Yanhui Han is a petroleum engineering specialist in Aramco Americas: Aramco Research Center Houston, with primary research interests in petroleum geomechanics related development and applications, such as rock mechanical characterization, geomechanics in drilling and wellbore stability, sanding, hydraulic fracturing. Han received his PhD degree in civil engineering at the University of Minnesota and holds professional engineer license in the United States. Dr. Han has published over 150 technical publications and innovation patents. He is currently serving as an associate editor for Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, and technical editor/reviewer for about 20 journals.