Yang Shouren


Yang Shouren is a professor in the School of Earth and Space Sciences in Peking University.

Life path

Yang was born in Xiayang village in Putian, Fujian, China on April 22, 1933. He attended the First High School in Putian in February in 1951. After his graduation in July 1953, professor Yang was enrolled in China University of Geosciences. Upon graduation with a bachelor degree in 1957, he started to teach in the School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University. He taught and conducted research in the areas of geology, paleontology and Stratigraphy.

Major accomplishments

Since 1980s, Yang has finished five national projects by collaborating with other geologists. After 1992, he independently lead and completed three national projects. He actively collaborated with other geologists worldwide and had 55 publications in total. Many of his publications were cited several times by his colleagues. His works were highly appraised and received many awards. In 1984, he received the award of Best Sci-Tech Achievements from the Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources of P.R. China. In 1992, he won Excellent Achievement Award in Eighty Five Major Sci-Tech Project from China Petroleum Natural Gas Corporation. In 1993 and 1996, his paper won the Sci-Tech Achievement Award from Peking University and also won the second place S&T Achievements Granted with National S&T Progress Awards from National Education Department. Professor Yang also won Awards of Teaching Excellency in Peking University in year 1989-1990and received Special Government Allowances and Certificate in 1998.

Publications

Publications on conodont:
  1. 广西西部早、中三叠世序列；
  2. 江西信丰县铁石口地区二叠—三叠纪牙形动物群的发现及其意义；
  3. 江苏镇江Hypophice-ras 层中的二叠纪牙形石及其意义；
  4. 贵州西南部"法郎组"牙形石及其时代；
  5. Ladinian-Carnian Conodonts and Their Biostratigraphy in Asia；
  6. 广西二叠—三叠系界线层牙形石演化、分带及二叠—三叠系界线
  7. 中国三叠纪牙形石的古生物地理分区。
Publications on bivalves：
  1. 北京西山门头沟群窑坡祖双壳类化石；
  2. 广西西部早三叠世双壳类组合；
  3. 海南岛南岸全新世海滩岩中的贝类及其气候特征。
Publications on cephalopods:
  1. Cephalopods of the “Falang Formation” from Guanling and Zhenfeng Counties, Guizhou Province, China.
Publications on beach rocks:
  1. Distribution of Holocene Beachrock in China and Climatic Changes；
  2. 岛南岸全新世海滩岩中的贝类及其气候特征;
  3. 中国全新世海滩岩分布与气候变化;
  4. 浙江沿海全新世海滩岩基本特征及其古地理意义。

    Titles

Professor in the School of Earth and Space Sciences in Peking University, member of Geological Society of China, member of China Research Society of Palaeontology, member of Pander Society, previous committee member in the Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources of P.R. China Paleontology Curriculum, previous committee member in Geological Society of China Stratigraphic Palaeontology, previous committee member in Palaeontological Society of China cephalopod, previous Review Panel member in Department of Geology in Peking University, previous Editorial board member for Journal of Paleogeography