home contact us sitemap
CUHK Logo Faculty of Science Logo
Earth and Environmental Sciences Programme
地    球    與    環    境    科    學    課    程
image of Dr. LI Yan Hei Martin
Home > People > Dr. LI Yan Hei Martin
People

   ↑
TOP

   ↑
TOP

image of Dr. LI Yan Hei Martin

LI Yan Hei Martin 李欣禧

Adjunct Assistant Professor
 
Education:
  • Ph.D, Economic Geology and Geochemistry, Department of Earth Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, 2019
 
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:
  • 36th IGC Geohost award, International Union of Geological Sciences, 2020
  • Hugh McKinstry Fund, Society of Economic Geologists, 2017
 
Professional Activities
Past
  • Guest editor, Journal of Asian Earth Sciences.
 
Teaching
Past
  • ESSC4120 Petrology
  • ESSC2120 Integrated Geoscience Field Study
  • ESSC2130 Fundamental Geoscience Fieldwork