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.
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SEP in (almost) space!
September 22, 2018
In the future, astronauts on long missions in space will have to take care of their own farming. But will that even work? SEP group designed an unusual experiment to find some of the answers... MSc project on soil respiration
August 28, 2018
Coupling between surface- and ground-carbon cycling delineated by millifluidics: Implications for soil respiration in a changing environment
The respiratory release of carbon dioxide (CO Restoring the health of an over-fertilized lagoon
August 6, 2018
Lagoons are valuable natural habitats as well as being good for tourism. In the case of the “Mar Menor” in the Spanish province of Murcia, however, such large quantities of nutrients are