Mr. Sun graduated from China University of Petroleum (East China) with a B.S. degree in Resource Exploration Engineering in 2013. During his senior year he assisted in a geological model construction program, which was part of a national innovation program. Mr. Sun is interested in enhancing his skill set to be competitive in the oil and gas industry, therefore joining Rice's graduate program in Subsurface Geoscience. Jiangtao did his internship with Hart Energy and secured a full-time position with them after graduation.