Dr Yiran Liu serves as a Lecturer in the Department of Chemical Engineering within the School of Engineering at The University of Western Australia (UWA), a position held since 2023 following her Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) from 2021-2023. Her academic credentials include: Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), University of Science and Technology Beijing (2014) Master of Engineering (MEng), University of Science and Technology Beijing (2017) PhD, University of New South Wales (2021) Research centers on two interconnected pillars: Low-Carbon Mineral Processing utilizing numerical simulation and machine learning to optimize iron/nickel/lithium extraction with renewable fuels (hydrogen/biomass), and Sustainable E-Waste Management focusing on pyrometallurgical recovery of valuable metals from electronic waste. This work directly supports UN Sustainable Development Goals for responsible resource consumption and climate action. Analysis of her 2022-2025 publications reveals consistent innovation in decarbonizing metallurgical processes, particularly through co-injection of hydrogen and biochar (CoHB) in blast furnaces, data-driven coal combustion optimization, and advanced CFD modeling. These interdisciplinary efforts bridge chemical engineering, computational science, and environmental sustainability with rapidly growing citation impact. She currently leads two major funded projects: Blast Furnace Innovations: Sustainable, Low-Carbon Ironmaking (Australian Renewable Energy Agency, 2025-2029) Numerical Investigation of Valuable Metal Recovery from Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries (UWA, 2025-2026) Actively recruiting PhD students for research in mineral processing optimization and waste management, she also serves on the Youth Editorial Board of the Journal of Iron and Steel Research International and reviews for Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B.







