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Compact neural networks as natural simulators of chaotic dynamics
MIT researchers demonstrate that neural networks can efficiently “learn” to become chaotic — to extrapolate beyond training data and mimic non-linear systems, with applications for modeling or correcting for chaotic behaviors in engineered systems. Lauren Hinkel | EAPS News Friday, July 16, 2021 Climate processes, irregular heartbeats, long-term stock market forecasts, the flow of smoke… read more…
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Congratulations Dr. Hao Kang
On April 16, 2021, Hao successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled “Numerical and Experimental Study of Rock Fracture Creep Under Dry Conditions.” He is pictured here with his advisor, Prof. Herbert Einstein. read more…
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Dr. Zhenya Zhu (October 10, 1945 – January 29, 2021)
Dr. Zhenya Zhu, a beloved member of our ERL community for more than 30 years, recently passed away from complications during a medical procedure. We are all deeply saddened by this unexpected news. Zhenya was a Research Scientist at ERL from 1991 until his retirement in 2015, and remained an active collaborator with ERL scientists… read more…
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ERL/EAPS Student Paris Smalls Makes Forbes’ “30 Under 30” List
Paris Smalls, a PhD student in MIT Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences who is part of Prof. Einstein’s lab in ERL/Dept.of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been named to Forbes “Thirty Under Thirty,” a prestigious list of young entrepreneurs. Smalls started a company called Eden GeoTech that plans to use pulsed electric stimulation for… read more…
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AGU TV Features MIT Earth Resources Laboratory
This episode of American Geophysical Union’s “AGU TV” features our lab’s director, Prof. Laurent Demanet, discussing our lab’s mission and how it has evolved. read more…
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An escape route for seafloor methane
MIT News features work by ERL Alum Dr. Ruby Fu and ERL Prof. Ruben Juanes: Leakage from frozen layers was a puzzle, but a new study shows how the potent greenhouse gas breaks through icy barriers. David L. Chandler | MIT News OfficeNovember 30, 2020 Methane, the main component of natural gas, is the cleanest-burning… read more…
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Over 40 Presentations by ERL Researchers to be featured at AGU
If you’re planning on participating in this year’s American Geophysical Union’s Fall Meeting online, be sure to check out some of these presentations with MIT Earth Resources Laboratory-affiliated authors. Date Start End Type Session ID Presenter Title 12/7/20 7:00 23:59 Poster H009-0013 Yue Meng A fixed-stress split for the simulation of coupled pore-scale flow and… read more…
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ERL Alum Dr. Donald Paul Awarded SPE Charles F. Rand Memorial Gold Medal by Society of Petroleum Engineers
Via EAPS News: Donald Paul ’67, SM ’69, PhD ’77, an MIT ERL alum and former CTO of Chevron who is now Director of the USC Energy Initiative, is recognized for his distinguished achievement in mining administration, including metallurgy and petroleum. The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) recently honored Dr. Donald L. Paul with the SPE Charles… read more…
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ERL Presentations at SEG 2020
Planning on participating in the Society of Exploration Geophysicists’ virtual Annual Meeting October 11-16? Be sure to check out these presentations by MIT Earth Resources Laboratory researchers: Date Start End Type Session ID Presenter Title 10/12/20 3:55pm 4:20pm Poster FWI P1 Zhilong Fang Lift and relax for waveform inversion 10/12/20 3:55pm 4:20pm Oral SS 3 … read more…
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Congratulations Dr. Josimar Alves da Silva
On August 12, 2020, Josimar successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled “Multiphase flow and fault poromechanics: understanding earthquake triggering and seismic hazard.” He is pictured here with his advisor, Prof. Ruben Juanes, and thesis committee chair, Dr. Michael C. Fehler. read more…
