• 2004.09-2008.07. JiLin University, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, B.S.
• 2008.09-2014.01. Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ph.D.
• 2014.03-2017.01. Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Postdoctor.
• 2017.01－Now .  Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Associate Professor

Hydraulic fracturing treatment of shale gas reservoirs.

1. Numerical study of the propagation and space configuration of complex fracture network. Funded by NSFC. 
2. A Numerical Study of Hydraulic Fracture Propagation Behavior based on Displacement Discontinuity Method. Funded by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation.

1. Zhang, Z. B., X. Li, J. He, Y. Wu, G. Li, 2017, Numerical study on the propagation of tensile and shear fracture network in naturally fractured shale reservoirs, Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 37, 1-14.
2. Zhang, Z. B. and X. Li, 2016, The Shear Mechanisms of Natural Fractures during the Hydraulic Stimulation of Shale Gas Reservoirs, Materials, 9(9), 713.
3. Zhang, Z. B., X. Li, and J. He, 2016, Numerical Study on the Permeability of the Hydraulic-Stimulated Fracture Network in Naturally-Fractured Shale Gas Reservoirs, Water, 8(9), 393.
4. Zhang, Z. B. and X. Li, 2016, Numerical Study on the Formation of Shear Fracture Network, Energies, 9(4), 299.
5. Zhang, Z. B., X. Li, W. Yuan, J. He, G. Li, Y. Wu, 2015, Numerical Analysis on the Optimization of Hydraulic Fracture Networks, Energies, 8(10), 12061-12079.
6. Zhang, Z. B., X. Li, J. He, Y. Wu, B. Zhang, 2015, Numerical Analysis on the Stability of Hydraulic Fracture Propagation, Energies, 8(9), 9860-9877.