Zhao Yangsheng  Zhao Yangsheng (; born December 1955) is a Chinese scientist currently serving as a professor and doctoral supervisor at Taiyuan University of Technology. He is a member of the International Society for Rock Mechanics (ISRM) and Chinese Society for Rock Mechanics and Engineering (CSRME). Zhao was born in Taiyuan, Shanxi in December 1955. After the resumption of college entrance examination, he attended Shanxi Mining Institute (now Taiyuan University of Technology) where he received his bachelor's degree in 1982. After completing his master's degree at Fuxin Mining Institute (now Liaoning Technical University), he attended Tongji University where he obtained his doctor's degree in 1992. In 2018 he founded the National Research and Development Center for Oil Shale Exploitation with Sinopec.