2013-2017, PhD, Geology, University of Florida (Advisor Thomas S. Bianchi)
2007-2011, B.S., Chemistry, Ocean University of China

2020/02-present, Assistant Professor, School of Oceanography, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2017/09-2020/01, Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Earth Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Organic Geochemistry, Carbon cycle, Permafrost, Compound-specific carbon isotopes

7）Zhang, X.*, Bianchi, T. S., Cohen, M. J., … Kenney, W. F. (2019), Initiation and development of wetlands in southern Florida karst landscape associated with accumulation of organic matter and vegetation evolution, Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 124(6), 1604-1617.
6）He, D., Chen, H., Li, P., Zhang, X., Shi, Q., Sun, Y. (2019), Optical and molecular signatures of dissolved organic matter reflect anthropogenic influence in a coastal river, Northeast China, Journal of Environmenal Quality, 48(3), 603-613
5）Zhao, B., Yao, P., Bianchi, T. S., Shields, M. R., Cui, X., Zhang, X., ... & Yu, Z. (2018). The Role of Reactive Iron in the Preservation of Terrestrial Organic Carbon in Estuarine Sediments. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 123(12), 3556-3569.
4）Chamberlin, C. A., Bianchi, T. S., … Zhang, X., Heffernan, J. B. (2018), Mass balance implies Holocene development of a low-relief karst patterned landscape. Chemical Geology, 118782.
3）Zhang, X*, Bianchi, T. S., Cui, X., Rosenheim, B. E., Ping, C. L., Hanna, A. J. M., Kanevskiy, M., Schreiner, K. M., Allison, M. A. (2017), Permafrost organic carbon mobilization from the watershed to the Colville River delta: evidence from biomarkers and 14C ramped pyrolysis, Geophysical Research Letter, 44(22),11491-11500.
2）Zhang, X.*, Hutchings, J.A., Bianchi, T.S., Liu, Y., Arellano, A.R. and Schuur, E.A. (2017). Importance of lateral flux and its percolation depth on organic carbon export in Arctic tundra soil: implications from a soil leaching experiment. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. 122(4), 796-810.
1）Zhang, X.*, Bianchi, T.S. and Allison, M.A. (2015), Sources of organic matter in sediments of the Colville River delta, Alaska: A multi-proxy approach. Organic Geochemistry, 87, 96-106.