
Haiying Huang
Associate Professor
Geosystems Engineering
Mason 2263
404.385.0059
Biography
Dr. Huang obtained her Ph.D in Geological Engineering from the University of Minnesota in 1999. She then worked as a senior engineer in Schlumberger Oilfield Services in Sugar Land, TX from 2000 to 2006 before she joined the faculty in Georgia Tech in 2007. Dr. Huang is a recipient of the NSF CAREER in 2011.
Education
- Ph.D., Geological Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1999.
- M.S., Geological Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1998.
- B.S., Geotechnical Engineering, Tongji University, China, 1993.
Research Interests
- Geomechanics aspects of drilling, rock indentation and cutting.
- Reservoir stimulation and production, in particular, slurry flow, fluid injection in granular media, hydraulic fracturing.
Honors
- “Thank a teacher”, Spring 2014, Georgia Tech
- Future Leaders of the American Rock Mechanics Association, 2012 - 2015.
- Bill Schutz Junior Faculty Teaching Award, 2012.
- NSF CAREER Award, 2011 - 2016.
- ACS/PRF Doctoral New Investigator Award, 2009 - 2010.
- 2009 Class of 1969 Teaching Fellow
- Neville G. W. Cook Award for Innovative Research in Geomechanics, University of Minnesota, 2000.
- Doctorate Dissertation Fellowship, University of Minnesota, 1998-1999.
Patents
- H. Huang, J. Ayoub and P. Sullivan. Rheology Controlled Heterogeneous Particle Placement in Hydraulic Fracturing. WO/2008/004172; EP Patent 2,041,237, 2009; US Patent 7,798,224, 2010.
Articles
- Sun, Y. and H. Huang, Drilling mud loss in a natural fracture - A PKN fracture geometry model based analysis, J. Energy Challenges & Mech., 2014.
- Huang, H., B. Lecampion and E. Detournay, Discrete element modeling of tool-rock interaction (I): Rock cutting, Int. J. Numer. Anal. Methods Geomech., 37(13), 1913-1929, 2013, DOI: 10.1002/nag.2113."
- Huang, H. and E. Detournay, Discrete element modeling of tool-rock interaction (II): Rock indentation, Int. J. Numer. Anal. Methods Geomech., 37(13), 1930-1947, 2013, DOI: 10.1002/nag.2114.
- Zhang, F., B. Damjanac and H. Huang, Coupled discrete element modeling of fluid injection into dense granular media, J. Geophys. Res. – Solid Earth, 118 (6), 2703–2722, 2013.
- H. Huang, F. Zhang, P. Callahan and J. Ayoub. Granular fingering in fluid injection into dense granular media in a Hele-Shaw cell. PRL 108, 258001, 2012. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.258001
- H. Huang, B. Lecampion and E. Detournay. Discrete element modeling of tool-rock interaction (I): Rock Cutting. Int. J. Numer. Anal. Methods Geomech. 2012. DOI: 10.1002/nag.2113.
- H. Huang and E. Detournay. Discrete element modeling of tool-rock interaction (II): Rock indentation. Int. J. Numer. Anal. Methods Geomech. 2012. DOI: 10.1002/nag.2114.
- H. Huang, F. Zhang, P. Callahan, and J. Ayoub. Fluid injection experiments in 2D porous media. SPEJ, 2012. DOI: 10.2118/140502-PA
- F. Zhang, B. Damjanac, and H. Huang. Coupled discrete element modeling of fluid injection into dense granular media. JGR-Solid Earth, 2012 (in review).
- H. Huang and E. Detournay. Intrinsic length scales in tool-rock interaction. Int. J. Geomech.. 8(1), 2008.
- H. Huang and J. Ayoub. Applicability of the Forchheimer equation for non-Darcy flow in porous media. SPEJ, 112-122, March 2008.
- H. Alehossein, E. Detournay and H. Huang. An analytical model for the indentation of rocks with blunt tools. Rock Mech.and Rock Eng. 33(4), 2000.
- H. Huang, B. Damjanac and E. Detournay. Normal wedge indentation in rocks with lateral confinement. Rock Mech.and Rock Eng. 31(2): 81-94, 1998.
Proceedings
- Ma, Y. and H. Huang, Numerical investigation of size effect in tensile strength of quasi-brittle materials, In Proceedings of the 51th U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium, San Francisco, CA, 2017.
- Sun, Y. and H. Huang, a DEM strategy for modeling fluid injection in an unconsolidated medium, In Proceedings of the 51th U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium, San Francisco, CA, 2017.
- Liu, M. and H. Huang, Sphere indentation – the Hertzian stress field and the effect of far-field confining stress, In Proceedings of the 49th U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium, Houston, TX, 2016.
- Sun, Y. and H. Huang, Effect of rheology on drilling mud loss in a natural fracture, In Proceedings of the 49th U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium, San Francisco, CA, 2015.
- Ma, Y. and H. Huang, DEM analysis of using the scratch test to probe rock heterogeneity, GeoShanghai, 2014.
- Jin, L. and H. Huang, Numerical modeling of Non-Newtonian fluid injection into dense granular media, In Proceedings of the 48th U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium, Minneapolis, MN, 2014.
- Sun, Y. and H. Huang, Drilling mud Loss in a natural fracture – a PKN fracture geometry model based analysis, Proceeding of the 1st International Symposium on Energy Challenges and Mechanics, Aberdeen, UK, 2014.
- P. Callhan, F. Zhang, A. Marteel, A. Horner, and H. Huang. Injection experiments in sand and silica flour mixtures. GeoCongress 2012.
- F. Zhang, H. Huang and B. Damjanac. DEM/pore network modeling of fluid injection into granular media. In Proceedings of 46th U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium, Chicago, IL, 2012.
- F. Zhang, H. Huang and V. Vajdova. Discrete element modeling of sphere indentation. In Proceedings of 45th U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium, San Francisco, CA, 2011.
- H. Huang, F. Zhang, P. Callahan, and J. Ayoub. Fluid injection experiments in two dimensional porous media. SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference, The Woodlands, TX, 2011. (acceptance rate – 36%)
- F. Zhang and H. Huang. Coupled DEM-CFD modeling of fluid injection into granular media. In Proceedings of 45th U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium, San Francisco, CA, 2011.
- H. Huang and E. Detourny. Cylindrical cavity expansion from a finite radius. In Deep Foundations and Geotechnical In Situ Testing. ASCE GSP205, 2010.
- H. Huang and R. Wu. Fluid injection into granular media under confinement. In Proceedings of the XVth International Congress on Rheology. Monterey, CA, 2008.
- H. Huang and J. Ayoub. Modeling non-Darcy flow and perforation convergence for vertically fractured wells. European Formation Damage Conference, Scheveningen, the Netherlands, 2007.
- H. Huang and J. Ayoub. Applicability of the Forchheimer equation for non-Darcy flow in porous media. Annual Exhibition and Technical Conference of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, San Antonio, 2006.
- H. Huang and J. Desroches. A PKN hydraulic fracturing model with piecewise fluid rheology. In Proceeding of the 6th North American Rock Mechanics Symposium, Houston, June 2004.
- B. Damjanac, E. Detournay and H. Huang. Effects of underground nuclear tests in French Polynesia on the stability of atoll flanks. FLAC and Numerical Modeling in Geomechanics. 23-31. Editors: C. Detournay and R. Hart. Minneapolis, U.S.A. 1999.
- H. Huang, E. Detournay and B. Bellier. Discrete element modeling of rock cutting. In Proceeding of the 37th U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium. Rock Mechanics for Industry. Vol 2, 123-130. Editors: B. Amadei, R. L. Kranz, G. A. Scott and P.H. Smeallie. Vail, U.S.A. 1999.
- H. Huang, B. Damjanac and E. Detournay. Numerical modeling of normal wedge indentation in rocks with lateral confinement. In Proceeding of the 36th U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium, New York, U.S.A. 1997.
Presentations
- Ma, Y. and H. Huang, Micromechanical modeling of quasi-brittle materials, the 49th Annual Technical Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science, Atlanta, GA, October, 2012.
- H. Huang. Pattern formation in fluid injection into dense granular media. Gordon Research Conference. July 2012.
- F. Zhang, H. Huang and B. Damjanac. DEM/pore network modeling of fluid injection into dense granular media. ASCE/EMI conference. June 2012.
- F. Zhang, H. Huang and B. Damjanac. DEM/pore network modeling of fluid injection into dense granular media. In the 46th U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium, Chicago, IL, June 2012.
- P. Callhan, F. Zhang, A. Martell, A. Horner, and H. Huang. Injection experiments in sand and silica flour mixtures. GeoCongress 2012.
- F. Zhang, H. Huang and V. Vajdova. Discrete element modeling of sphere indentation. In the 45th U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium, San Francisco, CA, 2011.
- H. Huang and E. Detourny. Cylindrical cavity expansion from a finite radius. GeoShanghai, Shanghai, China, 2010.
- H. Huang and F. Zhang. Pattern formation in fluid injection into granular media. Poster presentation at the American Geophysics Union Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 2009.
- H. Huang and R. Wu. Fluid injection into granular media. Presentation at the 8th International Workshop on Bifurcations and Degradations in Geomechanics, Lake Louise, Canada, 2008.
- H. Huang and R. Wu. Fluid injection into granular media. Presentation at the Inaugural International Conference of the Engineering Mechanics Institute of ASCE, Minneapolis, MN, 2008.
- H. Huang and R. Wu. Fluid injection into granular media under confinement. In the XVth International Congress on Rheology. Monterey, CA, 2008.
- H. Huang and J. Ayoub. Applicability of the Forchheimer equation for non-Darcy flow in porous media. Annual Exhibition and Technical Conference of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, San Antonio, 2006.
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