Prof. Dr. Wei Liu studied at the Department of Civil Engineering of China University of Petroleum (Beijing) from September 2005 to June 2009 and obtained a Bachelor's degree; from September 2010 to July 2015, he studied at the Department of Rock Engineering of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Wuhan Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics) and obtained a Doctorate. From July 2015 to August 2018, he worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow and Lecturer at the School of Resources and Environmental Sciences of Chongqing University; from September 2018 to December 2020, he worked as an Associate Professor at the School of Resources and Safety of Chongqing University; from January 2021 to August 2024, he worked as a Distinguished Researcher at the School of Resources and Safety of Chongqing University; from September 2018 to present, he has worked as a Doctoral Supervisor at the School of Resources and Safety of Chongqing University; and from September 2024 to present, he has worked as a Researcher at the School of Resources and Safety of Chongqing University. His research interests mainly include the following: site selection, construction, operation, and safe maintenance of large-scale energy storage in underground space, and unconventional natural gas development.