Prof. WANG has long been dedicated to fundamental theory and engineering technology research in deep-sea resource development, contributing to China's maritime power strategy. He has independently developed a series of internationally leading scientific instruments and engineering equipment for deep-sea gas hydrate exploitation. Through sustained research efforts, he has proposed a multi-field synergistic decomposition theory and regulation methodology for deep-sea gas hydrates, and conducted productivity potential assessments for target hydrate extraction zones in the South China Sea, providing critical theoretical foundations and technical support for trial production engineering design.

Prof. WANG has led over ten national and provincial major research projects, published more than 140 high-level academic papers, and holds over 40 authorized invention patents in China. He has received the Second Prize of the National Technological Invention Award, the Chinese Academy of Sciences Young Scientist Award, and the Guangdong Youth Science and Technology Innovation Award, among other honors.

Selected Publications

1. Feng, Jingchun; Xie, Yan; Tang, Li; Li, Pian; Zhou, Zhenwu; Zhang, Si; Yang, Zhifeng;Wang, Yi ; Hydrate formation significantly decreases the uplifting rate of methane bubble from the seafloor to the upper water column, Science Bulletin, 2023, 68: 31493153…

2. Wang, Yi; Kou, Xuan; Feng, Jing-Chun; Li, Xiao-Sen; Zhang, Yu ; Sediment deformation and strain evaluation during methane hydrate dissociation in a novel experimental apparatus, AppliedEnergy, 2020, 262: 114397

3. Kou, Xuan; Li, Xiao-Sen; Wang, Yi; Xu, Rui; Chen, Zhao-Yang ; Macroscale insights into heterogeneous hydrate formation and decomposition behaviors in porous media, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023, 475: 146215

4. Feng, Jing-Chun; Li, Bo; Li, Xiao-Sen; Wang, Yi ; Effects of depressurizing rate onmethane hydrate dissociation within large-scale experimental simulator, Applied Energy, 2021,304: 117750

5. Wang, Yi; Feng, Jing-Chun; Li, Xiao-Sen ; Pilot-scale experimental test on gas production from methane hydrate decomposition using depressurization assisted with heat stimulation below quadruple point, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2019, 131: 965-972

·Deep-sea Energy Resource Development

· Natural gas hydrate

· Cold-seep Ecosystem

· Heat and mass transfer,

· THMC Coupling

1. National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, January 2025 – December 2029, Principal Investigator

2. National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars, January 2022 – December 2024, Principal Investigator

3. Guangdong Key-Area R&D Program, October 2023 – September 2025, Principal Investigator

4. CAS Talent Program, Chinese Academy of Sciences, January 2023 – December 2026, Principal Investigator

5. Sub-project of the Major Project of Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research, September 2019 – August 2024, Principal Investigator