Liuping Zhang received a B.S. degree from Beijing University in 1983 and his Ph.D. degree in geochemistry from China University of Geosciences in 2000. He is a professor for Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Science, and has more than 30 years’ experience in research on petroleum geology and organic geochemistry. 

•Hydrocarbon origins;

•Unconventional hydrocarbon resources; 

•Petroleum migration, accumulation and distribution pattern; 

•Petroleum seepage and prospecting methods.