Research fields

Early Earth geochemistry; origin of life; astrobiology

Education

2008.8-2012.07 University of Science and Technology of China, Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences; 2012.08-2016.11 Johns Hopkins University, Doctor of Philosophy in Geochemistry

Employment

2016.12-2019.08 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Lyon1 & ENS-Lyon; 2019.09-2020.12 Postdoctoral Associate, Rutgers University; 2021.01 - Now, Senior Research Scientist, University of Science and Technology of China

Major publications

Hao*, J., Knoll, A.H., Fang, H., Schieber, J., Hazen, R.M., Daniel, I. (2020) Cycling of phosphorus on the Archean Earth: Part II. Phosphorus Limitation on Primary Production in Archean Ecosystems. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 280, 360-377.

Hao*, J., Knoll, A.H., Fang, H., Hazen, R.M., Daniel, I. (2020) Cycling of phosphorus on the Archean Earth: Part I. Continental weathering and riverine transport of phosphorus. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 273, 70-84.

Moore#, E.K., Hao#, J., Spielman, S.J., Yee, N. (2020) The Evolving Redox Chemistry and Bioavailability of Vanadium in Deep Time (*co-first author). Geobiology 18(2), 127-138.

Hao*, J., Sverjensky, D.A., and Hazen, R.M. (2019) Redox states of Archean surficial environments: the importance of H2,g instead of O2,g for weathering reactions. Chemical Geology, 521, 49-58.

Hao*, J., Mokhtari, M., Pedreira-Segade, U., Michot, L.M., and Daniel#, I. (2019) Transition metals enhance the adsorption of nucleotides onto clay: implications for the origin of life. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 3(1), 109-119.

Hao*, J., Giovenco, E., Pedreira-Segade, U., Montagnac, G., Daniel, I. (2018) Compatibility of amino acids in ice Ih: implications for the origin of life. Astrobiology, 18, 381-392. Featured and cover article

Hao*, J., Sverjensky, D.A., and Hazen, R.M. (2017) Mobility of nutrients and trace elements during weathering on the Archean. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 478, 148-159.

Hao*, J., Sverjensky, D.A. and Hazen, R.M. (2017) A model for late Archean chemical weathering and world average river water. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 457, 191-203. 

Honors and Awards

2021, CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research.

2012, Ph.D. Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University, USA

2011, Zhao JIUZHANG Scholarship, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

2010, National Scholarship, Ministry of Education, China