Qian Zhang received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. from the School of Energy Resources from China University of Geosciences, Beijing, in 2013 and 2016, respectively, and a Ph.D. from RWTH Aachen University in 2020. He was a Lecture/post-doctoral researcher at Peking University. His current research interests include (1) radioactive waste disposal; (2) geological hydrogen storage/exploration; (3) geological carbon dioxide sequestration; (4) geothermal utilization; (5) transport and storage properties of organic-rich shales; (6) deposition and accumulation of organic-rich shale/mudstone; (7) thermal maturity of organic matter; and (8) formation and migration of hydrocarbons.