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Professor Sun, Min 孫敏
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Professor Sun, Min 孫敏
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Sun, M
Professional Qualifications
| Year | Awarding Institution | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Peking University | B.Sc |
| The University of British Columbia | M.Sc | |
| The University of British Columbia | Ph.D |
Biography
Professor Min Sun obtained his B Sc degree from Peking University in 1982 and then he worked in Canada for his M Sc and Ph D degrees (both from UBC) and PDF research (Saskatchewan). He came to HKU in 1994 as an assistant professor and became a full professor in 2006.
Professor Min Sun teaches courses in Physical Geology, Mineralogy, Petrology, and Geochemistry. At HKU, he worked on geochemical projects on North China Craton, South China Craton, and paleo-climate reconstruction using coral proxy. Now he is mainly working on the Central Asian Orogenic Belt.
Honours, Awards & Prizes
| Awardees | Award Date | Honours / Awards / Prizes | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-12-01 | Outstanding Young Researcher Award (2001), HKU | Research Achievement | |
| 1999-08-01 | Outstanding Young Researcher, NSF China, 1999 | Research Achievement | |
| 2018-12-01 | Natural Science Award (First Class): Ministry of Education, China | Research Achievement | |
| 2015-12-01 | State Natural Science Award (2nd Class; First Awardee): State Council of P.R.China | Research Achievement | |
| 2018-06-01 | Geologic and Geochronologic analysis of fossil-bearing amber from Myanmar: RGC General Research Fund | Research Achievement |
Professional Societies
| Term Period | Position | Professional Societies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/2009 - present | Coucil Member | Guangdong Association of Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry |
| 05/1997 - present | Fellow | Geological Association of Canada |
| 04/1997 - present | Committee Member | Geological Society of Hong Kong |
| 08/2000 - present | Executive Committee Member | World Chinese Geological Union |
| 06/1986 - present | Member | American Geophysical Union |
| 04/2009 - present | Coucil Member | Chinese Association of Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry |
| 09/1995 - present | Committe Member | Subcommittee of mantle study, CAMPG |
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Area of Expertise:
| Area of Expertise (EN) | Area of Expertise (ZH) |
|---|---|
| Isotope geochronology | 同位素地質年代學 |
| Geochemistry | 地球化學 |
Spoken Languages:
| Spoken Language(s) (EN) | Spoken Language(s) (ZH) |
|---|---|
| English, Putonghua | 英語、普通話 |
Written Languages:
| Written Language(s) (EN) | Written Language(s) (ZH) |
|---|---|
| English, Chinese | 英文、中文 |
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