Dr. LI Yan Hei Martin

Dr. LI Yan Hei Martin 李欣禧

Education

2019 Ph.D. Economic Geology and Geochemistry Department of Earth Sciences, The University of Hong Kong

Academic Employments

2022 - present Adjunct Assistant Professor, Earth System Science Programme, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2022 - present Assistant Lecturer, Department of Earth Sciences, The University of Hong Kong
2021 - 2022 Senior Research Assistant, Department of Earth Sciences, The University of Hong Kong
2019 - 2021 Post-doctoral Research Assistant, Department of Earth Sciences, The University of Hong Kong

Research Fields and Current Research Interests

  • Rare earth element circulation in Earth surface processes
  • Mineralization and ore formation of critical metals
  • Low-temperature thermodynamics of rare earth elements
  • Clay mineralogy in weathering systems

Representative Publications

Li, M.Y.H., Kwong, H.T., Williams-Jones, A.E., Zhou, M.-F. 2022. The thermodynamics of rare earth element liberation, mobilization and supergene enrichment during groundwater-regolith interaction. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 330, 258-277.
Li, M.Y.H., Teng, F.-Z., Zhou, M.-F. 2021. Phyllosilicate controls on magnesium isotopic fractionation during weathering of granites: Implications for continental weathering and riverine system. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 553, article 116613.
Li, M.Y.H., Zhou, M.-F., Williams-Jones, A.E., 2020. Controls on the dynamics of rare earth elements during sub-tropical hillslope processes and formation of regolith-hosted deposits. Economic Geology 115, 1097-1118.
Li, M.Y.H., Zhou, M.-F., 2020. The role of clay minerals in forming the regolith-hosted heavy rare earth element deposits. American Mineralogist 105, 92-108.
Li, M.Y.H., Zhou, M.-F., Williams-Jones, A.E., 2019. The genesis of regolith-hosted heavy rare earth element deposits: Insights from the world-class Zudong deposit in Jiangxi Province, South China. Economic Geology 114, 541-568.
Li, Y.H.M., Zhao, W.W., Zhou, M.-F., 2017. Nature of parent rocks, mineralization styles and ore genesis of regolith-hosted REE deposits in South China: An integrated genetic model. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 148, 65-95.

Honours and Awards

2020 36th IGC Geohost award, International Union of Geological Sciences
2017 Hugh McKinstry Fund, Society of Economic Geologists

Professional Activities

Past

Guest editor, Journal of Asian Earth Sciences.

Teaching

Past

ESSC4120 Petrology
ESSC2120 Integrated Geoscience Field Study
ESSC2130 Fundamental Geoscience Fieldwork

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PhD (2024)
CHAN Mei Yu Dara
MPhil (2024)
CHAN Sheung Ki Suki
Emeritus Professor
Prof. WONG Teng Fong
Project Coordinator
Ms. LAU Hei Tung Joanne