Chengqian Tan earned a Master's degree in Exploration Geophysics from Chang'an University in July 1988 and a Ph.D. in Mineral Resource Prospecting and Exploration from Northwest University in 2008. He was promoted to Professor in December 2001 and was awarded the rank of Level 3 Professor in September 2011. His primary research focuses on the processing and interpretation of geophysical well logging data, refined reservoir characterization, and reservoir geological modeling.