Zhixin Wang
I am a PhD student at the School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University. My research focuses on Mars cyclostratigraphy, early Martian climate evolution, and deep-time Solar System evolution. Specifically, I apply well-established cyclostratigraphic approaches and systematic recurrence quantification analyses from Earth sciences to Martian sedimentary records, with the aim of exploring the formation mechanisms of periodic layered deposits and the climatic dynamical characteristics they reflect. I also adopt a comparative planetology perspective to investigate similarities and differences between Mars and the early Earth in sedimentary responses and climate evolution under orbital forcing.
Research Keywords
Mars; cyclostratigraphy; early Martian climate; deep-time Solar System evolution; comparative planetology.
Education
- Sep. 2024 - Present, PhD Student in Paleontology and Stratigraphy, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University.
- Sep. 2020 - Jul. 2024, BSc in Chemistry, Geochemistry Track, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University.
- Sep. 2021 - Jul. 2024, BEcon, National School of Development, Peking University.
Research Interests
Mars cyclostratigraphy; early Martian climate evolution; deep-time Solar System evolution; Archean cyclostratigraphy; comparative planetology.
Honors and Awards
- Outstanding Student Presentation Award, The 9th Youth Geoscience Forum, 2024.
- Excellent Graduate of Beijing, 2024.
- Excellent Graduate of Peking University, 2024.
- Excellent Student Leader of Peking University, 2023.
- Merit Student of Peking University, 2022.