Areas of Focus
- Sedimentary Geology
- Stratigraphy
- Paleontology
- Tectonics
- Structural Geology
- Geochemistry
- Geochronology
Work Experience
- 2008.12-Present: Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University
- 2010.09-2011.08: Visiting Scholar, School of Earth Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Collaborator: Professor Hugh D. Sinclair
- 2003.07-2008.11: Associate Professor, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University
- 2002.07-2003.07: Postdoctoral Researcher, Marine Science Research Institute, Marche Polytechnic University, Italy, Supervisor: Professor Massimo Sarti
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1999-2002: PhD in Paleontology and Stratigraphy (Sedimentary Geology), Chengdu University of Technology
- Doctoral Supervisor: Professor Wang Chengshan
Publications
- Mid-Cretaceous exhumation of the Central Qiangtang Mountain Range metamorphic rocks as evidenced by the Abushan continental redbeds, Ma, A.L., Hu, X.M*, Garzanti, E., Pullen, A., BouDagher-Fadel, M., Ji, X.K., Wang, J.G., Lai, W., Xue., W.W., 2023
- Origin of Late Cretaceous, enclave-bearing granitoids in southern Tibet: Implications for magma recharge and crustal thickening, Wen, D.J., Hu, X.M.*, Yu, J.H., Wang, X.L., Chapman, T., and Wang, R.Q., 2023
Awards
- 2017: National '****' Leading Talent
- 2016: Royal Society Newton Advanced Fellowship
- 2016: Ministry of Science and Technology Middle and Young Age Science and Technology Innovation Leading Talent
- 2015: National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars
- 2012: The 14th Hou Defeng Mineralogy, Petrology, Geochemistry Young Scientist Award
- 2010: Selected for Nanjing University Outstanding Middle-Aged and Young Academic Leader Training Program (Category A)
