Title: Lecturer

Education:

· Sep 2012–Jul 2016: B.A. in Cultural Heritage Conservation Technology, School of Cultural Heritage, Northwest University

· Sep 2016–Jul 2017: M.A., in Cultural Heritage Conservation, School of Cultural Heritage, Northwest University (transferred to successive M.A. and Ph.D. program of study in 2017)

· Sep 2017–Dec 2022: Ph.D. in Cultural Heritage Conservation, School of Cultural Heritage, Northwest University

· Jun 2021–Jun 2022: Visiting Scholar, French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS)–Materials Development and Structural Research Centre

Research Interests:

Ancient Glassware of the Silk Road, Ancient Ceramics

Research Projects:

Presided over:

· Study of Ancient Glass Beads from Eastern Xinjiang during the Han and Jin Periods (24JK0230), Youth Project in Humanities and Social Sciences of the Education Department of Shaanxi Provincial Government, Jan 2025–Dec 2026

· AI-Enabled Research and Experimental Teaching Innovation for Lacquer Artifacts, Northwest University AI-Empowered Laboratory Construction Project, Jul 2025

· Study of “Bi”-Type Artifacts and Cinnabar Sources from Tomb No. 2 at Tushan, Xuzhou, Xuzhou Museum Horizontal Project (ongoing)

· Study of Glass Beads Excavated from the Southern Route of the Silk Road in Xinjiang during the Han and Jin Periods (2019WYYCY-04), Innovation Training Program of the School of Cultural Heritage, Northwest University, 2019–2021

Participated in:

· Composition Systems and Manufacturing Techniques of Beads Excavated Along the Silk Road in Xinjiang, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Jan 2016–Dec 2019

· Investigation of Early Turquoise Mining Sites at Guaiyu, Lushi County, Henan, Ministry of Education Humanities and Social Sciences Research Project, Jan 2021–Jan 2024

· Teaching Enhancement Pathways for “Introduction to Archaeological Science” in the Context of New Liberal Arts (23ZY012), Shaanxi Higher Education Teaching Reform General Project, Jan 2024–Dec 2025

· AI Interpretation of Cultural Heritage Analytical Data, Northwest University Postgraduate Artificial Intelligence Curriculum Development Project, Mar 2025

Research Achievements:

1. Wang D., Wen R., Wang Z., et al. New insights into the trade of glass beads along the Silk Road: Analysis of glass beads from Shengjindian, Xinjiang[J]. Journal of Cultural Heritage, 2025, 72: 112-120.

2. Wang Dong, Wen Rui, Zhu Yingpei, Li Wenying, Hu Xingjun. Study on glass beads with metal foil layers excavated from the Yingpan cemetery in Yuli County, Xinjiang. Archaeology and Cultural Relics, 2022(04): 117-122.

3. Wang D., Wen R., Henderson J., et al. The chemical composition and manufacturing technology of glass beads excavated from the Hetian Bizili site, Xinjiang. Heritage Science, 2020, 8: 127.

4. 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. Cultural Relics, 2020(08): 80-88.

5. Rui Wen, Dong Wang, Lihua Wang, Yanning Dang, The colouring mechanism of the brown glaze porcelain of the Yaozhou Kiln in the Northern Song Dynasty. Ceramics International, 2019, 45(8): 10589-10595.

6. Wen R., Zhang Y., Wang D., et al. The compositional characterization and painting technique of Chinese red and white porcelain by EDXRF and SR-μXRF mapping analysis[J]. Analytical Methods, 2017(9): 4380-4386.

7. Li Yulong, Wen Rui, Wang Dong. Minutes of the 14th National Symposium on Scientific and Technological Archaeology in 2018, Western Archaeology, 2020, Vol. 19.

8. Cao Shiyuan, Wen Rui, Xi Lin, Wang Dong, et al. Scientific research on the glass beads from the Khyung Lung site in Ngari Prefecture, Tibet[J]. Archaeology and Cultural Relics, 2024(04): 101-110.

9. Wang Dong. Study on the glass beads excavated from the Baiyanghe cemetery in Xinjiang during the Song Dynasty. Palace Museum Journal, (First author) accepted.

Academic Activities:

· Study of glass beads from the Bizili Cemetery, Luopu County, Xinjiang, 14th National Symposium on Archaeometry, Xi’an, China, Oct 17-19, 2018 (Outstanding Presentation Award)

· Scientific research on the glass beads excavated from Bizili Cemetery, International Symposium on Scientific Archaeological Studies of Ancient Glass, Xi’an, China, Dec 8, 2018

· The chemical composition and manufacturing technology of glass beads excavated from the Yingpan site, Xinjiang, Silk Roads: Archaeology, Museums and Heritage Science, Ningbo, China, Nov 9-10, 2019

· Witness of civilizational exchange: study of metal-foil-layered glass beads from the Han-Jin Period Yingpan Cemetery in Xinjiang, 2019 Academic Achievements Report of the School of Cultural Heritage, Northwest University, Xi’an, China, Dec 2019

· Characteristics of ancient glass beads and related trade networks in the Tarim Basin of Xinjiang during the Han and Jin Periods, 16th International Conference on the History of Science in East Asia, Frankfurt, Germany, Aug 21-25, 2023

· Characteristics of ancient glass and related trade networks in the Tarim Basin of Xinjiang during the Han and Jin Periods, 17th National Symposium on Archaeometry, Jiangxi, China, Nov 7, 2024

Awards and Honors:

· Outstanding Student Presentation Award, 14th National Symposium on Archaeometry

· Second Prize, 5th Shaanxi Provincial Postgraduate Innovation Achievements Award

· National Scholarship for Doctoral Students (2019); Bowang Scholarship, Research Model, School of Cultural Heritage, Northwest University (2019)

· National Scholarship for Doctoral Students (2020); Bowang Scholarship, Research Model, School of Cultural Heritage, Northwest University (2020)

· Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation, Northwest University (2023)

· Outstanding Award, 3rd Shaanxi Provincial Postdoctoral Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition and Returnee Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition

Email:

wangdong99869@163.com