Publications

Journal Articles

2025

  1. Geologic hydrogen: from natural occurrences to anthropogenic generation–A review of fundamentals, potential, challenges and prospects
    Mengwei Liu, Travis Warner, Yumeng Zhao, and 6 more authors
    Earth Science Reviews, 2025
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  2. Evolution of microstructural damage in coal under supercritical CO₂-water exposure: A multi-scale study incorporating the indentation size effect
    Bozhi Deng, Bingyang Jiao, Baisheng Nie, and 3 more authors
    Advances in Geo-Energy Research, 2025
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  3. Machine Learning Assisted Cross-Scale Hopper Design for Flowing Biomass Granular Materials
    A. Ikbarieh, W. Jin, Y. Zhao, and 4 more authors
    ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2025
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  4. Small-strain thermo-mechanical performance of lunar mare and highlands regolith simulants under Earth’s atmospheric pressure and in vacuum
    M. Pourakbar, Y. Zhao, D.D. Cortes, and 1 more author
    Icarus, 2025
    DOI

2024

  1. Nanoindentation and micro-structure of rock-boring angelwing clam
    Y. Zhao and S. Dai
    Acta Biomaterialia, 2024
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  2. SPH modeling of biomass granular flow: engineering application in hopper and auger
    Y. Zhao, A. Ikbarieh, W. Jin, and 4 more authors
    ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2024
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  3. Hydraulic properties of sediments from the GC955 gas hydrate reservoir in the Gulf of Mexico
    I. Tepecik, Y. Zhao, Y. Seol, and 3 more authors
    Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, 2024
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2023

  1. SPH modeling of biomass granular flow: Theoretical implementation and experimental validation
    Y. Zhao, W. Jin, J. Klinger, and 2 more authors
    Powder Technology, 2023
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  2. Morphological advantages of angelwing shells in mechanical boring
    Y. Zhao, B. Deng, D.D. Cortes, and 1 more author
    Acta Geotechnica, 2023
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  3. Challenges of rock drilling and opportunities from bio-boring
    Y. Zhao and S. Dai
    Biogeotechnics, 2023
    DOI

2022

  1. Pore-scale observations of natural hydrate-bearing sediments via pressure core sub-coring and micro-CT scanning
    L. Lei, T. Park, K. Jarvis, and 10 more authors
    Scientific Reports, 2022
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2021

  1. Methane Hydrate Crystallization on Sessile Water Droplets
    A.M. Johnson, Y. Zhao, J. Kim, and 2 more authors
    JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments), 2021
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2017

  1. Deformation monitoring of metro tunnel with a new ultrasonic-based system
    D. Xu, Y. Zhao, H. Liu, and 1 more author
    Sensors, 2017

Conference Proceedings

2024

  1. Application of fluid rheology models for milled woody biomass and non-recyclable municipal solid waste particles
    A. Ikbarieh, Y. Lu, Y. Zhao, and 1 more author
    In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2024
    DOI

2023

  1. Towards Implementing SCPTu Geotechnical Design Guidelines for the State of Illinois
    C. Arnold, J. Macedo, P. Mayne, and 6 more authors
    In Geo-Congress 2023, 2023
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2020

  1. Impacts of motile Escherichia coli on air water surface tension
    Y. Zhao, B. Jeong, D.H. Kang, and 1 more author
    In E3S Web of Conferences, 2020
  2. An experimental study of the effect of motile bacteria on the fluid displacement in porous media
    B. Jeong, Y. Zhao, D.H. Kang, and 1 more author
    In E3S Web of Conferences, 2020

Reports

2024

  1. Cone penetration testing for Illinois subsurface characterization and geotechnical design
    J. Macedo, P. Mayne, S. Dai, and 4 more authors
    2024