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Hi! I am an associate consultant at Exponent Inc. I previously received an engineering PhD a statistics masters' degree from the university of Texas at Austin. My doctoral research was focussed on de-carbonization and sustainability through foam flow in porous media and fractures; and using data science to mitigate methane emissions from flaring operations. I spent the summers of my PhD as a computational intern at Chevron Phillips where I built models to troubleshoot issues in the operation and I also simulated new hydrogen technologies for low carbon footprint. I am very passionate about working towards sustainability in the industry. Back in 2016, I obtained a bachelors' degree in chemical engineering from BITS Pilani in India.
Publications
Publications
" CO2 foam rheology in rough shale and sandstone fractures at elevated temperatures "
Joint work with Bernard C Chang, David DiCarlo, and Maša Prodanović.
Fuel Journal, March 2024.
" Experiments and Simulations to Study Transport and Structure of Foam in Rough Carbonate Fractures "
Joint work with Alex Gigliotti, Keith Johnston, David DiCarlo, and Maša Prodanović.
Paper published at the Transport in porous Media Journal in October 2022.
"Monitoring methane emissions from oil and gas operations"
Joint work with Bill Collins, Ray Orbach, Michelle Bailey, Sebastien Biraud, Ian Coddington, David DiCarlo, Jeff Peischl, and David Schimel
PRX Energy, 2022
This science and policy report was issued by the American Physical Society (APS) and Optica in May 2022 and is published simultaneously by Optics Express.
"Understanding foam flow in rough carbonate fractures"
Joint work with Alex Gigliotti, Keith Johnston, David DiCarlo, and Maša Prodanović.
Paper presented at the SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference, Virtual, April 2022.
"Experimental investigation of foam rheology in rough fractures"
Joint work with Keith Johnston, David DiCarlo, and Maša Prodanović.
Paper presented at the Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, July 2021.
"Measurements of three-phase relative permeability as a function of fluid composition"
Joint work with Lauren Churchwell and David DiCarlo.
Paper presented at the SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference, Virtual, August 2020.
Research Summary
Research Summary
Research Updates
Research Updates
Digital Rocks Research
Digital Rocks Research
Foam for CO2 Storage Research
Foam for CO2 Storage Research
Prodanovic Research Group
Prodanovic Research Group
July 2023
Graduated from UT Austin with a PhD degree in Petroleum Engineering and a Masters' degree in Statistics.
May 2022
Along with other researchers and the initiative of APS's Panel on Public Affairs (POPA), we wrote an impactful report to highlight the need for monitoring methane emissions in the oil and gas industry. These reports and studies serve as tools to ensure that APS’s public policy efforts are based on data while also educating scientists, policymakers, and the general public on the role of physics to serve emerging public needs.
More information can be found here
April 2022
I am a curator and social media & newsletter manager for Digital Rocks Portal : Data portal for fast storage and retrieval, sharing, organization and analysis of images of varied porous micro-structures.
April 2022
In the joint work Alex Gigliotti, we simulate foam flow in carbonate rock fractures and compare it with the experimental results. Thanks to TACC @ UT Austin for the computational power.
Read more about it here
July 2021
We pumped foam into Sandstone rock fractures and studied how the fracture roughness affect foam properties.
Results and conclusions can be found here
September 2020
Injection foam stabilized by various surfactants into rough as well as saw cut fractured cores. Comparing the Mobility reduction factors altering the foam quality and surfactant concentration.
My lab mate, Lauren and I published our work from last year in the SPE IOR conference, 2020 experiments. Please give it a read here
October 2019
Generated aqueous foam in the lab today (see figure). Next step, control foam quality (gas fraction).
Used AOS 12 surfactant and Nitrogen for gas phase @ room temperature and pressure.
Currently, collaborating with my co-worker, Lauren Churchwell for experiments.
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Dr. Prodanovic's JIP inaugural meeting, 2019
I like to paint during my leisure time
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