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Personal profile
Prof. Yong Shi gained his Bachelor degree in Thermal and Power Engineering and Master degree in Power Engineering and Engineering Thermophysics both at the Xi'an Jiaotong University. He was awarded his PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Before joining the University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC), he worked at the Chongqing University, University of Melbourne and Los Alamos National Laboratory.
From 2012 to 2015, Prof. Shi was appointed as the founding head of Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, leading the establishment of the courses of "Mechanical Engineering" and "Product Design and Manufacturing" and accreditation of their BEng degrees by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and Institute of Engineering Designers, United Kingdom. During his time at the UNNC, Prof. Shi was also a core member of several provincial key disciplines, and a Zhejiang provincial research center. The module of Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics 2, which he taught and managed, was awarded as Provincial First-Class Undergraduate Module in Zhejiang. Currently, Prof. Shi is Head of Research Group of Fluids and Thermal Engineering at the UNNC.
Research Interests
Prof. Shi's academic interests are in the broad area of micro/nanoscale fluid dynamics, heat and mass transfer, multiscale and multiphase computational modelling and low-carbon energy technologies. In recent years, he has been focusing on
Micro- and Nanoscale Fluid Transport, including
- bounded noncontinuum gas flows at nanoscale;
- heat and mass transfer in random micro-and nanoporous media;
- multiphase and multicomponent flow and mass transfer in microfluidics in biomedical applications
Computational Modeling, including
- lattice Boltzmann method;
- (re)construction and characterization techniques of random porous structures;
- hybrid multi-scale computational algorithms.
Low-carbon Energy Technologies and Thermal System Design, including
- thermal management for Li-ion batteries in electric vehicles and drones;
- system design and structure optimization of thermoelectric generators;
- optimization of multiple energy systems and heat-exchangers networks.
See Prof. Shi's research profiles on ORCID, Google Scholar and ResearchGate.
Teaching
Current teaching
- Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics 1, Module Convener, 2022 – present;
- BEng Individual Project, Thesis Advisor, 2014 – present.
Past Teaching
- Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics 2, Module Convener, 2012 – 2022;
- Computer Modelling Techniques, Teaching Staff, 2015 – 2017;
- Foundation Algebra for Physical Sciences and Engineering, Teaching Staff, 2012 – 2013.
Professional Information
Membership
- Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2010 – present.
- Member, American Physical Society, 2010 – present.
- Member, Engineering Professors’ Council, UK, 2014 – present.
- Member (complimentary), American Chemical Society, 2022 – 2023.
Conference Engagement
- Session Chair and Member of the Technical Programming Committee, the 16th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics and Editorial Board of Applied Thermal Engineering, virtual conference, Aug 8-10, 2022.
- Session Chair and Member of the Technical Programming Committee, the 15th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics and Editorial Board of Applied Thermal Engineering, virtual conference, July 26-28, 2021.
- Organizing Committee Member and Session Chair, International Symposium on Numerical Methods in Heat and Mass Transfer 2020, Ningbo, China, June 24-26, 2020.
- Session co-chair, 2nd International Conference on Energy and Power, Sydney, Australia, December 13-15, 2018.
- Local organizer, 3rd International Symposium of Fluids and Thermal Engineering, Ningbo, China, November 17-19, 2017.
- Plenary chair and Session chair, 3rd International Symposium of Fluids and Thermal Engineering, Ningbo, China, November 17-19, 2017.
- Session chair, International Symposium of Heat Transfer and Heat Power Cycles, Nottingham, UK, June 27 – 30, 2016.
- Session chair,International Conference of Microfluidics, Nanofluidics and Lab-on-a-Chip, Dalian, China, June 10 – 12, 2016.
- Session co-organizer, ASME 2015 Power & Energy Conference, San Diego, USA, June 28 – July 2, 2015.
- Organizing committee member, International Workshop on Sustainable Energy, Ningbo, China, June 5, 2014.
Other Activities
- Correspondence reviewer for NSFC applications.
- Reviewer for provincial and municipal research grants.
- Reviewer for Ningbo science and technology progress awards, Ningbo key schemes for industrial innovation.
- Reviewer for sampling inspection of UG FYPs.
- Reviewer for journals, including Physics of Fluids, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Applied Thermal Engineering, Energy, Applied Energy, Fuel, Chemical Engineering Journal, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Review, Journal of Power Sources, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Desalination, Langmuir et al.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Lattice Boltzmann Study on Noncontinuum Flow and Mass Transfer of Shale gas in complex porous media
Shi, Y. (PI)
1/09/22 → 31/08/25
Project: Government Funded Projects › Vertical-Ningbo Municipal/Departmental Government (市厅级) Funded Projects
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Power Generation Technology of Thermoelectric and Heat Pipe for waste Heat Utilization of Automobile exhaust Gas
Shi, Y. (PI)
1/07/19 → 30/06/22
Project: Government Funded Projects › Vertical-Ningbo Municipal/Departmental Government (市厅级) Funded Projects
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Lattice Boltzmann Method for Micro- and Nanoscale Fluid Flows and Heat Transfer
Shi, Y. (PI)
1/01/16 → 31/12/18
Project: Government Funded Projects › Vertical-Zhejiang Provincial/Ministerial Government(省部级) Funded Projects
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Low Carbon Automobile Thermal Management Frontier Technology Innovation Team
Shi, Y. (PI)
1/12/15 → 30/11/18
Project: Government Funded Projects › Vertical-Ningbo Municipal/Departmental Government (市厅级) Funded Projects
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Key technical research on thermal management of gasoline direct-injection engine used vehicle
Shi, Y. (PI)
1/03/15 → 31/03/20
Project: Contract Projects › Horizontal-Ningbo Municipal Contract Projects
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Development and performance characterization of an ultrasonic vibration induced electric spray microthruster for pocketqube applications
NULL, R. K., Wu, T., Halim, D., Shi, Y., Lim, S. S., Wong, V.-L. & Cheah, K. H., 1 Mar 2025, In: Sensors and Actuators A: Physical. 383, 116212.Research output: Journal Publication › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
A thermal management design using phase change material in embedded finned shells for lithium-ion batteries
Chen, G., Shi, Y. & Yu, Y., 1 Sept 2024, In: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 229, 125680.Research output: Journal Publication › Article › peer-review
Open Access7 Citations (Scopus) -
Closure equation and higher-order moment relations in the Gauss-Hermite lattice Boltzmann method
Madadi, M., Johnson, J. T., Shi, Y. & Sader, J. E., Nov 2024, In: Physical Review E. 110, 5, 055301.Research output: Journal Publication › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
Impacts of distributed thermal and electric contact resistance on performance and geometric optimization of thermoelectric generators
Li, Y., Shi, Y., Luo, D., Wang, X. & Yan, Y., 1 Jun 2024, In: Applied Thermal Engineering. 246, 122873.Research output: Journal Publication › Article › peer-review
Open Access6 Citations (Scopus) -
Numerical Study on Gas Diffusion in Partially Connected Porous Media reconstructed by Hierarchical Simulated Annealing Approach
Shen, Y. & Shi, Y., 14 Aug 2024, (Accepted/In press) p. article No. 175031679.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review