Shifeng Dai is a professor at the Key Laboratory of Coal Resources and Safe Mining, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing). He had his Ph.D. (2002) from China University of Mining and Technology. His research fields include coal geology, coal geochemistry, and coal-hosted critical metal ore deposits. He is the Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Coal Geology (2007- ) and was the President of The Society For Organic Petrology (2015–2017). He is the Chief Scientist of National Key Basic Research Program of China and Changjiang Scholar Professor of Ministry of Education (China). He published over 180 research papers, co-authored/edited five books, and edited eight special issues for international journals. He is a recipient of the highest award of the of The Society For Organic Petrology John Castano Award (2021) and the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of China (2007).
