Name: Yingchun WEI
Title: Professor
Email：wyc@cumtb.edu.cn
Research Interests
(1) Geological exploration and evaluation of coal
(2) Geological exploration and evaluation of minerals resources in coal-bearing strata, including Unconventional gas in coal-bearing strata, Critical metals in coal, and Graphite in coal-bearing strata
(3) Generation and migration mechanism and control measures of Coal fines in coalbed methane development
Education/Work Background
1995.09-1999.07，College of Mining Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Bachelor；
1999.08-2000.08，Taoyang Coal Mine，Feicheng Mining Group
2000.09-2003.07，College of Resource and Security Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology-Beijing, Master；
2007.03-2011.06，College of Resource and Security Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology-Beijing, PhD；
2019.09-2020.09，Team of Unconventional Gas Reservoirs，CSIRO Energy Business Unit，Visiting Scholar.
2003.07-Now，College of of Earth Science and Surveying Engineering, College of Resource and Security Engineering , China University of Mining and Technology-Beijing，Lecturer，Associate Professor， Professor.
Teaching Courses
Geological Exploration and Evaluation of Coal;
Theory and Methods of Mineral Exploration;
Geological Cartography.
Key Research Funding
[1]. Special Topic of National Key R&D Program: Research on Geophysical and Geochemical Fine Exploration Techniques and Collaborative Exploration Models for coal and Strategic Metal Minerals in Southern Coal Measures (2021-2026);
[2]. National Natural Science Foundation of China: Migration law of coal fines in different types of structural coal reservoirs and its reservoir significance (2020-2023).
Honors
(1)2021, 2nd prize of China coal industry science and technology: Production mechanism, control measures and engineering application of coal fines in coalbed methane development.
(2)2021, 2nd prize of China coal industry science and technology: Application of coal measure mineral resources Geology System and Resource Green Exploration Technology.
(3)2020, 2nd prize of China coal industry science and technology: Investigation of coal resources and coal prospecting mode in China's areas lacking in coal.
(4)2019,The 1st prize of China coal industry science and technology: Key technology and application of coal measure mineral resources comprehensive evaluation.
(5)2013, 2nd prize of Science and Technology of the Ministry of Education: Research and application of tectonic development law of coalfield in China.
(6)2013, 1st Prize of Beijing Higher Education Teaching Achievement : Construction of Undergraduate Talent Training Support System for Coal Geology Major.
(7) 2018, 2nd prize of Beijing Higher Education Teaching Achievement : Reform of the Practical and Innovative Undergraduate Talent Training System for Coal Geology.
Selected Publications
[1] Wei Y*, Li C, Cao D, et al.. The effects of particle size and inorganic mineral content on fines migration in fracturing proppant during coalbed methane production[J]. J. Pet. Sci. Eng. 2019, 182, 106355.
[2] Wang A, Wei Y*, Cao D, et al. Effect of different functional groups on CH4 adsorption heat and surface free energy of vitrinite during coalification[J]. Applied Surface Science, 2022, 597: 153748.
[3] Liu Z, Wei Y*, Ning S, et al. The differences of element geochemical characteristics of the main coal seams in the Ningdong coalfield, Ordos Basin[J]. J. Geochem. Explor. 2019, 202, 77–91.
[4] Liu Z, Wei Y*, Shi X, et al. Experimental study on the influence of hydrochemical properties on the migration of coal fines containing kaolinite in propped fractures[J]. Energy & Fuels, 2023, 37(16): 12007-12017.
[5] Xie T, Wei Y*, Liu Z, et al. Experimental Investigation on the Impact of Coal Fines Migration on Pores and Permeability of Cataclastic Coal[J]. ACS Omega, 2023, 8(34): 31246-31255. 27.