Prof. Guangxue Li is currently a Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the College of Marine Geosciences, Ocean University of China. He is a distinguished professor of Shandong Taishan Scholars, a top professional and technical talent in Qingdao, and an excellent teacher in Qingdao. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Marine Geology from Shandong Ocean University in 1983, and his Master’s and PhD degrees in Marine Geology from Qingdao Ocean University in 1993 and 1998, respectively. He has won many awards, such as the first prize of the Marine Science and Technology Award in 2021, the first prize of the Fujian Science and Technology Progress Award in 2020, and the special prize of the Marine Engineering Science and Technology Award of the China Marine Engineering Consulting Association in 2018.