Born in January 1968 in Deqing, Zhejiang Province, he received his PhD from Zhejiang University in 2005. He is a Research Professor, doctoral supervisor, and a recipient of the Special Government Allowance of the State Council. He currently serves as Executive Deputy Director of the China Ocean Mineral Resource Exploration and Research Center for Deep-Sea Science and Technology, and Deputy Director of the Key Laboratory of Submarine Science, State Oceanic Administration. He is a member of the Circum-Antarctic Ridges Working Group of the InterRidge international program and served as a thematic expert for the marine technology sector of the National 863 Program during the 12th Five-Year Plan period.
He has been devoted to the national deep-sea mineral exploration programs and has made pioneering contributions to seafloor massive sulfide (SMS) resource exploration models and technical methodologies. He discovered the world’s first hydrothermal vent field on an ultraslow-spreading ridge and led teams to identify hydrothermal systems for the first time in all three major oceans for China. He proposed a new mechanism controlling hydrothermal distribution along the Southwest Indian Ridge and revealed the metallogenic potential of SMS deposits on ultraslow-spreading ridges. He organized and led the development of an integrated, multi-sensor deep-sea exploration system and established innovative exploration models and rapid prospecting methods, achieving major breakthroughs in China’s seafloor sulfide resource exploration.
He has received nine national and provincial–ministerial science and technology awards and has been recognized as a Model Worker of Zhejiang Province and a National Outstanding Field Scientist. He is also a recipient of the inaugural Zeng Chengkui Marine Science and Technology Award. He has published 50 papers and books (including conference papers) and holds seven patents and software copyrights.