Education
Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Civil Engineering.
M.S. Korea University, Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering.
B.S. Korea University, Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering.
Kiseok Kim
Staff
Sangyeong Park
Postdoctoral Researcher
Education
Ph.D. Korea University, Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering.
B.S. Korea University, School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering & Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Research Topic:
– Geomechanical Behaviors of Clay-Rich Caprock under Various Conditions for CO2 Geological Storage
– Predictive Modeling by Different Approaches: Analytical, Numerical, and Machine Learning Methods
Doeon Kim
Postdoctoral Researcher
Education
Ph.D. Seoul National University, Energy Systems Engineering.
B.S. Seoul National University, Energy Resources Engineering
Research Topic:
– Evaluating geologic carbon storage by coupling experiments and reservoir simulations.
– Assessing gas storage capacity through geochemical simulations of barite (geo-barrier) formation.
Student
Ummu-kulthum Lawal
PhD Student
Education
M.S. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Petroleum Engineering.
B.S. Bayero University Kano, Petroleum Engineering.
Research Topic:
– Poromechanical Evolution and Hydrogen Generation at Reactive Interfaces in Ultramafic Rocks during Serpentinization.
Jiaming Li
PhD Student
Education
M.S. China University of Petroleum, Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering in College of Safety and Ocean.
B.S. Central South University, Urban Underground Space Engineering in School of Resources and Safety.
Research Topic:
– Effect of hydrogen storage on the geomechanical properties of subsurface rocks
– Application of fiber optic sensors on geoenergy systems
Abdelaziz Elyasa
PhD Student
Education
M.S. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Petroleum Engineering.
B.S. University of Khartoum, Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering.
Research Topic:
– Self-sealing response of mudrocks in geoenergy systems
Majd Awarke
Masters Student
Education
B.S. Lebanese American University (LAU), Department of petroleum engineering.
Research Topic:
– Investigation of barite geo-barrier formation via transverse mixing.
Omer Ince
Master’s Student
Education
B.S. Middle East Technical University, Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering.
Research Topic:
– Advancing Wellbore Isolation Methods for Natural Gas Storage.
Duru Tanriverdi
Undergraduate Student Worker
Former Members
Aidana Bakeshova
Master of Science: 2023 Fall – 2025 Spring
Saba Khan
Master of Engineering: 2023 Fall – 2025 Spring