Hu Kai, male, born in June, 196 1, born in Ji 'an, Jiangxi Province, Han nationality, party member, Ph.D., professor of School of Earth Science and Engineering, Nanjing University. 1980 was admitted to the Geology Department of Nanjing University. 1984 and 1987 received bachelor's and master's degrees from Nanjing University. 1987.9- 1990.3 studied for a doctorate,1991.1was selected by the State Education Commission to study in CSIRO, 1992. 1July, 1992, stayed in school as a teaching assistant. 1993 10 was promoted to lecturer and master tutor. 1995 was promoted to associate professor in March. 1998.11-1999.10 Visiting scholar at the University of Tubingen, Germany. In April of 20001year, he was promoted to professor, and became a doctoral supervisor in March of 2002. 1992.7 ——1994.7 concurrently serves as a political counselor for undergraduates in the department of earth sciences. 1994.9—2001.11served as deputy director of the teaching and research section of the deposit and secretary of the party branch. 2001.12—2006.1served as the head of the Earth Science Department, and also served as a member of the school board of Nanjing University, the teaching committee of Nanjing University, the vice chairman of Jiangsu Geological Society, and the editorial boards of China geological journal of china universities and Petroleum Exploration and Development. (Excerpted from Baidu Encyclopedia)