Rate My Professor Chunyan Fan

Dr. Chunyan Fan is a Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Chemical Engineering within the WA School of Mines: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering at Curtin University, part of the Faculty of Science and Engineering. She obtained her PhD in Chemical Engineering from The University of Queensland in June 2013, following her doctoral research from October 2008. Her academic career has focused on advancing the understanding of adsorption phenomena through molecular simulation techniques. Fan's research specializations include the fundamental study of adsorption processes in ordered nanoporous silica and carbonaceous solids, exploration of the microscopic origins of adsorption and desorption hysteresis, and applications of kinetic Monte Carlo and Grand Canonical Monte Carlo simulations to model gas behavior in porous materials. She investigates topics such as argon and nitrogen adsorption in slit pores, CO2 adsorption in wedge-shaped pores, and the impact of adsorbent properties on pore deformation.

Fan's contributions to the field are evidenced by her extensive publication record, with over 55 peer-reviewed articles cited more than 1200 times and an h-index of 18. Key publications include 'Adsorption-Induced Deformation of Slit-Shaped Ink-Bottle Pores' (Energy & Fuels, 2023), 'Low temperature adsorption of CO2 in carbonaceous wedge pores: a Monte Carlo simulation study' (Adsorption, 2022), 'The effects of potential model of CO2 on its bulk phase properties and adsorption on surfaces and in pores' (Molecular Simulation, 2022), 'Effect of Adsorbent Properties on Adsorption-Induced Deformation' (Langmuir, 2021), and 'Measurement of gas contents in shale reservoirs – impact of gas density and implications for gas resource estimates' (Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 2021). She received the Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) in 2016, with funding of $341,983 for research in chemical engineering. Her work has significant impact on gas storage, shale gas resource estimation, carbon capture, and catalyst design, influencing advancements in energy and environmental technologies through collaborations with leading researchers.