Shen Gao joined the Center for Economics, Finance and Management Studies (CEFMS) at Hunan University in Fall 2017 as an assistant professor in Economics. He got his Ph.D. in Economics at the University of Wyoming. His research interests mainly include Energy Economics, Environmental & Resource Economics, and Industrial Organization. His current research focuses on the pricing mechanisms of commercial CO2and natural gas. His works have been revised and resubmitted to Journal of Energy Economics and Journal of Economic Modelling.