Fengtian Yang is an associate professor at the School of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University. He received his bachelor's degree in hydrogeology and environmental geology from the School of Environment and Resources, Jilin University, from September 2001 to July 2005, his master's degree in hydrology and water resources from the School of Environment and Resources, Jilin University, from September 2005 to July 2007, and his doctorate in geological engineering from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, from September 2007 to July 2011. He won the Jiangsu Province Land and Resources Science and Technology Innovation Award (First Prize), KJ2013-1-1-11-8, Research on Karst Fissure Geothermal Resources in Jianhu Uplift, Subei Basin (8/11).