Gao Shan 高山 | |
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| Born | (1962-06-30)June 30, 1962 |
| Died | May 3, 2016(2016-05-03) (aged 53) |
| Alma mater | Northwest University (BA) China University of Geosciences (MA,PhD) |
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| Fields | Geochemistry |
| Institutions | University of Göttingen China University of Geosciences |
Gao Shan (Chinese:高山;pinyin:Gāo Shān; June 30, 1962 – May 3, 2016) was a Chinesegeochemist andacademician of theChinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). He was a professor of geochemistry at theChina University of Geosciences (Wuhan).
Gao obtained a bachelor's degree of geology fromNorthwest University (China) in 1982.[1] He was enrolled toChina University of Geosciences (Wuhan) in 1985 when he obtained a master's degree. He received his PhD from China University of Geosciences in 1989. Following this, he was anAlexander von Humboldt Foundation post-doctoral scientist at the Geochemisches institute,University of Göttingen, before he returned to China to take up a faculty position at China University of Geosciences. His interests included chemical composition of the continental crust, chemical exchange between the crust and the mantle, and laser ablation ICP-MS and its applications to in-situ elemental and isotopic analysis of minerals. He published authoritative articles on the chemical composition of the continental crust[2][3] and contributed to unravelling the history of decratonization in the North China Craton.[4][5]
Gao was elected as a member of theChinese Academy of Sciences in December 2011.[6] He was also a fellow of theRoyal Society of Chemistry (2009),Geochemical Society (2014) andEuropean Association of Geochemistry (2014).[7]
Gao died in Wuhan on May 3, 2016.[8]