Dr. Hejuan Liu

Hejuan Liu, female, holds a doctorate and is a research professor and doctoral supervisor. She was selected for the Hundred Talents Programme of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and holds a distinguished core research appointment at CAS. She is a research professor at the Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Executive Deputy Editor-in-Chief and Head of the Editorial Office of the Chinese Journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering.

She obtained her bachelor's and master's degrees from China University of Geosciences (Beijing), then studied and worked at the Energy Research Centre of Lower Saxony and Clausthal University of Technology in Germany, where she obtained her doctorate in petroleum engineering. From 2015 to 2017, she conducted postdoctoral research at the Centre Eau Terre Environnement of Canada's Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS).

Her recent research focuses on sealing mechanisms and assessment technologies for gas, hydrogen and energy storage in porous and fractured media. She has undertaken more than 20 research projects under programmes including the national major science and technology initiative for deep-Earth research, joint funds of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and the national major science and technology initiative for new oil and gas exploration and development, as well as several international collaborative projects. She has published more than 100 high-quality papers and two monographs, filed more than 30 invention patent applications, and contributed to two national energy industry standards. Her honours include the Hubei March 8th Red-Banner Award and recognition as a Hubei Female Talent in Science and Technology Innovation.

As Vice President of the VCAC, she coordinates alumni activities in Central China and oversees work relating to young alumni and career development.