Shendong Postdoctoral Research Station to be Funded by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (CPSF) on November 15 unveiled the list of the 70th batch of projects it would fund. Postdoctoral researcher He Qingyuan from the postdoctoral research station of Shendong Coal under China Energy was granted second-class funding by CPSF, the first of the station to win the honor.

His research topic is the “research of the mechanism for oriented hydraulic fracture and its application in anthracitic column mining,” which focuses on the studies of the starting fracture and expanding trajectory oriented control technology in the process of hydraulic fracture as well as real-time visualized monitoring and evaluation system of hydraulic fracture effects. The research is expected to fill the theoretical void in hydraulic fracture plan design of coal mine ceilings, enhance hydraulic fracture relieving efficiency, and accelerate the utilization of anthracitic column mining in Shendong Coal.

In recent years, Shendong Coal has attached increasing importance to personnel training. In 2013, approved by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the National Postdoctoral Administrative Committee, the company set up a postdoctoral research station. This helped the company introduce a number of outstanding researchers and provided a platform for the company to train, utilize and attract high-caliber talent.