On the basis of feasibility studies by a panel of experts, the Ministry of Science and Technology has given the nod to a proposal to establish the State Key Laboratory of Lithospheric Evolution at the CAS Institute of Geology and Geophysics.
According to its blueprint, the new lab will be formed by adding researchers in deep geophysics to the former CAS Lab of Lithospheric Tectonic Evolution. Headed by Prof. Ding Zhongli, it strives to make original contributions to the theoretical development of the solid earth system by focusing on research into the lithospheric material composition, structure and texture in China and neighboring continents, dynamic process of the lithosphere in the integrated behavior of the solid earth system, and mechanism for the interactions among inner layers of the earth.
The current research interest of the lab is to probe the formation and evolution of the continental lithosphere in light of cutting-edge issues of global lithospheric evolution and in combination with typical geological phenomenon in this country. The studies on typical orogenic belts and craton of China will also be carried out against the background of global structure and dynamic process of deep earth.
