Li, Bo

Top Publications

Year	Title
2019	Late Middle Pleistocene Levallois stone-tool technology in southwest China Published in Nature
2019	Timing of archaic hominin occupation of Denisova Cave in southern Siberia Published in Nature
2018	Single-grain dating of potassium-rich feldspar grains: Towards a global standardised growth curve for the post-IR IRSL signal Published in Quaternary Geochronology
2017	Neandertal and Denisovan DNA from Pleistocene sediments Published in Science
2017	Variability in quartz OSL signals caused by measurement uncertainties: Problems and solutions Published in Quaternary Geochronology
2016	Earliest hominin occupation of Sulawesi, Indonesia Published in Nature
2016	Revised stratigraphy and chronology for Homo floresiensis at Liang Bua in Indonesia Published in Nature
2015	Construction of a 'global standardised growth curve' (gSGC) for infrared stimulated luminescence dating of K-feldspar Published in Quaternary Geochronology
2015	Potential of establishing a 'global standardised growth curve' (gSGC) for optical dating of quartz from sediments Published in Quaternary Geochronology
2014	Review and assessment of the potential of post-IR IRSL dating methods to circumvent the problem of anomalous fading in feldspar luminescence Published in Geochronometria: journal on methods and applications of absolute chronology
2011	Luminescence dating of K-feldspar from sediments: a protocol without anomalous fading correction Published in Quaternary Geochronology

Research Areas

Research Overview

My research can be divided into several threads:

DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF LUMINESCENCE DATING TECHNIQUES

My main research area is luminescence dating of sediments using quartz and feldspars. The focus of my research is on developing new luminescence dating techniques and improving them. Over the last decade, I have established several new dating techniques using quartz and feldspars.

APPLICATION OF LUMINESCENCE DATING IN GEOLOGICAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL STUDIES

Apart from the development of advanced luminescence dating techniques, my research also involves application of luminescence dating technique to answer important geological and archaeological questions. More recently, I have been more focused on dating key archaeological sites from Asia, Europe and Africa. My research is to develop new luminescence dating techniques and then apply them to these important archaeological and fossil hominin deposits to answer questions about human evolution, dispersals and extinctions.

LUMINESCENCE PROPERTIES OF QUARTZ AND FELDSPAR FROM SEDIMENTS

To achieve the reliable dating task in luminescence dating, fundamental studies on the luminescence properties from quartz and feldspars are necessary. Understanding of the physical features of luminescence signals, such as thermal stability, anomalous fading and kinetics process of charge movements are important for developing reliable dating procedures. Since 2006, I have been studying the luminescence behaviours of quartz and feldspars from various geological settings.

Geographic Focus

Africa Continent
Asia Continent
Europe Continent

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2022	Bayesian analysis of De distributions in optical dating: Towards a robust method for dealing with outliers Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2022	Beta dose heterogeneity in sediment samples measured using a Timepix pixelated detector and its implications for optical dating of individual mineral grains Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2022	Bleachability of pIRIR signal from single-grain K-feldspar Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2022	Label-free electrochemical immunosensor based on PdCuPt/PPY/DCSC as a signal amplification platform for sensitive detection of cardiac troponin I Published In Sensors and Actuators B Chemical
2022	Luminescence dating of the Huliu River terraces in the Nihewan Basin, North China Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2022	Preparation of crystalline benzotrithiophene-based two-dimensional graphdiyne analogue Published In 2D Materials
2022	Testing new analytical expression for dose response curves originating from the OTOR model Published In Journal of Luminescence
2021	Assessing the Dating Potential of Violet Stimulated Luminescence Protocols Published In Geochronometria
2021	Calibration of a QEM-EDS system for rapid determination of potassium concentrations of feldspar grains used in optical dating Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2021	Composite grains from volcanic terranes: Internal dose rates of supposed ‘potassium-rich’ feldspar grains used for optical dating at Liang Bua, Indonesia Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2021	Establishing a pIRIR procedure for De determination of composite mineral grains from volcanic terranes: A case study of sediments from Liang Bua, Indonesia Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2021	Evidence for Middle Palaeolithic occupation and landscape change in central Armenia at the open-Air site of Alapars-1 Published In Quaternary Research (United States)
2021	Hominin occupation of the Tibetan Plateau during the Last Interglacial Complex Published In Quaternary Science Reviews
2021	Hypertension May Reduce the Infection Risk but Increase the Severity of COVID-19: Based on the Current Data in China. Published In International journal of hypertension
2021	Pleistocene sediment DNA reveals hominin and faunal turnovers at Denisova Cave Published In Nature
2021	Recent Advances in AIEgen-Based Photodynamic Therapy and Immunotherapy. Published In Advanced healthcare materials
2021	Red Balloon Rock Shelter: Iron Age and Middle Stone Age occupations on the Waterberg Plateau in Limpopo, South Africa Published In Southern African Humanities
2021	Single-crystal structures of cucurbituril-based supramolecular host-guest complexes for bioimaging. Published In Chemical communications (Cambridge, England)
2021	Unearthing Neanderthal population history using nuclear and mitochondrial DNA from cave sediments Published In Science
2020	Archaeological evidence for two separate dispersals of Neanderthals into southern Siberia Published In Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA
2020	Barozh 12: Formation processes of a late Middle Paleolithic open-air site in western Armenia Published In Quaternary Science Reviews
2020	Comparison of cardiovascular metabolic characteristics and impact on COVID-19 and MERS. Published In European journal of preventive cardiology
2020	Comparison of single-aliquot and single-grain MET-pIRIR De results for potassium feldspar samples from the Nihewan Basin, northen China Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2020	Denisovan DNA in Late Pleistocene sediments from Baishiya Karst Cave on the Tibetan Plateau Published In Science
2020	Establishing standardised growth curves (SGCs) for OSL signals from individual grains of quartz: A continental-scale case study Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2020	Human occupation of northern India spans the Toba super-eruption ~74,000 years ago Published In Nature Communications
2020	Luminescence chronology and lithic technology of Tianhuadong Cave, an early Upper Pleistocene Paleolithic site in southwest China Published In Quaternary Research (United States)
2020	Modelling heterogeneously bleached single-grain equivalent dose distributions: Implications for the reliability of burial dose determination Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2020	Prevalence and impact of cardiovascular metabolic diseases on COVID-19 in China. Published In Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society
2020	Pulmonary Nodules Developed Rapidly in Staffs in the Isolation Ward of a Chinese Hospital during the COVID-19 Epidemic. Published In Biomedical and environmental sciences : BES
2020	Single-grain quartz osl characteristics: Testing for correlations within and between sites in Asia, Europe and Africa Published In Methods and Protocols
2020	Testing the upper limit of luminescence dating based on standardised growth curves for MET-pIRIR signals of K-feldspar grains from northern China Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2020	The effect of residual signal on dose measurements using MET-pIRIR signals from K-feldspar Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2020	Validation of the LnTn method for De determination in optical dating of K-feldspar and quartz Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2019	Age estimates for hominin fossils and the onset of the Upper Palaeolithic at Denisova Cave Published In Nature
2019	Erbin plays a critical role in human umbilical vein endothelial cell migration and tubular structure formation via the Smad1/5 pathway. Published In Journal of cellular biochemistry
2019	Fresh clues to the life and times of the Denisovans, a little-known ancient group of humans Published In The Conversation
2019	Late Middle Pleistocene Levallois stone-tool technology in southwest China Published In Nature
2019	Luminescence chronology of the Palaeolithic–Neolithic transition in the Yujiagou site at the Nihewan Basin, northern China Published In Journal of Quaternary Science
2019	Pleistocene glacial history of the New Zealand subantarctic islands Published In Climate of the Past
2019	Robust technological readings identify integrated structures typical of the Levallois concept in Guanyindong Cave, south China Published In National Science Review
2019	Timing of archaic hominin occupation of Denisova Cave in southern Siberia Published In Nature
2019	Variability in the thermal stability of OSL signal of single-grain quartz from the Nihewan Basin, North China Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2019	pIRIR and IR-RF dating of archaeological deposits at Badahlin and Gu Myaung Caves - First luminescence ages for Myanmar Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2018	A reassessment of the early archaeological record at Leang Burung 2, a Late Pleistocene rock-shelter site on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi Published In PLoS One
2018	Correction: A reassessment of the early archaeological record at Leang Burung 2, a Late Pleistocene rock-shelter site on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi (PLoS ONE (2018) 13, 4 (e0193025) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193025) Published In PLoS ONE
2018	Optical dating of K-feldspar grains from Middle Pleistocene lacustrine sediment at Marathousa 1 (Greece) Published In Quaternary International
2018	Preptin is a new predictor of coronary artery calcification. Published In Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry
2018	Single-grain dating of potassium-rich feldspar grains: Towards a global standardised growth curve for the post-IR IRSL signal Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2017	A fluvial terrace record of late Quaternary folding rate of the Anjihai anticline in the northern piedmont of Tian Shan, China Published In Geomorphology
2017	Early human symbolic behavior in the Late Pleistocene of Wallacea Published In Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA
2017	Neandertal and Denisovan DNA from Pleistocene sediments Published In Science
2017	New ages for the Upper Palaeolithic site of Xibaimaying in the Nihewan Basin, northern China: implications for small-tool and microblade industries in north-east Asia during Marine Isotope Stages 2 and 3 Published In Journal of Quaternary Science
2017	Safety of the neprilysin/renin-angiotensin system inhibitor LCZ696. Published In Oncotarget
2017	The chronostratigraphy of the Haua Fteah cave (Cyrenaica, northeast Libya) - Optical dating of early human occupation during Marine Isotope Stages 4, 5 and 6 Published In Journal of Human Evolution
2017	Variability in quartz OSL signals caused by measurement uncertainties: Problems and solutions Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2016	Ampelopsin suppresses TNF-α-induced migration and invasion of U2OS osteosarcoma cells. Published In Molecular medicine reports
2016	Baicalin promotes cholesterol efflux by regulating the expression of SR-BI in macrophages. Published In Experimental and therapeutic medicine
2016	Earliest hominin occupation of Sulawesi, Indonesia Published In Nature
2016	Erratum: Unexpected convergent evolution of nasal domes between pleistocene bovids and cretaceous hadrosaur dinosaurs (Current Biology (2016) 26 (503-508)) Published In Current Biology
2016	Holocene environment changes around the Sara Us River, northern China, revealed by optical dating of lacustrine-aeolian sediments
2016	Investigation of the applicability of standardised growth curves for OSL dating of quartz from Haua Fteah cave, Libya Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2016	Luminescence ages for three 'Middle Palaeolithic' sites in the Nihewan Basin, northern China, and their archaeological and palaeoenvironmental implications Published In Quaternary Research
2016	Nitidine chloride inhibits ovarian cancer cell migration and invasion by suppressing MMP-2/9 production via the ERK signaling pathway. Published In Molecular medicine reports
2016	Nitidine chloride inhibits proliferation, induces apoptosis via the Akt pathway and exhibits a synergistic effect with doxorubicin in ovarian cancer cells. Published In Molecular medicine reports
2016	Nitidine chloride suppresses epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in osteosarcoma cell migration and invasion through Akt/GSK-3β/Snail signaling pathway. Published In Oncology reports
2016	On the intrinsic accuracy and precision of the standardised growth curve (SGC) and global-SGC (gSGC) methods for equivalent dose determination: A simulation study Published In Radiation Measurements
2016	Revised stratigraphy and chronology for Homo floresiensis at Liang Bua in Indonesia Published In Nature
2016	Unexpected convergent evolution of nasal domes between Pleistocene bovids and cretaceous hadrosaur dinosaurs Published In Current Biology
2016	Visfatin Destabilizes Atherosclerotic Plaques in Apolipoprotein E-Deficient Mice. Published In PloS one
2015	Ampelopsin reduces the migration and invasion of ovarian cancer cells via inhibition of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition. Published In Oncology reports
2015	Construction of a 'global standardised growth curve' (gSGC) for infrared stimulated luminescence dating of K-feldspar Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2015	Distal tephras of the eastern Lake Victoria basin, equatorial East Africa: correlations, chronology and a context for early modern humans Published In Quaternary Science Reviews: the international multidisciplinary research and review journal
2015	Further studies on the relationship between IRSL and BLSL at relatively high temperatures for potassium-feldspar from sediments Published In Journal of Luminescence
2015	Holocene climate changes in westerly-dominated areas of central Asia: evidence from optical dating of two loess sections in Tianshan Mountain, China Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2015	Late Quaternary faulting on the Manas and Hutubi reverse faults in the northern foreland basin of Tian Shan, China Published In Earth and Planetary Science Letters
2015	Luminescence-based chronologies for Palaeolithic sites in the Nihewan Basin, northern China: first tests using newly developed optical dating procedures for potassium feldspar grains Published In Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
2015	Maximum age limitation in luminescence dating of Chinese loess using the multiple-aliquot MET-pIRIR signals from K-feldspar Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2015	Optical dating in archaeology: thirty years in retrospect and grand challenges for the future Published In Journal of Archaeological Science
2015	Optical dating of aeolian and fluvial sediments in north Tian Shan range, China: luminescence characteristics and methodological aspects Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2015	Potential of establishing a 'global standardised growth curve' (gSGC) for optical dating of quartz from sediments Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2015	Radiation-induced growth and isothermal decay of infrared-stimulated luminescence from feldspar Published In Radiation Measurements
2015	Salvianolic acid B accelerated ABCA1-dependent cholesterol efflux by targeting PPAR-γ and LXRα. Published In Biochemical and biophysical research communications
2015	Testing of a single grain OSL chronology across the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition at Les Cottés (France) Published In Journal of Archaeological Science
2015	Visfatin promotes osteosarcoma cell migration and invasion via induction of epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Published In Oncology reports
2014	A single-aliquot luminescence dating procedure for K-feldspar based on the dose-dependent MET-pIRIR signal sensitivity Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2014	Review and assessment of the potential of post-IR IRSL dating methods to circumvent the problem of anomalous fading in feldspar luminescence Published In Geochronometria: journal on methods and applications of absolute chronology
2014	The evolution of a terrace sequence along the Manas River in the northern foreland basin of Tian Shan, China, as inferred from optical dating Published In Geomorphology
2013	Extending the age limit of luminescence dating using the dose-dependent sensitivity of MET-pIRIR signals from K-feldspar Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2013	On the dose dependency of the bleachable and non-bleachable components of IRSL from K-feldspar: improved procedures for luminescence dating of Quaternary sediments Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2013	Residual doses and sensitivity change of post IR IRSL signals from potassium feldspar under different bleaching conditions Published In Geochronometria: journal on methods and applications of absolute chronology
2013	Shrinking lakes in Tibet linked to the weakening Asian monsoon in the past 8.2 ka Published In Quaternary Research
2013	The effect of band-tail states on the thermal stability of the infrared stimulated luminescence from K-feldspar Published In Journal of Luminescence
2012	A reply to the comments by Thomsen et al. on Ã¢ÂÂLuminescence dating of K-feldspar from sediments: a protocol without anomalous fading correction Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2012	A reply to the comments by Thomsen et al. on “Luminescence dating of K-feldspar from sediments: a protocol without anomalous fading correction Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2012	Determining the cooling age using luminescence-thermochronology Published In Tectonophysics
2012	Holocene environmental changes in central Inner Mongolia revealed by luminescence dating of sediments from the Sala Us River valley Published In The Holocene: a major interdisciplinary journal focusing on recent environmental change
2012	Luminescence dating of Chinese loess beyond 130 ka using the non-fading signal from K-feldspar Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2012	Slip rate of the Aksay segment of Altyn Tagh Fault revealed by OSL dating of river terraces Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2012	Study of the relationship between infrared stimulated luminescence and blue light stimulated luminescence for potassium-feldspar from sediments Published In Radiation Measurements
2012	Testing a multi-step post-IR IRSL dating method using polymineral fine grains from Chinese loess Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2011	Anomalous fading: a reply to the comment by Huntley on “Isochron measurements of naturally irradiated K-feldspar grains” Published In Radiation Measurements
2011	Infrared stimulated luminescence measurements of single grains of K-rich feldspar for isochron dating Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2011	Isochron dating of sand-loess-soil deposits from the Mu Us Desert margin, central China Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2011	Luminescence dating of K-feldspar from sediments: a protocol without anomalous fading correction Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2011	Observation of unstable fast component in OSL of quartz Published In Radiation Measurements
2011	Reply to comment by Huntley on "isochron dating of sediments using luminescence of K-feldspar grains" Published In Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface
2011	Reply to comment by Huntley on “Isochron dating of sediments using luminescence of K-feldspar grains” Published In Journal of Geophysical Research
2011	Thermal stability of infrared stimulated luminescence of sedimentary K-feldspar Published In Radiation Measurements
2010	The relationship between thermal activation energy, infrared stimulated luminescence and anomalous fading of K-feldspars Published In Radiation Measurements
2008	Investigations of the dose-dependent anomalous fading rate of feldspar from sediments Published In Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics
2008	Isochron dating of sediments using luminescence of K-feldspar grains Published In Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface
2008	Overcoming environmental dose rate changes in luminescence dating of waterlain deposits Published In Geochronometria
2007	Isochron measurements of naturally irradiated K-feldspar grains Published In Radiation Measurements
2007	Loess sedimentation in Tibet: provenance, processes, and link with Quaternary glaciations Published In Quaternary Science Reviews
2007	Relationships between O isotope equilibrium, mineral alteration and Rb-Sr chronometric validity in granitoids: Implications for determination of cooling rate Published In Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology
2006	Comparison of ^De estimates using the fast component and the medium component of quartz OSL Published In Radiation Measurements
2006	Dose measurement using the fast component of LM-OSL signals from quartz Published In Radiation Measurements
2006	Observations of thermal transfer and the slow component of OSL signals from quartz Published In Radiation Measurements
2006	Studies of thermal stability of charges associated with thermal transfer of OSL from quartz Published In Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics
2004	Relationship among oxygen isotope, Rb-Sr isochron and mineral alteration in quartz diorite at Yueshan in Anhui Published In Acta Petrologica Sinica

Chapter

Year	Title
2019	TL/OSL dating Published In Advances in Physics and Applications of Optically and Thermally Stimulated Luminescence Publisher London, United Kingdom
2018	Optical dating of sediment samples from Chagyrskaya Cave Published In Multidisciplinary Studies of Chagyrskaya Cave - A Middle Paleolithic Site in Altai Publisher Novosibirsk

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2022	Sediment DNA reveals Neandertal population history Published In EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS
2019	Age estimates for hominin fossils and the onset of the Upper Palaeolithic at Denisova Cave Published In AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
2012	Testing a multi-step post-IR IRSL dating method using polymineral fine grains from Chinese loess Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2009	Characteristics of quartz infrared stimulated luminescence (IRSL) at elevated temperatures Published In Radiation Measurements
2007	OSL dating of sediments from deserts in northern China Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2006	Correcting for thermal transfer in OSL measurements of young sediment samples Published In Radiation Measurements

Investigator On

Year	Title
2021 - 2024	Out of Africa: human prehistory in southwestern China Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
	missing activity

Potential Supervision Topics

Full-time PhD scholarships are available in the School of Earth & Environmental Sciences. The topics include:

Archaeology: Chronologies for key archaeological sites in China

Geology: Application of luminescence dating techniques to study Middle and Late Pleistocene climate and environmental changes and neotectonic activities

Methodology: methodological advances in extending luminescence dating limits based on K-feldspar and quartz; single-grain dating of quartz and K-feldspar.

Teaching Activities

EESC209 G-Cubed; Geochemistry, Geochronology, Geophysics Instructor 2019 -
EESC252 Engineering and Environmental Geology Instructor 2019 -
EESC328/ARCH303: Modern Methods in Earth and Archaeological Sciences Instructor 2018 -

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	Internal Dose Rates of Single Feldspar and Composite Mineral Grains: Methodological Developments and Optical Dating Applications	O'Gorman, Kieran
Doctor of Philosophy	Development and Application of Luminescence Approaches to Dating of Indonesian Archaeological and Palaeoanthropological Sites	Sontag Gonzalez, Mariana

Education And Training

Doctor of Philosophy in Geochronology, University of Hong Kong, Department of Earth Sciences 2003 - 2007
B.Sc. in Geochemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, School of Earth and Space Sciences 1999 - 2003

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4186-4828 (confirmed)

Web Of Science Researcher Id

B-8974-2016

Scopus Id

55508432700

Top Publications

Year	Title
2019	Late Middle Pleistocene Levallois stone-tool technology in southwest China Published in Nature
2019	Timing of archaic hominin occupation of Denisova Cave in southern Siberia Published in Nature
2018	Single-grain dating of potassium-rich feldspar grains: Towards a global standardised growth curve for the post-IR IRSL signal Published in Quaternary Geochronology
2017	Neandertal and Denisovan DNA from Pleistocene sediments Published in Science
2017	Variability in quartz OSL signals caused by measurement uncertainties: Problems and solutions Published in Quaternary Geochronology
2016	Earliest hominin occupation of Sulawesi, Indonesia Published in Nature
2016	Revised stratigraphy and chronology for Homo floresiensis at Liang Bua in Indonesia Published in Nature
2015	Construction of a 'global standardised growth curve' (gSGC) for infrared stimulated luminescence dating of K-feldspar Published in Quaternary Geochronology
2015	Potential of establishing a 'global standardised growth curve' (gSGC) for optical dating of quartz from sediments Published in Quaternary Geochronology
2014	Review and assessment of the potential of post-IR IRSL dating methods to circumvent the problem of anomalous fading in feldspar luminescence Published in Geochronometria: journal on methods and applications of absolute chronology
2011	Luminescence dating of K-feldspar from sediments: a protocol without anomalous fading correction Published in Quaternary Geochronology

Research Areas

Research Overview

My research can be divided into several threads:

DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF LUMINESCENCE DATING TECHNIQUES

My main research area is luminescence dating of sediments using quartz and feldspars. The focus of my research is on developing new luminescence dating techniques and improving them. Over the last decade, I have established several new dating techniques using quartz and feldspars.

APPLICATION OF LUMINESCENCE DATING IN GEOLOGICAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL STUDIES

Apart from the development of advanced luminescence dating techniques, my research also involves application of luminescence dating technique to answer important geological and archaeological questions. More recently, I have been more focused on dating key archaeological sites from Asia, Europe and Africa. My research is to develop new luminescence dating techniques and then apply them to these important archaeological and fossil hominin deposits to answer questions about human evolution, dispersals and extinctions.

LUMINESCENCE PROPERTIES OF QUARTZ AND FELDSPAR FROM SEDIMENTS

To achieve the reliable dating task in luminescence dating, fundamental studies on the luminescence properties from quartz and feldspars are necessary. Understanding of the physical features of luminescence signals, such as thermal stability, anomalous fading and kinetics process of charge movements are important for developing reliable dating procedures. Since 2006, I have been studying the luminescence behaviours of quartz and feldspars from various geological settings.

Geographic Focus

Africa Continent
Asia Continent
Europe Continent

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2022	Bayesian analysis of De distributions in optical dating: Towards a robust method for dealing with outliers Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2022	Beta dose heterogeneity in sediment samples measured using a Timepix pixelated detector and its implications for optical dating of individual mineral grains Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2022	Bleachability of pIRIR signal from single-grain K-feldspar Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2022	Label-free electrochemical immunosensor based on PdCuPt/PPY/DCSC as a signal amplification platform for sensitive detection of cardiac troponin I Published In Sensors and Actuators B Chemical
2022	Luminescence dating of the Huliu River terraces in the Nihewan Basin, North China Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2022	Preparation of crystalline benzotrithiophene-based two-dimensional graphdiyne analogue Published In 2D Materials
2022	Testing new analytical expression for dose response curves originating from the OTOR model Published In Journal of Luminescence
2021	Assessing the Dating Potential of Violet Stimulated Luminescence Protocols Published In Geochronometria
2021	Calibration of a QEM-EDS system for rapid determination of potassium concentrations of feldspar grains used in optical dating Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2021	Composite grains from volcanic terranes: Internal dose rates of supposed ‘potassium-rich’ feldspar grains used for optical dating at Liang Bua, Indonesia Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2021	Establishing a pIRIR procedure for De determination of composite mineral grains from volcanic terranes: A case study of sediments from Liang Bua, Indonesia Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2021	Evidence for Middle Palaeolithic occupation and landscape change in central Armenia at the open-Air site of Alapars-1 Published In Quaternary Research (United States)
2021	Hominin occupation of the Tibetan Plateau during the Last Interglacial Complex Published In Quaternary Science Reviews
2021	Hypertension May Reduce the Infection Risk but Increase the Severity of COVID-19: Based on the Current Data in China. Published In International journal of hypertension
2021	Pleistocene sediment DNA reveals hominin and faunal turnovers at Denisova Cave Published In Nature
2021	Recent Advances in AIEgen-Based Photodynamic Therapy and Immunotherapy. Published In Advanced healthcare materials
2021	Red Balloon Rock Shelter: Iron Age and Middle Stone Age occupations on the Waterberg Plateau in Limpopo, South Africa Published In Southern African Humanities
2021	Single-crystal structures of cucurbituril-based supramolecular host-guest complexes for bioimaging. Published In Chemical communications (Cambridge, England)
2021	Unearthing Neanderthal population history using nuclear and mitochondrial DNA from cave sediments Published In Science
2020	Archaeological evidence for two separate dispersals of Neanderthals into southern Siberia Published In Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA
2020	Barozh 12: Formation processes of a late Middle Paleolithic open-air site in western Armenia Published In Quaternary Science Reviews
2020	Comparison of cardiovascular metabolic characteristics and impact on COVID-19 and MERS. Published In European journal of preventive cardiology
2020	Comparison of single-aliquot and single-grain MET-pIRIR De results for potassium feldspar samples from the Nihewan Basin, northen China Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2020	Denisovan DNA in Late Pleistocene sediments from Baishiya Karst Cave on the Tibetan Plateau Published In Science
2020	Establishing standardised growth curves (SGCs) for OSL signals from individual grains of quartz: A continental-scale case study Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2020	Human occupation of northern India spans the Toba super-eruption ~74,000 years ago Published In Nature Communications
2020	Luminescence chronology and lithic technology of Tianhuadong Cave, an early Upper Pleistocene Paleolithic site in southwest China Published In Quaternary Research (United States)
2020	Modelling heterogeneously bleached single-grain equivalent dose distributions: Implications for the reliability of burial dose determination Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2020	Prevalence and impact of cardiovascular metabolic diseases on COVID-19 in China. Published In Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society
2020	Pulmonary Nodules Developed Rapidly in Staffs in the Isolation Ward of a Chinese Hospital during the COVID-19 Epidemic. Published In Biomedical and environmental sciences : BES
2020	Single-grain quartz osl characteristics: Testing for correlations within and between sites in Asia, Europe and Africa Published In Methods and Protocols
2020	Testing the upper limit of luminescence dating based on standardised growth curves for MET-pIRIR signals of K-feldspar grains from northern China Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2020	The effect of residual signal on dose measurements using MET-pIRIR signals from K-feldspar Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2020	Validation of the LnTn method for De determination in optical dating of K-feldspar and quartz Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2019	Age estimates for hominin fossils and the onset of the Upper Palaeolithic at Denisova Cave Published In Nature
2019	Erbin plays a critical role in human umbilical vein endothelial cell migration and tubular structure formation via the Smad1/5 pathway. Published In Journal of cellular biochemistry
2019	Fresh clues to the life and times of the Denisovans, a little-known ancient group of humans Published In The Conversation
2019	Late Middle Pleistocene Levallois stone-tool technology in southwest China Published In Nature
2019	Luminescence chronology of the Palaeolithic–Neolithic transition in the Yujiagou site at the Nihewan Basin, northern China Published In Journal of Quaternary Science
2019	Pleistocene glacial history of the New Zealand subantarctic islands Published In Climate of the Past
2019	Robust technological readings identify integrated structures typical of the Levallois concept in Guanyindong Cave, south China Published In National Science Review
2019	Timing of archaic hominin occupation of Denisova Cave in southern Siberia Published In Nature
2019	Variability in the thermal stability of OSL signal of single-grain quartz from the Nihewan Basin, North China Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2019	pIRIR and IR-RF dating of archaeological deposits at Badahlin and Gu Myaung Caves - First luminescence ages for Myanmar Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2018	A reassessment of the early archaeological record at Leang Burung 2, a Late Pleistocene rock-shelter site on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi Published In PLoS One
2018	Correction: A reassessment of the early archaeological record at Leang Burung 2, a Late Pleistocene rock-shelter site on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi (PLoS ONE (2018) 13, 4 (e0193025) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193025) Published In PLoS ONE
2018	Optical dating of K-feldspar grains from Middle Pleistocene lacustrine sediment at Marathousa 1 (Greece) Published In Quaternary International
2018	Preptin is a new predictor of coronary artery calcification. Published In Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry
2018	Single-grain dating of potassium-rich feldspar grains: Towards a global standardised growth curve for the post-IR IRSL signal Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2017	A fluvial terrace record of late Quaternary folding rate of the Anjihai anticline in the northern piedmont of Tian Shan, China Published In Geomorphology
2017	Early human symbolic behavior in the Late Pleistocene of Wallacea Published In Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA
2017	Neandertal and Denisovan DNA from Pleistocene sediments Published In Science
2017	New ages for the Upper Palaeolithic site of Xibaimaying in the Nihewan Basin, northern China: implications for small-tool and microblade industries in north-east Asia during Marine Isotope Stages 2 and 3 Published In Journal of Quaternary Science
2017	Safety of the neprilysin/renin-angiotensin system inhibitor LCZ696. Published In Oncotarget
2017	The chronostratigraphy of the Haua Fteah cave (Cyrenaica, northeast Libya) - Optical dating of early human occupation during Marine Isotope Stages 4, 5 and 6 Published In Journal of Human Evolution
2017	Variability in quartz OSL signals caused by measurement uncertainties: Problems and solutions Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2016	Ampelopsin suppresses TNF-α-induced migration and invasion of U2OS osteosarcoma cells. Published In Molecular medicine reports
2016	Baicalin promotes cholesterol efflux by regulating the expression of SR-BI in macrophages. Published In Experimental and therapeutic medicine
2016	Earliest hominin occupation of Sulawesi, Indonesia Published In Nature
2016	Erratum: Unexpected convergent evolution of nasal domes between pleistocene bovids and cretaceous hadrosaur dinosaurs (Current Biology (2016) 26 (503-508)) Published In Current Biology
2016	Holocene environment changes around the Sara Us River, northern China, revealed by optical dating of lacustrine-aeolian sediments
2016	Investigation of the applicability of standardised growth curves for OSL dating of quartz from Haua Fteah cave, Libya Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2016	Luminescence ages for three 'Middle Palaeolithic' sites in the Nihewan Basin, northern China, and their archaeological and palaeoenvironmental implications Published In Quaternary Research
2016	Nitidine chloride inhibits ovarian cancer cell migration and invasion by suppressing MMP-2/9 production via the ERK signaling pathway. Published In Molecular medicine reports
2016	Nitidine chloride inhibits proliferation, induces apoptosis via the Akt pathway and exhibits a synergistic effect with doxorubicin in ovarian cancer cells. Published In Molecular medicine reports
2016	Nitidine chloride suppresses epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in osteosarcoma cell migration and invasion through Akt/GSK-3β/Snail signaling pathway. Published In Oncology reports
2016	On the intrinsic accuracy and precision of the standardised growth curve (SGC) and global-SGC (gSGC) methods for equivalent dose determination: A simulation study Published In Radiation Measurements
2016	Revised stratigraphy and chronology for Homo floresiensis at Liang Bua in Indonesia Published In Nature
2016	Unexpected convergent evolution of nasal domes between Pleistocene bovids and cretaceous hadrosaur dinosaurs Published In Current Biology
2016	Visfatin Destabilizes Atherosclerotic Plaques in Apolipoprotein E-Deficient Mice. Published In PloS one
2015	Ampelopsin reduces the migration and invasion of ovarian cancer cells via inhibition of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition. Published In Oncology reports
2015	Construction of a 'global standardised growth curve' (gSGC) for infrared stimulated luminescence dating of K-feldspar Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2015	Distal tephras of the eastern Lake Victoria basin, equatorial East Africa: correlations, chronology and a context for early modern humans Published In Quaternary Science Reviews: the international multidisciplinary research and review journal
2015	Further studies on the relationship between IRSL and BLSL at relatively high temperatures for potassium-feldspar from sediments Published In Journal of Luminescence
2015	Holocene climate changes in westerly-dominated areas of central Asia: evidence from optical dating of two loess sections in Tianshan Mountain, China Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2015	Late Quaternary faulting on the Manas and Hutubi reverse faults in the northern foreland basin of Tian Shan, China Published In Earth and Planetary Science Letters
2015	Luminescence-based chronologies for Palaeolithic sites in the Nihewan Basin, northern China: first tests using newly developed optical dating procedures for potassium feldspar grains Published In Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
2015	Maximum age limitation in luminescence dating of Chinese loess using the multiple-aliquot MET-pIRIR signals from K-feldspar Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2015	Optical dating in archaeology: thirty years in retrospect and grand challenges for the future Published In Journal of Archaeological Science
2015	Optical dating of aeolian and fluvial sediments in north Tian Shan range, China: luminescence characteristics and methodological aspects Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2015	Potential of establishing a 'global standardised growth curve' (gSGC) for optical dating of quartz from sediments Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2015	Radiation-induced growth and isothermal decay of infrared-stimulated luminescence from feldspar Published In Radiation Measurements
2015	Salvianolic acid B accelerated ABCA1-dependent cholesterol efflux by targeting PPAR-γ and LXRα. Published In Biochemical and biophysical research communications
2015	Testing of a single grain OSL chronology across the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition at Les Cottés (France) Published In Journal of Archaeological Science
2015	Visfatin promotes osteosarcoma cell migration and invasion via induction of epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Published In Oncology reports
2014	A single-aliquot luminescence dating procedure for K-feldspar based on the dose-dependent MET-pIRIR signal sensitivity Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2014	Review and assessment of the potential of post-IR IRSL dating methods to circumvent the problem of anomalous fading in feldspar luminescence Published In Geochronometria: journal on methods and applications of absolute chronology
2014	The evolution of a terrace sequence along the Manas River in the northern foreland basin of Tian Shan, China, as inferred from optical dating Published In Geomorphology
2013	Extending the age limit of luminescence dating using the dose-dependent sensitivity of MET-pIRIR signals from K-feldspar Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2013	On the dose dependency of the bleachable and non-bleachable components of IRSL from K-feldspar: improved procedures for luminescence dating of Quaternary sediments Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2013	Residual doses and sensitivity change of post IR IRSL signals from potassium feldspar under different bleaching conditions Published In Geochronometria: journal on methods and applications of absolute chronology
2013	Shrinking lakes in Tibet linked to the weakening Asian monsoon in the past 8.2 ka Published In Quaternary Research
2013	The effect of band-tail states on the thermal stability of the infrared stimulated luminescence from K-feldspar Published In Journal of Luminescence
2012	A reply to the comments by Thomsen et al. on Ã¢ÂÂLuminescence dating of K-feldspar from sediments: a protocol without anomalous fading correction Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2012	A reply to the comments by Thomsen et al. on “Luminescence dating of K-feldspar from sediments: a protocol without anomalous fading correction Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2012	Determining the cooling age using luminescence-thermochronology Published In Tectonophysics
2012	Holocene environmental changes in central Inner Mongolia revealed by luminescence dating of sediments from the Sala Us River valley Published In The Holocene: a major interdisciplinary journal focusing on recent environmental change
2012	Luminescence dating of Chinese loess beyond 130 ka using the non-fading signal from K-feldspar Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2012	Slip rate of the Aksay segment of Altyn Tagh Fault revealed by OSL dating of river terraces Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2012	Study of the relationship between infrared stimulated luminescence and blue light stimulated luminescence for potassium-feldspar from sediments Published In Radiation Measurements
2012	Testing a multi-step post-IR IRSL dating method using polymineral fine grains from Chinese loess Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2011	Anomalous fading: a reply to the comment by Huntley on “Isochron measurements of naturally irradiated K-feldspar grains” Published In Radiation Measurements
2011	Infrared stimulated luminescence measurements of single grains of K-rich feldspar for isochron dating Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2011	Isochron dating of sand-loess-soil deposits from the Mu Us Desert margin, central China Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2011	Luminescence dating of K-feldspar from sediments: a protocol without anomalous fading correction Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2011	Observation of unstable fast component in OSL of quartz Published In Radiation Measurements
2011	Reply to comment by Huntley on "isochron dating of sediments using luminescence of K-feldspar grains" Published In Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface
2011	Reply to comment by Huntley on “Isochron dating of sediments using luminescence of K-feldspar grains” Published In Journal of Geophysical Research
2011	Thermal stability of infrared stimulated luminescence of sedimentary K-feldspar Published In Radiation Measurements
2010	The relationship between thermal activation energy, infrared stimulated luminescence and anomalous fading of K-feldspars Published In Radiation Measurements
2008	Investigations of the dose-dependent anomalous fading rate of feldspar from sediments Published In Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics
2008	Isochron dating of sediments using luminescence of K-feldspar grains Published In Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface
2008	Overcoming environmental dose rate changes in luminescence dating of waterlain deposits Published In Geochronometria
2007	Isochron measurements of naturally irradiated K-feldspar grains Published In Radiation Measurements
2007	Loess sedimentation in Tibet: provenance, processes, and link with Quaternary glaciations Published In Quaternary Science Reviews
2007	Relationships between O isotope equilibrium, mineral alteration and Rb-Sr chronometric validity in granitoids: Implications for determination of cooling rate Published In Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology
2006	Comparison of ^De estimates using the fast component and the medium component of quartz OSL Published In Radiation Measurements
2006	Dose measurement using the fast component of LM-OSL signals from quartz Published In Radiation Measurements
2006	Observations of thermal transfer and the slow component of OSL signals from quartz Published In Radiation Measurements
2006	Studies of thermal stability of charges associated with thermal transfer of OSL from quartz Published In Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics
2004	Relationship among oxygen isotope, Rb-Sr isochron and mineral alteration in quartz diorite at Yueshan in Anhui Published In Acta Petrologica Sinica

Chapter

Year	Title
2019	TL/OSL dating Published In Advances in Physics and Applications of Optically and Thermally Stimulated Luminescence Publisher London, United Kingdom
2018	Optical dating of sediment samples from Chagyrskaya Cave Published In Multidisciplinary Studies of Chagyrskaya Cave - A Middle Paleolithic Site in Altai Publisher Novosibirsk

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2022	Sediment DNA reveals Neandertal population history Published In EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS
2019	Age estimates for hominin fossils and the onset of the Upper Palaeolithic at Denisova Cave Published In AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
2012	Testing a multi-step post-IR IRSL dating method using polymineral fine grains from Chinese loess Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2009	Characteristics of quartz infrared stimulated luminescence (IRSL) at elevated temperatures Published In Radiation Measurements
2007	OSL dating of sediments from deserts in northern China Published In Quaternary Geochronology
2006	Correcting for thermal transfer in OSL measurements of young sediment samples Published In Radiation Measurements

Investigator On

Year	Title
2021 - 2024	Out of Africa: human prehistory in southwestern China Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
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Potential Supervision Topics

Full-time PhD scholarships are available in the School of Earth & Environmental Sciences. The topics include:

Archaeology: Chronologies for key archaeological sites in China

Geology: Application of luminescence dating techniques to study Middle and Late Pleistocene climate and environmental changes and neotectonic activities

Methodology: methodological advances in extending luminescence dating limits based on K-feldspar and quartz; single-grain dating of quartz and K-feldspar.

Teaching Activities

EESC209 G-Cubed; Geochemistry, Geochronology, Geophysics Instructor 2019 -
EESC252 Engineering and Environmental Geology Instructor 2019 -
EESC328/ARCH303: Modern Methods in Earth and Archaeological Sciences Instructor 2018 -

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	Internal Dose Rates of Single Feldspar and Composite Mineral Grains: Methodological Developments and Optical Dating Applications	O'Gorman, Kieran
Doctor of Philosophy	Development and Application of Luminescence Approaches to Dating of Indonesian Archaeological and Palaeoanthropological Sites	Sontag Gonzalez, Mariana

Education And Training

Doctor of Philosophy in Geochronology, University of Hong Kong, Department of Earth Sciences 2003 - 2007
B.Sc. in Geochemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, School of Earth and Space Sciences 1999 - 2003

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http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4186-4828 (confirmed)

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B-8974-2016

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55508432700

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