Researchers in the Discovery Geoscience Program Domain work at the cutting edge of observation, measurement and simulation of fluid-rock processes through the use and development of methods that span the molecular and field scales.
Energy Geosciences Division
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Read MoreOur Division
...relies on individual contributions, strong partnerships, and teamwork to build scientific and operational excellence.
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Read MoreAdvanced Geophysical Instrumentation
Our scientists are developing innovative geophysical hardware and methods for subsurface imaging and monitoring with access to the Geosciences Measurement Facility.
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Read MoreIsotope Geochemistry
Isotope geochemists develop and use isotopic ratio methods to study fundamental Earth Processes, as well as environmental and energy problems of national interest.
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Read MoreReservoir Engineering
Researchers are studying ways to enhance production of energy from subsurface reservoirs containing methane gas hydrates, geothermal energy, and oil and gas resources.
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Read MoreMolecular and Nano-geochemistry
This research field studies the fundamental, molecular-scale phenomena that underpin biogeochemical processes in the natural world
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Read MoreRock Physics and Coupled Dynamics
Research in the laboratory increases our scientists experimental knowledge base for geophysical properties of rocks and sediments that are either not well described by conventional rock physics models or have yet to be fully exploited.
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Read MoreContaminant Hydrology
Researchers are addressing the national and international need for subsurface contaminant characterization and remediation across a spectrum of approaches.
The mission of the Energy Geosciences Division is to create basic and use-inspired knowledge, methods, and capabilities for sustainable utilization and management of the Earth’s subsurface.
Energy Geosciences Division scientists integrate cutting-edge numerical, observational and experimental approaches in both fundamental and applied research projects
- to promote safe subsurface disposal of energy by-products such as CO2 or nuclear waste,
- to enhance subsurface recovery from renewable sources such as geothermal energy
- to improve efficiency and environmental sustainability of oil and gas production from conventional and unconventional resources,
- and to develop effective and affordable grid-scale energy storage in the deep subsurface.
An important goal in this context is to solve existing and emerging challenges of sustainability of subsurface energy utilization and important linkages to water, environment, energy infrastructure, and society.
Program Domains
Energy Resources
Scientists in the Energy Resources Program Domain advance the knowledge and technology needed to develop and utilize subsurface systems for clean, secure, cost-effective, and sustainable energy production, energy storage, and disposal of energy-related wastes.
Resilient Energy, Water and Infrastructure
Researchers in the Resilient Energy, Water and Infrastructure Program Domain are developing and applying scientific approaches to solving existing and emerging challenges of sustainability 'and resiliency' of subsurface energy utilization and important linkages to water, environment, energy infrastructure, and society.
Discovery Geosciences
Researchers in the Discovery Geoscience Program Domain work at the cutting edge of observation, measurement and simulation of fluid-rock processes through the use and development of methods that span the molecular and field scales.
Energy Resources
Scientists in the Energy Resources Program Domain advance the knowledge and technology needed to develop and utilize subsurface systems for clean, secure, cost-effective, and sustainable energy production, energy storage, and disposal of energy-related wastes.
Resilient Energy, Water and Infrastructure
Researchers in the Resilient Energy, Water and Infrastructure Program Domain are developing and applying scientific approaches to solving existing and emerging challenges of sustainability 'and resiliency' of subsurface energy utilization and important linkages to water, environment, energy infrastructure, and society.
Jonathan Ajo-Franklin
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David Lee Alumbaugh
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Bhavna Arora
Research Scientist
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Sally M. Benson
Guest Senior Scientist
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Caitlin M. Bernier
Senior Scientific Engineering Associate
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Amrita Bhattacharyya
Project Scientist
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Pramod Bhuvankar
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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Jens Birkholzer
Energy Geosciences Division Director
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Hydrogeologist
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Laura Blanco Martin
Faculty Scientist
Sharon E. Borglin
Principal Scientific Research Associate
Robert Jay Budnitz
Guest Physicist Project Scientist/Engineer
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Roland Burgmann
Faculty Scientist
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Mary Kay Camarillo
Visiting Faculty
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Frederic Cappa
Project Scientist
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Chun Chang
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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Jinsong Chen
Staff Scientist
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Bin Chen
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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Sung Choi
Principal Scientific Engineering Associate
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John Neil Christensen
Staff Scientist
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Abdullah Cihan
Research Scientist
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Julien F. Cohen-Waeber
Graduate Student Research Assistant
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Michael Commer
Staff Scientist
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Paul Cook
Principal Scientific Engineering Associate
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Julia Correa
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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Thomas Daley
Staff Scientist
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Joan Damerow
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Hang Deng
Research Scientist
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P. James Dennedy-Frank
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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Donald J. DePaolo
Graduate Professor of Geochemistry and Senior Faculty Scientist
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Patrick F. Dobson
Geothermal Systems Program Lead
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Jeremy K. Domen
Research Associate
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Wenming Dong
Senior Scientific Engineering Associate
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Christine Doughty
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Dipankar Dwivedi
Research Scientist
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Eric E. Eckert
Graduate Student Research Assistant
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Daniel Lee Eldridge
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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Boris A. Faybishenko
Staff Scientist
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Stefan Finsterle
Guest Scientist
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William Foxall
Guest Senior Scientist
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Barry M. Freifeld
Guest Scientist/Mechanical Engineer (Retired)
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Erika Gasperikova
Research Scientist
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Benjamin Gilbert
Discovery Geosciences Program Domain Lead
BES Geochemistry Program Lead
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Pupa Gilbert
Visiting Faculty
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Norman E. Goldstein
Guest Senior Scientist
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Yves Guglielmi
Staff Scientist
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Chet Hopp
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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Mengsu Hu
Research Scientist
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Lawrence J. Hutchings
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Pierre Jeanne
Project Scientist
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Boris Jeremic
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Claresta M. Joe-Wong
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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Sallie Johnson
Student Assistant
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Preston D. Jordan
Principal Scientific Engineering Associate
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Kenzi Karasaki
Guest Scientist
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Burton M. Kennedy
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Kunhwi Kim
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Kevin Knauss
Guest Scientist
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Tim Kneafsey
Hydrocarbon Resources Program Lead
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Laura Nielsen Lammers
Faculty Scientist
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Corinne Elisabeth Layland-Bachmann
Senior Scientific Engineering Associate
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Zhi Li
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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Pei Li
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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Harrison Lisabeth
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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Robin D. Lopez
Research Associate
Fadji Zaouna Maina
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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Ernest L. Majer
Guest Scientist
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Michael Manga
Faculty Scientist
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Pierpaolo Marchesini
Project Scientist
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David McCallen
Senior Scientist
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Mamun Miah
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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Utkarsh Mital
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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Sergi Molins Rafa
Research Scientist
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Alejandro Morales
Mechanical Engineering Technician
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George J. Moridis
Senior Scientist
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Satish Myneni
Visiting Faculty
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Seiji Nakagawa
Staff Scientist
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Edward Nichols
Senior Scientific Engineering Associate
Peter S. Nico
Soil and Environmental Biogeochemist;
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Resilient Energy, Water and Infrastructure Program Domain Lead
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Kurt Toshimi Nihei
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Curtis M. Oldenburg
Geologic Carbon Sequestration Program Lead
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Omotayo A. Omosebi
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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Ilhan Ozgen
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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Lehua Pan
Research Scientist
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Floriana Petrone
Research Scientist
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Petr Vitalievich Petrov
Principal Scientific Engineering Associate
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Steven R. Pride
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Clayton J. Radke
Faculty Scientist/Engineer
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Matthew T. Reagan
Research Scientist
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James W. Rector
Faculty Scientist
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Antonio Pio Rinaldi
Project Scientist
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Michelle Robertson
Program Manager
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Emily A. Robles
Student Assistant
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Jonny Rutqvist
Senior Scientist
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Martin Schoenball
Research Scientist
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Maegen B. Simmonds
Project Scientist
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Nicholas Sitar
Faculty Scientist
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Jeremy T. Smith
Senior Scientific Engineering Associate
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Eric L. Sonnenthal
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Garrison Sposito
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Nicolas Spycher
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Carl I. Steefel
Geochemistry Department Head
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Daniel Stolper
Faculty Scientist
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William T. Stringfellow
Director, Ecological Engineering Research Program
Environmental Staff Engineer
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Nithya Subramanian
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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Tetsu K. Tokunaga
Hydrogeochemical Research Lab
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Veronica Rodriguez Tribaldos
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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Craig Ulrich
Principal Scientific Engineering Associate
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Charuleka Varadharajan
Research Scientist
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Donald W. Vasco
Hydrogeophysicist
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Marco Voltolini
Senior Scientific Engineer Associate
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Jiamin Wan
Staff Scientist
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Jiannan Wang
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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Michael Whittaker
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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Michael Wilt
Staff Scientist
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David Winslow
Principal Scientific Engineering Associate
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Erica Woodburn
Research Scientist
Seaborg Research Fellow
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Hao Xu
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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Piotr Pawel Zarzycki
Research Scientist
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Yingqi Zhang
Staff Scientist
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Liange Zheng
Staff Scientist
Nuclear Energy and Waste Program Head
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Quanlin Zhou
Staff Scientist
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