Zhijie Wen received his Ph.D. from Shandong University of Science and Technology in 2011. He is currently a full professor of Mining Engineering and serves as the Associate Dean of the School of Mining at Guizhou University. He is a Changjiang Young Scholar of the Ministry of Education and has led several major research projects, including the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Shandong Excellent Young Scientists Fund, 973 Program sub-projects, and international cooperation projects. He has published over 60 research papers indexed by SCI and EI, authored three academic monographs, and received many awards including one First Prize (as the lead contributor) and four Second Prizes (three as a co-contributor, one as the lead contributor) at the provincial and ministerial levels.
Zhenqi Song graduated in July 1957 from the Department of Mining Engineering, specializing in Underground Mining, at China University of Mining and Technology. He currently serves as the Honorary Dean of the College of Mining and Safety Engineering at Shandong University of Science and Technology. Renowned as the pioneer and founder of China’s "Practical Mine Pressure and Strata Control" theory, he was elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1991. His research achievements have been recognized with awards such as the National Science and Technology Progress Second Prize, the First Prize for Science and Technology Progress from the Ministry of Coal Industry, and commendations from national key research initiatives.
Yujing Jiang received his Ph.D. in 1993 from Kyushu University, Japan. He is currently a Distinguished Professor at the School of Energy and Mining Engineering at Shandong University of Science and Technology, specializing in mine safety engineering and geomechanics of subsurface environments. He has received accolades including the Counselor Award from the Chinese Embassy in Japan, the Japan Ministry of Education’s Young Scientist Fund, the President's Fund of Nagasaki University, and the National Natural Science Foundation of China's Outstanding Overseas Young Scholar Award. Over the past five years, he has managed research funding exceeding 28 million RMB, received five scientific research awards, published 130 papers, authored four monographs, and secured five invention patents.Yujun Zuo received his Ph.D. from Central South University in 2005 and currently serves as the Dean of the School of Mining at Guizhou University. His research focuses on the mechanisms and control of geotechnical engineering disasters.
Jian Tao received his Ph.D. from Sichuan University in 2023. He is a Distinguished Professor at the School of Mining at Guizhou University. His research focuses on deep rock mechanics and underground engineering disaster control. Over the past five years, he has led projects including the Youth and Regional Programs funded by the National Natural Science Foundation, the Guizhou Provincial Department of Science and Technology Youth Guidance Project, and university curriculum reform initiatives. He has published over 10 academic papers, including six SCI papers as the first or corresponding author.