Yanbo is a Ph.D. student in Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University focused on electrowetting, electroosmosis, and electromigration in porous and fractured geomaterials. His research integrates customized microfluidic platforms and electrically controlled core-flooding experiments with in situ micro-CT characterization to study coupled electro-hydro-mechanical-chemical processes. These efforts target mineral in situ mining, electrically enhanced oil recovery, and critical mineral recovery from shale formations. Before joining Texas A&M, his research centered on microwave-assisted hard-rock drilling, including multiphysics modeling, multiscale mechanical characterization, upscaling, rockburst tendency, and damage evolution.