| Cheng Qiuming | |||||
| Birth Place: | Taigu, Shanxi | ||||
| Nationality: | Chinese | ||||
| Fields: | Mineral resources assessment Geostatistics Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Spatial statistics and fractal modeling Non-linear image processing and pattern recognition Mathematical geology | ||||
| Workplaces: | China University of Geosciences (Beijing) | ||||
| Alma Mater: | University of Ottawa | ||||
| Awards: | Krumbein Medal | ||||
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Cheng Qiuming (; 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 from the International Association for Mathematical Geosciences in 2008 and won the AAG Gold Medal by the international Association of Applied Geochemists in 2020.[1] [2] 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).[3]