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Investigators in CO2 Storage
Rolf Arvidson Email | Bio
Department Affiliation: Department of Earth Science, Rice University
GCEP Project: Linking Chemical and Physical Effects of CO2 Injection to Geophysical Parameters

Khalid Aziz Email | Bio | Lab
Department Affiliation: Energy Resources Engineering, Stanford University
Area of Study: Numerical Models of Petroleum Reservoirs and Production Facilities. Sequestration of CO2. Optimization
GCEP Project: A Numerical Simulation Framework for CO2 Sequestration

Sally Benson Email | Bio | Lab
Department Affiliation: GCEP Director
Secondary Affiliation: Department of Energy Resources Engineering in the School of Earth Sciences
GCEP Projects: Linking Chemical and Physical Effects of CO2 Injection to Geophysical Parameters
Experimental Investigations of Multiphase Flow and Trapping of CO2 in Saline Aquifers

Dennis K Bird Email | Bio
Department Affiliation: Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences
GCEP Projects: Reactivity of CO2 in the Subsurface
Exploratory Project - Geological Sequestration of CO2 – An Exploratory Study of the Mechanisms and Kinetics of CO2 Reaction with Mg-Silicates

Gordon Brown Email | Bio | Lab
Department Affiliation: Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences
GCEP Projects: Reactivity of CO2 in the Subsurface
Exploratory Project - Geological Sequestration of CO2 – An Exploratory Study of the Mechanisms and Kinetics of CO2 Reaction with Mg-Silicates

Qingdong Cai Email
Department Affiliation: Peking University
GCEP Project: Collaborative Research on Carbon Sequestration in Saline Aquifers in China

Louis Durlofsky Email | Bio | Lab
Department Affiliation: Energy Resources Engineering, Stanford University
Area of Study: Reservoir Simulation, Upscaling, Modeling and Optimizing Advanced Wells, Modeling CO2 Sequestration
GCEP Project: A Numerical Simulation Framework for CO2 Sequestration

Bin Gong Email
Department Affiliation: Peking University
GCEP Project: Collaborative Research on Carbon Sequestration in Saline Aquifers in China

Jerry M. Harris Email | Bio | Lab
Department Affiliation: Geophysics, Stanford University
GCEP Projects: Geologic Storage of CO2 in Coal Beds
Geophysical Monitoring of Geologic Sequestration

Patrick Jenny Email | Bio
Department Affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH
Area of Study: Fluid Science and Engineering, Aerospace Engineering
GCEP Project: A Numerical Simulation Framework for CO2 Sequestration

Kristian Jessen Email | Bio
Department Affiliation: Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
GCEP Project: Collaborative Research on Carbon Sequestration in Saline Aquifers in China

Anthony Kovscek Email | Bio
Department Affiliation: Energy Resources Engineering, Stanford University
Secondary Affiliation: Earth Systems, SUPRI-A
Area of Study: Multiphase Transport in Porous Media, Energy Systems, Hydrocarbon Production
GCEP Projects: Geologic Storage of CO2 in Coal Beds
Rapid Prediction of Subsurface CO2 Movement

Yilian Li Email
Department Affiliation: China University of Geosciences-Wuhan
GCEP Project: Collaborative Research on Carbon Sequestration in Saline Aquifers in China

Andreas Luttge Email | Bio
Department Affiliation: Department of Earth Science, Rice University
GCEP Project: Linking Chemical and Physical Effects of CO2 Injection to Geophysical Parameters

Kate Maher Email | Bio | Lab
Department Affiliation: Department of Geological and Environmental Science
GCEP Projects: Reactivity of CO2 in the Subsurface
Completed Exploratory Projects

Gary Mavko Email | Bio | Lab
Department Affiliation: Department of Geophysics
GCEP Project: Linking Chemical and Physical Effects of CO2 Injection to Geophysical Parameters

Franklin "Lynn" M. Orr, Jr. Email | Bio
Department Affiliation: Director, Precourt Institute for Energy
Secondary Affiliation: Energy Resources Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Environment and Resources, Stanford University
Area of Study: Geologic Sequestration of CO2, Enhanced Oil Recovery, Multiphase Flow in Porous Media
GCEP Projects: Geologic Storage of CO2 in Coal Beds
Rapid Prediction of Subsurface CO2 Movement

Hamdi Tchelepi Email | Bio | Lab
Department Affiliation: Energy Resources Engineering, Stanford University
GCEP Project: A Numerical Simulation Framework for CO2 Sequestration

Dongxiao Zhang Email | Bio
Department Affiliation: Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California
Secondary Affiliation: Water Resources & Petroleum Engineering
GCEP Project: Collaborative Research on Carbon Sequestration in Saline Aquifers in China

Mark Zoback Email | Bio | Lab
Department Affiliation: Geophysics, Stanford University
Area of Study: CO2 Sequestration
GCEP Projects: Geologic Storage of CO2 in Coal Beds
Seal Capacity of Potential CO2 Sequestration Sites