Bo Zhou was born in May 1972. In 1995, he received a bachelor's degree in engineering mechanics from the Dalian University of Technology and worked at the Harbin University of Engineering. He is now a professor and doctoral supervisor at the China University of Petroleum (East China). He has published more than 150 papers, which are indexed in SCI and EI. He has published more than 10 textbooks and monographs. He has applied for five invention patents. At present, he is engaged in research fields including smart materials and structures, computational mechanics, petroleum engineering mechanics, and so on.