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The Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences is delighted to announce that our final-year BSc Geology (Intensive) major student ZHU Zi (class of 2026) has been awarded the Winner prize of the Association of Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Specialists (Hong Kong) [AGS (HK)] Final Year Project Competition 2026, held on July 30^th, 2026. ZHU Zi’s project, entitled “3D Numerical Modeling on Crustal-Scale Shearing within Neoarchean Continents and Tectonic Significance” was supervised by Prof. ZHANG Jian. The project applied three-dimensional numerical modelling to investigate the deformational behavior of the granite–greenstone belts during the Neoarchean Eon, a critical stage in the evolutionary history of the early Earth. The findings provide new insights into the geodynamic mechanisms governing the Neoarchean continental crust evolution. Selected students from The University of Hong Kong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University participated in the competition. Each participant delivered an oral presentation on the objectives, methodology, findings and significance of their final-year project.

 

The AGS (HK) Final Year Project Competition aims at:

recognizing excellence in research conducted at the final-year undergraduate level;

providing a platform for graduating engineers and geologists to enhance their presentation and question-and-answer skills;

 

inspiring more undergraduates to undertake final-year projects in the fields of geotechnical, geological, geophysical and geo-environmental engineering.

 

Winner: Zhu, Zi (Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, The University of Hong Kong) Prize: HK$5,000 Project: 3D numerical Modeling on Crustal-scale Shearing within Neoarchean Continents and Tectonic Significance