Prof. Shenglai Yang currently works at the College of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Beijing, China. He obtained a Bachelor's degree from the Taiyuan University of Technology, a Master's degree from the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, a Ph.D. from the China University of Mining and Technology, and a postdoctoral fellowship from the China University of Petroleum. From 1994 to 1995, he was a Visiting Scholar at West Virginia State University, USA, and in August 2014, he was a Senior Visiting Scholar at the University of Texas at Austin. His research directions are oil and gas reservoir seepage theory and development technology, oil and gas field chemistry, and enhanced oil recovery. His core research areas include "dual carbon technology" carbon utilization theory and carbon sequestration technology (CCUS), carbonate gas reservoir and tight gas reservoir development theory, seepage theory and applications of ultra-deep oil and gas reservoirs, and shale oil/tight oil development theory and technology.