Chin-Fu Tsang Coupled Processes Award Lecture
Chin-Fu Tsang Coupled Processes Award Lecture Predicting Transport, Mixing, and Reaction in Fractured Porous Media Peter K. Kang Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Biosketch I am a geoscientist whose research focuses on the physics of flow and reactive transport in porous and fractured media. My research group combines high-performance…
Harrison Lisabeth
Low-Frequency Nonlinear Elasticity: a Powerful Tool for Probing Fractures Harrison Lisabeth Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA Biosketch Harry Lisabeth is a Research Scientist in the Energy Geosciences Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). He received AB’s in Geological Sciences and Literary Arts from Brown University in 2010 and a Ph.D. in Geology from the…
David D. Nolte
Neural Network Simplex Encoders to Monitor Fracture Processes using Transportable Acoustic Sources David D. Nolte Purdue University, USA Biosketch David D. Nolte is the Edward M Purcell Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Purdue University performing research in the fields of optical interferometry and holography. He received his baccalaureate from Cornell University in 1981,…
Hari Viswanathan
A Multi-Scale Experimental and Simulation Approach for Fractured Subsurface Systems Hari Viswanathan Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA Biosketch Dr. Viswanathan has advanced degrees in chemical (B.Sc.) and environmental engineering (M.S., PhD). He is an expert in subsurface flow and transport modeling and is a Senior Scientist in Earth and Environmental Sciences Division at Los Alamos…
Nantheera Anantrasirichai
Machine learning for monitoring ground deformation with InSAR data Nantheera Anantrasirichai Nantheera Anantrasirichai University of Bristol, UK Biosketch Dr Nantheera Anantrasirichai is a Senior Lecturer (Assoc. Prof.) in the Department of Computer Science at University of Bristol. Previously she was a Senior Research Fellow associated with the Bristol and Bath Creative Industry Cluster working on…
Hongkyu Yoon
Machine Learning-Driven Poroelasticity Modeling and Real-time Data Assimilation Hongkyu Yoon Sandia National Laboratories, NM, USA Biosketch Hongkyu Yoon is a principal member of technical staff at Sandia National Laboratories. He obtained a Ph.D degree in Environmental Engineering in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. After working as a research scientist at Illinois,…
Yuxing Ben
Machine Learning Applications for Optimizing Real-Time Drilling and Hydraulic Fracturing Yuxing Ben Occidental Petroleum Biosketch Dr. Yuxing Ben is a reservoir engineer at Occidental, where she develops hybrid physics and data-driven solutions in the subsurface engineering technology group. She was the principal developer of machine learning technology for Anadarko’s real-time drilling and hydraulic fracturing platforms.…
Gregory C. Beroza
A Clearer Look at Induced Seismicity with Deep Learning Gregory C. Beroza Stanford University, USA Biosketch My research focus is on analyzing seismograms to understand how earthquakes work and to quantify the hazards they pose. My research interests include shallow earthquakes, intermediate-depth earthquakes, induced earthquakes, and slow earthquakes. We are working to improve earthquake monitoring…
Mark D. Zoback
Lithologically-Controlled Variations of the Least Principal Stress with Depth and Its Affect on Multi-Stage Hydraulic Fracturing and Earthquake Propagation Mark D. Zoback Stanford University, USA Biosketch Dr. Mark D. Zoback is the Benjamin M. Page Professor of Geophysics, Emeritus at Stanford University, where he was also the Director of the Stanford Natural Gas Initiative and…
Sehyeok Park
Comprehensive In-Situ Stress Estimation for a Fractured Geothermal Reservoir from Drilling, Hydraulic Stimulations, and Induced Seismicity Sehyeok Park Korea Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources (KIGAM), Korea Biosketch Sehyeok Park is a Senior Researcher in Korea Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources (KIGAM). His research interests include hydro-mechanical behaviors of fractured rock, reservoir hydraulic stimulation,…
Luke P. Frash
Predicting the Unpredictable: Optimizing Geothermal System Design through Scaling Theory, Statistics, and Rock Fracture Fluid-Flow Phenomenology Luke P. Frash Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA Biosketch Luke P. Frash is a staff scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory with more than 11 years experience in the topic area of rock fractures and fluid flow. His work…
Cyprien Soulaine
Simulation of Fracture-Matrix Interaction using Micro-Continuum Approaches Cyprien Soulaine French National Centre for Scientific Research, France Biosketch Cyprien Soulaine is an Associate Scientist at CNRS, the French National Centre for Scientific Research, working at the Institute of Earth Sciences of Orléans, France. He develop hybrid-scale models for coupled processes in porous and fractured media. He…