Research Interests

Cycling of rare earth elements and Nd, Hf, Ba isotopes in the ocean

Paleoceanography, interactions between atmosphere, ocean circulation and ice sheet on geological timescales

Education

Since 10/2019 PhD student at GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany

09/2016 - 06/2019 Master study at South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China (Merit student of Chinese Academy of Science)

09/2012 - 06/2016 Bachelor study at Chengdu University of Technology, China (Outstanding Graduate)

Publications

Xu, A., Hathorne, E., Laukert, G., & Frank, M. (2023). Overlooked riverine contributions of dissolved neodymium and hafnium to the Amazon estuary and oceans. Nature Communications, 14(1), 4156. doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-39922-3

Xu, A., Hu, P., Chen, Z., Shu, C., Wang, X., & Tian, Y. (2020). A software tool to plot frequency and cumulative frequency curves automatically for grain size analysis of sediments. Earth Science Informatics, 13, 565-571. doi.org/10.1007/s12145-019-00440-w

Tian, Y., Chen, Z., Hou, Z., Luo, Y., Xu, A., & Yan, W. (2019). Geoacoustic provinces of the northern South China Sea based on sound speed as predicted from sediment grain sizes. Marine Geophysical Research, 40, 571-579. doi.org/10.1007/s11001-019-09387-5

Xu, A., Chen, Z., Qu, Y., Tian, Y., Shu, C., Zheng, X., ... & Zhao, M. (2019). Cold-water corals in a cold seep area on the northern continental slopes of the South China sea and their isotopic characteristics. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 152, 103043. doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2019.05.003

Zhong, Y., Chen, Z., Gonzalez, F. J., Zheng, X., Li, G., Luo, Y., ... & Wang, S. (2018). Rare earth elements and yttrium in ferromanganese deposits from the South China Sea: distribution, composition and resource considerations. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 37, 41-54. doi.org/10.1007/s13131-018-1205-5

Xu, A., Li F., Liu K., Xiang P., Zhao C., & Hu P. (2018). The characteristics and sedimentary model of Storm deposits in the Lower Devonian strata of Beichuan. Geology in China, 45(5): 1049-1061 (in Chinese with English abstract). doi.org/10.12029/gc20180512

Awards & Honors

National Scholarship for Masters, 11/2018

Merit student of Chinese Academy of Science, 06/2017 & 06/2018 & 06/2019

The First Prize Scholarship, 09/2017 & 09/2018

Outstanding Graduates of Chengdu University of Technology, 05/2016

China National Encouragement Scholarship, 12/2013 & 12/2014