Researcher

Professor Yansong Shen

My Expertise

 

 

Fields of Research (FoR)

Chemical Engineering, Process Control and Simulation, Heat and Mass Transfer Operations, Powder and Particle Technology, Pyrometallurgy, Non-automotive Combustion and Fuel Engineering (incl. Alternative/Renewable Fuels), Photodetectors, Optical Sensors and Solar Cells, Water Treatment Processes

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Biography

 
Yansong Shen is a full Professor (tenured) and ARC Future Fellow (A/Prof, 2019-2021, Senior Lecturer, 2016-2018, UNSW; Lecturer, 2014-2016, Monash). He is the director of a vibrant research lab - Process Modelling and Optimisation of Reactiing Flows "ProMO Lab" (www.promo.unsw.edu.au), with applications to a range of complex reactive flow processes in traditional and emerging industries particularly resource and energy sectors, including...view more
 
Yansong Shen is a full Professor (tenured) and ARC Future Fellow (A/Prof, 2019-2021, Senior Lecturer, 2016-2018, UNSW; Lecturer, 2014-2016, Monash). He is the director of a vibrant research lab - Process Modelling and Optimisation of Reactiing Flows "ProMO Lab" (www.promo.unsw.edu.au), with applications to a range of complex reactive flow processes in traditional and emerging industries particularly resource and energy sectors, including process metallurgy, solid fuel preparation/utilization, water treatment, recycling processes of e.g. solar panels, plastic, and renewable energy processes e.g. solar cell/biomass/hydrogen. His research interests range from understanding fundamentals to optimising & developing new, cleaner and more efficient technologies, powered by advanced numerical and experimental approaches. He is the member of the editorial boards of "Advanced Powder Technology" and "Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B". 
 

Please see details and updates in my group website https://www.promo.unsw.edu.au. Below please find some old data before 2020. 

 

Referee for scholarly journals:

  • Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B (Editor)
  • Advanced Powder Technology (Editor)
  • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
  • Chemical Engineering Science
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Powder Technology
  • AIChE Journal
  • Applied Energy
  • Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
  • Minerals Engineering
  • Fuel
  • ISIJ International
  • etc.

Scholarship/RA/TA opportunities

  • UNSW Scientia PhD scholarship, Tuition fee+50k pa, Please contact Prof. Shen for details.  Update: We received two Scientia PhD Scholarships in 2017 (Ms S Song and Mr ZZ Xie). Apply here
  • UNSW Scholarship to international/domestic students, Tuition fee+26k pa. Click here. For the key date, click here
  • Project Scholarship available in Prof. Shen's Lab, Tuition fee+26k pa. Please contact Prof. Shen for details. 
  • China Scholarship Council (CSC) Joint Scholarship program (中国国家公派出国留学奖学金). For more details, click here. To apply CSC, click here. Extra top-up scholarships will be provided to CSC awardees. It may increase yearly with performance. 
  • UNSW English requirements can be found at UNSW website (click here)

  • Research Assistant positions are available. Please contact Prof. Shen for details. 
  • Teaching Assistant positions are available.  
  • Postdoc fellow positions are available. 

Potential employment opportunities

Iron ore and coal are the two largest exports in Australia. sProMO group has a high reputation for collaboration with industries in iron ore and coal sectors including Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, ACARP, Coal Energy Australia, Baosteel.  PhD graduates will readily be exposed to these industries for potential employment. The same applies to our research in the fields of photovoltaics, water, biomass, etc. 


My Grants

11 ARC research grants (updated: 2021)

  • DP220100306    YS Shen, M Sakai and S Pirker, Modelling of polydisperse particle-fluid reacting flows, ARC-Discovery Project, A$390k
  • LP200100106    YS Shen, Data-driven monitoring of raceway dynamics in ironmaking blast furnaces, ARC-Linkage Project, A$540k 
  • FT190100361"Data-driven modelling of complex reactive flows", ARC Future Fellowship, A$ 878k.
  • DP180101232  ARC-Discovery Project, A$342k.
  • LP160101100   ARC-Linkage Project, A$700k.
  • LP150100112   ARC-Linkage Project, A$1.1M. 
  • LP120200469   ARC-Linkage Project, A$1.3M. 
  • IH140100035   ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hub, A$ 10M (250k to UNSW). 
  • DP160103433  ARC-Discovery Project, A$270k. 
  • LP150100911   ARC-Linkage Project, A$510k.  

External research grants (updated: 2020)

  • Y Shen, Evaluation of Australian PCI Coals in the Co-Injection of Hydrogen and Coal into Blast Furnaces, ACARP, A$150k, 2021-2022. 
  • Y Shen and 3CIs, “End-of-Life, Highly efficient, low-cost and eco-friendly recycling technology for silicon photovoltaic panels”, ARENA r5, A1.36M A Zero-Emission Tandem Array for Transforming Waste Biomass into Renewable Hydrogen, ARENA, RND2018/015, (2019-2021), A$1M.
  • I Byrne, R Dvorak, G Lang, B Hawkett, Y Shen, D Giurco, R Lewis, Better recycling: HDPE 100% recycling by removal of residual adhesive, CRC-P, round 8, 
  • Y Shen, and 2 CIs, Data-driven transient modelling of raceway-tuyere region of blast furnace and tuyere erosion control, BAJC, A$250k
  • R Amal and CIs, Highly efficient and low cost photovoltaic electrolysis (PVE) system to generate hydrogen by harvesting the full spectrum of sunlight, ARENA, RND2018/014 (2019-2021), A$1.3M.
  • Y Shen, Australian PCI Coals under Industry Scale Blast Furnace Conditions using 3D Computer Modelling: Stage 2 the Injection of Coal Blends: Ext C26041, ACARP (Australian Coal Association Research Program)(2018), A$100k.
  • M Green and CIs, Efficient Adamantine Thin-Film on Silicon Tandem Cells: The Next Step in Commercial Cell Evolution, ARENA, (2018-2022), RND2017/011, A$3.2M.
  • Y Shen, Evaluation of Australian PCI coals under industry-scale conditions of ironmaking blast furnace using 3D computer modelling”, ACARP (Australian Coal Association Research Program)(2017), A$100k.
  • Y Shen, Detailed investigation of PCI operations for stable and low-cost ironmaking”, Baosteel-Australia Joint Centre(2015-2017), A$250k. 

 


My Qualifications

BEng                 School of Materials and Metallurgy (Top Student Class)

1996-2001        Northeastern University, Shenyang, China

MEng                School of Materials and Metallurgy

2001-2003        Northeastern University, Shenyang, China

PhD                  School of Materials Science and Engineering

2004-2009       The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

 

My Awards

2019    ARC Future Fellowship, Australian Research Council, 2019-2024.

2017     Best Presentation Award, 19th International conference on oil, gas and coal, Zurich, Switzerland, 2017 June. 

2015     Korea-Australia Emerging Researchers Exchange Award, National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) and Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE).

2014     Best Poster Award, The 2nd Australia-China Joint Symposium on Minerals and Metallurgy, Sydney.

2012     ARC Postdoctoral Fellowship, Australian Research Council, 2012-2015.

2012     Emerging Future Leaders in Low Emission Coal Technology Fellowship, ATSE-JCG.

2011     Silver Star Award, A$35k, UNSW.

2011     Best Poster Award, Poster Competition, UNSW.

2010     Best Oral Presentation Award, Chemeca 2010, Adelaide.


My Research Activities

Please see details in group website: http://www.promo.unsw.edu.au/

 

My Research Supervision


Areas of supervision

Research interests
  • Process modelling and design
  • Reacting flow in complex reactors
  • Multiscale simulations
  • Process metallurgy
  • Coal preparation, upgrade and utilization 
  • Combustion of solid fuel (blends): e.g. biomass, plastic, coal
  • Water treatment
  • Recycling
  • Renewable energy generation/storage processes: e.g. photovoltaics solar cells, biomass, hydrogen generation/storage.

Currently supervising

Current members (updated 2020)

Prof. YS Shen

Group leader

 

Dr S Wang

RA

CFD-DEM modelling of reacting flows

Dr WY LI

RA

Data-driven fault analysis

Dr R Chandratilleke

RA

DEM modelling of particle mixing

Dr YT Zhuo

PhD 16s1 / RA

Low-rank coal pyrolysis; Hydrogen generation

Dr YR Liu

PhD 17s1 / RA

Biomass combustion and gasification

Ms JX Cui (graduated)

PhD 17s1

Phase diagram modelling of PV materials

Dr XB Yu

PhD 17s1 / RA

Carbon composite briquette charging in a BF

Dr YH Yue

PhD 17s1 / RA

Spout deflection in a spouted bed

Dr SY Li

PhD 17s2 / RA

Chemical looping combustion

Mr X Jin

PhD 18s1

Particle flow in a U-shape mixer for future food manufacturing

Ms S Song (Scientia PhD)

PhD 18s1

Water treatment

Mr Z Xie (Scientia PhD)

PhD 18s2

Water treatment

Ms XY Wong

PhD 19t2

Electrolyser design for hydrogen generation

Mr ZG Zhao PhD 20t2 blast furnace modelling
 Mr XX Tang PhD 21t1 TBA
 Mr D Xu PhD 21t2 TBA
 Mr MJ Gan PhD 21t2 TBA
 Ms HM Mohsin PhD 21t2 TBA
 Mr E Farajzadeh  PhD 21t2 TBA

 

Master students

Xiangyu Han

Master

2016 S1/S2

Run Geng

Master

2016 S2 / 2017 S1

Boheng Zhu

Master

2016 S2 / 2017 S1

Bowen Zhang

Master

2016 S2 / 2017 S1

Kedi Huang

Master

2017 S1/S2

DongtingSong

Master

2017 S2 / 2018 S1

Hongyang Li

Master

2017 S2 / 2018 S1

Nan Wang

Master

2017 Summer / 2018 S1

Mohamad Naim Amir Khairul Amar

Honours

2017 Summer / 2018 S1

Changyoung Jung

Honours

2017 S2 / 2018 S1

Min Kim

Honours

2017 S2 / 2018 S1

Muhammad Nazmi Bin Mohd Nazim

Honours

2018 S1/S2

Muhammad Amir Firdaus Bin Mohd Zainol

Honours

2018 S1/S2

Ziguang Zhao

Master

2019

Haoran Xu

Honours

2019

Peiyu Wang

Honours

2019

Athit Pinthong

Master

2019

Siying Pan

Honours

2019

Muhammad Hanif Najmi Bin Norsham

Honours

2019

Muhammad Fakhrulghazi Bin Mohd Fouad

Honours

2019

Simon Liu

Honours

2019

Rongjie Li

Master

2019

Shipeng Guo

Master

2019

 


My Engagement

President, Australiasian Particle Technology Society, 2019-present


My Teaching

Teaching Commitment:

  • Advanced Transport Phenomena (CHEN6706)

  • Heat and Mass Transfer (CEIC2002)

  • Chemical Reaction Engineering (CEIC2005)

  • Engineering Design and Innovation (ENGG1000)

  • Chemical Engineering Lab (CEIC2007)

 
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Location

Room 401, Science and Engineering Building (E8)
web: http://www.promo.unsw.edu.au/

Map reference (Google map)

Contact

+61 2 9385 4448
www.promo.unsw.edu.au