Dr Liehui Zhang is a Professor of the College of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering and the President at Southwest Petroleum University. He has published over 260 papers, has authored or co-edited eight books, and serves on numerous editorial boards. He is the 2012 recipient of China National Funds for Distinguished Young Scientists, awarded by the NSFC (Natural Science Foundation of China) and 2014 recipient of the Cheung Kong Scholars' distinguished professor, awarded by the Chinese Ministry of Education. Dr. Tao Zhang is a lecturer at the College of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University. His research interests include microscopic seepage theory and simulation, gas reservoir engineering, and numerical simulation of oil and gas reservoirs. He has led over 10 projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Sichuan Provincial Natural Science Fund, and various oil and gas companies. Dr.

Zhang has authored or co-authored nearly 80 papers and has an h-index of 30. Dr Yulong Zhao is a Professor and Associate Dean of the College of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University. He has published over 70 papers, and serves on many editorial boards. He is the 2022 recipient of China National Funds for Outstanding Young Scientists, awarded by the NSFC (Natural Science Foundation of China), and the winner of the first prize of 2022 Science and Technology Progress, awarded by the Government of Sichuan Province.