I was trained as a chemist and am interested in many topics on atmospheric chemistry, biogeochemistry, cosmochemistry, and astrochemistry, especially the chemistry and applications of mass-independent isotope effects in Earth, atmospheric, and planetary sciences. My recent research projects are centered on (i) development of new techniques for radioactive and stable isotope measurements in natural samples, (ii) chemical physics of mass-independent isotope effects in planetary processes, (iii) environmental conditions relevant to the origin of life, (iv) chemical and physical processes in the modern Earth’s atmosphere, (v) environmental changes and glacier/snow melting over the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau. Several graduate student, post-doc and tenure-track positions are now open. Highly motivated students/scientists with a range of academic backgrounds (analytical/physical chemistry, Earth/atmospheric/planetary sciences) are desirable. Our research is driven by curiosity. More information can be found at this site: https://sites.google.com/view/mlin/. Please contact me to discuss any potential project and detailed research plan if interested.

1. Yu, X., X. Liu*, G. Wei, A. Li, M. Lin* (2024). Holocene climate regulates multiple sulfur isotope compositions of pyrite in the East China Sea via sedimentation rate. Marine and Petroleum Geology. In press.

2. Lin, M.*, M.H. Thiemens (2024). 40 years of theoretical advances in mass-independent oxygen isotope effects and applications in atmospheric chemistry: A critical review and perspectives. Applied Geochemistry. 161, 105860. (Invited Review)

3. Yu, X., X. Mei, J. Liu*, J. Lin, G. Wei, X. Shi, J. Bai, M. Lin* (2023). Multiple sulfur isotopes of iron sulfides from thick greigite-bearing sediments indicate anaerobic oxidation and possible leakages of coastal methane. Geophysical Research Letters. 50, e2023GL103303.

4. Yin, B., X. Yu, X. Lin, Z. Zhang, Y. Zhang, M. Lin* (2023). Towards the origins of quadruple sulfur isotope anomalies in modern sulfate: A multi-tracer approach and implications for paleo- and planetary atmospheres. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry. 7(4), 800-811. (Featured on the front cover)

5. Wang, S.*, Q. Lu, Z. Liang, X. Yu, M. Lin, B. Mai, R. Qiu, W. Shu, Z. He, J.D. Wall (2023). Generation of zero-valent sulfur from dissimilatory sulfate reduction in sulfate-reducing microorganisms. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(20), e2220725120.

6. He, H.*, X. Wu, J. Zhu, M. Lin, Y. Lv, H. Xian, Y. Yang, X. Lin, S. Li, Y. Li, H.H. Teng, M.H. Thiemens* (2023). A mineral based origin of Earth’s initial hydrogen peroxide and molecular oxygen. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(13), e2221984120.

7. Lin, M.*, M.H. Thiemens (2022). Cosmogenic radiosulfur tracking of solar activity and the strong and long-lasting El Nino events. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(19), e2121550119. (Featured on the front cover)

8. Guo, H., X. Yu, M. Lin* (2022). Kinetic isotope effects in H₂O₂ self-decomposition: Implications for triple oxygen isotope systematics of secondary minerals in the solar system. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 594, 117722.

9. Yu, X, B. Yin, M. Lin* (2022). Removal of contamination in helium for precise SF₆-based Δ³⁶S measurements. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 36(24), e9404.

10. Lin, X.#, X. Yu#, M. Lin* (2022). Analysis of Atmospheric Radiosulfur at Natural Abundance by a New-type Liquid Scintillation Counter Equipped with Guard Compensation Technology. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry. 6, 7, 1868–1875. (#Equal contributions)

11. Yang, J. K. Wang*, M. Lin, X. Yin, S. Kang (2022). Not biomass burning but stratospheric intrusion dominating tropospheric ozone over the Tibetan Plateau. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(38), e2211002119.

12. Thiemens, M.H.*, M. Lin* (2021). Discoveries of mass independent isotope effects in the solar system: past, present and future. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry. 86 (1), 35-95. (Invited Review)

13. Thiemens, M.H.*, M. Lin (2019). Use of isotope effects to understand the present and past of the atmosphere and climate and track the origin of life. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 58 (21), 6826-6844. (Invited Review)

14. Lin, M.*, X. Zhang, M. Li, Y. Xu, Z. Zhang, J. Tao, B. Su, L. Liu, Y. Shen*, M.H. Thiemens* (2018). Five-S-isotope evidence of two distinct mass-independent sulfur isotope effects and implications for the modern and Archean atmospheres. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115 (34), 8541-8546.

15. Lin, M.*, S. Kang, R. Shaheen, C. Li, S.-C. Hsu, M.H. Thiemens* (2018). Atmospheric sulfur isotopic anomalies recorded at Mt. Everest across the Anthropocene. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(27), 6964-6969.

16. Lin, M.*, L. Su, R. Shaheen, J.C.H. Fung, M.H. Thiemens* (2016). Detection of deep stratospheric intrusions by cosmogenic ³⁵S. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(27), 6964-6969.