SEG Distinguished Lecturer

The SEG Distinguished Lecturer is selected on the basis of preeminence in economic geology, either on some phase of scientific research or on the application of the science to minerals exploration and/or development. One or two lectures are presented at regularly scheduled SEG conferences. This lecturer may or may not be available to accept additional requests.

Mei-Fu Zhou

SEG Fellow

  Talk Titles

• Adsorption And Desorption of REEs in Clays and Formation of Regolith-Hosted REE Deposits
• Scandium in Weathered Products of Mafic-Ultramafic Intrusions in Tropic Environments as Unconventional Resources
• Mobilization and Concentrations of REEs in Apatite of Fe Oxide and Cu Sulfide Deposits in SW China
• Passage of Mafic Magmas Through the Upper Mantle and Formation of Chromite Deposits

  Biography

Mei-Fu Zhou is a research professor at the Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China. Prof. Zhou obtained a B.Sc. degree from Nanjing University (China) and a Ph.D. degree from Dalhousie University (Canada). He was a postdoctoral researcher at Laurentian University (Canada) before joining the University of Hong Kong, where he taught for more than 25 years. His research includes ophiolites, large igneous provinces, mineral deposits, and regional geology. He has published more than 450 papers in scientific journals with more than 45,000 citations and an H-index of 118 (data from Google Scholar).

  Availability

To invite Mei-Fu, please review the calendar below and contact them directly. Please keep in mind, lecturers are working professionals and have busy schedules. They have agreed to keep the calendar up to date, but may not reflect recent activity. Please allow for a seven-day response.

Airfare, meals, and other transportation costs are funded by the SEG. We require the host university/institution to cover hotel accommodation costs for one or two nights, and if possible, pick up and return the lecturer to the airport.

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