3rd 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 3rd 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]
Promotional flyer with call for abstracts (PDF)
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.
Sponsored by
American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA)
International Society for Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (ISRM)
ORGANIZED by
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA
Seoul National University