Prof. Wang received both his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Geology from Chengdu University of Technology. He is currently a professor of geology at the China University of Geosciences in Beijing. He previously taught geology at Chengdu University of Technology and the Southwest University of Science and Technology, both in China. He was a visiting scholar at the United States Geological Survey and has had fellowships with the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Geological Society of America. He has authored papers in many top peer-reviewed earth science journals, including Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology; Earth-Science Reviews; Cretaceous Research; and Gondwana Research.