December 2025: Beginning in January 2026, we are excited to welcome Prof. Sarah Davies (Associate Professor of Biology, Boston University) for a one-year visiting appointment through the 2025 Simons Foundation Pivot Fellowship. The Pivot Fellowship supports accomplished faculty as they transition into a new discipline through a one-year residency embedded in a host laboratory. During her visit, we will combine novel isotope approaches with coral genomic and physiological data to develop a predictive framework that links genes to biogeochemical cycles and supports coral reef conservation.
December 2025: We recently upgraded our N2O Gas Bench–253 Plus IRMS system (installed in August 2024) with an automatic liquid nitrogen supply for stable, long-duration runs. With a 154-vial tray and ~10 minutes per sample, the system now enables 20+ hours of unattended, high-throughput operation per batch.
November 2025: Congratulations to Dr. Tianshu Kong on successfully defending her Ph.D. thesis! Her dissertation, “Constraints on Late Cenozoic Marine Nutrient Biogeochemistry from Foraminifera-Bound Nitrogen Isotopes,” was examined by Xingchen Tony Wang (advisor), Jeremy Shakun, Yi Ming, Mark Behn, and Jesse Farmer (UMass Boston).
Wang Stable Isotope Biogeochemistry Lab 