Mao Jingwen

Mao was born in Jinnan Special District (now Yuncheng), Shanxi, on 19 December 1956.^[1] After graduating from Hebei GEO University in 1978, he taught at Shanxi Mining Institute (now Taiyuan University of Technology) for a year, then he went on to receive his master's degree in 1982 and doctor's degreein 1988, all from the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences.^[1][2]

After graduating, he entered the Institute of Mineral Resources, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, where he worked successively as assistant researcher, associate researcher, and researcher.

• 2008 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class)^[2]
• 2012 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class)^[2]
• 2016 State Natural Science Award (Second Class)^[2]
• 27 November 2017 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)^[3]