Jihua Hao
Professor
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); Postdoctoral Researcher (2023.10-)

                           PhD from University of Leeds, UK.

                           Research interests: nutrients cycle on the Precambrian Earth.

  2. Dr. Pengcheng Ju: Postdoctoral Researcher (2024.3-)

                           PhD from Northwest University, China.

                           Research interests: nutrients cycle on the Phanerozoic and extraterrestrial bodies.


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- 2024.8; PhD., 2024.9-): productivity during the mid-Proterozoic;

  7. Qiang Zhou (PhD., 2024.9-): nutrients cycle on the modern Earth;

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

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

  10. Yuxuan Cai (Master, 2024.8- ): water-rock interaction of small bodies;

  11. Shenglin Zhang (Master, 2024.8- ): Dynamic processes and their roles in early habitability;

  12. Chengtao Zhang (Master, 2024.8- ): extremophiles;

  13. Yuke Zhu (Master, 2024.8- ): early C cycle.


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;


Current undergraduate students at USTC: Ying Zhao; Zetai Yu; Boding Ouyang.


Current undergraduate students outside of USTC: Qingtao Jia (Northeast University); Zhe Zhang (China University of Geosciences,Beijing).


Lab alumni (graduation year)

Postdoctoral Researcher or Research Scientist: Joti Rouillard (2021-2023).

Graduate students: Shiyan Liu (co-mentored with Prof. Liqiang Xu; 2024);
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).