Areas of Focus
- Orogenic belt evolution and mineralization
- Mineralogy, tectonics, and exploration geology
- Geophysical exploration techniques
Work Experience
- 1985 - Present: Engaged in geological work at Beijing Institute of Mineral Geology, China Nonferrous Metals Industry Corporation
- 2000 - Present: Researcher at the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2003 - Present: Doctoral supervisor
Academic Background & Achievements
- Bachelor's degree in Earth Sciences from Zhejiang University, 1985
- Ph.D. in Science from Hokkaido University, Japan, 1997
- Postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2000
- Visiting scholar at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada, 2005
Publications
- SIMS Zircon U-Pb Geochronology and Sr-Nd Isotopes of Ni-Cu-Bearing Mafic-ultramafic Intrusions in Eastern Tianshan and Beishan in Correlation with Flood Basalts in Tarim Basin (NW China): Constraints on a ca. 280 Ma Mantle Plume, Qin Kezhang, Su Benxun, Patrick Asamoah Sakyi, Tang Dongmei, Li Xianhua, Sun He, Xiao Qinghua, Liu Ping-ping, 2011
- Magmatic-hydrothermal evolution of the Cretaceous Duolong gold-rich porphyry copper deposit in the Bangongco metallogenic belt, Tibet: evidence from U-Pb and 40Ar/39Ar geochronology, Li Jinxiang, Qin Kezhang, Li Guangming, Xiao Bo, Zhao Junxing, Chen Lei, 2011
Awards
- National Science and Technology Progress Third Prize
- Ministry-level Scientific and Technological Achievement First Prize (2 times)
- Ministry-level Scientific and Technological Achievement Second Prize (2 times)
- Selected for the National Seven Ministries Cross-Century Talent, 1998
- Silver Hammer Award by the Chinese Geological Society, 1991
- Gold Hammer Award by the Chinese Geological Society, 1999
- Outstanding Postdoctoral Fellow by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2001
- Chinese Youth Science and Technology Award, 2001
