Personal Profile

Expertise: Petroleum and geothermal geology, sedimentology, conventional and unconventional resource exploration and development in North America, Asia-Pacific, South America, and Africa;

Publication: 100+ peer-reviewed publications (books/chapters, AAPG Bulletin, Marine and Petroleum Geology, Sedimentary Geology, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Fuel, Energy & Fuel, Journal of Asian Earth Science, etc.), top 1% ESI highly cited paper;

Research Funding:  Sponsored by 30+ international and domestic oil/energy companies and government organizations;

Awards: AAPG Top 10 Presentation (3 times) and Special Award from Tectonics and Petroleum Resources Key Lab for outstanding role in research collaboration between U.S. and China;

Service: Actively serve role as journal Deputy Associate Editor (Interpretation) and Associate Editor (e.g. Petroleum Science), international meeting convener and session chair (AAPG, IPTC, etc.), University of Utah research committee member;

Professional Members: Certified Petroleum Geologist (CPG), AAPG Active Member, advisory member of the AAPG Shale Gas & Liquids Committee;

Media Coverage: Research achievements in China shale exploration reported in Nature, Explore-AAPG, etc.;

Education and Training Experience:

•          12/2006 – 11/2008, University of Colorado at Boulder, Postdoc, Geology

•          5/2005, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Ph.D., Petroleum Geology