Education: Doctor of Science

<span style="font size: 18px; line height: 150%; font family: Arial; Teaching Course: Geography

<span style=" font size: 18px; line height: 150%; font family: Arial; Educational experience:

2008 Year9Month-2011Year<span style="font size: 18px Advance PhD), obtained a PhD in Science

2006 Year9Month-2008Year4Month, lecturer, Department of Geology, Northwestern University

Research paper:

Cai, Y., Xiao, S., Li, G., Hua, H., 2019. Diverse biomineralizing animals in the terminal Ediacaran Period herald the Cambrian explosion. Geology, 47(4), 380–384.

Cai, Y.,  Cortijo, I., Schiffbauer, J.D., Hua, H., 2017. Taxonomy of the late Ediacaran index fossil Cloudina and a new similar taxon from South China. Precambrian Research 298, 146–156.

Cai, Y., Xiao, S., Hua, H.,  Yuan, X., 2015. New material of the biomineralizing tubular fossil Sinotubulites from the late Ediacaran Dengying Formation, South China. Precambrian Research, 261(C), 12–24.

Cai, Y., Hua, H., Schiffbauer, J.D., Sun,   B., Yuan, X., 2014. Tube growth patterns and microbial mat-related lifestyles in the Ediacaran fossil Cloudina, Gaojiashan Lagerst ätte,  South China. Gondwana Research, 25(3): 1008–1018.

Cai, Y., Hua, H., Zhang, X., 2013. Tube construction and life mode of the late Ediacaran tubular fossil Gaojiashania cyclus from the Gaojiashan Lagerstätte.  Precambrian Research, 224: 255–267.

Cai, Y., Schiffbauer, J.D., Hua, H., Xiao, S., 2012. Preservational modes in the Ediacaran Gaojiashan Lagerst ätte:  Pyritization, aluminosilicification, and carbonaceous compression. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 326-328: 109–117.

Cai, Y., Schiffbauer, J.D., Hua, H., Xiao, S., two thousand and eleven Morphology and paleoecology of the late Ediacaran tubular fossil Conotubus hemiannulatus from the Gaojiashan Lagerst ätte of southern Shaanxi Province,  South China. Precambrian Research, 191(1-2): 46–57.

Cai, Y., Hua, H., 2011. Discussion of ' First finds of problematic Ediacaran fossil Gaojiashania in Siberia and its origin'.  Geological Magazine, 148(2): 329–333.

Cai, Y., Hua, H., Xiao, S., Schiffbauer, J.D., Li, P., 2010. Biostratinomy of the late Ediacaran pyritized Gaojiashan Lagerst ätte from southern Shaanxi,  South China: Importance of event deposits. Palaios, 25(8): 487–506. ( Cover Article)

Cai, Y.Hua, H., 2007. Pyrolysis in the Gaojiashan Biota. Chinese Science Bulletin, 52 (5): 645-650.

12Month, National Natural Science Foundation of China Surface items)

Rewards and Honors:

2015Young Science and Technology Star of Shaanxi Province

2014 Outstanding Teacher of Northwest University

2013National Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Nomination Award<span style="font size: 10