Biography

Since 2010

PhD student in Carbonate sedimentology, Institute of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Potsdam, Germany

2008-2010

M.Sc. in Paleontology & Stratigraphy, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China

2004-2008

B.Sc. in Geology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China

Research

• As a Research Assistant in Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China

University of Geosciences                                                              September 2008 - July 2010

Projects: Geobiology prosess of formation of High-quality marine source rocks (Sinopec project

G0800-06-ZS-319);

Carbonate early diagenesis during the aragonite sea and its significance on paleoceanography

(NSFC project 40472062)                      

• Research on carbonate slope of south China in Permian                   July 2007 - September 2009

• Research on restricted platform of south China in Permian                  October 2009 – May 2010

RESEARCH INTERESTS                                               

Carbonate diagenesis

• Early diagenesis of carbonate rocks (Syndepositional dissolution)

• Paleoclimate and its influence on carbonate diagenesis

• Effects of secular variation in seawater Mg⁄Ca ratio (calcite–aragonite seas)

• The origin of chert in limestone and its relation with biological activities

Carbonate factory

• The relationship between carbonate factory and carbonate platform (or ramp)

• Carbonate factory and its influence on the evolution of carbonate platform’s profile

Carbonate sedimentology

• Carbonate sedimentary facies models

• Calcareous mass flow

• Microfacies of carbonate rocks

Publications

PAPERS

• Wang X, Li F, Yan Y, Yan J. 2010. Calcareous gravity flow and sedimentary evolution: a Permian case in Luodian County, southern Guizhou (accepted by the Journal of Chengdu University of Technology-Science & Technology Edition) (in Chinese with English abstract)

• Li F, Wang X, Xue W, Yan J. 2010. Origin and Environmental Significance of Giant Ooids in the Early Triassic: a new kind of anachronistic facies. ACTA SEDIMENTOLOGICA SINICA, 28(3): 585-595 (in Chinese with English abstract)

• Bouchikhi H, Wang X, Ma Z, Wu M, Yan J. 2009. Terrigenous Input on South China Carbonate Platform during Permian Chihsian Stage (accepted by Geological Science and Technology Information) (in Chinese with English abstract)

Conference abstract

• Wang X, Liu X, Yan J. Classification and significance of carbonate factories (abstract). 2009. The Fourth Congress of sedimentology, Qingdao, October 2009 (in Chinese)