Dr. Caineng Zou, born in Chongqing in Sept., 1963, is the founder of unconventional petroleum geology and the scientist in energy strategy in China. He serves as the academician in Chinese Academy of Sciences, and is interested in petroleum exploration and development. He devotes himself to the establishment and application of unconventional petroleum geology, promoting the exploring strategy and the industrial breakthrough. He analyzes the current strategic situation for energy needs and supplies in the world, proposing the “Hydrogen China” and “Energy Independence” strategies in China. He has published 257 journal papers and 8 books including Unconventional Petroleum Geology and New Energy worldwide. He has been selected in the list of Chinese Most Cited Researchers by Elsevier in 2019. He gained 3 approvals for the national standards, and several awards in the National Prize for Progress in Science and Technology.