Dr. Yaping Zhu ( 朱亞平 ): Currently a Principal Researcher at Statoil in Houston. He graduated from Tsinghua University (Solid Mechanics) in 2000 and Colorado School of Mines (Geophysics) in 2006. From 2006 to 2013, he worked for ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company as a research specialist and ExxonMobil Exploration Company as an exploration geophysicist. His work experience includes seismic rock physics, shale and pore pressure study.