陕西西安人。2011-2015就读于中国地质大学（武汉），获得地质学学士学位；2015-2021于中国科学院古脊椎动物与古人类研究所硕博连读，获得地球生物学博士学位（期间受CSC资助前往德国哥廷根大学访学一年）；2021-2025在中国科学院大学从事博士后研究。现任中国科学院古脊椎动物与古人类研究所副研究员。
孢粉分析与古植被重建；
新生代古环境与古生态研究；
东亚第四纪古人类环境演变。
(1) 国家自然科学基金委员会青年项目(C类)，42303017，两万年来运城盐湖的水文环境演变及其对气候变化的响应，2024-01-01至2026-12-31，30万元，主持
(2) 中央高校基本科研业务费专项资金，运城盆地文明化进程关键时期的高分辨率环境定量重建，2023-09-01至2025-12-31，10万元，主持
(3) 国家自然科学基金委员会重大项目，T2192952，海岸带气候-生态演变过程及早期人类影响，2022-01-01至2026-12-31，350万元，参与
(4) 国家重点研发计划，T2192952，古植被对过去不同幅度增温和CO2浓度变化的响应，2023-01至2027-11，595万元，参与
(5) 国家自然科学基金委员会面上项目，42272011，新疆吐鲁番盆地古近纪哺乳动物演化及其对气候环境变迁的响应，2023-01-01至2026-12-31，60万元，参与
(6) 国家自然科学基金委员会面上项目，42172029，临夏盆地鸟类演化和晚中新世气候变化的指示意义，2022-01-01至2025-12-31，63万元，参与
(7) 中国科学院战略性先导科技专项(B类)，XDB26030403，新近纪植被演替及事件的精细过程与定量重建，2018-06至2023-05，300万元，参与
(8) 国家重大科学研究计划(“973”)项目，2015CB953800，末次冰消期以来中国中东部极端气候环境事件与农业起源发展和人类适应研究，2015-01-01至2019-12-31，595万元，参与
(9) 国家自然科学基金委员会面上项目，42072212，中国东北地区更新世晚期大型哺乳动物消亡时间及驱动因素研究，2021-01-01至2024-12-31，61万元，参与
(10) 国家自然科学基金委员会面上项目，41977380，西藏色林错流域~5万年以来环境变化与古人类适应，2020-01-01至2023-12-31，62万元，参与
(11) 国家自然科学基金委员会面上项目，41872029，蔚县盆地吉家庄遗址古人类技术与行为特征及其环境适应，2019-01-01至2022-12-31，66万元，参与
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