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
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)
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Prof. YS Shen
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Group leader
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Dr S Wang
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RA
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CFD-DEM modelling of reacting flows
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Dr WY LI
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RA
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Data-driven fault analysis
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Dr R Chandratilleke
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RA
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DEM modelling of particle mixing
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Dr YT Zhuo
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PhD 16s1 / RA
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Low-rank coal pyrolysis; Hydrogen generation
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Dr YR Liu
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PhD 17s1 / RA
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Biomass combustion and gasification
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Ms JX Cui (graduated)
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PhD 17s1
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Phase diagram modelling of PV materials
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Dr XB Yu
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PhD 17s1 / RA
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Carbon composite briquette charging in a BF
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Dr YH Yue
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PhD 17s1 / RA
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Spout deflection in a spouted bed
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Dr SY Li
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PhD 17s2 / RA
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Chemical looping combustion
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Mr X Jin
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PhD 18s1
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Particle flow in a U-shape mixer for future food manufacturing
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Ms S Song (Scientia PhD)
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PhD 18s1
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Water treatment
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Mr Z Xie (Scientia PhD)
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PhD 18s2
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Water treatment
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Ms XY Wong
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PhD 19t2
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Electrolyser design for hydrogen generation
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| 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
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Xiangyu Han
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Master
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2016 S1/S2
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Run Geng
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Master
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2016 S2 / 2017 S1
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Boheng Zhu
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Master
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2016 S2 / 2017 S1
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Bowen Zhang
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Master
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2016 S2 / 2017 S1
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Kedi Huang
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Master
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2017 S1/S2
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DongtingSong
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Master
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2017 S2 / 2018 S1
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Hongyang Li
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Master
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2017 S2 / 2018 S1
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Nan Wang
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Master
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2017 Summer / 2018 S1
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Mohamad Naim Amir Khairul Amar
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Honours
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2017 Summer / 2018 S1
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Changyoung Jung
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Honours
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2017 S2 / 2018 S1
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Min Kim
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Honours
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2017 S2 / 2018 S1
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Muhammad Nazmi Bin Mohd Nazim
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Honours
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2018 S1/S2
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Muhammad Amir Firdaus Bin Mohd Zainol
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Honours
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2018 S1/S2
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Ziguang Zhao
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Master
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2019
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Haoran Xu
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Honours
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2019
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Peiyu Wang
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Honours
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2019
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Athit Pinthong
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Master
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2019
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Siying Pan
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Honours
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2019
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Muhammad Hanif Najmi Bin Norsham
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Honours
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2019
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Muhammad Fakhrulghazi Bin Mohd Fouad
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Honours
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2019
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Simon Liu
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Honours
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2019
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Rongjie Li
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Master
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2019
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Shipeng Guo
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Master
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2019
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My Engagement
President, Australiasian Particle Technology Society, 2019-present
My Teaching
Teaching Commitment:
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Advanced Transport Phenomena (CHEN6706)
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Heat and Mass Transfer (CEIC2002)
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Chemical Reaction Engineering (CEIC2005)
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Engineering Design and Innovation (ENGG1000)
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Chemical Engineering Lab (CEIC2007)
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