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Longtime ERL Researcher Dr. Yves Bernabé Retires
Congratulations to longtime ERL researcher, Dr. Yves Bernabé, on his recent retirement. During a distinguished research career, Yves focused his work on the interrelationships among fluid transport, water-rock interactions, and mechanical behavior. This knowledge is essential for evaluating the risks and benefits of technologies including hydrofracking, geothermal energy, and carbon sequestration. After receiving a third-cycle…
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Researchers solve mystery of how gas bubbles form in liquid
Findings show how to make confined bubbles develop uniformly, instead of in their usual scattershot way. MIT News features work by ERL faculty-member Prof. Ruben Juanes and recent alumnus Dr. Amir Pahlavan. David L. Chandler | MIT News OfficeJune 17, 2019 The formation of air bubbles in a liquid appears very similar to its inverse…
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Congratulations Dr. Bing Q. Li
On May 13, 2019, Bing succesfully defended his PhD thesis entitled “Microseismic and Real-Time Imaging of Fractures and Microfractures in Barre Granite and Opalinus Clayshale.” He is pictured above with his advisor, Prof. Herbert Einstein (ERL/CEE).
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Charles-Henri Clerget’s team Acoustic Wells wins MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition
Acoustic Wells, a team that includes Charles-Henri Clerget, a postdoctoral associate in ERL and MIT Mathematics, has won the grand prize in this year’s MIT $100K entreprenuership competition. Their winning project is an internet-of-things control solution for oil wells that leverages a novel sensor to optimize production while drastically reducing the amount of methane emitted. …