Dr. Shanshan Yao

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Shanshan Yao is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Alberta. Her research interests include Petroleum Engineering, focusing on unconventional resources and hydraulic fracturing. Yao has expertise in reservoir characterization and engineering, studying pore-scale processes within porous media. She also investigates pneumatic percussion drilling and pumped storage hydropower systems. Her teaching and research are underpinned by extensive academic inquiry into flow dynamics in porous media, encapsulated through her course offerings at the university.

Research Interests

Petroleum Engineering Unconventional Resources Hydraulic Fracturing Reservoir Characterization Reservoir Engineering Pore-scale Processes Porous Media Pneumatic Percussion Drilling Pumped Storage Hydropower Systems

Courses

PET E 295 - Fundamental Reservoir Engineering PET E 631 - Advanced Production Engineering

Requirements for University of Alberta

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:21
Reading
Required:21
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:21
Total
Required:93
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering or Engineering Management
Application Checklist
  • Three letters of reference
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Personal Statement
  • Official Transcripts (upon admission)
Specialization Notes

Department: Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Management