1992, Master's and 1993, PhD in Hydrology and Water Resources, Univ. of Arizona. Former: Chair Prof., Univ. of Southern California; Miller Chair Prof., Dept of Petroleum and Geological Engineering, Univ. of Oklahoma; Senior Scientist, Los Alamos National Laboratory. Currently, Dean and Chair Prof., College of Engineering, Peking Univ. (PKU).Director, PKU Institue of Ocean Research. Director, PKU Institute of Clean Energy. Fellow, Geological Society of America. Research achievements in stochastic modelling, numerical simulation and inverse modelling widely adopted by peers. Panellist, RCUK Review of Energy, UK Research Councils. Expertise: groundwater hydrology, unconventional oil and gas production and geological carbon sequestration.