1.5MCPU hours

2026 · NSF ACCESS

Learned Uncertainty-Propagation and World Models for Enhanced Geothermal Reservoirs

Student lead: Y. Liu · Advisor: C. Arson · Total and Arson group allocation: 1.5M CPU hours

5.5KGPU hours

2026 · Empire AI Alpha+Beta

AI-aided Computational Geomechanics

PIs: Y.C. Han, Y. Liu, A. Tristani, C. Arson · Total and Arson group allocation: 5.5K GPU hours

NASAUnder review

2026 · ROSES-25 F.5 FINESST

NASA FINESST Proposal — Title Withheld During Anonymous Review

Future Investigator: Y. Liu · PI / faculty mentor: C. Arson

Awards

  • 2025 · Estwing Hammer Award, Most Outstanding EAS Graduate Student of 2024, Cornell University
  • 2025, 2026 · Cornell University Travel Grant
  • 2024 · Outstanding Thesis, Northeastern University
  • 2024 · National Scholarship, Ministry of Education, China
  • 2023 · First Class Scholarship
  • 2022 · Autumn Scholarship
  • 2022 · Golden Seed Scholarship

Academic service

  • Reviewer, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
  • Reviewer, Underground Space
  • Reviewer, International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks
  • Reviewer, Geothermal Rising Conference

Professional memberships

  • American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA), 2025-Present
  • International Society for Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (ISRM), 2025-Present
  • Chinese Society for Rock Mechanics and Engineering (CSRME), 2024-Present
  • Geothermal Rising, 2025-Present