Education background

2005 Ph.D., Quaternary geology, IEECAS

1997 B. Sc, Geology, Chang An unverisity

Professional experience 

Apr. 2015 until now    Distinguished Prof. of CAS

Apr. 2007 –Apr. 2010   Prof. of Institute of Earth Environment, CAS

Jul. – Aug. 2008       Visit to University of Hong Kong

(Funding by University of Hong Kong)

Mar. - Jun. 2006       Visit to London University

(Supported by Royal Society)

Jun. 2005 – Apr. 2007   Assistant Prof. of Institute of Earth Environment, CAS

Sep. 1999 - May 2005   Institute of Earth Environment, CAS, China, PhD & Msc

Luminescence dating method: TL, OSL, TTOSL, et al.

Luminescence dating application: Chinese loess, sand dunes, et al.

Quaternary geology: Loess-paleosol sequence, glacial-interglacial shifts, Asian monsoon

In 2015, Prof. Wang Xulong was awarded “Outstanding contribution in Reviewing” by Journal of “Geomorphology”

In 2015, Prof. Wang Xulong was awarded “Outstanding contribution in Reviewing” by Journal of “Quaternary Science reviews”

In 2013, Prof. Wang Xulong was membership of Journal of “Geomorphology”

In 2010, Prof. Wang Xulong was funded by “Nationally special funding plan”

In 2007, Dr. Wang Xulong was nominated as the topmost 100 PhD thesis in China

In 2006, Dr. Wang Xulong was awarded the topmost 50 PhD thesis in Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Wang X.L., Peng J., Adamiec, G., 2020. Extending the age limit of quartz OSL dating of Chinese loess using a new multiple-aliquot regenerative-dose (MAR) protocol with carefully selected preheat conditions. Quaternary Geochronology 62, 101144.

Wang X.L., Du J.H., Adamiec G., Wintle A.G., 2015. The origin of the medium OSL component in West Australian quartz. Journal of Luminescence 159, 147-157

Wang X.L., Wintle A.G. , Adamiec G., 2014. Post-IR IRSL production in perthitic feldspar. Radiation Measurements 64, 1-8.

Wang X.L., Wintle A.G., 2013. Investigating the contribution of recuperated TL to post-IR IRSL signals in a perthitic feldspar. Radiation Measurements 49, 82-87.

Wang X.L., Chai Z.Z., Du P. et al, 2012. Luminescence age constraints on palaeo-earthquake events along the lingwu fault in the Yinchuan Basin, China. Geochronometria 39, 57-61.

Wang X.L., Wintle A.G., 2012. Optically stimulated luminescence production in the single-aliquot regenerative dose protocol. Radiation Measurements 47, 121-129.

Wang X.L., Wintle A.G., Adamiec, G., 2012. Improving the reliability of single-aliquot regenerative dose dating using a new method of data analysis. Quaternary Geochronology 9, 65-74.

Wang X.L., Wintle A.G., Du J.H., et al., 2011. Recovering laboratory doses using fine-grained quartz from Chinese loess. Radiation Measurements 46, 1073-1081.

Wang X.L., Wintle A.G., Lu Y.C., 2007. Testing a single-aliquot protocol for recuperated OSL dating. Radiation Measurements 42, 380-391.

Wang X.L., Wintle A.G., Lu Y.C., 2006. Thermally transferred luminescence in fine-grained quartz from Chinese loess: Basic observations. Radiation Measurements 41, 649-658.

Wang X.L., Lu Y.C., Wintle, A.G., 2006. Recuperated OSL dating of fine-grained quartz in Chinese loess. Quaternary Geochronology 1, 89-100.

Wang X.L., Lu Y.C., Zhao H., 2006. On the performances of the single-aliquot regenerative-dose (SAR) protocol for Chinese loess: fine quartz and polymineral grains. Radiation Measurements 41, 1-8.

Wang X.L., Miao X.D., 2006. Weathering history indicated by the luminescence emissions in Chinese loess and paleosol. Quaternary Science Reviews 25, 13-14.

Peng J., Wang X.L., Adamiec G., Pagonis V., Choi J.H., 2021. Modelling the dependence of equivalent dose determined from a dose recovery test on preheating temperature: The intervention of shallow electron traps. Radiation Measurements 142, 106566.

Kang S.G., Wang X.L., Roberts H.M., Duller G.A.T., Song Y.G., Liu W.G., Zhang R., Liu X.X., Lan J.H., 2020. Increasing effective moisture during the Holocene in the semiarid regions of the Yili Basin, Central Asia: evidence from loess. Quaternary Science Reviews 246, 106553.

Peng J., Wang X.L., 2020. On the production of the medium component in quartz OSL: Experiments and simulations. Radiation Measurements 138, 106448.

Kang S.G., Wang X.L., Roberts H.M., Dulle, G.A.T., Cheng P., Lu Y.C., An Z.S., 2018. Late Holocene anti-phase change in the East Asian summer and winter monsoons. Quaternary Science Reviews 188, 28-36.

Kang S.G., Wang X.L.; Lu Y.C. et al. 2015. A high-resolution quartz OSL chronology of the Talede loess over the past similar to 30 ka and its implications for dust accumulation in the Ili Basin, Central Asia. Quaternary Geochronology 30, 181-187.

Yang X.P., Scuderi L.A.; Wang X.L. et al., 2015. Groundwater sapping as the cause of irreversible desertification of Hunshandake Sandy Lands, Inner Mongolia, northern China. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 112, 702-706.

Du J.H., Wang X.L., 2014. Optically stimulated luminescence dating of sand-dune formed within the Little Ice Age. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 91, 154-162.

Yang X.P., Wang X.L., Liu Z.T. et al., 2013. Initiation and variation of the dune fields in semi-arid China - with a special reference to the Hunshandake Sandy Land, Inner Mongolia. Quaternary Science Reviews 78, 369-380.

Kang S.G., Wang X.L., Lu Y.C., 2013. Quartz OSL chronology and dust accumulation rate changes since the Last Glacial at Weinan on the southeastern Chinese Loess Plateau. Boreas 42, 815-829.

Kang S.G., Wang X.L., Lu Y.C., 2012. The estimation of basic experimental parameters in the fine-grained quartz multiple-aliquot regenerative-dose OSL dating of Chinese loess. Radiation Measurements 47, 674-681.

Kang S.G., Lu Y.C., Wang X.L., 2011. Closely-spaced recuperated OSL dating of the last interglacial paleosol in the southeastern margin of the Chinese Loess Plateau. Quaternary Geochronology 6, 480-490.

Kang S.G., Wang X.L., Li X.N. et al., 2010. Anomalous fading of the IRSL signal of polymineral grains in Chinese loess. Radiation Measurements 45, 22-28.