Develop the foundation for efficient, effective, and environmentally sound use
of energy resources derived from the Earth.
- Geochemistry of Mineral-Fluid Interactions
- Rates and mechanisms of reaction at the atomistic/molecular scale
- Flow and reaction in porous and fractured rocks
- Fluid transport in large-scale geologic structures
- Geophysical Interrogation of the Earth’s Crust
- Indirect determination of geologic structure and rock properties
- Collection and analysis of seismic and electromagnetic data
- Geophysical signatures of fluids and fluid-bearing reservoirs
- Basic Properties of Rocks, Minerals, and Fluids
- Multi-phase, heterogeneous, anisotropic systems
- Physical, chemical, mechanical
- Rock deformation, flow, fracture, and failure
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