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Dr. Yiwen Ju, is a professor and doctoral student supervisor in University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), and is a senior research scholar of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He is the academic leader of unconventional gas research in UCAS. He managed over 20 projects as PI, which are funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Major Science and Technology Projects of China, National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program), Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Natural Science Foundation of Beijing and China Postdoctoral Science Foundation. To date, Dr. Ju has published more than 100 journal papers and 3 books including Tectonics of Energy Resource Basins in the Northern China and Tectonic Coals Structures and Physical Properties of Reservoirs. He was presented 7 awards including Natural Science Award and Science and Technology Progress Award. He also has much experience concerning international exchanges and cooperation studies with colleges and universities or scientific research institution of the United States, Australia and Germany. He was the proposers and one of executive chairmen of Xiangshan Science Conferences with the topic of Major Basic Problems of Deep Coal Mine Gas Disaster and Coalbed Methane Development in 2012 and The Frontier Science Problems of Nanogeology And Nano Accumulation Or Metallogenesis in 2013, a session chair (Shale Plays of China) at the 2013 AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition, a member of a council of Chinese Sub-Society for Soft Rock Engineering & Deep Disaster Control, committee member of China Coal Society for Mining Geology Specialized Committee, member of American Chemical Society(ACS)Energy and Fuels Division, guest editor of “Journal of Geological Research”, the associate editor-in-chief of “International Journal of Coal Science & Mining Engineering”, editorial board member of “China Coalbed Methane” and executive member of the council of Scientific Chinese.