Laibin Zhang

• Academician, Chinese Academy of Engineering
• Professor, Former president, China University of Petroleum-Beijing
• Members of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee
• Director of Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Safety and Emergency Technology, Ministry of Emergency Management
• Convenor of the Safety Science and Engineering Discipline Review Group of the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council

Prof. Zhang works on the teaching and research of fault diagnosis, risk assessment and early warning theories and methods of oil and gas safety production systems and equipment. He received 2 second prizes of the National Technological Invention Award, 2 second prizes of the National Science and Technology Progress Award, 1 provincial and ministerial level science and technology progress special prize and several first prizes. He has published many monographs and textbooks, and published more than 300 papers. He also received 1 second prize of National Teaching Achievement Award, the Outstanding Member of the International Society of Petroleum Engineers and the Sun Yueqi Energy Award. He is the editorial board member of the third edition of the Encyclopedia of China, the editorial board member of the editorial board of Petroleum Science, Petroleum Science Bulletin, China Safety Production Science and Technology, Journal of Safety and Environment and other magazines.

He is director of the Safety Professional Certification Committee of China Engineering Education Accreditation Association (CEEAA), Vice Chairman of the Second Council of China Association Public Safety (CAPS), and Deputy Director of the Petroleum Engineering Professional Committee of the China Petroleum Society (CPS).