Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

1. Kong, L., Ostadhassan, M., Hou, X., Mann, M., Li, C., 2019. Microstructure Characteristics and Fractal Analysis of 3D-printed Sandstone Using Micro-CT and SEM-EDS. Journal of Petroleum Science & Engineering. DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2019.01.050
2. Kong, L., Ostadhassan, M., Liu, B., Li, C., Liu, K., 2019. Multifractal Characteristics of MIP-Based Pore Size Distribution of 3D-Printed Powder-Based Rocks: A Study of Post-Processing Effect. Transport in Porous Media. DOI: 10.1007/s11242-018-1152-9
3. Kong, L., Ostadhassan, M., Zamiran, S., Liu, B., Marino, G., Sakhaee-Pour, A., Li, C., 2019. Geomechanical Upscaling Methods: Comparison and Verification via 3D Printing. Energies. DOI:10.3390/en12030382 
4. Kong, L., Ostadhassan, M., Lin, R., Li, C., 2019. Nanoscale Mechanical Properties of 3D Printed Gypsum-Powder Based Rocks by Nanoindentation and Numerical Modeling. Rapid Prototyping Journal. DOI:10.1108/RPJ-07-2018-0162
5. Kong, L., Ostadhassan, M., Tamimi, N., Samani, S., Li, C., 2019. Refracturing: Well Selection, Treatment Design and Lessons Learned- A Review. Arabian Journal of Geosciences. DOI: 10.1007/s12517-019-4281-8 
6. Kong, L., Ostadhassan, M., Li, C., Tamimi, N., 2018. Pore characterization of 3D-printed gypsum rocks: a comprehensive approach. Journal of Materials Science. 53, 5063–5078. DOI: 10.1007/s10853-017-1953-1 
7. Kong, L., Ostadhassan, M., Li, C., Tamimi, N., 2018. Can 3-D Printed Gypsum Samples Replicate Natural Rocks? An Experimental Study. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. DOI: 10.1007/s00603-018-1520-3 
8. Li, C. and Kong, L.*, 2019. Nanoscale Pore Structure Characterization of Tight oil Formation: A Case Study of the Bakken Formation. Energy & Fuels. DOI:10.1021/acs.energyfuels.9b00514
9. Liu, K., Ostadhassan, M., Kong, L., 2018. Multifractal characteristics of Longmaxi Shale pore structures by N 2 adsorption: A model comparison. Journal of Petroleum Science & Engineering. 168, 330–341. DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2018.04.072
10. Liu, K., Ostadhassan, M., Kong, L., 2018. Fractal and Multifractal Characteristics of Pore Throats in the Bakken Shale. Transport in Porous Media. 1–20. DOI: 10.1007/s11242-018-1130-2
11. Li, C., Ostadhassan, M., Gentzis, T., Kong, L., Carvajal-Ortiz, H., Bubach, B., 2018. Nanomechanical characterization of organic matter in the Bakken formation by microscopy-based method. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 96, 128–138. DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2018.05.019
12. Lee, H., Shakib, F. A., Shokouhimehr, M., Bubach, B., Kong, L., & Ostadhassan, M., 2019. Optimal Separation of CO2/CH4/Brine with Amorphous Kerogen: A Thermodynamics and Kinetics Study. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 123(34), 20877-20883. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b04432
13. Li, C., Ostadhassan, M., Guo, S., Gentzis, T., Kong, L. Application of PeakForce tapping mode of atomic force microscope to characterize nanomechanical properties of organic matter of the Bakken Shale. Fuel. 233, 894-910. DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2018.06.021.
14. Li C, Ostadhassan M, Abarghani A, Fogden A, Kong L. Multi-scale evaluation of mechanical properties of the Bakken shale. Journal of Materials Science. 1-9. DOI: 10.1007/s10853-018-2946-4

Conference Presentations

1. Kong, L., Ostadhassan, M., Li, C., 2018. Comparing 3D Printed Porous Models of Different Materials and Systems Using Imaging Technique. in: AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. (Poster Presentation)
2. Kong, L., Ostadhassan, M., Fereshtenejad, S., Song, J., Li, C., 2018. Anisotropy analysis of 3D printed gypsum rocks integrating ultrasonic pulse-transmission, nanoindentation and micro-CT techniques, in: 52st U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. American Rock Mechanics Association. (Poster Presentation)
3. Kong, L., Ostadhassan, M., Li, C., 2018. Porosity measurement of 3-D printed gypsum rock by means of X-ray computed tomography, in: ISRM European Rock Mechanics Symposium. (Poster Presentation)
4. Kong, L., Ostadhassan, M., Li, C., 2018. Petrophysical Characterization of 3-D Printed Rock and its Substitution in the Validation Experiment, in: AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition. (Poster Presentation)
5. Kong, L, Ostadhassan, M., Sarout, J., Ling, K., Li, C., Wang, H., 2018. Impact of Thermal Maturation on Wave Velocity in the Bakken Shale, in: SPE Western Regional Meeting. Society of Petroleum Engineers. (Poster Presentation)
6. Kong, L., Ostadhassan, M., Li, C., Tamimi., N., 2017. Rock Physics and Geomechanics of 3-D Printed Rocks, in: 51st U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. American Rock Mechanics Association. (Oral Presentation)
7. Kong, L., Ostadhassan, M., Tamimi, N., Li, C., Alexeyev, A., 2017. Laboratory measurements of P-and S-wave anisotropy in synthetic rocks by 3D printing, in: AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. (Poster Presentation)
8. Liu, K., Ostadhassan, M., Kong, L., 2017. Pore structure heterogeneity in middle Bakken formation, in: 51st US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. American Rock Mechanics Association. (Poster Presentation)
9. Li, C., Ostadhassan, M., Kong, L., 2017. Nanochemo-mechanical characterization of organic shale through AFM and EDS, in: SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts 2017. Society of Exploration Geophysicists, pp. 3837–3840. (Oral Presentation)
10. Alexeyev, A., Ostadhassan, M., Mohammed, R.A., Bubach, B., Khatibi, S., Li, C., Kong, L., others, 2017. Well log based geomechanical and petrophysical analysis of the Bakken formation, in: 51st US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. American Rock Mechanics Association. (Poster Presentation)
11. Li, C., Ostadhassan, M., Gentzis, T., Liu, K., Kong, L., Khatibi, S., 2017. In-situ Nano-mechanical Characterization of Organic Matter in Shale. (Oral Presentation)
12. Kong, L., Xu, Z., Ostadhassan, M., Li, C., 2017. Geomorphology Classification and Architecture Characterization of Braided River Reservoir: A Case Study From Guantao Upper Formation of Gudong Oilfield, Bohai Bay Basin, China., in: AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition. (Poster Presentation)

AAPG J. Ben Carsey, Sr. Memorial Grant, 2017
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)

SEG/ExxonMobil Student Education Program, 2018
Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG)

SEG/Chevron Student Leadership Symposium, 2017
Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG)

Ph.D. | Petroleum Engineering
University of North Dakota

Master of Geological Resources and Geological Engineering
China University of Petroleum, Beijing

Bachelor of Resource Exploration Engineering
China University of Petroleum, East China