Subsurface Environmental Processes
The main objective of our research is to quantify the links between the physical heterogeneity of subsurface environments, including porous and fractured media, the heterogeneity of the resulting flow fields, and the effective transport behavior, including solute dispersion, mixing, and (bio-)chemical reactions. We tackle these problems using both experiments — performed over scales ranging from micro to field scale — and (numerical and theoretical) modelling. The environmental and industrial applications of our research include the study of the impact of climate change on groundwater resources, remediation of polluted sites, nuclear waste storage, geothermal energy, geological sequestration of CO2, recovery of hydrocarbons, and hydraulic fracturing.
News from our Group
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New publication
April 15, 2018
New paper on the interplay between structural and hydraulic heterogeneity in fracture networks and its impact on dispersion and mixing in collaboration with Jeffrey Hyman (Los Alamos Nationa... PhD position on biomineralization
April 11, 2018
A new PhD position on microbially induced precipitation in geo-material microfluidics is available in our group. Apply now! New SNSF Grant
March 30, 2018
SEP group gets an SNSF Grant to work on solute mixing and chemical reactions in unsaturated porous media. A doctoral position will be advertised soon.