Qingwang Yuan

Qingwang Yuan is an associate professor and the Quentin E. and Louise L. Wood Faculty Fellow in the Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering Program in the John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering at Penn State. He is leading The Hope Group — HydrOgen Production from the Earth's subsurface (HOPE).

Yuan's research lies at the intersection of reservoir engineering, geoscience, geochemistry, reactive transport, and subsurface energy engineering. His primary research program is centered on developing the scientific and engineering foundations for subsurface hydrogen production. In particular, his group investigates three complementary pathways: natural and stimulated geological hydrogen (GeoH₂) production (carbon-free), hydrogen production through coupled rock-water-CO₂ reactions and mineral carbonation (carbon-negative); and in-situ hydrogen production from petroleum reservoirs (carbon-zero). His secondary research program focuses on enhanced geothermal recovery, CO₂ sequestration, and unconventional oil and gas recovery.