Key Laboratory for Paleobiology
Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, CHINA 650091
email: qichangshi_ynu@sina.com
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Research Interest
Biogeochemistry; Sedimentology
Education
03/2007, Ph.D., Geochemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Science Dissertation: "Lu-Hf isotopic geochemistry: methods and case studies for Proterozoic metamorphic rocks and Mesozoic granitoids from South China", Advisor: Professor Xian-hua Li
06/2001, B.Sc., Geology, Lanzhou University
Professional Employment
11/2009‒present, Research Assistant Professor, Yunnan Key Laboratory for Palaeobiology, Yunnan 10/2015‒10/2016, Visiting Scholar, University of Leicester, Supervisor: Professor Sarah E. Gabbott 02/2007‒08/2009, Post-doctor, College of Oceanography and Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Supervisor: Professor Dai Minhan and Zhu Xiangkun
Fundings
01/2015‒12/2015 Grant of National Science Foundation of China (41440023): Redox conditions for depositional environments of D-type mudstones in Maotianshan Shale Member of Yu’anshan Formation in Chengjiang and Jinning area (RMB￥200,000, equivalent to 20,000GBP) sole PI
01/2018‒12/2021 Grant of National Science Foundation of China (41763002): The redox environment of the Chengjiang Fauna in Jinning County, Yunnan Province: constraints from nitrogen-molybdenum isotopes and redox-sensitive elements (RMB￥440,000, equivalent to 44,000GBP) sole PI
Skills and Experiences
Textural analysis for fine-grained sedimentary rocks; Experienced in using ICP-MS, MC-ICPMS, and have five-year experiences as MS user; also experienced in clean laboratory procedures and Chemical separation of Lu-Hf, Cu, Fe, and Zn in sediments or rocks and their isotopic measurement by MC-ICPMS.
Teaching Experience
03/2013–07/2013, Course: Sedimentary Petrology, Yunnan Key Laboratory for Palaeobiology, Yunnan University
03/2015–07/2015, Course: Sedimentary Petrology, Yunnan Key Laboratory for Palaeobiology, Yunnan University
09/2017–01/2018, Course: Sedimentary Petrology, Yunnan Key Laboratory for Palaeobiology, Yunnan University
Peer-Reviewed Publications
1. Qi C., Li C, Gabbott S.E., Ma X., Xie L.H., Deng W.F., Jin C.S., Hou X.G, 2018. Influence of redox conditions on animal distribution and soft-bodied fossil preservation of the Lower Cambrian Chengjiang Biota. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 507: 180–187.
2. Hammarlund, E.U., Gaines, R.R., Prokopenko, M.G., Qi, C., Hou, X.-G., Canfield, D.E., 2017. Early Cambrian oxygen minimum zone-like conditions at Chengjiang. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 475: 160–168.
3. Qi C.S., Zhu X.K., Dai M.H., Tang S.H., Wu M., Li Z.H., Li S.Z., Li J., 2012. High-precision measurements of isotopic ratios of Fe and Zn for marine sediments enriched in seasalt and organics. Geochimica, 41: 197–206 (in Chinese with English abstract).
4. Gaines R.R., Hammarlund E.U., Hou, X., Qi, C., Gabbott S.E., Zhao Y., Peng J., Canfield D.E., 2012. The mechanism of Burgess Shale-type preservation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 109: 5180–5184.
5. Gaines R.R., Droser M.L., Orr P.J., Garson D., Hammarlund E., Qi C., Canfield D.E., 2012. Burgess shale-type biotas were not entirely burrowed away. Geology, 40: 283–286.
6. Qi C.S., Deng X.G., Li W.X., Li X.H.,Yang Y.H., Xie L.W., 2007. Origin of the Darrongshan-Shiwandashan S-type granitoid belt from southeastern Guangxi: geochemical and Sr-Nd-Hf isotopic constraints. Acta Petrologica Sinica, 23(2): 403–412 (in Chinese with English abstract).
7. Qi C.S., Li X.H., Liu Y., Liang X.R., Tu X.L., 2005. High-precision measurement of Hf isotopic reference values for the U-Pb geochronology standard zircons by Multi-collector Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass spectrometry. Journal of Chinese Mass Spectrometry Society, 26(3): 149–154 (in Chinese with English abstract).
8. Li X.H., Qi C.S., Liu Y., Liang X.R., Tu X.L., Xie L.W., Yang Y.H., 2005. Petrogenesis of the Neoproterozoic bimodal volcanic rocks along the western margin of the Yangtze Block: new constraints from Hf isotopes and Fe/Mn ratios. Chi. Sci. Bull., 50(21): 2481–2486.
9. Li X.H., Qi C.S., Liu Y., Liang X.R., Tu X.L., Xie L.W., Yang Y.H., 2005. Rapid separation of Hf from rock samples for isotope analysis by MC-ICPMS: A modified single-column extraction chromatography method. Geochimica, 34(2): 109–114 (in Chinese with English abstract).
Students Advised
Xi Liu (BSc 2013)
Gui-Peng Mao (BSc 2013)
Xue Zhang (BSc 2014)
Siyu Wang (BSc 2015)
Lifei Zeng (BSc, 2015)
Shuyong Shi (BSc 2015)
Chao Xu (BSc 2015)
Yan Shao (BSc 2016)
Zhongyao Li (BSc 2016)
Yan Yang (BSc 2017)
Ke Xue (BSc 2017)
Te Ma (BSc 2017)
(Updated: October 28th 2019)