Areas of Focus
- Chemical weathering and carbon sinks
- Urban geochemistry
Work Experience
- 2005/12-Present, Nanjing University, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Associate Professor
- 2014/3-2015/3, University of Delaware, Delaware Environmental Institute, Visiting Scholar, Supervisor: Donald L Sparks
- 2005/8-2006/4, George Washington University, Visiting Scholar, Supervisor: Henry H Teng
- 2002/12-2005/11, Nanjing University, Department of Earth Sciences, Lecturer
- 2002/9-2003/8, Nanjing University, Department of Earth Sciences, Teaching Secretary
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1996/9-2002/9, Nanjing University, Department of Earth Sciences, Geochemistry, Environmental Geochemistry, PhD; Received Doctorate in Science
- 1996/9-1998/8, Nanjing University, Department of Earth Sciences, Geochemistry, Environmental Geochemistry, Master's student
- 1992/9-1996/7, Nanjing University, Department of Earth Sciences, Geochemistry, Bachelor's student; Received Bachelor's degree
Publications
- Geochemical behavior and potential health risk of heavy metals in basalt-derived agricultural soil and crops: A case study from Xuyi County, eastern China, Wang HX, Li XM, Chen Y*, Li ZB, Hedding DW, Nel W, Ji JF, Chen J, 2020
- Weathering dynamics of Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs): A case study from the Lesotho Highlands, Chen Y, Hedding DW, Li XM, Greyling AC, Li GJ*, 2020
- K isotopes as a tracer for continental weathering and geological K cycling, Li SL, Li WQ, Beard BL, Raymo ME, Wang XM, Chen Y, Chen J, 2019
- Specificity of low molecular weight organic acids on the release of elements from lizardite during fungal weathering, Li ZB, Lu XC, Teng H, Chen Y, Zhao L, Ji JF, Chen J, Liu LW, 2019
- Uranium isotopic constraints on the provenance of dust on the Chinese Loess Plateau, Li L, Chen J, Chen Y, Hedding DW, Li T, Li LF, Liu XJ, Zeng FM, Wu WH, Zhao L, Li GJ*, 2018
- Weathering dynamics reflected by the response of riverine uranium isotope disequilibrium to changes in denudation rate, Li LF, Chen TY, Chen J, Chen Y, Hedding DW, Li G, Li L, Li T, Robinson LF, West AJ, Wu WH, You CF, Zhao L, 2018
- Glacial-interglacial change in chlorite concentration from Lingtai section in Chinese Loess Plateau over the past 1.2Ma and its possible forcing mechanism, He T, Liu LW, Chen Y, Sheng XF, Ji JF, Chen J, 2017
- A seven-million-year hornblende mineral record from the central Chinese Loess Plateau, He T, Liu LW, Chen Y, Sheng XF, Ji JF, 2017
- Comparison of PM2.5 exposure in hazy and non-hazy days in Nanjing, China, Zhang T, Chillrud S N, Ji JF, Chen Y, Pitiranggon M, Li W, Liu Z, Yan B, 2017
- Plagioclase sub-species in Chinese loess deposits: Implications for dust source migration and past climate change, He T, Liu LW, Chen Y, Sheng XF, Ji JF, 2016
- Uranium isotopic constraints on the provenance of dust on the Chinese Loess Plateau, Li GJ, Hartmann J, Derry L A, West A J, You C F, Long X Y, Zhan T, Li L, Li G, Qiu W, Li T, Liu L W, Chen Y, Ji J F, Zhao L, Chen J, 2016
- Bioleaching of lizardite by magnesium- and nickel-resistant fungal isolate from serpentinite soils - implication for carbon capture and storage, Li Z, Xu J, Teng HH, Liu LW, Chen J, Chen Y, Zhao L, Ji J, 2015
- Nd-Sr isotope geochemistry of fine-grained sands in the basin-type deserts, West China: Implications for the source mechanism and atmospheric transport, Rao WB, Tan HB, Chen J, Ji JF, Chen Y, Pan YD, Zhang WB, 2015
- An invisible soil acidification: Critical role of soil carbonate and its impact on heavy metal bioavailability, Wang C, Li W, Yang ZF, Chen Y, Shao WJ, Ji JF, 2015
- Primary and secondary carbonate in Chinese loess discriminated by trace element composition, Li GJ, Chen J, Chen Y, 2013
- Carbonate leaching processes in the Red Clay Formation, Chinese Loess Plateau: fingerprinting East Asian summer monsoon variability during the late Miocene and Pliocene, He T, Chen Y, Balsam W, Qiang XK, Liu LW, Chen J, Ji JF, 2013
- Distribution and origin of protodolomite from the late Miocene-Pliocene Red Clay Formation, Chinese Loess Plateau, He T, Chen Y, Balsam W, Sheng XF, Liu LW, Chen J, Ji JF, 2012
- Dolomite as a tracer for the source regions of Asian dust, Li GJ, Chen J, Chen Y, Yang JD, Ji JF, Liu LW, 2007
- Oxygen-isotope record of paleorainwater in authigenic carbonates of Chinese loess-paleosol sequences and its paleoclimatic significance, Li GJ, Sheng XF, Chen J, Yang JD, Chen Y, 2007
- Zr/Rb ratio in the Chinese loess sequences and its implication for changes in the East Asian winter monsoon strength, Chen J, Chen Y, Liu L, Ji J, Balsam W, Sun Y, Lu H, 2006
- Direction specific interactions of 1,4-dicarboxylic acid with calcite surfaces, Teng HH, Chen Y, Pauli E, 2006
- Relationship between solubility and solubility product: The roles of crystal sizes and crystallographic directions, Fan CF, Chen J, Chen Y, Ji JF, Teng HH, 2006
- Variation of Zr/Rb ratios in the Chinese loess deposits during the past 1.8 Myr and its implication for the change of East Asian monsoon intensity, Liu LW, Chen J, Ji JF, Chen Y, Balsam W, 2006
- Rate of solar insolation change and the glacial/interglacial transition, Ji JF, Balsam W, Chen X, Chen Y, Wang HT, 2006
- Aragonite-calcite transformation in fossil snail shells of loess sequences in Loess Plateau, Central China, Sheng XF, Chen J, Cai YF, Chen Y, Ji, J F, 2005
- Variations of illite/chlorite ratio in Chinese loess sections during the last glacial and interglacial cycle: Implications for monsoon reconstruction, Zhao L, Ji JF, Chen J, Liu L W, Chen Y, Balsam W, 2005
- Comparison of paleoclimatic change from Zr/Rb ratios in Chinese loess with marine isotope records over the 2.6-1.2 Ma BP interval, Liu LW, Chen J, Ji JF, Chen Y, Lu HY, 2004
- Variations in chemical Compositions of the eolian dust in Chinese Loess Plateau over the past 2.5 Ma and chemical weathering in the Asian inland, Chen J, An ZS, Liu LW, Ji JF, Yang JD, Chen Y, 2001
- Sr isotope ratios of acid-leached loess residues from Luochuan, China: A tracer of continental weathering intensity over the past 2.5 Ma, Yang JD, Chen J, Tao XC, Li CL, Ji JF, Chen Y, 2001
- A chemical index of weathering without effect of wind sorting: Fe/Mg ratios in the acid-insoluble phases of loess deposits, Liu LW, Chen J, Wang HT, Chen Y, 2001
- Use of rubidium to date loess and paleosol of Luochuan sequence, central China, Chen J, Ji JF, Chen Y, An ZS, Dearing J A, Wang YJ, 2000
- Geochemical characterization of Rb and Sr in the Chinese loess stratigraphy and its implications for paleomonsoon climate, Chen J, Wang YJ, Chen Y, Liu LW, Ji JF, Lu HY, 2000
- Variation in 87Sr/ 86Sr ratios of calcites in Chinese loess: A proxy for chemical weathering associated with the East Asian summer monsoon, Yang JD, Chen J, An ZS, Shields G, Tao XC, Zhu HB, Ji JF, Chen Y, 2000
Awards
- 2009, National Ministry of Education, Natural Science Award, First Prize, for the study on the geochemical processes of dust sources, deposition, and weathering in the Loess Plateau (with others)
