Overview

I am a computational geoscientist and engineer developing theoretical and numerical models to understand and predict various physical processes in subsurface systems, including flow, deformation, and rupture phenomena across multiple spatial and temporal scales. My work addresses both natural hazards and engineered subsurface systems, with applications in groundwater management, geothermal energy, nuclear waste disposal, underground construction, carbon sequestration, energy storage, and natural hazards. Over the past five years, I have served as PI on research projects totalling approximately €5 million in competitive funding.

Biography

Employment

• 2022-date, Associate Professor in Earth Sciences (Hydrogeology), Uppsala University

• 2018-2023, Senior Researcher & Lecturer in Earth Sciences (Engineering Geology), ETH Zurich

• 2016-2018, Postdoc in Earth Science and Engineering (Multiphase Flow), Imperial College London

Education

• 2012-2016, PhD in Earth Science and Engineering (Geomechanics), Imperial College London

• 2009-2012, MSc in Civil Engineering (Geotechnical Engineering), Tongji University

• 2005-2009, BSc in Civil Engineering, Tongji University

Research Interests

Geomechanics, hydrogeology, geophysics, natural hazards, coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical-chemical processes, flow and transport, geotechnical engineering, nuclear waste disposal, underground energy storage, geothermal energy, induced seismicity

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