Yanbin Zhang
About Yanbin Zhang
Yanbin Zhang is a Senior Software Engineer at Nuro, specializing in software development and integration. He holds a PhD in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University and has extensive experience in reservoir engineering from his previous role at Chevron.
Work at Nuro
Yanbin Zhang has been employed at Nuro as a Senior Software Engineer since 2022. He is based in Houston, Texas, where he contributes to the development of innovative software solutions. His role involves leveraging his extensive engineering background to enhance Nuro's technological capabilities.
Education and Expertise
Yanbin Zhang holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University, which he completed from 2009 to 2013. He also earned a Master of Science (MS) in Petroleum Engineering from the same institution, studying from 2007 to 2009. Prior to this, he obtained a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Physics from Peking University, where he studied from 2002 to 2006.
Background
Before joining Nuro, Yanbin Zhang worked at Chevron for nine years, serving as a Senior Reservoir Engineer in Research and Development from 2013 to 2022. He began his career at Chevron with internships as a Reservoir Engineer in 2011 and 2012, each lasting three months. His experience at Chevron involved significant contributions to reservoir simulation and performance characterization.
Achievements
During his tenure at Chevron, Yanbin Zhang led the development of web API and micro-service integration for the company's reservoir simulation environment. He aligned these developments with future cloud data services such as OSDU and DELFI. Additionally, he developed a novel physics-based data-driven technology for shale well performance characterization, resulting in two published papers. He also created an IPR calculation technology that became Chevron's standard workflow in 2017, which is documented in a published paper.