Title: Professor

Education and Employment:

· Ph.D., University of Oxford

· Sep 2011-Present, School of Cultural Heritage, Northwest University

Courses Taught:

Introduction to Archaeological Science, Professional English

Research Interests:

Primarily focuses on the transmission and exchange of products, technologies, and aesthetics of ancient ceramics and glassware along the Silk Road, as well as research on ancient organic residues

Research Projects:

· National Key R&D Program of China, Cultural Technology and Modern Service Industry Key Special Project: Key Technology and Application for Precise Identification of Biological Sources of Archaeological Organic Residues (2022YFF0903800)

· Project of the National Social Science Fund of China: Research on the Production, Circulation, and Cultural Interaction of Early Metal Age Beads in the Xiangquan River Basin, Tibet (22BKG023)

· National Natural Science Foundation of China: Study on the Composition System and Manufacturing Technology of Glass Beads Excavated Along the Silk Road in Xinjiang (11575142)

Representative Research Achievements:

International Publications:

1. Chen R, Xie Z, Xiao Q, Wang C and Wen R (2024) Insight into the microbial diversity and community in the sacrificial pits of Sanxingdui site (Sichuan, China). Front. Microbiol. 15:1489025.

2. Wang, Z., Wang, X., Chen, M., Zhang, M., & Wen, R. (2024). Formation mechanism of the “Green Above, Brown Below” phenomenon in Yaozhou Kiln Celadon. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 2024,44(5), 3429-3438.

3. Cao S, Wang Y, Wen R, et al. A possible production area of Chinese faience? Reference to beads decorating coffins from Shijia Yucun site, Gansu Province[J]. Archaeometry, 2024, 66(3): 517-533.

Chinese Publications:

1. Wang Dong, Wen Rui, Wang Long, Li Xintong, Xian Yiheng. A Study of the Glass Beads Imitating Turquoise Found in the Shengjindian Tomb at Turpan in Xinjiang[J]. Cultural Relics, 2020(08): 80-88.

2. Shi Ruoyu, Xi Lin, Zhang Bo, Xia Gewangdui, Zhang Jianlin, Wen Rui. Research on the Compositions and Techniques of Glazed Bricks and Tiles from the Von Cang Dor Site in Xizang[J]. Archaeology and Cultural Relics, 2024(04): 111-120.

Awards and Honors:

· First Prize, The Third National Teaching Innovation Contest for College Teachers

· First Prize, Shaanxi Universities Outstanding Achievement in Humanities and Social Sciences Research

· Leading Scholar in Philosophy and Social Sciences of National High-level Personnel of Special Support Program