesimals in the early solar system. Hobbies: Food, detective novels, Hanfu (traditional Chinese clothing), ancient Chinese literature, board games, fursuits, etc. |
Yipo Jike Master's student (2024/09-) Email: yipojike@mail.ustc.edu.cn Research Interests: Deep academic interest in the fields of isotope geochemistry and planetary science. Hobbies: Enjoys cycling, fitness, and playing table tennis. |
Yue Wang Master's student (2024/09-) Email: wy227@mail.ustc.edu.cn Research Interests: Interested in planetary science and cosmochemistry. Hobbies: Enjoys anime and playing guitar. |
Xiaoyan Zhang Master's student (2024/09-) Email: xiaoyanzhang@mail.ustc.edu.cn Research Interests: For example, using isotopes to trace sediment sources. Hobbies: Painting, flight simulation, and model building. This is my cat (no picture attached), she’s so cute, and I want to show her to everyone. Her name is Milk Bottle. |
Shanshan Dong Master's student (2025/09-) Email: 3031897977@qq.com Research Interests: Using planetary-scale element and isotope behavior studies to infer the origin of volatiles and the processes of planetary formation. |
Alumni:
Zhiyi Chen (Undergraduate, Dec 2022-Jul 2024; now PhD candidate in Caltech), Undergraduate thesis: "Observation of exoplanet atmospheres and their evolutionary conditions".
Group photos:
Group lunch on September 19, 2025, to welcome new member Dong Shanshan!
From left to right: Liang Zhang (PhD student, Class of 2024), Yuanyuan Tian (PhD student, Class of 2025), Chao Wu (Associate Research Fellow), Zhengbin Deng, Shanshan Dong (Master’s student, Class of 2025), Xiaoyan Zhang (Master’s student, Class of 2024), Wenxia Huang (Master’s student, Class of 2023), and Yipo Jike (Master’s student, Class of 2024).
Group photo in the Frontier Research Center for Earth and Space Sciences, September 5, 2024 (Note: Sapphire in the far left)
From left to right: Liang Zhang, Yue Wang, Xiaoyan Zhang, Wenxia Huang, Yuanyuan Tian, Yipo Jike, Zhengbin Deng, Chao Wu
Group photo on Cherry Blossom Avenue, April 1, 2024 (Note: Yipo Jike is still in Chengdu)
From left to right: Zhengbin Deng, Zhiyi Chen, Wenxia Huang, Yuanyuan Tian
Photo after the group meeting on December 6, 2023
From left to right: Yipo Jike, Yuanyuan Tian, Zhengbin Deng, Wenxia Huang, Zhiyi Chen
