Ping Peng Email & Phone Number

• Monitored water quality and analyzed sediment proxies in 20+ Tibetan lake catchments to reconstruct past climate change processes.• Reviewed and evaluated scientific data under quality control standards and efficiently maintained and distributed databases according to management policies.• Processed data analysis for 10+ scientific projects using Excel, ArcGIS, SPSS, and Golden software to create charts and reports.• Led teams in designing and organizing field investigations, managing logistics, and ensuring safety for 30-90 days of fieldwork with German and Tibetan colleagues.• Prepared budget proposals, presentations, research papers, reports, brochures, and newsletters for 5+ projects annually with $1-$10 million in funding.• Managed a website as a project manager, updating the working progress of 20 field stations in high-cold regions of western China on a weekly basis.

• Conducted field surveys with safety and emergency plans, ensuring preparedness for boats, life jackets, air pumps, walkie-talkies, food, and lighting supplies.• Processed and disseminated data analyses in peer-reviewed publications.• Supervised graduate students in obtaining laboratory data, processing statistical analyses, and writing research papers.• Hosted a government-funded research program worth approximately $55,000.• Provided administrative services, including financial document drafting, reporting processes, and organizing multiple meetings.• Supported safe and successful collection of data and samples for Sino-German or Japanese cooperative programs in harsh, oxygen-deficient conditions in Tibet.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• Updated analytical skills of detecting trace element and isotope ratio of ostracod shell by using Thermo MAT 253 and ICP-MS• Developed knowledge of English communication and Northern American workplace culture

Jena, Thuringia, Germany

• Conducted taxonomy and ecology study of Ostracod from fresh water and brackish lakes• Organized field trip schedule and financial plans for Sino-German cooperation projects

• Conducted water quality and sediment monitoring on lakes in Tibet, operating rubber boats and 45-horsepower outboard motors under certified supervision.• Performed in-depth monitoring of water parameters, including temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, conductivity, and velocity, utilizing Hobo U20, YSI EXO 2, Hydrolab DS 5, and Son Tec M9.• Conducted water and sediment sample testing using multiple analyzers to determine related proxies.• Maintained lab instruments by performing regular checks, and calibrating and changing parts as needed.

Jena, Thuringia, Germany

Doctor'S Degree, Geological And Earth Sciences/Geosciences

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Geography