Research Contents

9. Ambient Noise Tomography and Machine Learning Models to Reveal Geothermal Structure in the Taupo Volcanic Zone,

. C. Chhun, and T. Tsuji, 

. Preprint https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3339951/v1, 2023

. (under review).


8. Potential fluid flow pathways and the geothermal structure of Kuju revealed by azimuthal anisotropic ambient noise tomography ,

. C. Chhun, T. Tsuji, and T. Ikeda,

. Geothermics, 2024.

. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geothermics.2024.102932 


7. Potential geothermal reservoir systems in the Kenyan great rift valley and volcanic region assessed by ambient noise analysis, 

. C. Chhun, T. Tsuji, and T. Ikeda,

. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 2023.

. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2023.105161  


6. Influence of shear zone thickness and strike-slip faulting on tectonic tremor in the Nankai Trough, southwest Japan,

. Fahrudin, C. Chhun, and T. Tsuji, 

. Tectonophysics, 2022.

. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2022.229519


5. Pore pressure and gas saturation distribution in the forearc basin of the Nankai subduction zone inferred from high-resolution Vp and Vs

. C. Chhun, and T. Tsuji, 

. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2021.

. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2021.108911


4. Pore pressure analysis for distinguishing earthquakes induced by CO2 injection from natural earthquakes, 

. C. Chhun and T. Tsuji, 

. Sustainability, 2020.

. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12229723


3. Distributions of gas hydrate and free gas accumulations associated with upward fluid flow in the Sanriku-Oki forearc basin, northeast Japan, 

. K. Kret, T. Tsuji, C. Chhun, and O. Takano, 

. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2020.

. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2020.104305


2. Sound speed of thermohaline fine structure in the Kuroshio Current inferred from automatic sound speed analysis, 

. C. Chhun, and T. Tsuji, 

. Exploration Geophysics, 2020.

. https://doi.org/10.1080/08123985.2020.1736548


1. Characterization of hydrate and gas reservoirs in plate convergent margin by applying rock physics to high-resolution seismic velocity model, 

. C. Chhun, A. Kioka, J. Jia, and T. Tsuji, 

. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2018.

. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2017.12.002



Next Projects/Ideas: 


a. Geosolutions from field scale to development scale to optimize geothermal energy resources based on interdisciplinary data analysis. 


b. Estimation of induced seismicity in magma-geothermal reservoirs based on the high-resolution Vs and/or Vp


c. Estimation of the 3D heat flow/temperature using remote sensing, ambient noise analysis, and ML


About me

2024.04.01 -  present: Postdoc Associate/Superhot Rock Consultant, Cornell Univ., USA

2019.10.16  -  2024.03.31: Postdoc Fellow, Kyushu Univ., Japan


. Dr. Eng., Geophysics, Kyushu Univ., Japan [pic]

. Year: 2016-2019 (3 yrs)

. Topic Research: Imaging and Characterization from the Earth's Crust to Ocean Inferred from Automatic Velocity Analysis and Rock Physics

. Advisor: Prof. Takeshi Tsuji 


. MSc., Petroleum Geoscience, Chulalongkorn Univ., Thailand  [pic]

. Year: 2014-2015 (1 yr)

. Topic Research: Identification of Potential Source Rocks using Seismic Attributes in the Syn-Rift Stratigraphic Sequence in Southern Pattani Basin, Gulf of Thailand

. Advisor: Mr. Angus Ferguson


. B.Eng., Georesources & Geotechnical Eng., Institut de Technologie du Cambodge, Cambodia

. Year: 2009-2014 (5 yrs)

. Topic Research: Heavy Mineral Separation from Decomposed Granite (DG) in Chonburi Province, Thailand

. Joint advisors: Dr. Kimngun  Bun & Prof. Meechumna Pinyo