2007.10, New Century Excellent Talents in University (NCET-07-0015) authorized by Ministry of Education of China

2007 and 2013, Award for Teaching Excellent, authorized by Peking University

Paleontology, basic course of undergraduate students

Field Geological Mapping, basic course of undergraduate students

Advanced Stratigraphy, course of undergraduate students

Environmental Paleontology, course of graduate students

2000.02 – , Deputy Director of Geological Museum, Peking University

2008.12 – , Member of workgroup of IGCP572

2011.09 – , Corresponding member of the Subcommission on Triassic Stratigraphy, ICS

2013.05– , Member of the National Committee of Paleontology Ecperts, China

1. 2014-2017, Early Triassic Chaohu Fauna and its paleoenvironmental background. From National Natural Science Foundation of China, Grant No. 41372016, (PI)

2. 2010-2013, Radiation bio-event sequence of marine reptile faunas and global migratory- evolutionary pattern within the course from early recovery to radiated reconstruction of Early-Middle Triassic ecosystem after the end-Permian Mass Extinction. From National Natural Science Foundation of China, Grant No. 40920124002, (PI)

3. 2007.01-2009.12. Co-evolution between Middle Triassic Panxian Fauna and paleoenvironmental changes. From Ministry of Education of China. (PI)

4. 2007-2009, Biodiversity and paleoenvironmental background of Panxian Fauna (Guizhou) in the course of Triassic biotic recovery and its global correlation. From National Natural Science Foundation of China, Grant No. 40672002, (PI)

5. 2004-2006, Bio-Chemo-Stratigraphic Boundary between the Ordovician and the Silurian and its paleo- environmental event and bio-crisis in Tarim Basin. From National Natural Science Foundation of China, Grant No. 40302009 (PI)

Selected ten Peer Reviewed Publications

Motani, R., D.-y. Jiang* (corresponding), G. Chen, A. Tintori, O. Rieppel, C. Ji, and J. Huang. 2015. A transitional ichthyosauriform with short snout from the Lower Triassic of China. Nature 517:485-488. (20141105 available online: doi:10.1038/nature13866).

Jiang, D.-y., R. Motani, A. Tintori, O. Rieppel, G. Chen, J. Huang, R. Zhang, Z. Sun and C. Ji. 2014. Early Triassic eosauropterygian Majiashanosaurus discocoracoidis, gen. et sp. nov. (Reptilia, Sauropterygia) from Chaohu, Anhui Province, China. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34:1044-1052.

Motani, R., D.-y. Jiang* (corresponding), A. Tintori, O. Rieppel, and G. Chen. 2014. Terrestrial origin of viviparity in Mesozoic marine reptiles indicated by Early Triassic embryonic fossils. PLoS ONE 9:e8B640.

Jiang D.-y., Rieppel O., Fraser N. C., R. Motani, W. Hao, A. Tintori, Y. Sun, and Z. Sun. 2011. New information on the Protorosaurian reptile Macrocnemus fuyuanensis Li et al., 2007 from the Middle/Upper Triassic of Yunnan, China. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31(6):1230-1237.

Jiang D.-y., R. Motani, Hao W., O. Rieppel., Sun Y., A. Tintori, Sun Z. and L. Schmitz. 2009. Biodiversity and sequence of the Middle Triassic Panxian Marine Reptile Fauna, Guizhou Province, China. Acta Geologica Sinica 83:451-459

Jiang, D.-y., O. Rieppel., R. Motani, W. Hao, Y. Sun, L. Schmitz, and Z. Sun. 2008. A new Middle Triassic sauropterygian from Southwestern China. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 28 (4).

Jiang, D.-y., R. Motani, O. Rieppel, L. Schmitz, W. Hao, Y. Sun, and Z. Sun. 2008. First record of Placodontoidea (Reptilia, Sauropterygia, Placodontia) from the Eastern Tethys. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 28:904-908.

Jiang, D.-y., R. Motani, L. Schmitz, O. Rieppel, W. Hao, Y. Sun, and Z. Sun. 2008. New primitive ichthyosaurian (Reptilia, Diapsida) from the Middle Triassic of Panxian (Guizhou, southwestern China) and its position in the Triassic Biotic Recovery. Progress on Natural Science 18:1315-1319.. [In English and Chinese]

Jiang, D.-y., L. Schmitz, R. Motani, W. Hao and Y. Sun. 2007. The mixosaurid ichthyosaur Phalarodon cf. P. fraasi from the Middle Triassic of Guizhou Province, China. Journal of Paleontology 84:602-605.

Jiang, D.-y., R. Motani, C. Li, W. Hao, Y. Sun, Z, Sun and L. Schmitz. 2005. Guanling Biota: A marker of Triassic biotic recovery from the end-Permian extinction in the ancient Guizhou Sea. Acta Geologica Sinica—English Edition 79:729-738.