● Pore Scale Modeling of Porous Media

● Micro-scale THM coupling Simulation of Rock

● Optimization of Compact Heat Exchanger

● Heat and Mass Transfer in Natural Gas Liquefaction Process​

• Song, R., Wang, Y. *, Liu, J. J. *, Cui, M., & Lei, Y. (2019). Comparative analysis on pore‐scale permeability prediction on micro‐CT images of rock using numerical and empirical approaches. Energy Science & Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1002/ese3.465.
• Rui Song, *Mengmeng Cui. (2019). Single- and multi-objective optimization of a plate-fin heat exchanger with offset strip fins adopting the genetic algorithm. Applied Thermal Engineering, 159: 113881.
• Yao Wang, *Rui Song, Jian-JunLiu, Meng-MengCui, P.G.Ranjith(2019). Pore scale investigation on scaling-up micro-macro capillary number and wettability on trapping and mobilization of residual fluid. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 225, 103499.
• *Song, R., Liu, J., & Cui, M. (2017). A New Method to Reconstruct Structured Mesh Model from Micro-Computed Tomography Images of Porous Media and Its Application. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer,109: 705–715.
• Song, R., *Cui, M., & Liu, J. (2017). Single and multiple objective optimization of a natural gas liquefaction process. Energy, 124, 19-28.
• Song, R., *Cui, M., & Liu, J. (2017). A correlation for heat transfer and flow friction characteristics of the offset strip fin heat exchanger. International Journal of Heat & Mass Transfer, 115(PB), 695-705.
• *Song R, Cui M, Liu J, Ranjith P.G., et al. (2017). A Pore-Scale Simulation on Thermal-Hydromechanical Coupling Mechanism of Rock[J]. Geofluids, 2017(21), 7510527.​

• ​BS, Ph.D. at Southwest Petroleum University, China
• Professional Experience (if exist):
• 2016.03-2016.05   Visiting Scholar in SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY, Japan
• 2016.07-2017.12   Lecture, Southwest Petroleum University, China
• 2018.01-Now   Associate Professor, Southwest Petroleum University, China​

• ​Chinese Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, CSTAM
• Chinese Society for Rock Mechanics & Engineering, CSRME
• Geological Society of China, GSC​

• ​First Science-Technology Progress Prize of Hubei province
• Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award of Chinese Society of Rock Mechanics and Engineering​