Dr Liyuan Fan ~ Lecturer, Chemical Engineering
College of Science & Engineering
- About
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- Teaching
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- Research
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- Biosyngas Upgrading; Solid Oxide Fuel Cell; Reforming Kinetics; Electrochemistry; Material Characterisation; Hydrogen Production
- Experience
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- 2019 to present - Lecturer, James Cook University (Townsville, Australia)
- 2017 to 2019 - Early Career Academic, The University of Melbourne (Parkville, Australia)
- 2016 to 2017 - Visiting Researcher, The University of Melbourne (Parkville, Australia)
- 2014 to 2016 - Associate Research Fellow, Delft University of Technology (Delft, The Netherlands)
- 2009 to 2014 - Ph.D candidate, Delft University of Technology (Delft, The Netherlands)
- 2013 - Visiting Academic, Imperial College London (London, UK)
- 2006 to 2009 - Msc student, University of Science and Technology of China (Hefei, China)
- 2002 to 2006 - Undergraduate, Harbin Institute of Technology (Harbin, China)
Excellent experience in engineering research and teaching in Australian, Asian and European universities. Research interests focus on application of fuel cell technology, biomass gasification and gas cleaning technology to renewable energy systems founded by strong fundamentals in mathematical modelling and materials investigations. Proven ability to lead interdisciplinary research through first author journal publications, as well as being one of the principal researcher on major European academic and industry projects. Proven record of securing competitive research funding including the European Horizon 2020 grant and the Bill-Melinda Gates foundation Grant. Successfully supervised undergraduates, master’s and Ph.D students.
Experience in teaching various science and engineering subjects, develop novel work integrated learning units, deliver seminars and workshops to enhance students’ graduate outcomes and employability, experience in providing reliable advices to the exchange study programs.
- Publications
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- Journal Articles
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- Saadabadi S, Thallam Thattai A, Fan L, Lindeboom R, Spanjers H, Aravind P and (2019) Solid oxide fuel cells fuelled with biogas: potential and constraints. Renewable Energy, 134, pp. 194-214, DOI:10.1016/j.renene.2018.11.028.
- Fernandes A, Brabandt J, Posdziech O, Saadabadi A, Recalde M, Fan L, Promes E, Liu M, Woudstra T and Aravind P (2018) Design, construction, and testing of a gasifier-specific solid oxide fuel cell system. Energies, 11 (8), Article: 1985, DOI:10.3390/en11081985.
- Fan L, van Biert L, Thallam Thattai A, Verkooijen A and Aravind P (2015) Study of methane steam reforming kinetics in operating solid oxide fuel cells: influence of current density. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 40 (15), pp. 5150-5159, DOI:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2015.02.096.
- Conference Papers
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- Shvartsman R, Fan L and Trieu V (2018) Encouraging engineering students' participation in face-to-face peer learning. Proceedings of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education Conference. In: AAEE 2018: 29th Australasian Association for Engineering Education Conference, 9-12 December 2018, Hamilton, New Zealand
- Fan L, Pourqui M, Thaitta A, Verkooijen A, Aravind P and (2013) Kinetics of internal methane steam reforming in solid oxide fuel cells and its influence on cell performance: coupling experiments and modeling. ECS Transactions. In: SOFC-XIII: 13th International Symposium on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, 6-11 October 2013, Okinawa, Japan
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