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Guochun Zhao is now a Chair Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences, the University of Hong Kong (HKU), and the Chair Professor of Changjiang Scholar Scheme in the Department of Geology, Northwest University (Xi’An). He earned Bachelor and Master degrees from Changchun University of Earth Sciences (now merged into Jilin University) in 1985 and 1988, respectively. Thereafter, he had worked in Changchun University of Earth Sciences until 1996 when he went to Curtin University to pursue a PhD degree. In 2000, he received his PhD degree with “Outstanding PhD Thesis Award” from Curtin University. Since August 2000, he has been working in the Department of Earth Sciences at HKU. Prof. Zhao’s main research fields are metamorphic petrology, Precambrian geology and supercontinents in Earth’s history. His main research findings include discoveries of two 1.95-1.85 billion years old Himalaya-type continental collisional belts, named the Khondalite Belt and the Trans-North China Orogen in the North China Craton, and he is the first person to propose that global-scale 2.0-1.8 billion years old collisional events led to the assembly of the pre-Rodinia supercontinent, later named “Columbia or Nuna”. Recently, as Principal Investigator (PI), he undertook a NSFC Major Project entitled “Reconstructions of East Asian continents in Pangea” in which he used geological and Paleomagnetic data to reconstruct the Paleogeographic locations of East Asian blocks from the breakup of supercontinent Rodinia at ~750 Ma to the assembly of supercontinent Pangea at 250-220 Ma. Since 1998, he has published 370 SCI papers, cited for more than 54,000 times (h-index = 130). Professor Zhao has received many awards, prizes and honors, including State Natural Science Award (2nd Class; First Awardee) (2014), Fellow of Geological Society of America (GSA) (2014), Highly Cited Researcher (2014-2021), Outstanding Researcher Award of the University of Hong Kong (2016), 29th Khwarizmi International Award (First Class; 2016), Chair Professorship of Cheung Kong (Changjiang) Scholars Program (2017), TWAS Prize in Earth, Astronomy and Space Sciences from The World Academy of Science (2018), Member (Academician) of Chinese Academy of Science (2019), Fellow (Academician) of The World Academy of Science (TWAS) for the Advancement of Science in Developing Countries, and Distinguished Research Achievement Award of the University of Hong Kong (2021). Professor Zhao was the Editor-in-Chief of Precambrian Research (2010-2021).

赵国春, 香港大学讲座教授(Chair Professor)和西北大学长江学者讲座教授。1985和1988年在原长春地质学院(现并入吉林大学)分别获得学士和硕士学位,2000年在澳大利亚科廷大学(Curtin University)获得博士学位,主要从事前寒武纪地质和超大陆研究,曾担任国际主流SCI刊物《Precambrian Research》主编(2010-2021)。代表性学术成果包括: (1) 率先提出全球大陆在20-18亿年期间相互拼合形成一个超大陆, 并建立了该超大陆的重建模型;(2) 在华北发现了两条18.5-19.5 亿年喜马拉雅型陆-陆碰撞带, 并提出华北基底是由若干微陆块在早元古代拼合而成;(3)重建了东亚陆块群从Rodinia超大陆裂解至Pangea超大陆形成的构造演化过程和古地理位置,并提出Pangea东亚重建新方案。1998年以来发表学术论文370余篇,总他引54,000余次 (H-index = 130)。 2004年获得国家自然基金海外杰出青年基金,自2014年起每年选入瑞安(汤森-路透)「Highly Cited Researchers」。国家自然基金重大项目“Pangea的东亚重建”首席科学家,2014年度国家自然科学奖二等奖项目“华北克拉通早元古代拼合与Columbia超大陆形成”的第一完成人,同年当选为美国地质学会(GSA)会士, 2016年获得29届Khwarizmi国际奖一等奖和香港大学杰出研究者奖, 2017年获得教育部颁发的长江学者讲座教授,2018年获发展国家世界科学院TWAS地球科学奖,2019年11月当选中国科学院院士, 2020年当选发展中国家科学院院士, 2021年获香港大学杰出成就奖(Distinguished Research Achievement Award )。

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Employment (5)

The University of Hong Kong: Pokfulam Road, HK

2019-07-01 to present | Chair Professor (Department of Earth Sciences)
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Guochun Zhao (赵国春)

University of Hong Kong: Hong Kong, HK

2013-07-01 to 2019-06-30 | Professor (Department of Earth Sciences)
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Guochun Zhao (赵国春)

University of Hong Kong: Hong Kong, HK

2007-07-01 to 2013-06-30 | Associate Professor (Department of Earth Sciences)
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Guochun Zhao (赵国春)

University of Hong Kong: Hong Kong, HK

2002-07-01 to 2007-06-30 | Research Assistant Professor (Department of Earth Sciences)
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Guochun Zhao (赵国春)

University of Hong Kong: Hong Kong, HK

2000-08-18 to 2002-06-06 | Postdoctoral Fellow (Department of Earth Sciences)
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Education and qualifications (3)

Curtin University: Perth, WA, AU

1996-07-26 to 2000-08-18 | Ph.D.
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Guochun Zhao (赵国春)

Changchun University of Earth Sciences: Changchun, Jilin Province, CN

1985-09-01 to 1988-07-31 | MSc (Department of Geology)
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Guochun Zhao (赵国春)

Changchun University of Earth Sciences: Changchun, Ji;in Province, CN

1981-09-15 to 1985-07-31 | BSc (Department of Geology)
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Works (32)

Micro‐Blocks in NE Asia Amalgamated Into the Unified Amuria Block by ∼300 Ma: First Paleomagnetic Evidence From the Songliao Block, NE China

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
2021-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Donghai Zhang; Baochun Huang; Joseph G. Meert; Guochun Zhao; Jie Zhao; Qian Zhao
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Origin, Accretion, and Reworking of Continents

Reviews of Geophysics
2021-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Rixiang Zhu; Guochun Zhao; Wenjiao Xiao; Ling Chen; Yanjie Tang
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Quantifying the Extent of the Paleo‐Asian Ocean During the Late Carboniferous to Early Permian

Geophysical Research Letters
2021-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Donghai Zhang; Baochun Huang; Guochun Zhao; Joseph G. Meert; Simon Williams; Jie Zhao; Tinghong Zhou
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A Tarim-North India connection in northern Gondwana: Constraints from provenance of early Paleozoic sedimentary rocks in the Altyn Tagh orogen, southeastern Tarim

2021-03-04 | Other
Contributors: Qian Liu; Toshiaki Tsunogae; Guochun Zhao; Yigui Han; Jinlong Yao; Jianhua Li; Peng Wang
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Collision and reactivation along the South Tianshan Orogen (NW China) through late Paleozoic to Mesozoic time

2021-03-04 | Other
Contributors: Yigui Han; Guochun Zhao
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Fluid inclusion 40Ar/39Ar geochronology of andalusite from syn-tectonic quartz veins: perspectives on dating regional deformation and metamorphism events

2021-03-04 | Other
Contributors: Ming Xiao; Ying-De Jiang; Hua-Ning Qiu; Guo-Chun Zhao
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Late Paleozoic tectonism of the Bogda region in  Chinese North Tianshan: Insights from sedimentary provenance analysis

2021-03-04 | Other
Contributors: Qian Wang; Guochun Zhao; Yigui Han; Jinlong Yao
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Magmatic evidence for Late Carboniferous-Early Permian slab breakoff and extension of the southern Mongolia collage system in Central Asia

2021-03-04 | Other
Contributors: Hai Zhou; Guochun Zhao; Donghai Zhang
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Formation, Accretion and Reworking of Continents

2021-01-08 | Other
Contributors: Rixiang Zhu; Guochun Zhao; Wenjiao Xiao; Ling Chen; Yanjie Tang
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Contributions of Triassic Tectonism to Build the Northern Tibetan Plateau: Insights From Tectonic Evolution of the Jinhongshan Range, Central Altyn Tagh Fault System

Tectonics
2020-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Jianhua Li; Guochun Zhao; Stephen T. Johnston; Shuwen Dong; Yueqiao Zhang; Qian Liu; Yu Wu; Hang Yang
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Tectonic Evolution and Paleoposition of the Baoshan and Lincang Blocks of West Yunnan During the Paleozoic

Tectonics
2020-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Bingbing Liu; Touping Peng; Weiming Fan; Guochun Zhao; Jianfeng Gao; Xiaohan Dong; Bingxia Peng
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Ages and Hf isotopes of igneous zircons from Neoarchean TTG gneisses in the Eastern Block, North China Craton: Tectonic implications

2020-03-23 | Other
Contributors: Guochun Zhao
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New insights into Phanerozoic tectonics of South China: Early Paleozoic sinistral and Triassic dextral transpression in the east Wuyishan and Chencai domains, NE Cathaysia

Tectonics
2017-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Jianhua Li; Yueqiao Zhang; Guochun Zhao; Stephen T. Johnston; Shuwen Dong; Anthony Koppers; Daniel P. Miggins; Hanshen Sun; Wenbao Wang; Yujia Xin
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Precambrian geology of China

2012-12 | Journal article
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10.1016/j.precamres.2012.09.017

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Guochun Zhao (赵国春)

Precambrian geology of China: Preface

2012-12 | Journal article
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10.1016/j.precamres.2012.09.018

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Guochun Zhao (赵国春)

Introduction to tectonics of China

2012-10 | Journal article
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10.1016/j.gr.2012.10.001

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Guochun Zhao (赵国春)

Precambrian metamorphic basement and sedimentary cover of the North China Craton: A review

2008-01 | Journal article
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10.1016/j.precamres.2007.04.017

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Guochun Zhao (赵国春)

The metapelitic garnet–biotite–muscovite–aluminosilicate–quartz (GBMAQ) geobarometer

2007-09 | Journal article
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10.1016/j.lithos.2007.01.003

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Guochun Zhao (赵国春)

The 3rd IAGR Annual Convention and International Symposium, Hong Kong, December 2006

2007-06 | Journal article
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10.1016/j.gr.2007.01.001

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Guochun Zhao (赵国春)

When Did Plate Tectonics Begin on the North China Craton? Insights from Metamorphism

2007-01 | Journal article
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10.1016/S1872-5791(07)60002-5

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Guochun Zhao (赵国春)

Applicability of Capillary Electrophoresis to the Analysis of Trace Rare Earth Elements in Geological Samples

2006 | Journal article
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10.2116/analsci.22.551

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Guochun Zhao (赵国春)

2006-11 | Journal article
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10.1016/j.gr.2006.05.004

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Guochun Zhao (赵国春)

Some key issues in reconstructions of Proterozoic supercontinents

2006-10 | Journal article
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10.1016/j.jseaes.2004.06.010

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Guochun Zhao (赵国春)

Archean to Paleoproterozoic evolution of the North China Craton

2005-02 | Journal article
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10.1016/j.jseaes.2004.06.004

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Guochun Zhao (赵国春)

Nd isotopic constraints on crustal formation in the North China Craton

2005-02 | Journal article
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10.1016/j.jseaes.2003.10.011

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Guochun Zhao (赵国春)

Late Archean to Paleoproterozoic evolution of the North China Craton: key issues revisited

2005-01 | Journal article
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10.1016/j.precamres.2004.10.002

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Guochun Zhao (赵国春)

A Paleo-Mesoproterozoic supercontinent: assembly, growth and breakup

2004-09 | Journal article
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10.1016/j.earscirev.2004.02.003

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Guochun Zhao (赵国春)

Major tectonic units of the North China Craton and their Paleoproterozoic assembly

2003 | Journal article
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10.1360/03yd9003

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Guochun Zhao (赵国春)

Major Types and Characteristics of Late Paleozoic Ore Deposits, East Tianshan, Northwest China

2003-09 | Journal article
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10.2747/0020-6814.45.9.798

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Guochun Zhao (赵国春)

Reconstruction of a preRodinia supercontinent: New ad-vances and perspectives

2002 | Journal article
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10.1360/02tb9348

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Guochun Zhao (赵国春)

Did South America and West Africa Marry and Divorce or Was it a Long-lasting Relationship?

2002-07 | Journal article
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10.1016/S1342-937X(05)70631-6

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Guochun Zhao (赵国春)

Palaeoproterozoic assembly of the North China Craton

2001-01 | Journal article
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10.1017/S0016756801005040

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Guochun Zhao (赵国春)