Areas of Focus
- Quaternary paleoceanography
- Elemental geochemistry and geochronology of carbonates
- Redox-sensitive trace metal cycling in the marine system
Work Experience
- 2017-present Professor of Geochemistry, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University
- 2014-2017 Senior Research Associate, School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, UK
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2003-2007 Bachelor in Geochemistry, Nanjing University, China
- 2007-2013 Master-PhD joint program in Isotope Geochemistry, Nanjing University, China
- 2010-2013 PhD in Earth Sciences (Marine Geology/Paleoceanography), GEOMAR, University of Kiel, Germany, summa cum laude
Publications
- Millennial to centennial changes in deep ocean ventilation during the last deglaciation, Chen T.*, L.F. Robinson, 2019
- Incorporation of Al into diatom frustule as a proxy of seawater Al/Si ratios in the Antarctic Zone of the Southern ocean: Implications for surface silicic acid concentrations during the last glacial period, Yang, X., Li, T.*, Chen, T.*, Zheng, J., Li, W., 2024
Awards
- Liu Tungsheng Prize (2023)
- Petersen Prize for Outstanding PhD thesis, GEOMAR, Germany (2014)
- ECORD Scholarship (2013)
- CSC Scholarship (2010-2013)
- NJU Scholarship (National Scholarship 2004, 2005, 2006; Special Prize of Jiangsu Public Transport Ltd 2011)
