| 2008— | President, INQUA Commission on Loess | |
| 1999—2002 | Director, Chinese Academy of Sciences | |
| 1995—2000 | Director, State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology | |
| 1991— | Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences | |
| 1966 | Graduate, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Geological Research Institute | |
| 1962 | Graduate, Nanjing University Jiangsu Province, Nanjing City |