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Christine Doughty

Staff Scientist

Building 084, Room 0342

M/S 74R316C

Phone: 510-486-6453

Fax: 510-486-5686

cadoughty@lbl.gov

Curriculum Vitae

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Biography

I received my B.Sc. degree in Engineering Physics (1978), and obtained my M.Sc. (1991) and Ph.D. (1995) in Hydrogeology from the Department of Material Science and Mineral Engineering, all from the University of California, Berkeley. My Ph.D. work involved the hydrologic characterization of heterogeneous geologic media using inverse methods based on iterated function systems (a fractal-generation technique), under the direction of Paul Witherspoon. I am currently a Staff Scientist in the Hydrogeology Group of the Energy Geosciences Division at E.O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. My research interests include development and application of techniques for analyzing well-log, well-test, and tracer data to infer the distribution of hydrologic properties in heterogeneous geologic settings, including fractured rock; mathematical modeling of multi-component, multi-phase fluid flow and transport in such systems; coordination of modeling studies with laboratory and field work; collaboration with geophysicists, geochemists, and geologists in interdisciplinary studies. Applications include the geologic storage of carbon dioxide and nuclear waste, groundwater and vadose-zone contaminant remediation, optimal utilization of geothermal and petroleum reservoirs, and design and analysis of aquifer and soil thermal energy storage systems.

Research Interests

Mathematical modeling of multi-component, multi-phase fluid flow and transport in heterogeneous geologic media; development and application of techniques for analyzing well-log, well-test, and tracer data to infer the distribution of hydrologic properties in heterogeneous geologic settings, including fractured rock; analysis of watershed and groundwater-basin hydrologic cycles; coordination of modeling studies with laboratory and field work; collaboration with geophysicists, geochemists, and geologists in interdisciplinary studies.

Education

  • Ph.D. Material Science and Mineral Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1995, Hydrologic characterization of heterogeneous geologic media using inverse methods based on iterated function systems.
  • M.S. Material Science and Mineral Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1991, Mathematical modeling of multi-phase fluid flow with heat transfer in geologic media.
  • B.S. Engineering Physics, University of California, Berkeley, 1978, Theoretical physics and mathematics with an emphasis on geosciences applications.

Experience

  • Staff Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) - Energy Geosciences Division (EGD) Mathematical modeling of the hydrothermal behavior of geothermal and petroleum reservoirs, aquifer and soil thermal energy storage systems, geologic sequestration of nuclear waste and carbon dioxide, and groundwater and vadose-zone contamination problems, 1978-Present
  • Consultant, GreenFire Energy, Emeryville, CA Advise development of TOUGH application for geothermal heat extraction with CO2 as the working fluid, 2016
  • Consultant, Ormat Technologies, Reno, NV Taught short course for geothermal tracer test analysis, 2014
  • Consultant - Petroleum resource evaluation, BP Exploration, Houston, TX, 1997, 2002
  • Consultant - Geothermal resource evaluation, Oxbow Geothermal, Reno, NV, 1986-1994
  • Technical Assistant, LBNL - Energy and Environment Division Development of calculational meshes for numerical simulation of two-phase geothermal systems, 1977

Patents

  • Thermal well-test method for determination of aquifer thermal and hydraulic properties, Patent number 4559818, December 1985

Awards

  • LBNL SPOT award for TOUGH Symposium, 2015
  • Director’s award for exceptional tech transfer achievement, LBNL, 2012
  • Award for outstanding performance, LBNL, 2006
  • Award for excellence in technology transfer, LBNL, 2004
  • Editors’ citation for excellence in refereeing, Water Resources Research, 1999
  • Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation scholarship, 1978
  • Undergraduate Honors, University of California, Berkeley, 1974-1978

Professional Affiliations

  • Phi Beta Kappa, Member
  • American Geophysical Union, Member
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