·   2012.09-2016.04, Tongji University, Marine Geology, Ph.D.

·   2009.09-2012.06, Tongji University, Mineral Resources Prospecting and Exploration, M.Sc

·   2005.09- 2009.06, Henan Polytechnic University, Geological Engineering, B.Sc

·   2019.07-present, Doctoral Advisor of Marine Science, Tongji University

·   2018.12-present, Associate Research Fellow, Tongji University

·   2016.05-2018.12, Postdoc, Tongji University

Teaching

·   《Conventional and Unconventional Geology》(Ph.D. course, Teaching the unconventional geology)

Research Interests

·   Organic−mineral interactions; physicochemical properties of mineral surfaces; organic matter occurrence and mechanism of hydrocarbon generation; occurrence and accumulation mechanism of shale oil and gas; petroleum resources assessment

Projects

·   2016-2020, Organic-inorganic synergistic evolution of Paleogene source rock and its resource potential evaluation in the Jiyang Depression, funded by National Science and Technology Major Project of China, Key researcher.

·   2016-2019, Evaluation of oil and gas resources potential assessment for the Yangtze Depression, funded by National Science and Technology Major Project of China, Key researcher.

·   2016-2018, Sequential separation and occurrence characteristics of different mobile organic matter in shale, funded by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, PI.

·   2014-2017, The characteristics and separation of hydrocarbon with different occurrence states in shale, funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China, Key researcher.

Publications

·   Zhu, X.J., Cai, J.G., Wang, G.L., Ji, J.F., 2020. The influence of organic matter on mineral surface area measurement of mudrocks by ethylene glycol monoethyl ether adsorption. Applied Clay Science 193, 105666.

·   Li, X., Cai, J.G., Liu, H.M., Zhu, X.J., Li, Z., Liu, J., 2020. Characterization of shale pore structure by successive pretreatments and its significance. Fuel 269, 117412.

·   Zhu, X.J., Cai, J.G., Wang, Y.S., Liu, H.M., Zhang, S.P., 2020. Evolution of organic-mineral interactions and implications for organic carbon occurrence and transformation in shale. GSA Bulletin 132, 784-792.

·   Cai, J.G., Zhu, X.J. (co-first author), Zhang, J.Q., Song, M.S., Wang, Y.S., 2019. Heterogeneities of organic matter and its occurrence forms in mudrocks: Evidence from comparisons of palynofacies. Marine and Petroleum Geology 111, 21-32.

·   Zhu, X.J., Cai, J.G., Liu, Q., Li, Z., Zhang, X.J., 2019. Thresholds of petroleum content and pore diameter for petroleum mobility in shale. AAPG Bulletin 103, 605-617.

·   Zhu, X.J., Cai, J.G., Wang, G.L., Song, M.S., 2018. Role of organo-clay composites in hydrocarbon generation of shale. International Journal of Coal Geology 192, 83-90.

·   Cai, J.G., Du, J.Z., Chen, Z.W., Lei, T.Z., Zhu, X.J., 2018.Hydrothermal experiments reveal the influence of organic matter on smectite illitization.Clays and Clay Minerals 66, 28-42.

·   Zhu, X.J., Cai, J.G., Liu, W.X., Lu, X.C., 2016. Occurrence of stable and mobile organic matter in the clay-sized fraction of shale: Significance for petroleum geology and carbon cycle. International Journal of Coal Geology 160, 1-10.

·   Zhu, X.J., Cai, J.G., 2015. Influence and Significance of Mineral Surface on Organic Matter Occurrence in Shale. Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition) 87(supp.), 180-181.

·   Zhu, X.J.,Cai, J.G., Song, G.Q., Ji, J.F., 2015. Factors influencing the specific surface areas in argillaceous source rocks. Applied Clay Science 109, 83-94.

·   Zhu, X.J., Cai, J.G., Wang, X.J., Zhang, J.Q., Xu, J.L., 2014. Effects of organic components on the relationships between specific surface areas and organic matter in mudrocks.International Journal of Coal Geology 133, 24-34.

·   Zhu, X.J., Cai, J.G., Xu, X.Y., Xie, Z.H., 2013. Discussion on the method for determining BET specific surface area in argillaceous source rocks. Marine and Petroleum Geology 48, 124-129.

·   Yuan, L.C., Zhu, X.J., Cai, J.G., Cai, J.G., Zhong, K., 2020. Sedimentary environment and hydrocarbon generation potential of source rocks from the Meirenfeng Formation in the Changjiang Depression, East China Sea Basin. Acta Sedimentologica Sinica, in press. (in Chinese with English abstract)

·   Zhu, X.J., Cai, J.G., Xu, M., Liu, H.M., Xie, Z.H., Li, Z., 2017. Nanopore Volume in Mature Shales from the Es3lower of the Zhanhua Sag: Controlling Factors and Their Significance. Geological Journal of China Universities 23, 697-705. (in Chinese with English abstract)

·   Liu, W.X., Zhu, X.J., Ma, A.L., Cai, J.G., Lu, L.F., 2016. Occurrence of organic matter in different mudstone lithofacies and its influence on specific surface area: A case study of the Paleogene in the Zhanhua Sag. Petroleum Geology & Experiment 38, 1-7. (in Chinese with English abstract)

·   Zhu, X.J., Cai, J.G., 2012. Progress and significance of research on relation between specific surface area and organic matter in argillaceous source rocks. Oil & Gas Geology 33, 375-384. (in Chinese with English abstract)

·   Awarded The Second Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award at Shanghai, 2017

·   Awarded “Excellent Graduated Graduate Student at Tongji University in 2016”, and travel grant for the Goldschmidt2016 conference from the Tokyo Geographical Society, 2016

·   Awarded “Guang Hua Scholarship (Ph.D. candidate)”, “Marine geology Scholarship”, and “Pacemaker to Outstanding Student during 2014-2015” at Tongji University, 2015

·   Awarded “National Scholarship for Ph.D. Candidate” at Tongji University, 2014