My research interest lies in interfacial properties of gas-water systems by Molecular Dynamic (MD) simulation, hydrogen storage and carbon dioxide sequestration at the nanoscale.

Interfacial Properties of the Nitrogen+ Water System in the Presence of Hydrophilic Silica.

X. Yao, A. K. Narayanan Nair, M. F. A. Che Ruslan, et al.

Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 63(13), 5765-5772, (2024).

Molecular insights into carbon dioxide enhanced multi-component shale gas recovery and its sequestration in realistic kerogen

S. Wang, X. Yao, Q. Feng, et al.

Chemical Engineering Journal, 425: 130292, (2021).

Evaluation of Gas Adsorption in Nanoporous Shale by Simplified Local Density Model Integrated with Pore Structure and Pore Size Distribution

Y. Peng, S. Wang, X. Yao, et al.

Langmuir, 38.12, 3641-3655, (2022).

Adsorption and absorption of supercritical methane within shale kerogen slit.

F. Guo, S. Wang, Q. Feng, X. Yao, et al.

Journal of Molecular Liquids, 320,114364, (2020).

• M.Sc, Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, China, 2022
• B.Sc, Energy and Power Engineering, Shandong, Jinan, China, 2019

• 2022-present, Ph.D. Student, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

• Physical Science and Engineering Division (PSE)

• Computational Transport Phenomena Laboratory (CTPL)
• Deep Geo-Energy & Engineering Modeling Lab (DGYM)