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Apr 3, 2026Recurring Marine Phosphorus Spikes as a Key Driver of Major Palaeozoic Mass Extinctions and Climate ChangeA research team led by Professor Chao Li from Chengdu University of Technology, together with global collaborators, has published a landmark study in Nature Communications. Entitled “Recurring mar... -
Mar 31, 2026New Proxy CAFDOM Unveils Quantitative Reconstruction of Dissolved Organic Matter in Ancient OceansA research team led by Professor Chao Li from the Chengdu University of Technology has achieved a significant breakthrough in the quantitative analysis of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in ancient ... -
Mar 26, 2026Latest Sedimentology Findings: Nanoscale Pyrite Microstructures Reveal Dynamic Oxygenation in Early Cambrian OceansA breakthrough study published in Sedimentology offers unprecedented mineralogical insights into the dynamic marine conditions of the early Cambrian—a pivotal era marked by the explosion of comple... -
Mar 24, 2026Geology Study Reveals Enhanced Phosphorus Recycling as Key Driver of Ocean Anoxia During Cambrian SPICE EventA recent study published in the journal Geology reveals a new mechanism for the prolonged ocean anoxia during the late Cambrian SPICE event. The research, led by Dr. Meng Cheng from Professor Chao ... -
Mar 6, 2026New Study Reveals Limited Phosphorus Availability in Late Ediacaran Oceans, Providing Crucial Context for Early Animal EvolutionA breakthrough study by researchers at the Chengdu University of Technology has shed new light on the environmental conditions that existed during a critical period in Earth’s history—the late Ed... -
Nov 14, 2025Earth’s First “Deep Breath”: Research Team led by Professor Chao Li Reveals How Phosphorus Drove the Great Oxidation EventRecently, Professor Chao Li’s research team at the International Center for Sedimentary Geochemistry and Biogeochemistry Research, Chengdu University of Technology, published a significant study t... -
Aug 28, 2025Professor Chao Li's team publish significant research results in Nature: Unveiling Two-billion-year Transitional Oxygenation of the Earth’s SurfaceAt 23:00 on August 27, 2025, the research team led by Prof. Chao Li from the International Center for Sedimentary Geochemistry and Biogeochemistry Research of Chengdu University of Technology publi... -
Apr 28, 2024Dr. Michael Steiner, a distinguished professor at Shandong University of Science and Technology and an independent researcher at the Free University of Berlin, visited our center for academic excha...On April 15, 2024, at the invitation of Professor Chao Li from the Institute of Sedimentary Geology and the International Center for Sedimentary Geochemistry and Biogeochemistry Research at Chengdu... -
Apr 28, 2024Professor Chao Li Receives the Johannes Walther Medal from the International Association of Sedimentologists (IAS) in 2024Recently, Professor Chao Li Receives the Johannes Walther Medal from the International Association of Sedimentologists (IAS) in 2024. The IAS will present the medal and honor certificate to Profess... -
Jan 11, 2024The Chinese Drilling Project: Integrated Geological Study of Neoproterozoic Drilling and the Ediacaran-Cambrian Transition Period, under the International Continental Scientific Drilling Program, i...The official launch of the Chinese drilling project for the “International Continental Drilling Program: Integrated Geological Research of the Neoproterozoic Drillings - Ediacaran-Cambrian Transit... -
Jan 11, 2024Professor Weiqiang Li from Nanjing University visits our center for academic exchangeAt the invitation of Professor Chao Li from the Institute of Sedimentary Geology and the International Center for Sedimentary Geochemistry and Biogeochemistry Research at Chengdu University of Tech... -
Jan 9, 2024Dr. Matthew Dodd, a visiting scholar of the International Center for Sedimentary Geochemistry and Biogeochemistry Research, gives an academic presentation at the Institute of Sedimentary GeologyOn December 14, 2023, Dr. Matthew Dodd, a visiting scholar of the International Center for Sedimentary Geochemistry and Biogeochemistry Research, gave an academic presentation titled “Evolution of... -
Jan 9, 2024Professor Robert A. Spicer from Open University visits our center for academic exchangeOn July 6th, 2023, Professor Robert A. Spicer from The Open University in the United Kingdom, along with his team, visited our university for academic exchange at the invitation of the Institute of... -
Jan 9, 2024Associate Professor Dominic Papineau from University College London visits our center for academic exchangeOn April 13, 2023, Dr. Dominic Papineau, an associate professor from University College London, was invited by Professor Chao Li, the Dean of the Institute of Sedimentary Geology and the Director o... -
Jan 9, 2024Our center members actively participated in academic exchange activities at the 7th National Sedimentologicanl CongressThe 7th National Sedimentological Congress, hosted by Chengdu University of Technology, was held in Chengdu from April 2nd to 5th, 2023. This congress, with the theme of “Sedimentology and Habitab...
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
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Recurring Marine Phosphorus Spikes as a Key Driver of Major Palaeozoic Mass Extinctions and Climate Change
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New Proxy CAFDOM Unveils Quantitative Reconstruction of Dissolved Organic Matter in Ancient Oceans
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Latest Sedimentology Findings: Nanoscale Pyrite Microstructures Reveal Dynamic Oxygenation in Early Cambrian Oceans
Mar 26,2026
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National Natural Science Foundation of China
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