Rate My Professor Yiran Liu

Dr. Yiran Liu is an ARC DECRA Fellow (DE26) and a Lecturer in the Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering at the University of Western Australia (UWA) since 2023. Prior to this appointment, she held a Postdoctoral Fellowship position at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) from 2021 to 2023. She earned her BEng in 2014 and MEng in 2017 from the University of Science and Technology Beijing, and completed her PhD at UNSW in 2021. Dr. Liu's research specializations encompass modelling and optimisation of low-carbon mineral processing, which involves numerical simulations, machine learning, and experimental approaches targeting the extraction of iron, nickel, and lithium. Her work aims to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of mineral processing operations through advanced computational modelling. She also focuses on the optimisation of fossil fuel utilisation, such as coal and coke, alongside the design and integration of renewable fuels including biomass and hydrogen to foster sustainable practices in the field.

Furthermore, Dr. Liu investigates the reutilisation and recovery of solid waste, with particular emphasis on e-waste. Her research in this area employs smelting pyrometallurgy for efficient handling of multiple metals from discarded electronic devices, contributing to sustainable waste management and mitigating environmental impacts. Key publications include 'Design of eccentric double lance for co-injection of H2 and coal in an ironmaking blast furnace: A CFD analysis' (Fuel, 2026, co-authored with Mathieson, J. G. and Shen, Y.); 'Multi-view feasibility study of the innovative co-injection of H2 and coal in blast furnaces for viable net-zero ironmaking' (Fuel, 2026, co-authored with Mathieson, J. G. and Shen, Y.); 'The effect of preparation process on combustibility of Robinia pseudoacacia charcoal and its structure-performance relationship' (Scientific Reports, 2025, co-authored with Gao, L., Ma, X., and Cheng, J.); 'Co-injection of hydrogen and biochar (CoHB) in a simulated blast furnace: A univariate and multivariate study' (Fuel, 2024, co-authored with Gan, M. J. and Shen, Y.); and 'A novel ironmaking decarbonisation technology — co-injection of hydrogen and biochar (CoHB): A CFD study of combustion in the raceway under simulated blast furnace conditions' (Fuel, 2023, co-authored with Gan, M. J. and Shen, Y.). These contributions highlight her expertise in computational fluid dynamics and decarbonisation technologies for ironmaking.