Hongyan Wang

Hongyan Wang

• Professor of Engineering Research Institute Of Petroleum Exploration & Development, China National Petroleum Corporation (RIPED,CNPC)

Dr. Hongyan Wang graduated from China University of Mining and Technology in 1994 and got a Doctor's Degree of Tectonic Geology in China University of Geoscience. He is the Director of the New Energy Department of the Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, CNPC, and also the Executive Director of the National Energy Shale Gas Research Center authorized by the National Energy Adminstration.

He is an advanced technologist of CNPC, studying mainly unconventional oil & gas including Shale gas, Coal bed Methane, Oil Sand, etc. He has done research on more than 30 state-level or CNPC’s research projects as chief researcher. He is the author of more than 90 papers and 13 monographs, and the inventor of 21 patents. He has won 16 awards with 1 state level, 15 ministerial-level.