Areas of Focus
- Carbonate rock chemistry and isotope analysis innovation
- Fractionation mechanisms of stable metal isotopes (lithium, potassium) in oceanic crust alteration
- Use of lithium isotopes to trace interactions between continental weathering and climate change over different time scales
- Mechanisms of marine reverse weathering
Work Experience
- 2024 - Present: Assistant Professor at Nanjing University
- 2021 - 2024: Postdoctoral Researcher at Nanjing University (International Cooperation and Exchange Program)
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2011 - 2015 Bachelor in Geochemistry: University of Science and Technology of China
- 2015 - 2020 PhD in Geology: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Publications
- An efficient Li dual-column system and high-precision Li isotope measurement of high matrix and low-Li samples by MC-ICP-MS, Cao, C., Li, T., Chen, T., Li, G., Li, W., Chen, J., 2023
- Effective use of limestones to reconstruct seawater Li isotope compositions - A community standard proposal, Cao, C., Liu, X.-M., Wang, X.-K., Chen, J., 2023
- Persistent late Permian to Early Triassic warmth linked to enhanced reverse weathering, Cao, C., Bataille, C.P., Song, H., Saltzman, M.R., Tierney Cramer, K., Wu, H., Korte, C., Zhang, Z., Liu, X.-M., 2022
- Cerium anomaly as a tracer for paleo-oceanic redox conditions: A thermodynamics-based Ce oxidation modeling approach, Cao, C., Liu, X., Chen, J., 2022
- What do Ce anomalies in marine carbonates really mean? A perspective from leaching experiments, Cao, C., Liu, X.-M., Bataille, C.P., Liu, C., 2020
