Prof. XU Ruina

Dean, Department of Energy and Power Engineering

Tsinghua University

Dr. XU Ruina is Professor (tenured) and Dean of Energy and Power Engineering, Tsinghua University, China. She also serves as the Director of Shanxi Research Institute for Clean Energy, Tsinghua University. She obtained a B.S. in 2002 and PhD in 2007 from Tsinghua University. Her research aims at providing answers to fundamental questions on the dynamics of multiphase flow, heat and mass transfer in micro-/nano-scale and complex porous network, which are applicable to practical low carbon and carbon neutral solutions, for example CCUS, CO2 enhanced unconventional gas/oil exploitation, and next generation of solar-thermal and geothermal systems. In-situ high pressure visualization experiments and numerical models from atom-, molecular-, pore-, core-scale to field scale are developed in her lab. In addition to providing test platforms for CO2 geological storage projects in UK, Canada and France, her team is the key technical supporter for the CCS demonstration projects in China. As the Principal Investigator, she has been in charge of several grants from NSFC, MOST, and international cooperation, such as National Distinguished Young Scholars of NSFC. She won China Youth Science and Technology Award in 2022 and the XPLORER Prize in 2025.