Recently, Professor Rolf L. Romer, the head of the Isotope Laboratory of the Helmholtz Centre Potsdam at GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), at the invitation of Sanjiang Metallogeny System and Evaluation Team from Yunnan Province, visited the Faculty of Land Resources Engineering of Kunming University of Technology (KUST). He had a face-to-face exchange with the faculty and students of the Department of Geosciences and provided guidance for the team’s project.

Professor Romer delivered an academic lecture entitled “Exogenic control on the distribution of endogenic Sn-W-Ta, Au, and U mineralization in the Appalachians and the Variscides,” to graduate and undergraduate students in Conference Room 1 of the Faculty of Land Resources Engineering. He introduced specifically the key controlling factors and mechanisms for the mineralization of tin (Sn), tungsten (W), tantalum (Ta), gold (Au), and uranium (U) in the Appalachians, emphasizing that the initial gathering of mineralized elements due to exogenic weathering and sedimentation is the crucial factor of mineralization.

Professor Romer specifically provided guidance to the faculty and students on high-quality thesis writing and scientific research. He said that English proficiency is not an obstacle to the publication of first-class theses, but the key factor lies in the originality of the content and the need to read high-level literature extensively. In terms of scientific research, he suggested that the faculty and students try their best to expand their knowledge, grasp the hot issues, conduct a thorough investigation, and participate in every step of the experiments to ensure the data reliability. Most importantly, he advised aligning research goals with the practical needs of enterprises.

During the visit, Professor Romer had a face to face exchange with the students and faculty of the Sanjiang Metallogeny System and Evaluation Team from Yunnan Province. He listened to the reports of their preliminary research and gave guidance on their ongoing research projects. Additionally, he pointed out the significance of the team’s current research and recommended focusing more on scientific problems of global significance, regional relevance, and enterprise demand.

Professor Romer specializes in isotope geochemistry, geotectonics, and mineralogy. His research fields consist of isotope U-Pb dating, isotope geochemical tracing, and granite-related mineralization. His research findings have been published in Geology, GCA, JP, CMP, MD, CG, and other international journals. At present, he is the Associate Editor of Mineralium Deposita.

Translated by: ZHANG Yanyan, Faculty of Foreign Languages and Cultures
         Edited by: CHEN Chunli, Faculty of Foreign Languages and Cultures (English)

Source: Faculty of Land Resources Engineering

Issued by: Division of International Cooperation (English)
    Edited by: KUST News Center (Chinese)

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