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Jin Chen

Jin Chen is a professor at the School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing. His research interests and areas include technology innovation management, policy and strategy of science and technology, and knowledge innovation.

Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Jin Chen, School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China. Email: [e-mail]

Lu Gao

Lu Gao, PhD in Civil Engineering, is an assistant professor at the Department of Construction Management, University of Houston. He was awarded B.E. in Civil Engineering at Tsinghua University in 2005, M.S. and PhD in Civil Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin in 2007 and 2011. His research interests and areas include civil infrastructure management, transportation system analysis, pavement maintenance and rehabilitation, and construction safety.

Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Lu Gao, Department of Construction Management, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204, USA. Tel: [phone]. Email: [e-mail]

Wen Ling

Wen Ling, was born in 1963. He holds a PhD of engineering. He is a professor, doctorial supervisor, national model worker and national outstanding post-doctorial candidate. He is listed in the New Century Talent Project and receives special government allowances of the State Council. He is the President & CEO of Shenhua Group Corporation Limited. His research interests and areas include coal-based energy engineering and engineering management.

Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Wen Ling, Shenhua Group Corporation Limited, Beijing, 100011, China. Email: [e-mail]

He Liu

He Liu is a professor-engineer at the Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, Petro China. He is mainly engaged in the technology management of petroleum engineering, and scientific research in the capacity increasing and modification of low permeability reservoirs, separate layer injection production, wellbore control engineering technology, etc.

Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to He Liu, The Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, Beijing, 100083, China. Email: [e-mail]

Ning Liu

Ning Liu is a professorial senior engineer of The Ministry of Water Resources of the People’s Republic of China. His research areas include water and hydro-power planning, hydro-power design and engineering management.

Correspondence concerning this paper should be addressed to Ning Liu, The Ministry of Water Resources of the People’s Republic of China, Beijing, 100053, China. Email: [e-mail]

Wan-hua Qiu

Wan-hua Qiu, a professor and doctoral tutor at the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, has long been engaged in project management, decision-making and risk analysis and value engineering teaching, scientific research and practical work.

Correspondence concerning this paper should be addressed to Wan-hua Qiu, School of Economics and Management, Bei€hang University, Beijing, 100191, China. Email: [e-mail]

An-lin Shao

An-lin Shao, is the general manager of Ansteel Mining Group, president of the Metallurgical Mines Association of China, professor of engineering and dean of the Mining Institute of Liaoning University of Science and Technology. Shao proposed the “grade decision-based multi-system integration” engineering management mode and this mode had a successful application in the construction project in the eastern area with low-grade iron of Anshan Mine which is the first super large mine with low-grade iron. Shao undertook several research and development projects about mining and processing, promoting the development of the low-grade iron. Shao received 2 second-class prizes of the National Prizes for Scientific and Technological Progress, 1 first-class of the National Management Innovation Awards, and many prizes at provincial and ministerial levels. Shao has two invention patents and has published 4 books and as many as 15 articles in major journals. His research interests and areas include mining technology management, mining construction management, and innovation management.

This research was funded by the State Science and Technology Support Program (2013BAB02B08, 2015BAB15B01).

Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to An-lin Shao, Ansteel Mining Group, Anshan, Liaoning, 114001, China. E-mail: [e-mail]

Da-wei Zhang

Da-wei Zhang, born in 1957, is the Director of the Evaluation Center of Mineral Resources and Reserves, Ministry of Land and Resources. Zhang mainly works at resources survey and assessment, resources management and policies research in the field of petroleum. Since 2003, he has organized many assessment projects, such as “New Round Oil and Gas Resources Assessment in China,” “Survey and Assessment of Oil and Gas Favorable Points of China,” “Global Oil and Gas Geology Assessment and Favorable Region Choice,” “China Shale Gas Resources Survey and Assessment,” and “Shale Gas Survey and Assessment Pilot Test Area.” His research interests and areas include mineral resources management and mineral resources assessment.

Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Da-wei Zhang, The Mineral and Resources Evaluation Center, the Ministry of Land and Resources, Beijing, 100035, China.

Han-peng Zhang

Han-peng Zhang is an associate professor at Southwestern University of Finance and Economics. His research interests and areas include risk analysis and optimization, behavior science, and decision theory.

Xiao-lu Zhang

Xiao-lu Zhang is a professor-engineer at China Power Investment Corporation. Her research interests and areas include electricity engineering, science and technology management, and engineering management.

Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Xiao-lu Zhang, China Power Investment Corporation, Beijing, 100033, China. Email: [e-mail]

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