Education and Training
- 2006 Postdoc Fellow, Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Department, California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena, LA, CA
- 2005 Ph.D., Petroleum Engineering, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, USA
- 2002 Ph.D., Petroleum Geology, China University of Geoscience, Beijing, China.
- 1995 M. Sc., Petroleum Engineering, Graduate School of Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development (RIPED), Beijing, China
- 1992 B. Sc., Reservoir Engineering, Daqing Petroleum Institute, Heilongjiang, China
Academic Experience
- Sept 2015-present, Professor, Lester Birbeck Endowed Chair, Petroleum Engineering Program, Department of Geosciences, Geological Engineering and Petroleum Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri, USA.
- Sept 2011-August 2015, Associate Professor, Lester Birbeck Endowed Chair, Petroleum Engineering Program, Department of Geosciences, Geological Engineering and Petroleum Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri, USA.
- Aug 2006-Aug 2011, Assistant professor, Petroleum Engineering Program, Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology (Formerly University of Missouri-Rolla), Rolla, Missouri, USA.
- June 2005–July 2006, Postdoc Fellow, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena, Ca, USA.
- May 2002–June 2005, Research Assistant (PhD student), New Mexico Petroleum Recovery Research Center, Socorro, New Mexico, USA.
- Sept 1 1992–June 1995, Research Assistant (Master student), RIPED, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), Beijing, China.
Other Professional Experience (Industry Experience)
- May – Aug 2007, Visiting scholar, Energy Technology Company, Chevron, Houston, TX, USA
- June 2005 – May 2006, Consultant, ChemEOR Inc, Covina, California, USA.
- June 1999 – May 2002, Director /Registered Petroleum Engineer, Conformance Control Laboratory, Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development (RIPED), PetroChina Company Limited (PetroChina, formerly China National Petroleum Corporation), Beijing, China.
- July 1995 – June 1999, Petroleum Engineer, Conformance Control Laboratory, RIPED, CNPC, Beijing, China.
Awards and Honors at Missouri S&T
30 Awards have been received from Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), China National Petroleum Company (CNPC), PetroChina, China Society of Petroleum, and Missouri S&T. Listed Below are the awards since I joined MS&T in 2006.
- "A Peer Apart" Award, Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2022
- Faculty Excellence Award, Missouri S&T Campus, 2021
- Outstanding Teaching or Outstanding Commendation Award, Missouri S&T, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021
- Research Energy Award, College of Engineering and Computing, Missouri S&T, 2019
- Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Awards, Awarded by Marquis Who’s Who, 2019
- Distinguished member of Society of Petroleum Engineer (same as the fellow of the other society), 2019
- Member of EU Academy of Sciences, 2018
- Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Mid-Continent Regional Service Award, 2018
- SPE Mid-Continent Regional Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty, 2016
- Outstanding technical editor and reviewer for
Journal of Petroleum Sciences and Engineering (2017)
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects (2018)
Journal of Molecular Liquids (2018)
- Outstanding Technical Editor, SPE Journal, 2016
- SPE Mid-Continent Regional Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty, 2016
- Outstanding Teaching Award, 2015, Missouri University of Science and Technology
- Outstanding Reviewer, Journal of Petroleum Science and Technology, 2015
- Outstanding Teaching Award, 2014, Missouri University of Science and Technology
- Best Citation Awards of Petroleum Science (Journal), 2012, 2013
- Lester Birbeck Endowed Chair in Missouri University of Science and Technology, Since 2011
- Mines and Metallurgy Academy Faculty Award, Missouri S&T, April 2010