Prof. Dr. Shuling Gao is a PhD, associate professor, and deputy director of the Institute of Mineral Engineering. She graduated from the China University of Mining and Technology in 2002 with a bachelor's degree in mineral processing engineering, received a master's degree in mineral processing engineering from the same university in 2005, and received a doctorate in mining engineering from Northeastern University in 2009. She joined the university as a teacher in 2007. Her main research directions include mineral processing theory and technology, flow-field numerical simulation, and process simulation.