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Wen Song

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Associate Professor at The University of Texas at Austin
📍 Austin, Texas, United States

Wen Song is an Associate Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, specializing in micro/nanoscale reactive transport processes for energy and environmental resources. An NSF CAREER Award recipient, her research covers critical minerals recovery, geologic carbon storage, and fluid-rock interactions. People often describe her as a visionary and empowering leader.

Her passion for the energy sector was ignited by her proximity to the Rocky Mountains while growing up in Calgary, Canada. This led to leadership roles as president of energy-focused student clubs at Stanford University and the University of Toronto. Outside of her work, she enjoys hiking and painting.

She pioneered the field of real-rock microfluidics, enabling real-time, pore-scale visualization of transport dynamics in subsurface systems.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Associate Professor
Location
Austin, Texas, United States
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Critical Minerals Recovery
Her recent research and publications focus on the recovery of critical minerals and rare earth elements from sources like clays and coal fly ash.
Sustainable Energy
Actively researches geologic storage for carbon and hydrogen, and teaches courses on geothermal and sustainable energy resources to advance a low-carbon future.
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Career

Work history

8-2025
Associate Professor
The University of Texas at Austin
1-2019 - 8-2025
Assistant Professor
The University of Texas at Austin
3-2017 - 3-2018
President
Stanford Energy Club
4-2015 - 4-2016
President
Society of Petroleum Engineers, Stanford University student chapter
4-2013 - 6-2014
President, Founder
SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers) University of Toronto Chapter
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Education
2014 - 2018
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Stanford University
2012 - 2014
Master of Applied Science (M.A.Sc.)
University of Toronto
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