Dr. Tao Yuan has been working as a research associate in the Hydrogeology workgroup in the Geo- and Environmental Research Center at the University of Tübingen since Sept. 2022. From Mar. 2019 to Aug. 2022, he worked as a post-doctoral research associate in the Reactive Transport Department, Institute of Resource Ecology at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) and joined the project "Integrity of nuclear waste repository systems - Cross-scale system understanding and analysis" (iCross). He holds a Ph.D. degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Houston, USA, an MS degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Houston, USA, and a BS degree in theoretical and applied mechanics from the University of Science and Technology of China, China. 

Dr. Yuan's research focuses on the fundamental understanding of the coupled subsurface fluid flow and multicomponent reactive transport processes with an emphasis on mineral-fluid interactions. His research involves the development of multi-scale numerical modeling and simulation using Computational Fluid Dynamics methods. Broader applications include the storage of nuclear waste in the host rocks, contaminant migration in groundwater systems, and enhanced oil recovery in petroleum reservoirs. 

Contact Information: 
Office: Room 6R14

Phone: +49-(0)7071-29-73173

E-Mail: tao.yuanspam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de

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