Group photo in 2023 Teachers' Day (Hefei, China)
Lab Assitant:
Miss Juan He: hejuan@ustc.edu.cn.
Postdoc or Assistant Research Scientist:
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):
Zongbin Zhang (PhD., 2022.8- ): N cycle on the Precambrian Earth;
Jie Li (PhD., 2022.8- ): nutrients cycle on the Mars;
Can Liu (PhD., 2023.8- ): biosignatures in the icy moons;
Weiming Xu (PhD., 2023.8- ): nutrients cycle in the icy moons;
Javed Mondal (PhD., ANSO Scholarship, 2023.8- ): nutrients cycle during the mid-Proterozoic;
Xing Li (Master, 2022.8- 2024.8; PhD., 2024.9-): productivity during the mid-Proterozoic;
Qiang Zhou (PhD., 2024.9-): nutrients cycle on the modern Earth;
Ao Zhang (Master, 2023.8- ): nutrients cycle on the Super-Earths;
Haotian Guo (Master, 2023.8- ): weathering on the Precambrian Earth.
Yuxuan Cai (Master, 2024.8- ): water-rock interaction of small bodies;
Shenglin Zhang (Master, 2024.8- ): Dynamic processes and their roles in early habitability;
Chengtao Zhang (Master, 2024.8- ): extremophiles;
Yuke Zhu (Master, 2024.8- ): early C cycle.
Current graduate students (as secondary supervisor):
Zhangqin Zheng (PhD., 2021.8- ; USTC): nutrients cycle on the Antarctic;
Cao Fang (PhD., 2022.8- ; USTC): nutrients cycle in the modern lakes;
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: 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).