Hi, I'm Tingting!

I started my geological career in 2008. Since then, I have led several Earth's and planetary researches about the core, lower mantle, and lithosphere, with research disciplines across mineral and rock physics, geochemistry, geodynamics and seismology. I aim to solve the fundamental questions of Earth and planetary evolution which requires a comprehensive understanding of Earth's and planetary inner working. One of the intriguing points I look at is volatiles, with their chemical and physical states playing key roles in and outside the planet,  which have important implications for planetary differentiation, mantle convection, and the origin of life. With multi-disciplinary approaches, I studied how volatiles are stored and transported between the core and mantle under planetary interior conditions simulated by diamond anvil cells and multi-anvil presses, and the passage of volatiles inside the dynamic Earth through plate tectonics traced by unusual inclusions armored in super deep diamonds. These results were compared with seismological, geodynamic and field observations to interpret the enigma of planetary evolution.