Ikbarieh, A., Jin, W., Zhao, Y., Saha, N., Klinger, J.L., Xia, Y. & Dai, S. (2025). Machine Learning Assisted Cross-Scale Hopper Design for Flowing Biomass Granular Materials. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. Link

Pourakbar, M., Zhao, Y., Cortes, D.D. & Dai, S. (2025). Small-strain thermo-mechanical performance of lunar mare and highlands regolith simulants under Earth's atmospheric pressure and in vacuum. Icarus, 429, 116405. Link

Zhao, Y., Dai, S (2024). Nanoindentation and micro-structure of rock-boring angelwing clam. Acta Biomaterialia. 190, 423-434. Link

Zhao, Y., Ikbarieh, A., Jin, W., Klinger, J., Saha, N., Dayton, D. C., & Dai, S (2024). SPH modeling of biomass granular flow: engineering application in hopper and auger. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 12(10), 4213-4223. Link  

Tepecik, I., Zhao, Y., Seol, Y., Garcia, A., Waite, W. F., & Dai, S. (2024). Hydraulic properties of sediments from the GC955 gas hydrate reservoir in the Gulf of Mexico. Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, 37, 100522. Link

Zhao, Y., Jin, W., Klinger, J., Dayton, D. C., & Dai, S. (2023). SPH modeling of biomass granular flow: Theoretical implementation and experimental validation. Powder Technology, 426, 118625. Link

Zhao, Y., Deng, B., Cortes, D. D., & Dai, S. (2023). Morphological advantages of angelwing shells in mechanical boring. Acta Geotechnica, 19(3), 1179-1190. Link

Zhao, Y., & Dai, S. (2023). Challenges of rock drilling and opportunities from bio-boring. Biogeotechnics, 1(1), 100009. Link

Lei, L., Park, T., Jarvis, K., Pan, L., Tepecik, I., Zhao, Y., Ge, Z., Choi J., Gai X., Galindo-Torres, S., Boswell, R., Dai, S. & Seol, Y. (2022). Pore-scale observations of natural hydrate-bearing sediments via pressure core sub-coring and micro-CT scanning. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 3471. Link

Johnson, A. M., Zhao, Y., Kim, J., Dai, S., & Glass, J. B. (2021). Methane Hydrate Crystallization on Sessile Water Droplets. JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments), (171), e62686. Link

Xu, D., Zhao, Y., Liu, H., & Zhu, H. (2017). Deformation monitoring of metro tunnel with a new ultrasonic-based system. Sensors, 17(8), 1758. Link

Ikbarieh, A., Lu, Y., Zhao, Y., & Dai, S. (2024). Application of fluid rheology models for milled woody biomass and non-recyclable municipal solid waste particles. In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. 1330(1), 012044. Link

Arnold, C., Macedo, J., Mayne, P., Vergaray, L., Zhao, Y., Dai, S., Pua, L., Miller, B., & Laningham, B. (2023). Towards Implementing SCPTu Geotechnical Design Guidelines for the State of Illinois. In Geo-Congress 2023. 104-113. Link

Zhao, Y., Jeong, B., Kang, D. H., & Dai, S. (2020). Impacts of motile Escherichia coli on air water surface tension. In E3S Web of Conferences. 205, 08003. EDP Sciences. Link

Jeong, B., Zhao, Y., Kang, D. H., & Dai, S. (2020). An experimental study of the effect of motile bacteria on the fluid displacement in porous media. In E3S Web of Conferences.  205, 08008. EDP Sciences. Link

Macedo, J., Mayne, P., Dai, S., Torres, P., Arnold, C., Vergaray, L., & Zhao, Y. (2024). Cone penetration testing for Illinois subsurface characterization and geotechnical design. Illinois Center for Transportation series No. 24-013, UILU-ENG-2024-2013, ISSN:01997-9191. Link