Lei Zhang
Professor, School of Mines, China University of Mining & Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221116, China
E-mail: leizcumt@163.com
Education background
Ph.D., Mining Engineering, University of Wollongong Australia, 2010-2013
M.S., Mining Engineering, China University of Mining & Technology, 2009-2010
B.S., Mining Engineering, China University of Mining & Technology, 2005-2009
Experience
Vice Director of Key Laboratory of Deep Coal Resource Mining, Ministry of Education, China University of Mining & Technology, China, 2024.5-Present, full time
Professor, School of Mines, China University of Mining & Technology, 2022.1-Present, full time
Visiting Scholar, University of Kentucky, 2017.12-2018.5, full time
Associate Professor, School of Mines, China University of Mining & Technology, 2015.1-2021.12, full time
Lecturer, School of Mines, China University of Mining & Technology, 2014.1-2014.12, full time
Areas of Research Interests/ Research Projects
Coal and Gas Co-extraction
Intelligent Mining
Honors And Awards
National High-level Young Talent Award (Ministry of Education), 2023
World's Top 2% Scientists, Stanford University, 2023
Outstanding Youth Programme of Jiangsu Province, 2024
Guizhou Province Natural Science Award (R1), Second Prize, 2022
Anhui Province Scientific and Technological Progress Award (R1), Second Prize, 2022
Academic Achievement
Plenary Speeches in Recent 5 Years
1. Zhang L, “Research on the mechanism of liquid nitrogen induced cracking in coal body for enhancing permeability”, the 2024 Engineering Science and Technology Academic Conference of Chinese Academy of Engineering, Aug. 7-9, 2024, Hefei, Anhui.
2. Zhang L, “Coal permeability enhancement method and gas flow characteristics study”,Green Mining Conference 2023 -The 7th International Symposium on Dynamic Hazards in Underground Mines, Sep. 27-29, 2023,Wollongong, Australia.
3. Zhang L, “The characteristics study of gas flushing to enhance methane recovery in coal”, 6th International Symposium on Mine Safety Science and Engineering, Aug. 18-20, 2023, Harbin, Heilongjiang.
4. Zhang L, “A novel non-water fracturing method to enhance gas flow in coal”, The 9th Energy,Resources,Environment and Sustainable Development Conference, May. 26-27, 2022, Xuzhou, Jiangsu.
5. Zhang L,“Characterization of coal fracture structure and permeability evolution by liquid nitrogen fracturing”, Asian Rock Mechanics Symposium, Oct.23-24, 2021, Beijing, China.
Selected Invention Patents:
Prof. Lei Zhang has published more than 30 invention patents.
1. Zhang L, etc., (Approval Date: Jun. 2024), A coal seam pressure relief and permeability enhancement method and system. ZL202211105581.6, China.
2. Zhang L, etc., (Approval Date: Nov. 2023), A water injection nitrogen extraction gas sealing device and drilling layout method, ZL202210825225.5, China.
3. Zhang L, etc., (Approval Date: Mar. 2023), A coal seam fracturing device and fracturing method, ZL202210653217.7, China.
4. Zhang L, etc.,(Approval Date: Mar. 2022), Coalbed methane mining drill bit and its mining method, and mining system with mining drill bit, ZL202210210458.4, China.
5. Zhang L, etc., (Approval Date: Jun. 2020), A method for enhancing gas extraction and fire prevention in goaf through gas displacement, ZL201910246707.3, China.
Papers published in English Journals:
Prof. Lei Zhang has published more than 90 pieces of papers in the field of Mining Engineering.
1. Zhang Lei, Yuan Xiaochuan, Luo Liang, Tian Ye, and Zeng Shipan, “Seepage characteristics of broken carbonaceous shale under cyclic loading and unloading conditions”, Energy & Fuels, 2024, 38(2), 1192–1203.
2. Liu Xinyuan, Zhang Lei, Pan Jianzhong, Tian Ye, Sun Wenjibin, Tian Shixiang, “Study on the effect of morphology of anthracite coal containing through-fracture on CO2 enhanced coalbed methane recovery”, Physics of Fluids, 2024, 36: 113609.
3. Luo Liang, Zhang Lei, Pan Jianzhong, Li Mingxue, Tian Ye, Wang Chen, Li Songzhao, “Evolution of broken coal's permeability characteristics under cyclic loading–unloading conditions”, Natural Resources Research, 2024, 33(5): 2279-2297.
4. Zhang Lei, Huang Mengqian, Li Mingxue, Lu Shuo, Yuan Xiaochuan, Li Jinghua, “Experimental study on evolution of fracture network and permeability characteristics of bituminous coal under repeated mining effect”, Natural Resources Research, 2022, 31(1), 463-486.
5. Zhang Lei, Li Jinghua, Xue Junhua, Zhang Cun, Fang Xinqiu, “Experimental studies on the changing characteristics of the gas flow capacity on bituminous coal in CO2-ECBM and N2-ECBM”, Fuel, 2021, 291: 120115.
