2013- 2017: Doctor of Science, Cartography and Geographical Information System, Lanzhou University

2015- 2016: Joint PhD Student, Texas A&M University

2010- 2013: Master of Science, Physical Geography, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences

2006-2010: Bachelor of Science, Geographic Information System, JiangXi Normal University 

1.  GIS and Cryosphere

2.  Ecosystem dynamic changes in permafrost regions using RS technology 

2017.07- present: lecturer, Key laboratory of west China’s Environmental System (Ministry of Education), College of Earth and Environment Sciences, Lanzhou University. 

1.         Xiaoqing Peng, Tingjun Zhang, Oliver W. Frauenfeld, Kang Wang, Dongliang Luo, Bin Cao, Hang Su, Huijun Jin, Qingbai Wu, Spatiotemporal changes in active layer thickness under contemporary and projected climate in the Northern Hemisphere, Journal of Climate, 2017, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0721.1. 

2.         Xiaoqing Peng, Cuicui Mu, Changes of soil thermal and hydraulic regimes in the Heihe River Basin, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2017, 189 (10):483. 

3.         Xiaoqing Peng, Tingjun Zhang, Oliver W. Frauenfeld, Kang Wang, Bin Cao, Xinyue Zhong, Hang Su, Cuicui Mu, Response of seasonal soil freeze depth to climate change across China, The Cryosphere, 2017, 11:1059-1073. 

4.         Xiaoqing Peng, Oliver W. Frauenfeld, Bin Cao, Kang Wang, Huijuan Wang, Hang Su, Zhe Huang, Dongxia Yue, Tingjun Zhang, Response of Changes in Seasonal Soil Freeze/Thaw State to Climate Change from 1950 to 2010 across China, Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 2016, 121:1984-2000. 

5.         Xiaoqing Peng, Tingjun Zhang, Bin Cao, Qingfeng Wang, Kang Wang, Wanwan Shao, Huo Guo, Changes in freezing-thawing index and soil freeze depth over the Heihe River Basin, western China, Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 2016, 48: 161-176.