Xueqiu Wang, 2024 Gold Medal
In recognition of his exceptional contributions to the scientific field of exploration geochemistry and related fields, and his exemplary service in promoting the exchange of ideas and the dissemination of information in these fields through a distinguished career in university teaching and research.
Professor Xueqiu Wang’s principal contributions have been in the areas of regional geochemical mapping and in characterizing nano-particles and their role in the transportation of metals through regolith cover. In both these areas, he has published a substantial number of highly regarded papers in top-ranked international journals, including the 1997 paper Nanoscale Metals in Earth Gas and Mobile Forms of Metals in Overburden in Wide-Spaced Regional Exploration for Giant Ore Deposits in Overburden Terrains and the 2015 paper China Geochemical Baselines: Sampling Methodology, both of which were published in the Journal of Geochemical Exploration.
Some of the techniques he has helped pioneer have resulted in the discovery of some major mineral deposits in covered terrains, emphasizing the link between fundamental and applied research and industry applications. More recently, his work with the UNESCO Center has involved establishing cooperative agreements with multiple countries throughout the world to conduct geochemical exploration studies at scales varying from local to global. He has personally conducted training sessions for exploration geochemists throughout the world.
From his school years all the way through to 2025, Professor Wang’s achievements in geochemical research have been recognized by the many awards he has received both from the Chinese geoscience community and from other countries, the last one being the Li Siguang Prize 2025, which is the pinnacle of awards for Geoscience in China. In 2011, the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences recognized his discovery of nano-scale metallic particles overlying gold deposits, providing yet more evidence for deep-penetrating geochemistry.
Presented at the
31st International Applied Geochemistry Symposium
Beijing, China
September, 2026
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Renguang Zuo, AAG President