Meng Wang is an Associate Professor and PhD supervisor at the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. His research focuses on astrochronology and deep-time global change, encompassing cyclostratigraphy, paleoclimatic and paleohydrological variability, and Earth system and sedimentary process modeling. He investigates how sedimentary processes affect the preservation of orbital signals and astronomical timescales, and reconstructs the evolution of orbital parameters through deep time. By integrating geological records with Earth system models, he reconstructs long-term paleohydrological changes and examines the periodicity and astronomical forcing of past hydrological cycles, the mechanisms governing their responses to global paleoclimatic events, and associated effects on water exchange between continental and marine reservoirs. He has published multiple papers as first or corresponding author in Chinese and international journals, including Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Global and Planetary Change, and Science China Earth Science.
Education:
2019.07–2020.09 Joint Ph.D. Student, Pennsylvania State University
2016.09–2021.06 Ph.D., China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)
2013.06–2015.05 Joint Master Student, Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology
2012.09–2015.06 Master, Yangtze University
2008.09–2012.06 Bachelor, Yangtze University
Professional Experience:
2024.07–Present Associate Professor, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology
2023.08–2024.07 Associate Research Professor, Peking University
2021.07–2023.07 Boya Postdoctoral Fellow, Peking University
1. Cyclostratigraphy and astrochronology
2. Sedimentary process modeling and the preservation of orbital signals
3. Earth system modeling and paleoclimatic and paleohydrological variability
2026, Jiangsu Provincial General Program
2025, Young Scientists Fund (C), National Natural Science Foundation of China
2022, Young Scientists Project, National Key Research and Development Program of China; key project participant
2021, Young Scientists Project, National Key Research and Development Program of China; key project participant
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=P2_TiCUAAAAJ&hl=en
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Meng-Wang-86
First or Corresponding Author Publications
1. Meng Wang, Yukun Shi, Aihua Yang, Haotian Zhang, Xiaoyu Zhang, Yujing Wu, Yujie Shi, Jianbo Liu, Ren Wei, Zhijun Jin, Mingsong Li. 2026. Coupled sea-level and biodiversity dynamics during the Cambrian SPICE event. Nature Communications. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-78601-x
2. Meng Wang, Mingsong Li, Elizabeth A. Hajek, David B. Kemp, Yujing Wu, Hanyu Zhu, Chunju Huang, Haotian Zhang, Kaixuan Ji, Rui Zhang, Ren Wei, Zhijun Jin. 2024. Assessing the preservation of orbital signals across different sedimentary environments: Insights from stochastic sedimentation modeling. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 642: 118866. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2024.118866
3. Meng Wang, Mingsong Li, David B. Kemp, Jan Landwehrs, Zhijun Jin. 2023. Late Triassic sedimentary records reveal the hydrological response to climate forcing and the history of the chaotic Solar System. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 607: 118052. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2023.118052
4. Meng Wang, Honghan Chen, Chunju Huang, David B. Kemp, Tianwu Xu, Hongan Zhang, Mingsong Li. 2020. Astronomical forcing and sedimentary noise modeling of lake-level changes in the Paleogene Dongpu Depression of North China. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 535: 116116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116116
5. Meng Wang, Mingsong Li, David B. Kemp, Slah Boulila, James G. Ogg. 2022. Sedimentary noise modeling of lake-level change in the Late Triassic Newark Basin of North America. Global and Planetary Change, 208: 103706. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2021.103706
6. Qian Zhang, Xiugen Fu*, Jian Wang*, Ahmed Mansour, Hengye Wei, Tan Zhang, Meng Wang*. 2024. Orbitally-paced climate change during the Carnian Pluvial Episode. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 626: 118546. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2023.118546
7. Meng Wang, Qing Li, Feng Cai, Jie Liang, Guijing Yan, Zhou Wang, Yunbao Sun, Di Luo, Gang Dong, Yimin Cao. 2019. Formation of authigenic carbonates at a methane seep site in the middle Okinawa Trough, East China Sea. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 185: 104028. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jseaes.2019.104028
8. Meng Wang, Feng Cai, Qing Li, Jie Liang, Guijing Yan, Gang Dong, Feng Wang, Hebin Shao, Gaowei Hu. 2015. Characteristics of authigenic pyrite and its sulfur isotopes influenced by methane seep at Core A, Site 79 of the middle Okinawa Trough. Scientia Sinica Terrae, 45: 1819–1828 (in Chinese). https://doi.org/10.1360/zd2015-45-12-1819
9. Meng Wang, Feng Cai, Qing Li, Jie Liang, Guijing Yan, Gang Dong, Feng Wang, Hebin Shao, Gaowei Hu. 2015. Characteristics of authigenic pyrite and its sulfur isotopes influenced by methane seep at Core A, Site 79 of the middle Okinawa Trough. Science China Earth Sciences, 58: 2145–2153. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11430-015-5196-1
Coauthored Publications
1. Haotian Zhang, Yan Chen, Paul Wignall, Kaixuan Ji, Meng Wang, Xiaoyu Zhang, Hanyu Zhu, Ren Wei, Zhijun Jin, Mingsong Li. 2026. Orbital forcing of paleoclimate and sedimentation in the Early Triassic: Insights from the Dayulin Section, North China. SCIENCE CHINA Earth Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11430-026-1953-3
2. Naihua Xue, Wei Wang, David De Vleeschouwer, Chengguo Guan, Mingsong Li, Meng Wang, Xunlai Yuan, Philippe Claeys. 2026. Astrochronology of the Ediacaran period reveals the temporal heterogeneity and sea-level pacing of shuram excursion. Precambrian Research, 445: 108222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.precamres.2026.108222
3. Ren Wei, Zhijun Jin, Mingsong Li, Yongyun Hu, Xiaomei Wang, Shuai Yuan, Meng Wang, Renda Huang, Haotian Zhang. 2026. Orbital modulation of meridional atmospheric heat transport and ITCZ variability during the Late Paleozoic Ice Age. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 131: e2026JD046636. https://doi.org/10.1029/2026JD046636
4. Xiangdong Zhao, Naihua Xue, Hu Yang, Daran Zheng, Jungang Peng, Joost Frieling, David De Vleeschouwer, Xuewu Fu, Wanglu Jia, Yanan Fang, Sha Li, Meng Wang, Xianye Zhao, Qiang Wang, Haichun Zhang, Jingeng Sha, Hugh C. Jenkyns, Philippe Claeys, Bo Wang. 2025. Climate–carbon-cycle interactions and spatial heterogeneity of the late Triassic Carnian pluvial episode. Nature Communications, 16: 5404. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-61262-7
5. Haotian Zhang, Yan Chen, James G. Ogg, Zhiming Sun, Paul B. Wignall, Meng Wang, Haoxun Zhang, Xiaoyu Zhang, Yang Zhang, Keke Huang, Hongliang Lu, Baochun Huang, Mingsong Li. 2025. Astronomically calibrated integrated stratigraphy of the Induan Stage (Early Triassic) and significance for the Permian–Triassic mass extinction and aftermath. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 669: 119563. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2025.119563
6. Mingsong Li, Haotian Zhang, Meng Wang, Zhijun Jin. 2023. Astronomically forced changes in groundwater reservoirs and sea level during the greenhouse world. Chinese Science Bulletin, 68: 1517–1527. https://doi.org/10.1360/TB-2022-0790