Bei Liu

Bei Liu received his B.S. and M.S. degree from China University of Geosciences (Beijing) in 2012 and 2015, respectively, and his Ph.D. in Geological Sciences from Indiana University Bloomington in 2020. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and Indiana Geological and Water Survey, Indiana University Bloomington from 2020 to 2021. Liu’s areas of expertise include organic petrology, shale oil and gas, coal geology, and critical minerals. He has published more than 30 research papers related to shale and coal studies. Liu is the recipient of the 2024 AAPG J. C. “Cam” Sproule Memorial Award. Liu is currently on the Early Career Editorial Board of International Journal of Coal Science & Technology. Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=IjvlI7cAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra