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Yujing Du serves as Assistant Professor of Petroleum Engineering within the College of Engineering & Natural Sciences at The University of Tulsa, joining the faculty in 2025 after completing a postdoctoral fellowship in applied physics at Harvard University. Her research bridges petroleum engineering with sustainable energy systems through experimental and computational approaches.
Her academic foundation includes:
- Ph.D. in Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin (2021)
- M.S. in Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin (2016)
- B.S. in Thermal Engineering (now Energy and Power Engineering) from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China (2014)
Dr. Du's research program focuses on sustainable energy recovery mechanisms, with particular expertise in geothermal energy systems, geological carbon sequestration, and fluid-driven fracture dynamics. Her experimental work examines multiphase flow in porous and fractured media, emphasizing interfacial phenomena that govern fluid displacement processes critical to energy extraction and storage. This research employs advanced microfluidic techniques to visualize and quantify subsurface flow at pore-scale resolution.
Analysis of her 15 most recent publications (2016-2023) reveals consistent emphasis on enhanced oil recovery methods, particularly low-salinity water flooding, surfactant flooding, and fracture-assisted recovery. Her work demonstrates how time-dependent mechanisms, wettability alteration, and fracture connectivity influence hydrocarbon sweep efficiency in tight reservoirs. Key contributions include identifying non-monotonic displacement patterns during low-salinity flooding and quantifying viscoelastic effects on residual oil saturation reduction.
No scientific awards or major honors are documented in the available materials. Regarding academic mentoring, there is no information about graduate student advisement or research team leadership. Similarly, details about grant funding, laboratory facilities, or collaborative research initiatives are not provided in the source text.
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