Title: Professor, Doctoral Supervisor

Education:

Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Metallurgical Engineering

Email:

xianyiheng@sina.com

Research Interests:

Mining and Metallurgy Archaeology; Archaeological Science; Conservation and Research of Metal, Jade, and Gem Artifacts

Courses Taught:

· Undergraduate: History of Ancient Chinese Science and Technology, Ancient Jade Artifacts, Introduction to Cultural Heritage Conservation, Introduction to Archaeological Science

· Graduate: General Introduction to Cultural Heritage Conservation, Monographic Studies on Archaeological Science

Research Projects:

· Led six national-level government-sponsored research projects, including those funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the National Social Science Fund of China, the Ministry of Education Humanities and Social Sciences Fund, the Technological Infrastructure Resources Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology, the National Key R&D Program of China, and Major Project of the National Social Science Fund of China

· Years of hands-on experience in leading and participating in field archaeological excavations along the Silk Road, including sites in the Qinling Mountains, Tianshan Mountains, Hexi Corridor, and Central Asia

Research Achievements:

Published over 30 research papers in domestic and international journals, primarily focusing on early ancient mining sites, ancient jades, metalware, and gemstone artifacts

Awards and Honors:

· First Prize, National Higher Education Teaching Achievement Award (Undergraduate) by the Ministry of Education

· Grand Prize, Shaanxi Provincial Higher Education Teaching Achievement Award

· Shaanxi Provincial Outstanding Achievement Award in Philosophy and Social Sciences

· Shaanxi Universities Outstanding Achievement in Humanities and Social Sciences Research

· Supervised over 20 Master and Ph.D. students, four of whom received University-Level Outstanding Thesis Awards

· University-Level Outstanding Teacher

· Outstanding Master’s Thesis Supervisor