Title：Professor/Doctoral supervisor/Head of the   Department of Geotechnical Engineering

Email：zhangyanj@jlu.edu.cn

Research Interests：

1. Development and utilization of geothermal   energy (Hot Dry Rock)

2.Geothermal reservoir stimulation (hydraulic   fracturing) and microseismic evaluation

3.CO2 geological storage and THCM multi-field   coupling

Education：

1.09/1986-06/1990, Bachelor's degree in   engineering geology, Department of Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology,   Changchun Institute of Geology, China.

2.09/1990-06/1993, Master of Engineering Geology,   Department of Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology, Changchun Institute of   Geology, China.

3.09/1998-06/2002,Doctor of Engineering Geology,   College of Construction Engineering, Jilin University, China.

4.09/2002-06/2004, Postdoctoral, School of Civil   and Hydraulic Engineering, Tsinghua University, China.

07/2008-07/2009, visiting scholar, Kent State   University, USA.

Professional Positions：

1.1993-1998, Deputy Manager, Changchun Institute of Geology Shanghai   Office, China.

2.2004-2008, Associate professor, College of   Construction Engineering, Jilin   University, China.

3.2008-now, Professor/Doctoral Supervisor,   College of Construction Engineering,   Jilin University, China.

Publications：

[1]Gao Xuefeng, Zhang Yanjun*, Cheng Yuxiang*,   Ziwang Yu, Zhongjun Hu, Huang Yibin. 2023, Heat extraction performance of   fractured geothermal reservoirs considering aperture variability. Energy,   269, 126806.

[2]Yang Yunxing, Zhang Yanjun*, Cheng Yuxiang*,   Lei Zhihong, Gao Xuefeng, Huang Yibin, Ma Yueqiang. 2023, Using   One-Dimensional Convolutional Neural Networks and Data Augmentation to   Predict Thermal Production in Geothermal Fields. Journal of Cleaner Production,   387, 135879.

[3]Gao Xuefeng, Zhang Yanjun*, Cheng Yuxiang*,   Ziwang Yu, Huang Yibin. 2022, Impact of fractures with multi-scale aperture   variability on production observations of geothermal reservoir units. Journal   of Hydrology, 615, 128693.

[4]Gao Xuefeng, Zhang Yanjun*, Cheng Yuxiang*,   Huang Yibin, Deng Hao, Ma Yongjie. 2022, A novel strategy utilizing local   fracture networks to enhance CBHE heat extraction performance A case study of   the Songyuan geothermal field in China. Energy, 255, 124536.（

[5]Cheng Yuxiang, Zhang Yanjun, Yu Ziwang, Hu   Zhongjun, Yang Yunxing. 2021. 'Investigation on reservoir stimulation   characteristics in hot dry rock geothermal formations of China during   hydraulic fracturing', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, DOI: 10.1007/s00603-021-02506-y.

[6]Cheng, Yuxiang, Yanjun Zhang, Ziwang Yu,   Zhongjun Hu, and Yunxing Yang. 2020. 'An investigation on hydraulic   fracturing characteristics in granite   geothermal reservoir', Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 237.

[7]Huang, Yibin, Yanjun Zhang, Yangyang Xie, Yu   Zhang, and Xuefeng Gao. 2020. 'Thermal performance analysis on the   composition attributes of deep coaxial borehole heat exchanger for building   heating', Energy and Buildings, 221.

[8]Huang, Yibin, Yanjun Zhang, Yangyang Xie, Yu   Zhang, Xuefeng Gao, and Jingchen Ma. 2020. 'Field test and numerical   investigation on deep coaxial   borehole heat exchanger based on distributed optical fiber temperature   sensor', Energy, 210.

[9]Huang, Yibin, Yanjun Zhang, Yangyang Xie, Yu   Zhang, Xuefeng Gao, and Jingchen Ma. 2021. 'Long-term thermal performance   analysis of deep coaxial borehole   heat exchanger based on field test', Journal of Cleaner Production, 278.

[10]Huang, Yibin, Yanjun Zhang, Ziwang Yu,   Yueqiang Ma, and Chi Zhang. 2019. 'Experimental investigation of seepage and   heat transfer in rough fractures for   enhanced geothermal systems', Renewable Energy, 135: 846-55.

[11]Lei, Zhihong, Yanjun Zhang, Ziwang Yu,   Zhongjun Hu, Liangzhen Li, Senqi Zhang, Lei Fu, Ling Zhou, and Yangyang Xie.   2019. 'Exploratory research into the   enhanced geothermal system power generation project: The Qiabuqia geothermal field, Northwest   China', Renewable Energy, 139: 52-70.

[12]Lei, Zhihong, Yanjun Zhang, Senqi Zhang, Lei   Fu, Zhongjun Hu, Ziwang Yu, Liangzhen Li, and Jian Zhou. 2020. 'Electricity   generation from a three-horizontal-well enhanced geothermal system in the   Qiabuqia geothermal field, China: Slickwater fracturing treatments for   different reservoir scenarios',   Renewable Energy, 145: 65-83.

[13]Li, Jianming, and Yanjun Zhang. 2017.   'GIS-supported certainty factor (CF) models for assessment of geothermal   potential: A case study of Tengchong   County, southwest China', Energy, 140: 552-65.

[14]Ma, Yueqiang, Yanjun Zhang, Zhongjun Hu,   Ziwang Yu, Yibin Huang, and Chi Zhang. 2019. 'Experimental study of the heat   transfer by water in rough fractures   and the effect of fracture surface roughness on the heat transfer characteristics', Geothermics,   81: 235-42.

[15]Ma, Yueqiang, Yanjun Zhang, Zhongjun Hu,   Ziwang Yu, Ling Zhou, and Yibin Huang. 2020. 'Numerical investigation of heat   transfer performance of water flowing   through a reservoir with two intersecting fractures', Renewable Energy, 153: 93-107.

[16]Ma, Yueqiang, Yanjun Zhang, Yibin Huang, Yu   Zhang, and Zhongjun Hu. 2019. 'Experimental study on flow and heat   transfer characteristics of water   flowing through a rock fracture induced by hydraulic fracturing for an enhanced geothermal   system', Applied Thermal Engineering, 154: 433-41.

[17]Ma, Yueqiang, Yanjun Zhang, Ziwang Yu, Yibin   Huang, and Chi Zhang. 2018. 'Heat transfer by water flowing through rough   fractures and distribution of local   heat transfer coefficient along the flow direction', International Journal of Heat and Mass   Transfer, 119: 139-47.

[18]Shan, Kun, Yanjun Zhang, Yanhao Zheng,   Yuxiang Cheng, and Yunxing Yang. 2021. 'Effect of fault distribution on   hydraulic fracturing: Insights from   the laboratory', Renewable Energy, 163: 1817-30.

[19]Zhang, Qing, Yanjun Zhang, Ping Gao, and   Ziwang Yu. 2014. 'Effect of natural cold source on groundwater source heat   pump according to laboratory and   field geotechnical thermal physical tests', Energy and Buildings, 84: 557-66.

[20]Zhang, Yan-Jun, Liang-Liang Guo, Zheng-Wei   Li, Zi-Wang Yu, Tian-Fu Xu, and Cheng-Yu Lan. 2015. 'Electricity generation   and heating potential from enhanced geothermal system in Songliao Basin,   China: Different reservoir   stimulation strategies for tight rock and naturally fractured formations', Energy, 93: 1860-85.

[21]Zhang, Yan-Jun, Zheng-Wei Li, Liang-Liang   Guo, Ping Gao, Xian-Peng Jin, and Tian-Fu Xu. 2014. 'Electricity generation   from enhanced geothermal systems by oilfield produced water circulating   through reservoir stimulated by staged fracturing technology for horizontal   wells: A case study in Xujiaweizi   area in Daqing Oilfield, China', Energy, 78: 788-805.

[22]Zhang, Yan-Jun, Zheng-Wei Li, Zi-Wang Yu,   Liang-Liang Guo, Xian-Peng Jin, and Tian-Fu Xu. 2015. 'Evaluation of   developing an enhanced geothermal   heating system in northeast China: Field hydraulic stimulation and heat production forecast', Energy and   Buildings, 88: 1-14.

[23]Zhang, Yanjun, Ping Gao, Ziwang Yu, Jingtao   Fang, and Chang Li. 2014. 'Characteristics of ground thermal properties in   Harbin, China', Energy and Buildings,   69: 251-59.

[24]Zhang, Yanjun, Shuren Hao, Ziwang Yu, Jingtao   Fang, Jianing Zhang, and Xiaomin Yu. 2018. 'Comparison of test methods for   shallow layered rock thermal   conductivity between in situ distributed thermal response tests and laboratory test based on drilling in   northeast China', Energy and Buildings, 173: 634-48.

[25]Zhang, Yanjun, Yueqiang Ma, Zhongjun Hu,   Honglei Lei, Lin Bai, Zhihong Lei, and Qian Zhang. 2019. 'An experimental   investigation into the   characteristics of hydraulic fracturing and fracture permeability after hydraulic fracturing in granite',   Renewable Energy, 140: 615-24.

[26]Zhang, Yu, Yanjun Zhang, Xuhong Wang, Jihua   Hu, Xue Zhang, Xin Zhang, Yongjie Ma, and Peng Zhang. 2021. 'A case study on   the soil-water characteristics of the   vadose zone and the migration of intermediate-level nuclides in a planned spent-fuel   reprocessing plant site', Journal of Cleaner Production, 284.

[27]Zhang, Yu, Yanjun Zhang, Hai Yu, Jianming Li,   Yangyang Xie, and Zhihong Lei. 2020. 'Geothermal resource potential   assessment of Fujian Province, China,   based on geographic information system (GIS) -supported models', Renewable Energy, 153: 564-79.

[28]Zhou, Ling, Yanjun Zhang, Zhongjun Hu, Ziwang   Yu, Yinfei Luo, Yude Lei, Honglei Lei, Zhihong Lei, and Yueqiang Ma. 2019.   'Analysis of influencing factors of the production performance of an enhanced   geothermal system (EGS) with   numerical simulation and artificial neural network (ANN)', Energy and Buildings, 200: 31-46.…

Projects：

1. National Key Research and Development Program，Dynamic evaluation of deep geothermal engineering   of high temperature igneous rock，2019YFC0604905-03，550k，12/2019-09/2023.

2. National Natural Science Foundation of China，Microseismic characteristics and shock mitigation   strategies of enhanced geothermal systems triggered by fluid injection，41772238，680k，01/2018-12/2021.

3. National Natural Science Foundation of China，Study on modeling process of selecting hidden   hydrothermal resource zone (area)，No.41372239，900k，01/2014-12/2017.

4. 973/863 Project of Ministry of Science and   Technology，Study on   engineering test of dry hot rock target area and artificial fracturing   technology，No.2012AA052801，9900k，06/2012-06/2015.

5.973/863 Project of Ministry of Science and   Technology，Study on   evaluation technology of energy   conversion efficiency of dry hot rock，No.2012AA052803，1500k，06/2012-06/2015.…

Patents：

1.Zhang Yanjun, Guo Liangliang, Li Zhengwei, Hu   Zhongjun, Yu Ziwang, Gao Ping, Zhang Qing, Xu Tianfu, Tang Rongsheng, The   utility model relates to a laboratory simulation system for in-situ heat   exchange in dry hot rock fracturing, National Invention Patent,   ZL201410012005.6

2.Zhang Yanjun, Hao Shuren, Zhang Tong, Yin   Renchao, Yu Ziwang, Hu Zhongjun, Zhang Chi, Xie Yangyang, Liu Tong, The   utility model relates to a combined in situ shallow ground temperature   measuring probe, National Invention Patent, ZL201410740053.7

3.Zhang Yanjun, Li Jianming, Yin Renchao, Yu Hai,   Gao Ping, Mei Zhenzhou, Hu Zhongjun, Portable apparatus and test method for   in situ shallow ground temperature and thermal conductivity measurement ,   National Invention Patent, ZL201410304878.4

4.Zhang Yanjun, Zhang Jianing, Li Zhengwei, Guo   Lianglaing, Hu Zhongjun, Yu Ziwang, Gao Ping, Zhang Qing, Xu Tianfu, Tang   Rongsheng The utility model relates to a laboratory simulation device for   high pressure enhanced oil recovery in dry hot rock fracturing, National   Invention Patent, ZL201410012026.8

5.Zhang Yanjun, Huang Yibin, Ma Yueqiang, Zhang   Tong, Yu Ziwang, Hu Zhongjun, Zhang Qian, Zhang Yu, Integrated device for   in-situ geotechnical thermophysical property parameter testing, Utility Model, ZL201621375435.5

6.Zhang Yanjun, Ma Yueqiang, Huang Yibin, Zhang   Tong, Yu Ziwang, Hu Zhongjun, Zhang Qian, Zhang Yu, A probe for measuring in   situ formation thermophysical parameters, Utility Model, ZL201621380897.6

7.Zhang Yanjun, Zhang Jianing, Bai Lin, Guo   Lainglaing, Li Zhengwei, Yu Ziwang, Hu Zhongjun, Xu Tianfu, Dry hot rock   multi-cycle heating system , Utility Model, ZL201420739166.0

8.Zhang Yanjun, Zhou Ling, Hu Zhongjun, Zhang   Tong, Yu Ziwang, Lei Zhihong, Zhu Chengcheng, Lei Honglei, Lv Tianqi, The   utility model relates to a heat displacement device for dry hot rock fissure   in a large size diversion basin, Utility Model, ZL201620545212.2

9.Zhang Yanjun, Xie Yangyang, Zhang Jianing, Bai   Lin, Guo Liangliang, Li Zhengwei, Yu Ziwang, Hu Zhongjun, Xu Tianfu, Dry hot   rock multi-cycle heating system and its production method. National Invention Patent, ZL201410713233.6

10.Zhang Yanjun, Yang Xhuguang, Dong Guoming, Yu   Xiaomin, Qi Shujun, Ma Guoming, Yu Ziwang, Hu Zhongjun, Gao ping, Yin   Renchao, Ground source heat pump (GSHP) simulation design software, Register   Number: 2014SR193161.

11.Zhang Yanjun, Dry hot rock multiphase   fluid-solid THCM coupling software V1.0, Register Number: 2013SR078021.

12.Zhang Yanjun, CGS-THCM coupling software,   Register Number:2013SR078127.

13.Zhang Yanjun, Multifield coupling numerical   simulation software V1.0 for the thermal -hydrodynamic - mechanical -   chemical system of underground flow, Register Number: 2016SR334905

14.Zhang Yanjun, Numerical analysis software V1.0   for thermal response of underground exchanger considering groundwater   seepage, Register Number: 2012SR090800.…

Honors and Awards：

1. "Theoretical and Technological Innovation   and Application of Geothermal Resource Exploration and Evaluation",   First Prize of Land and Resources Science and Technology in 2020

2. "Selection and Exploration Demonstration   of Target Areas for Exploration and Development of Dry Hot Rock Resources in   China's Land Regions", first prize of Hebei Province Science and   Technology Progress Award in 2018.

3.”Technical specification for hydrogeological   survey and evaluation of nuclear power plants”, won the Science and Technology Award of China   National Nuclear Corporation ,2017.

4.”Study on evaluation of shallow geothermal energy   and related factors”, won the third prize of Jilin Provincial Natural Science Academic   Achievement Award(First   recipient),2015.

5.”Dynamic characteristics and engineering influence   of soft soil development in coastal zone of liaoning province”, won the second prize of the science and   technology achievement award of the Department of Land and Resources of   Liaoning Province(First recipient),2010

6. The 10th "Youth Geological Science and   Technology Award" of Geological Society of China-- Silver hammer   prize,2006.

7. Innovation and application of theory and   technology of geothermal resource survey and evaluation, First Prize of Land   and Resources Science and Technology Award

Courses:

Undergraduate Courses:

1. Analysis and design of geotechnical   engineering

2. Course design of analysis and design of geotechnical engineering

Postgraduate Courses:

1.Theoretical soil mechanics

2. Soil dynamics