Rui Li Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Engineering Mechanics Tsinghua University E-mail: rui-li@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn

Education

· Ph.D. in Engineering (2020-2025)

· School of Engineering, University of Aberdeen, UK

· Supervisor: Dr. Yingfang Zhou

· Dissertation Title: “Pore-scale modelling of rock geophysical properties and mechanical deformation using unresolved digital images”

· M.Sc. in Petroleum Engineering (2018-2019)

· School of Engineering, University of Aberdeen, UK

· B.Sc. in Petroleum Engineering (2014-2018)

· Southwest Petroleum University, China

Research Interests

· Digital rock physics

· Image processing techniques

· Rock mechanics

· Fluid flow in complex porous media

Publications

In Journal

1. Yi. Yang, T. Yuan, C. Panaitescu, R. Li, K.J. Wu, Y.F. Zhou, D. Pokrajac, D. Dini, W.B. Zhan*. Exploring tissue permeability of brain tumours in different grades: Insights from pore-scale fluid dynamics analysis. Acta Biomaterialia , 190:398-409, 2024.

2. R. Li, Y. Yang, Y.X. Zhang, W.B. Zhan, J.H. Yang, Y.F. Zhou*. A novel regional-minima image segmentation method for fluid transport simulations in unresolved rock images. Water Resources Research , 60(6), e2023WR036855, 2024.

3. R. Li, Y. Yang, W.B. Zhan, J.H. Yang, Y.F. Zhou*. Pore-scale modelling of elastic properties in hydrate-bearing sediments using 4-D synchrontron radiation imaging. Marine and Petroleum Geology , 145, 105864, 2022.

4. Q.F. Jia, D.M. Liu, Y.D. Cai, Y.J. Lu, R. Li, H. Wu, Y.F. Zhou*. Nano-CT measurement of pore-fracture evolution and diffusion transport induced by fracturing in medium-high rank coal. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering , 106, 104769, 2022.