Guanyu Yuan, M.Sc. / People / Applied Geology / Geo Institute Uni Halle / MLU

: M.Sc. Guanyu Yuan (Fellow)

Research assistant Area: Applied Geology

Mail: guanyu.yuan@geo.uni-halle.de | Tel: +49 (0)345 55 26130 | | Room: H3 4.28 | Consultation hours: by appointment

I am researching thermal energy storage in aquifers (ATES) using numerical methods - with the aim of optimising the efficiency, service life and geological applications of these systems.

Focus Areas:

Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage (ATES), impact of subsurface heterogeneity, system robustness and resilience, numerical simulation

Biography

2023 – today | PhD student

Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Applied Geology

2023 – 2024 | Technician

Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Applied Geology

2021 – 2022 | HR Specialist

Chengdu Imagedesign Technology Co, Ltd

2020 – 2021 | Management Trainee

Jinke Property Group Co, Ltd

Scientific education

2016 – 2019 | M.Sc. Groundwater Management

Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg

Master Thesis: Coal seem floor water inrush – prediction by artificial neural network (ANN) modelling and GIS also in comparison to traditional coefficient method

2012 – 2016 | B.Sc. Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering

China University of Mining and Technology

Research on the evolution law of shallow groundwater flow field in coastal mining area

Publications

Yuan, G., & Bayer, P. (2026). Coupled density–viscosity controls in low-temperature aquifer thermal energy storage under heterogeneous conditions. Geothermal Energy.