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| Institute of Geochemistry, China | |
|---|---|
| Name | Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Native name | 中国科学院地球化学研究所 |
| Established | 1966 |
| Type | Research institute |
| City | Guiyang |
| Province | Guizhou |
| Country | China |
| Affiliations | Chinese Academy of Sciences |
Institute of Geochemistry, China is a national research institute under the Chinese Academy of Sciences located in Guiyang, Guizhou. The institute focuses on geochemical research spanning petrology, geochronology, isotope geochemistry, and environmental geochemistry, and contributes to national projects such as the National Natural Science Foundation of China programs and the 973 Program. It engages with domestic and international institutions including the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Peking University, Tsinghua University, and the Max Planck Society.
The institute was founded in 1966 amid reorganizations of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and regional scientific planning tied to initiatives like the Great Leap Forward aftermath and later reform agendas under leaders associated with the Reform and Opening-up era. Early collaborations involved institutions such as the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Nanjing University, Wuhan University, and the Institute of Mineralogy, Chinese Academy of Sciences. During the 1980s and 1990s it expanded through strategic links with the Ministry of Science and Technology (China) and projects funded by the National Key Research and Development Program of China. The institute's trajectory intersected with international exchanges involving the United States Geological Survey, the British Geological Survey, the French National Centre for Scientific Research, and the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science.
As part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences system, governance aligns with structures observed at the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Leadership has included directors appointed from ranks comparable to scholars affiliated with Peking University and Sun Yat-sen University. Administrative divisions mirror those at the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology and include departments comparable to the State Key Laboratory of Marine Geology model, with advisory committees that have included members from the International Union of Geological Sciences, the American Geophysical Union, and the European Geosciences Union.
Primary research areas reflect emphases seen at institutions like Stanford University's geochemistry groups and the Geological Survey of Japan: mantle and crustal petrogenesis, magmatic processes, ore deposit geochemistry, isotope systematics, paleoclimate proxies, and anthropogenic element cycles. Programs include field campaigns analogous to those run by the Chinese Academy of Surveying and Mapping and laboratory initiatives comparable to the Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory projects. The institute participates in national programs such as the China Earthquake Administration cooperatives, the South China Sea Institute of Oceanology expeditions, and interdisciplinary studies with the Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Facilities include mass spectrometry suites comparable to those at the Geological Survey of Canada, with instruments like multi-collector Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometers used internationally at centers such as the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The institute houses laboratories for trace element analysis, high-temperature and high-pressure experimental petrology similar to setups at the Bayerisches Geoinstitut, and clean labs modeled after the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution standards. Field stations and sample repositories mirror practices at the Australian National University and the Smithsonian Institution mineral collections.
Domestic partnerships include the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Central South University, Guizhou University, and provincial agencies in Guizhou. International collaborations extend to the United States Geological Survey, the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, ETH Zurich, University of Tokyo, Seoul National University, University of British Columbia, and cooperative projects with the World Bank-supported environmental initiatives. Joint programs and exchanges have been conducted with the National Oceanography Centre (UK), the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, and bilateral agreements involving the Ministry of Science and Technology (China) and foreign counterparts.
The institute trains graduate students through the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences doctoral and master's programs and hosts postdoctoral fellows linked to funding schemes like the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation. Short courses and summer schools have been offered in collaboration with Peking University, Tsinghua University, Nanjing University, and international partners including Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of California, Berkeley. Exchanges, visiting scholar programs, and workshops often involve societies such as the International Association of GeoChemistry and the Geological Society of America.
Researchers at the institute have included recipients of honors comparable to the China Youth Science and Technology Award, fellows of the Geological Society of America, and members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Scientific contributions have been recognized in venues such as the American Geophysical Union meetings and publications in journals associated with the Nature Publishing Group, Science (journal), Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, and the Journal of Petrology. Collaborators and alumni have taken positions at institutions including Peking University, Tsinghua University, University of Tokyo, ETH Zurich, and agencies like the Ministry of Natural Resources (China).