Late Cenozoic atmospheric CO2 reconstruction
Understanding the role of CO2 in major climate transitions. 
Research
Understanding the geochemical signals of pedogenic carbonates
It is imperative to understand what is recorded by those geochemical signals before applying them for paleoenvironmental reconstructions. 
Miocene-Pliocene Rainfall seasonality and C4 expansion over East Asia
The spatiotemporal heterogeneity of Neogene C4 expansion over East Asia resulted from changes in seasonal rainfall distributions paced by the latitudinal migration of the westerly jet. 
Identify chemical signals of extraterrestrial life via methyl clumping
Testing the possibility of discriminating abiotic and biogenic methyl groups via clumped isotologues 