Biography

Prof. Xuanlong Shan is from the State Key Laboratory of Northeast Mineral Exploration and Evaluation, Jilin University, and is the dean of College of Earth Science, Jilin University.

He received his BS (1987), MS (1994) and PhD (1998) from Jilin University, and worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the College of Geoexploration Science and Technology, Jilin University during 1998-2001. He gained the position of Dean of Department of Energy Sciences, Jilin University in 2006. He has been a full Professor in the College of Earth Science, Jilin University since 2009. He was selected as the high-level innovative leading talent, the Ministry of Natural Resources in 2018 and the dean of College of Earth Science, Jilin University in 2019.

His main research area is the unconventional oil and gas exploration, marine geology, geothermal geology and low-carbon and clean energy exploration. He has co-authored over 100 research papers including Earth-Science Reviews、Geoscience Frontiers、Gondwana Research、International Journal of Coal Geology、 Energy and Fuels、Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, etc.; edited 5 books

He was the winner of the National Prize for Natural Science and Ministerial and Provincial-Level Science and Technology Awards, etc. Currently, he serves as member of Geological Society of China、Petroleum Geological Society of China and editor board member from Journal of Jilin University (Earth Science Edition).

Education

1998    Ph.D., Petrology, College of Earth Sciences, Jilin University

1992    M.S., Petrology, College of Earth Sciences, Jilin University

1989    B.S., Mineral Resources Prospecting and Exploration, College of Earth Sciences, Jilin University

Positions

2019- Dean of College of Earth Sciences, Jilin University

2009- Professor, College of Earth Sciences, Jilin University

2006-2009 Dean of Department of Energy Sciences, Jilin University

2000-2006 Associate Professor, Department of Energy Sciences, Jilin University

1996-2000 Lecture, Department of Energy Sciences, Jilin University

1994-1996 Assistant Lecture, Department of Energy Sciences, Jilin University

1998-2001 Postdoctoral Fellow, College of Geoexploration Science and Technology, Jilin University

Professional Membership and Service

Member of Geological Society of China

Member of Petroleum Geological Society of China

Editor Board member from Journal of Jilin University (Earth Science Edition)

Awards/Honors

High-level innovative leading talent, the Ministry of Natural Resources

“Tang Aoqing” Scholar, Jilin University

Top-notch talent, Jilin Province

Winner of the National Prize for Natural Science（Partner）

Research Interest

1.  Unconventional hydrocarbon and clean energy

2.  Volcanic reservoirs geological theory and basin geology

3.  Geochemistry and Geodynamics

Selected Publications

Coauthored over 100 papers in international journals, including Earth-Science Reviews、Geoscience Frontiers、Gondwana Research、International Journal of Coal Geology、Energy &Fuels、Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering., etc., and 5 books.

1. Liu, C., Nicotra, E., Shan, X., Yi, J., & Ventura, G. (2022). The Cretaceous volcanism of the Songliao Basin: Mantle sources, magma evolution processes and implications for the NE China geodynamics-A review. Earth-Science Reviews, 104294

2. Yi, J., Wang, P., Shan, X*., Ventura, G., Wu, C., Guo, J., ... & Li, J. (2021). Modeling the multi-level plumbing system of the Changbaishan caldera from geochemical, mineralogical, Sr-Nd isotopic and integrated geophysical data. Geoscience Frontiers, 12(5), 101171

3. Liu, C., Shan, X*.., Yi, J., Shi, Y. and Ventura, G., 2022. Volcanism at the end of continental rifting: The Cretaceous syn-rift to post-rift transition in the Songliao Basin (NE China). Gondwana Research, 111: 174-188

4. Xu, C., Shan, X*., He, W., Zhang, K., Rexiti, Y., Su, S., ... & Zou, X. (2021). The influence of paleoclimate and a marine transgression event on organic matter accumulation in lacustrine black shales from the Late Cretaceous, southern Songliao Basin, Northeast China. International Journal of Coal Geology, 246, 103842

5. Su, S., Jiang, Z., Xuanlong, S*., Li, Z., & Zhu, R. (2018). The effects of shale pore structure and mineral components on shale oil accumulation in the Zhanhua Sag, Jiyang Depression, Bohai Bay Basin, China. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 165, 365-374

6. Du, T. T., Shan, X. L*., Yi, J., Qu, Y., 2017. Quantitative Characteristics of Nanoscale Pores in Gas-Bearing Volcanic Rocks of the Yingcheng Formation in the Songnan Gas Field. Energy & Fuels 31(10):10665-10664....……

Projects

2022.11-2025.06 Provenance system and effective reservoir development in deep water area of Pearl River Mouth Basin，Shenzhen Branch of CNOOC，3.0096 million RMB

2023.01-2024.11 Study on the formation mechanism of volcanic buried hill in the central area around the Bohai Sea，Tianjin Branch of CNOOC，1.545 million RMB

2020.01-2023.12 Deep magmatic process of Changbaishan from Pleistocene to Holocene alkaline lava to pumice stage eruption mode transformation，National Natural Science Foundation of China，670,000 RMB

2018.01-2022.12 High-resolution terrestrial geological records of Early Cretaceous in Songliao and western Liaoning and their distribution，National Natural Science Foundation of China，568,000 RMB

2015.01-2019.12 Tectonic and geophysical fields of basins in western Greater Xing’an Range，National Natural Science Foundation of China，3.50 million RMB