Cheng Qiuming

Cheng Qiuming (Chinese: 成秋明; born March 1960) is a Chinese mathematical geoscientist. He is a professor and founding director of the State Key Lab of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, China University of Geosciences (Beijing). He received the William Christian Krumbein Medal in 2008 from the International Association for Mathematical Geosciences.[1] He was the President of the International Association for Mathematical Geosciences (2012–2016). He is currently the President of the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS).[2]

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Cheng.
Cheng Qiuming
Cheng in Beijing in 2017
BornMarch 1960 (age 60)
Taigu, Shanxi
NationalityChinese
Alma materUniversity of Ottawa[1]
AwardsKrumbein Medal
Scientific career
FieldsMineral resources assessment
Geostatistics
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Spatial statistics and fractal modeling
Non-linear image processing and pattern recognition
Mathematical geology
InstitutionsChina University of Geosciences (Beijing)
Chinese name
Chinese成秋明

References
  1. Agterberg, Frits (2008), 2008 William Christian Krumbein Medal, International Association for Mathematical Geosciences.
  2. Officers and Members of Executive Committee, IAMG, retrieved 2015-04-22.


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