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Current Research
My research interests include investigation of the complex physical, chemical and biological processes that govern flow and transport of contaminants in the environment systems across multiple scales. Particularly, I focused on investigating fate and transport of engineered nanomaterial, and modeling multiphase and compositional flow in porous media, at both pore- and continuum scales. Current research topics include:
- Numerical simulation of fate and transportation of engineered nanomaterials in porous media
- Numerical simulation to investigate the influence of nanoscale chemistry on abiotic attenuation of chlorinated in the vapor intrusion pathway
- Microfluidic investigation of nanomaterial transport in porous media
- Application of engineered nanomaterials for environmental remediation
Recent Publications
Wang, Y., Li, Y., Abriola, L.M., K.D. Pennell. 2010. Transport and Retention of Fullerene Nanoparticles (nC60) in Natural Soils. Journal of Environmental Quality, in press.
Li, Y., and LeBoeuf, E.J. (2009) Investigation of Transport- and Sorption-Related Factors on the Removal of Hydrophobic Organic Compounds in Heterogeneous Soils Using a Hierarchical Modeling Approach. Transport in Porous Media, DOI 10.1007/s11242-009-9504-0.
Li, Y., Wang, Y., Pennell, K.D., Abriola, L.M. 2008. Investigation of the transport and deposition of fullerene (C60) nanoparticles in quartz sands under varying flow conditions Environ. Sci. Technol., 42: 7174-7180.
Wang, Y., Li, Y., K.D. Pennell. 2008. Influence of electrolyte concentration and species on the aggregation and transport of fullerene nanoparticles in quartz sand. Environ. Toxicol. Chem., 27: 1860-1867.
Wang, Y., Y. Li, J.F. Fortner, J.B. Hughes, L.M. Abriola, K.D. Pennell. 2008. Transport and retention of C60 nanoparticles in water-saturated porous media. Environ. Sci. Technol., 42: 3588-3594.
Li, Y., Pennell, K.D., Phelan, T.J., Ramsburg, C.A., and Abriola, L.M. (2007) Validation of the Total Trapping Number Concept via Low Interfacial Tension DNAPL Mobilization, Environmental Science & Technology, 41(23), 8135-8141.
Li, Y., LeBoeuf, E. J. and Basu, P. K. (2005) A Least Squares Finite Element Scheme for Lattice Boltzmann Method on Unstructured Meshes. Physical Review E 72 (11), Art. No., 046711
Li, Y., LeBoeuf, E.J. and Basu, P.K. Use of a Least Squares Finite Element Lattice Boltzmann Method to Study Fluid Flow and Mass Transfer Processes. (2005) Lecture Notes in Computer Science 3514: 172-179.
Li, Y., LeBoeuf, E. J., Basu, P. K., and Mahadaven, S. (2005) Stochastic Modeling of the Permeability of Randomly-Generated Heterogeneous Porous Media. Advances in Water Resources, 28(8), 835-844.
Li, Y., LeBoeuf, E. J., and Basu, P. K. (2004). Least Squares Finite Element Lattice Boltzmann Method. Physical Review E, 69 (6), Art. No., 06570(R).
Li, Y., LeBoeuf, E. J., Basu, P. K., and Turner, L. H. (2003). Development of a Web- Based Mass Transfer Processes Laboratory: System Development and Implementation. Computer Applications in Engineering Education, 11(1), 25-39.