Education
Princeton University, Ph.D. in Geosciences, May 2016
Thesis: “Nitrogen isotopes in scleractinian corals: Modern ocean studies and paleoceanographic applications”
Advisor: Daniel M. Sigman
Committee: Michael L. Bender; John A. Higgins; Blair Schoene
Nanjing University, B.S. in Geochemistry (with Distinction), June 2010
Senior thesis: “Carbon isotope constraints on the organic carbon cycle of the Yangtze River”
Professional Experience
California Institute of Technology, Jan 2017 – Present
Postdoctoral Scholar (Advisors: Alex L. Sessions, Woodward F. Fischer, and Jess F. Adkins)
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Summer 2016
Visiting Scholar (Advisor: Gerald H. Haug)
Princeton University, May 2016 – December 2016
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Advisor: Daniel M. Sigman)
Princeton University, September 2010 – April 2016
Graduate Research Assistant (Advisor: Daniel M. Sigman)
Honors & Awards
Simons Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship (SCOL), 2017 – Present
Charlotte Elizabeth Procter Honorific Fellowship, Princeton University, 2014 – 2015
Schlanger Fellowship, Consortium for Ocean Leadership, 2014 – 2015
Princeton Energy and Climate Scholars, Princeton University, 2013 – 2015
HSBC Scholarship, Nanjing University, 2009 – 2010
People’s Scholarship, Nanjing University, 2006 – 2008
