Elected Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences in 2008, Professor Peijun Shi is a distinguished Chinese geographer whose research and professional work have focused on environmental evolution, natural disaster research, and Earth surface processes. Born in March 1959 in Jingbian, Shaanxi Province, he received his B.S. in Geography from Inner Mongolia Normal University in 1982, his M.S. from the Lanzhou Desert Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, in 1984, and his Ph.D. from Beijing Normal University in 1988. From 1995 to 1997, he conducted postdoctoral research in natural resources and environmental management at the University of California, Berkeley, USA. He was selected for the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars in 2004. At Beijing Normal University, he held a series of academic and administrative positions, including Vice President (1999–2008), Executive Vice President (2008–2018), Dean of the Graduate School (2006–2018), Director of the Institute of Resources Science (1997–2003), Dean of the College of Resources (2003–2004), and Director of the State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology (2007–2016). Since 2018, he has served as Deputy Party Secretary and President of Qinghai Normal University.