Jinxian He is currently a lecturer at China University of Mining and Technology (2013-present) as well as a research staff at Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education and Accumulation Process of Coalbed Methane Resources (2013-present). He holds a PhD in Geochemistry from the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (2008-2013) and a BA in geology from the School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences in Beijing (2004-2008). His research interests focus on shale gas geology, natural gas geology and organic geochemistry.