Bimin Zhang is a researcher in applied geochemistry at the Institute of Geophysical and Geochemical Exploration, CAGS, China. He is also the Deputy Secretary General of the UNESCO International Centre on Global-Scale Geochemistry. He achieved his Ph.D. degree from the Chinese Academy of Geological Science in 2011. His research focuses on geochemical exploration, deep-penetrating geochemistry, nano-geochemistry, and geochemical baselines. He has published more than forty research papers in the above areas.