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Zhi Li

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Building 074, Room 0212G

M/S 74R316C

Phone: 510-495-8232

[email protected]

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Biography

Zhi Li is currently a postdoctoral scholar in the Energy Geoscience Division at LBNL. His research focuses on simulating multiphase flow and transport in fractured porous media, which involves developing geometric and numerical representations of fractures as well as coupling geomechanical responses. The research outcome will be used to understand the role of fractures during and after production of oil, gas and hydrates, providing practical tools to predict the fate of fracturing fluids and estimate the impact of hydraulic fracturing to the environment.

Prior to joining the LBNL, Zhi Li was a graduate research assistant in the Center for Water and the Environment at the University of Texas at Austin, where he developed an upscaled hydrodynamic model that simulates effects of subgrid-scale topographic features on coarse mesh. The model is used to predict flow field and salinity transport in shallow coastal marshes along the Texas coast with high fidelity and low computational cost

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Education

  • Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA, 2019, Dissertation Topic: Representing subgrid scale topographical eects on coarse grid hydrody- namic and transport model for shallow coastal marshes
  • M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, 2014
  • B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China, 2013
  • B.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, 2013

Experience

  • Postdoctoral Scholar, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Berkeley, CA, USA, 2019-Present
  • Graduate Research Assistant, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA, 2014-2019
  • Teaching Assistant, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, 2012-2013
  • Undergraduate Research Assistant, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, 2012

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