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Fracturing Processes in Specimens with Internal vs. Throughgoing Flaws: An Experimental Study Using 3D Printed Materials
New paper in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering by recent ERL/CEE MSc alum Majed Almubarak, ERL Research Affiliate John Germaine, and ERL/CEE Prof. Herbert Einstein: “Fracturing Processes in Specimens with Internal vs. Throughgoing Flaws: An Experimental Study Using 3D Printed Materials“. “The fracturing behavior and associated mechanical characterization of rocks are important for many applications…
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Three-dimensional simulation of geologic carbon dioxide sequestration using MRST
New paper in Advances in Geo-Energy Research by recent MIT ERL/CEE alum Dr. Lluís Saló-Salgado (now a postdoc at Harvard), ERL/CEE Prof. Ruben Juanes, and collaborators from Norwegian research company SINTEF: “Three-dimensional simulation of geologic carbon dioxide sequestration using MRST“. “Physics-based computational modeling of subsurface CO2 migration constitutes the primary tool to assess geologic carbon…
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Congratulations to Dr. Brindha Kanniah
On June 21, 2024, Brindha successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled “Shifting Paradigms: Data-Centric Approach for Marine Statics Correction Using Symmetric Autoencoding”. Her advisor was Prof. Laurent Demanet of ERL, Dept. of Mathematics, and Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences.
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Michael Fehler Chosen for SEG Presidential Award
Former ERL Associate Director Dr. Michael Fehler is one of three people chosen to receive a Presidential Award this year from the Society of Exploration Geophysicists. SEG President Arthur Cheng chose to honor Dr. Fehler for his work on SEAM, the research arm of SEG which organizes collaborations among industry, government, and academia to address…