Xie Heping, born in January 1956, male, a native of Shuangfeng, Hunan Province, is an expert in energy and mechanics, graduated from the Department of Mathematics and Mechanics of China University of Mining and Technology in 1982. He is a Distinguished Professor of Shenzhen University, Director of Shenzhen University Institute of Deep Earth Science and Green Energy, former President of Sichuan University, Professor and Doctor. He is a member of the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council and a member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese Association for Science and Technology. He is the project leader of the National Key R&D Program "Deep Rock Mechanics and Mining Theory".

He has long been devoted to basic research and engineering practice in the fields of mining engineering, mining engineering mechanics, green energy development and utilization, and deep earth science, especially in the research on the mechanics of broken coal rock. In 1982, he introduced the fractal method to study the discontinuous deformation, strength and fracture damage of fractured rocks, and combined with damage mechanics to create a new field of fractal rock mechanics research in the international arena. In recent years, he has put forward innovative ideas and concepts in the field of deep earth science exploration, including fluidized mining of deep earth solid resources, medium and low temperature geothermal power generation, underground space development and utilization, seawater energy and deep earth medicine, and has made important progress in the field of green energy, low carbon technology and CO2 mineralization and comprehensive utilization technology.

He is the Chief Scientist of the National 973 Project (2 times) and the Chief Scientist of the Innovative Research Group of the National Natural Science Foundation of China. He was the first recipient of the first "China Young Scientist Award (Technical Science)", He Liang He Li Science and Technology Progress Award (Technical Science Award), the second and third prizes of National Natural Science, and the second and third prizes of National Science and Technology Progress. He was awarded "Honorary Doctorate" by Nottingham University (UK), Clausthal University of Technology (Germany) and Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and "Fellow of St. Edmund's University of Oxford" by Oxford University.

He was elected as a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 2001.

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