Junyuan Zhang
  • Ph.D. Student

Biography

Additional Information

Advisor: Dr. Hongbin Zhan

Research Interests

My research interests include using mathematical (numerical and analytical) methods to solve groundwater problems. I am mainly working on abandoned well leakage processes and geothermal heat storage modeling.

Educational Background

  • 2023-present: Doctor of Philosophy student in Geophysics, Texas A&M University (TAMU), College Sation, TX
  • 2021-2023: Master of Science in Civil Engineering, TAMU, College Station, TX
  • 2016-2020: Bachelor of Engineering in Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering, Southern University of Science & Technology, Shenzhen, China

Awards & Honors

  • 01/2021 Excellence Fellowship, Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, TAMU
    08/2021 Excellence Fellowship, Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, TAMU
    09/2022 Troy Marceleno’60 Fellowship, Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, TAMU
    09/2023 Graduate Student Scholarship, Department of Geology and Geophysics, TAMU

Selected Publications

  • Conferences:

    • Zhang, J.Y., Zhan, H.B., Wang, Y.N., and Chen, Z.H., A novel analytical model of fluid leakage through a non-penetrating abandoned well (poster), American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, Chicago, Dec. 12-16, 2022.

    • Zhang, J.Y., Zhan, H.B., and Burns, E.R., Evaluating potential of closed-loop long wells for heat storage (submitted to American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, Dec. 11-15, 2023)