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Prof. Li, YiLiang

Associate Professor

My two recent research interests are in the general field of Astrobiology. One is the mineral records of the origin and evolution of the early biospheres. We use electron microscopic and spectroscopic methods to characterize biogenic minerals from the early Precambrian sedimentary rocks. Another one is the evaluation of Qaidam Basin on the north of Tibetan Plateau as a potential Martian analogue. Western Qaidam Basin is characterized by its vast distribution of dried salt lakes, thick deposition of clay and various salts and hyperarid climate. The understanding of the dynamic evolution of this area can provide comparative data for interpreting mysterious Martian geology and providing references for designing Martian land rovers.

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Link:		 yiliang@hku.hk
2859 8021
2517 6912
JL304
http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=WQGmJWYAAAAJ
www.astrobiology.hk
 

Teaching

EASC2411   An introduction to the Earth-Life System
EASC4403   Biogeochemical cycles
CCST9018  Origin and evolution of life

Selected Publications

  1. Zhang, S.X., Li, Y.L., Leng, W., and Gurnis, M. (2023) Photoferrotrophic Bacteria Initiated Plate Tectonics in the Neoarchean. Geophysical Research Letters, 50, e2023GL103553.
  2. He, H.P., Wu, X., Zhu, J.X., Lin, M., Lv, Y., Xian, H.Y., Yang, Y.P., Lin, X.J., Li, S., and Li, Y.L. (2023) A Mineral-Based Origin of Earth’s Initial Hydrogen Peroxide and Molecular Oxygen. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120, e2221984120.
  3. Ding, A.Y., Hofmann, A., and Li, Y.L. (2022) 2470 Million-Year-Old Banded Iron Formation Reveals a Climatic Oscillation Consistent with the Gleissberg Solar Cycle. Communications Earth & Environment, 3, 1–6.
  4. Qiu, Y.F., Qin, L.P., Huang, F., Zhao, T.P., and Li, Y.L. (2022) Early Prosperity of Iron Bacteria at the End of the Paleoproterozoic Era. Geophysical Research Letters, 49, e2022GL097877.
  5. He, H.P., Wu, X., Xian, H.Y., Zhu, J.X., Yang, Y.P., Lv, Y., Li, Y.L., and Konhauser, K.O. (2021) An Abiotic Source of Archean Hydrogen Peroxide and Oxygen That Pre-Dates Oxygenic Photosynthesis. Nature Communications, 12,  Article 6611.