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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Tainted idyll: groundwater over-fertilising lagoon in Spain
August 6, 2018
Tainted idyll: groundwater over-fertilising lagoon in Spain
Lagoons are valuable natural habitats as well as being good for tourism. In the case of the “Mar Menor” in the Spanish pr PhD position on mixing and reactions
May 15, 2018
A new PhD position on mixing and reactions in multiphase systems is available in our group. Apply now! Postdoctoral position on irrigation water management
April 20, 2018
A new postdoctoral position on irrigation water management is available. Apply now!