Areas of Focus
- Carboniferous Period Stratigraphy and GSSP (Golden Spike) Research
- Late Paleozoic Ice Age and Environmental Changes
- Late Paleozoic Coral Fossil Biology and Paleoecology
- Late Paleozoic Paleobiology Diversity
- Pan-Gondwana and Paleo-Tethys Paleobiology Stratigraphy
Work Experience
- 1997-1999 Postdoctoral Researcher, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (Fukuoka University, Department of Earth System Science)
- 2000-present Researcher, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2008-2018 Deputy Director, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2018-present Professor, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1983 Graduated from Nanjing University, Department of Geology
- 1992 PhD from Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Published over 100 academic papers
Publications
- A Cathaysian rugose coral fauna from the upper Carboniferous of central Iran, Wang Xiangdong, Mohammad N. Gorgij, Yao Le, 2019
- Carboniferous integrative stratigraphy and time scale of China, Wang Xiangdong, Hu Keyi, Qie Wenkun, Sheng Qingyi, Chen Bo, Lin Wei, Yao Le, Wang Qiulai, Qi Yuping, Chen Jitao, Liao Zhuoting, Song Junjun, 2019
- Permian rugose corals of the world, Wang Xiangdong, Yao Le, Lin Wei, 2018
- Strontium and carbon isotopic evidence for decoupling of pCO2 from continental weathering at the apex of the late Paleozoic glaciation, Chen Jitao, Isabel P. Montañez, Qi Yuping, Shen Shuzhong, Wang Xiangdong, 2018
- An ~34 m.y. astronomical time scale for the uppermost Mississippian through Pennsylvanian of the Carboniferous System of the Paleo-Tethyan realm, Wu Huaichun, Fang Qiang, Wang Xiangdong, Linda A. Hinnov, Qi Yuping, Shen Shu-zhong, Yang Tianshui, Li Haiyan, Chen Jitao, Zhang Shihong, 2018
Awards
- National Natural Science Second Prize (Ranked 3rd)
- Jiangsu Province Science and Technology Progress First Prize (Ranked 3rd)
- New Century Millions of Talents Project National Candidate
- Jiangsu Province Outstanding Contribution Middle-aged and Young Expert
- Yin Zanxun Stratigraphy and Paleontology Award
