Kun Yu
School of Mines, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
E-mail: yukun@cumt.edu.cn
Education background
Ph.D., Structural Geology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2021
B.S., Geological engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, 2017
Experience
Associate Professor, China University of Mining and Technology, China, 2023.9-, full time
Postdoctor, China University of Mining and Technology, China, 2021.7-2023.9, full time
Areas of Research Interests/ Research Projects
Geothermal resources, unconventional oil and gas, carbon sequestration
Honors And Awards
Outstanding Postdoctoral Fellow of Jiangsu Province, China, 2022
Outstanding Doctoral Student Award of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, 2020
The 10th Li Siguang Outstanding Student Award, China, 2019
Outstanding Youth Report of China Geothermal Frontiers Forum, China, 2024
Academic Achievement
Papers published in English Journals:
Dr. Kun Yu has published more than 40 pieces of papers in the field of Energy and Earth Sciences.
1. Ju Y, Yu K*, Wang G, et al. Coupling response of the Meso–Cenozoic differential evolution of the North China Craton to lithospheric structural transformation[J]. Earth-Science Reviews, 2021, 223: 103859.
2. Yu K, Ju Y, Qi Y, et al. Geological process of Late Paleozoic shale gas generation in the eastern Ordos Basin, China: Revelations from geochemistry and basin modeling[J]. International Journal of Coal Geology, 2020, 229: 103569.
3. Yu K, Ju Y, Qian J, et al. Burial and thermal evolution of coal-bearing strata and its mechanisms in the southern North China Basin since the late Paleozoic[J]. International Journal of Coal Geology, 2018, 198: 100-115.
4. Yu K, Zhao K, Ju Y. A comparative study of the permeability enhancement in coal and clay-rich shale by hydraulic fracturing using nano-CT and SEM image analysis[J]. Applied Clay Science, 2022, 218: 106430.
5. Yu K, Ju Y, Zhang B. Modeling of tectono-thermal evolution of Permo- Carboniferous source rocks in the southern Qinshui Basin, China: Consequences for hydrocarbon generation[J]. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2020, 193: 107343.
6. Yu K, Zhao S, Zhang B, et al. Coupled control of thermal maturation and microscopic deformation on the pore structure evolution of high-maturity coal-bearing shale[J]. Energy & Fuels, 2023, 37, 1092−1103.
7. Yu K, Wan Z, Li Y, et al. Thermal evolution, hydrocarbon generation, and heat accumulation of a high geothermal coalfield: A case study of Pingdingshan Coalfield, China[J]. ACS Omega, 2023.8 (17), 15488-15500.
8. Yu K , Ju Y , Wan Z ,et al. Paleoenvironment, Provenance, and Hydrocarbon Potential of Lower Permian Coal-Bearing Source Rocks in the Southern North China Basin: A Case Study of the Pingdingshan Coalfield [J].ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 2022. 6(5), 1299-1310.
9. Li Y, Yu K*, Wan Z, et al. Regional structural controls on a hydrothermal geothermal system in the eastern Pingdingshan coalfield, China: A comprehensive review[J]. Geothermics, 2024, 123: 103131.
10. Qin M , Zhang Bo, Yu K*, et al. Hydrogeochemistry and Heat Accumulation of a Mine Geothermal System Controlled by Extensional Faults[J]. Energies, 2025, 18: 2490.
