Jishan Liu

Jishan Liu is a Professor in the School of Engineering at The University of Western Australia, specifically within the Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering department. His academic profile shows extensive research contributions with 241 research outputs and 20 granted research projects.

Professor Liu's primary research interests focus on Unconventional Reservoir Multiphysics (URM) with applications to:

• Coal seam gas extraction
• Shale gas extraction
• $$\text{CO}_2$$ sequestration in coal
• Coal mine safety
• Caprock sealing safety

His specific expertise includes examining the effects of local mass transfer, momentum transfer, and deformation compatibility between rock matrix and fracture on physical processes, and incorporating these into the framework of Geo-Multiphysics.

His research contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to energy and environmental sustainability. His work spans across the fields of Energy and Mining and Resources, with specific expertise in Unconventional Gases, Geomechanics, Modelling, Coupled Multiphysics, and Porous Flow.

Professor Liu has been involved in significant research projects including:

• Four Stage Permeability Evolution Theory for Low Permeable Rocks (2020-2024)
• Impact of coal-fluid interaction on the effectiveness of fracturing during coal seam gas drainage (2014)
• CarbonNet Dynamic Seal Capacity (2012-2013)
• Development of a Novel Experimental Approach for the Evolution of Coal and Shale Permeability (2012)
• Multiscale Dynamics of Ore Body Formation (2010-2015)

These projects demonstrate his long-standing commitment to advancing knowledge in reservoir engineering and geomechanics.

His recent publications show continued productivity with focus on permeability evolution, coal mechanics, and advanced modeling approaches. His work has garnered significant attention with an h-index of 63 and over 11,815 citations according to Scopus.

Professor Liu has supervised 14 research students throughout his career, contributing to the development of the next generation of researchers in his field.