3^rd International Conference on Coupled Processes in Fractured Geological Media: Observation, Modeling, and Application

Coupled thermal-hydro-mechanical-chemical (THMC) processes in fractured geological media are critically important to the evolution of the earth, and they play key roles in a number of near-surface and subsurface activities, including carbon sequestration, energy storage, nuclear waste disposal, geothermal exploration, oil and gas exploitation, and mining. Fractures also play an important role in processes that take place in shallow groundwater systems, where they can influence drinking water quality, and the Critical Zone, where they influence greenhouse gas cycling, soil development, and plant processes. Numerical modeling and experimental observations of THMC processes are crucial for advancing the scientific discoveries, and for analyzing, managing and optimizing the subsurface engineering practices.

The 3^rd International Conference on Coupled Processes in Fractured Geological Media: Observation, Modeling, and Application (CouFrac2022) invites you to Berkeley, California, November 14-16, 2022. The conference, which succeeds the first held in Wuhan, China in 2018 and the second held in Seoul, Korea in 2020, will focus on new and exciting advances in all areas of coupled processes associated with fractured geological media, including numerical methods, in-situ tests, lab experiments, machine learning, and applications to different activities in the near-surface, subsurface, and Critical Zone. The conference will be held in person in Berkeley with the possibility of participation through video conferencing. We look forward to your participation!

SUBJECT AREAS

Carbon sequestration
Energy storage
Geothermal exploration
Hydrocarbon exploitation
Nuclear waste disposal
Mining engineering
Petroleum engineering
Hydraulic fracturing
Induced seismicity
Contaminant transport
Clay science
Salt mechanics
Diagenesis
Enhanced weathering
Critical Zone
Numerical modeling
Lab and in situ testing
Machine learning

CONFERENCE CHAIRS

Jonny Rutqvist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA (Chair)
Mengsu Hu, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA (Co-Chair)
Carl I. Steefel, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA (Co-Chair)
Ki-Bok Min, Seoul National University, Korea (Co-Chair)
Antonio Pio Rinaldi, ETH Zürich, Switzerland (Co-Chair)
Pengzhi Pan, Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, CAS, China (Co-Chair)
Hideaki Yasuhara, Ehime University, Japan (Co-Chair)

Conference Administrator

Shelby Bemiss, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA

STUDENT ASSISTANT

Ying Xin, Seoul National University, Korea

Conference email: [email protected]

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Important Dates

Jun 01: Deadline for Abstract submission
Aug 30: Deadlines for Extended Abstracts submission
Oct 01 : Deadline for Early Registration
Nov 01: Deadline for Regular Registration

Note To All Participants: All information presented at CouFrac2022 will be made publicly available.