News and Announcements

New paper in Petroleum Science by a team that includes ERL Prof. Ruben Juanes and Research Affiliate Prof. Luis Cueto-Felgueroso: “Statistical assessment of the financial performance of shale-gas wells coupling stochastic and numerical simulation.” https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1995822624002024 Abstract: We present a new methodology to statistically determine the net present value (NPV) and internal rate of return (IRR)… read more…

At this year’s annual symnposium of the American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA), one of six “Best Paper” awards went to “A Microscale Analysis of Millimeter-wave Induced Vitrified Basalt for Use in Enhanced Geothermal Energy Systems,” by ERL/CEE PhD candidate Eve Meltzer, CEE Research Scientist Damian Stefaniuk, and ERL/CEE Prof. Herbert Einstein. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/153727 “Extraction of the… read more…

On May 28, 2024, Cassandra successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled “Deformation and its Surface Expression in Stressed Planetary Materials”. Her advisor was Prof. Matěj Peč of ERL and Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences. read more…

MIT News features work by ERL/EAPS Principal Research Scientist Dr. Sai Ravela: A new downscaling method leverages machine learning to speed up climate model simulations at finer resolutions, making them usable on local levels. by Paige Colley|EAPS June 11, 2024 Climate models are a key technology in predicting the impacts of climate change. By running… read more…

How accurately can researchers predict the results of underground carbon storage? Prof. Ruben Juanes of ERL/CEE is part of a team addressing this question with a new paper in the International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1750583624001051 “Geological storage of carbon dioxide is a cornerstone in almost every realistic emissions reduction scenario outlined by the… read more…

During MITEI’s Spring Symposium, MIT Assistant Professor Iwnetim Abate said that geologic hydrogen opens up the idea of earth as a “factory to produce clean fuels,” utilizing the subsurface heat and pressure instead of relying on burning fossil fuels or natural gas for the same purpose. MIT News takes a closer look at geologic hydrogen… read more…

Today, companies are storing millions of tons of carbon dioxide underground every year to prevent this climate pollution from warming the planet. In the future it might be billions of tons. But is it dangerous to pump so much liquefied carbon below our feet? Geologist and carbon storage expert Prof. Bradford Hager joins MIT’s TILclimate… read more…

The National Science Foundation has selected ERL/EAPS Professor Camilla Cattania for the prestigious Faculty Early Career Development program. By Paige Colley, EAPS News, May 3, 2024 The National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Science (EAPS) Professor Camilla Cattania as a recipient of their prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) program. The CAREER… read more…

New review paper in the Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering co-authored by Prof. Ruben Juanes of ERL / Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering: “Geomechanical modeling of CO2 sequestration: A review focused on CO2 injection and monitoring.” https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2213343724009771 “The dependence on fossil fuels is the primary cause of the increased carbon dioxide emissions into the… read more…

A special issue of the journal Transport in Porous Media includes a preface co-authored by Prof. Ruben Juanes of ERL / Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11242-024-02067-y “The original idea of constructing the FluidFlower was to construct an experimental laboratory that was well suited to both scientific research and public outreach. Indeed, a core… read more…