Associate Professor
Associate Professor Yansong Shen
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
Engineering
Sch: Chemical Engineering
Dr Yansong Shen is an Associate Professor (tenured) and ARC Future Fellow since 2019 (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.
His research contributions are reflected by a strong track record in terms of publication, research grants, and synergistic activities.
- Career total of over 150 peer-reviewed papers published in book chapters, journals, and conference proceedings (h-index 30, as of 2020). ResearcherID: A-9037-2010; Scopus Author ID: 25028505200
- >AUD 12 million research grants, including
- ARC research grants (10 ARC grants to date; 6 ARC grants active at present), including FT190100361 (sole CI, 2019-2023, A$878k), LP200100106 (sole CI, 2021-2024, 1M), DP180101232 (lead CI, 2018-2022, A$342k), LP150100112 (lead CI, 2015-2019, A$1.1M), LP160101100 (lead CI, 2016-2020, A$0.7M), IC200100023 (CI, $5M), LP120200469, IH140100035, LP150100911, DP160103433, and
- several grants from other sources as lead CI/co-CI, for example, sole CI in ACARP e.g. C26041, Lead CI and CI in ARENA projects e.g. RND2020/015 (PV recycling), RND2017/011 (Tandem solar cell), RND2018/014 (PVE for H2 generation, 2019-2022), RND2018/015 (Biomass for H2 generation, 2019-2022) and BAJC e.g. BA14026 and BA19007 etc.
- Long-term industry engagements established with leading Australian/overseas industries, including Baosteel, Rio Tinto, BlueScope Steel, Coal Energy Australia, ACARP, BHP, Peabody Energy, Jellinbah Resources, CCTEG etc, as evidenced by joint ARC grants and industry projects, and employment potential of PhD graduates.
- Several research-related competitive awards and ARC fellowship, for example, ARC Future Fellowship; ARC APDI Fellowship and ATSE Emerging Future Leaders in Low Emission Coal Technology Fellowship.
- Leadership/Member of several professional associations/societies, for example,
- President, Australian Particle Technology Society;
- Chartered IChemE Fellow and TMS, AIST, AIE members.
- Active in synergistic activities, for example,
- Manager of Australia-China Joint Centre on Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials;
- Guest editor of a special issue of Steel Research International;
- Organiser/contacts of several international conferences/symposiums/meetings.
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 A/Prof. Shen for details. Update: We received two Scientia PhD Scholarships in 2017 (Ms S Song and Mr ZZ Xie). Apply here. (update: suspended in 2021)
- UNSW Scholarship to international/domestic students, Tuition fee+26k pa. Click here. For the key date, click here.
- Project Scholarship available in A/Prof. Shen's Lab, Tuition fee+26k pa. Please contact A/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 A/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.
Mobile
www.promo.unsw.edu.au
Phone
+61 2 9385 4448
E-mail
Location
Room 401, Science and Engineering Building (E8)
web: http://www.promo.unsw.edu.au/
- Publications
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Publications
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.
Grants
8 ARC research grants (updated: 2020)
- 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.