Updates

Publications

1. Gorain S*, Pandey R, and Kumar A; A systematic review of the Diesel Particulate Matter composition, health risks, measurement and mitigation techniques in underground mines. Journal of Industrial Safety, 2025.

2. Ajibona A, Pandey R*; Strain-based assessment of shale caprock during cyclic underground hydrogen storage, Energy and Fuels, 2025.

3. Pan Y, Ji B, Nojabaei B, Pandey R*, Zhang W; Investigating CO2 Mineralization of Fine Mafic Minerals: Insights into Reaction Characteristics and Physicochemical Attributes, Journal of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, 2025. 

4. Frimpong J, Shabab B, Pandey R*, Walton G, Chatterjee S, Brand A; Fracture initiation pressure as measure of cemented paste backfill strength, Mining Metallurgy and Exploration, 2025.

5. Ajibona A, Pandey R*, Zenali S, Abdelaziz S, Khanal A; Pycnometric evaluation of shale caprocks to assess effect of hydrogen exposure on petrophysical properties, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2025.

6. Elie G, Pandey R, Sarver E*; Direct-on filter FTIR analysis of respirable crystalline silica: a field study to demonstrate utility for routine non-regulatory monitoring in coal mines, Mining Metallurgy and Exploration, 2024.

7. Shariar M, Khanal A*, Khan M I, Pandey R; Current status of underground hydrogen storage: Perspective from storage loss, infrastructure, economic aspects and H2 economic targets, Journal of Energy Storage, 2024.

8. Pandey R*, Harpalani S; Understanding poromechanical response of a biogenic coalbed methane reservoir, International Journal of Coal Science and Technology, 2024.

9. Saurabh G, Pandey R*, Harpalani S; Pore structure and flow properties of coal with continued bioconversion, Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 2023.

PRIOR TO VT

10. Li Z, Feng R*, Liu J, Pandey R; A simplified transient technique for porosity and permeability determination in tight formations: Numerical simulation and experimental validation, Energy Science and Engineering, 2020.

11. Pandey R, Harpalani S*; Impact of bioconversion on the strain response of coal reservoirs, Part 1: Experimental insights, Fuel, 2019.

12. Pandey R, Harpalani S*; Impact of bioconversion on the strain response of coal reservoirs, Part 2: Reservoir insights, Fuel, 2019.

13. Pandey R, Harpalani S*; Imaging and fractal-based approach to understand reservoir-scale changes in bioconverted coal, Fuel, 2018.

14. Feng R*, Pandey R; Investigation of various pressure transient techniques on permeability measurement of unconventional gas reservoirs, Transport in Porous Media, 2017.

15. Feng R, Harpalani S*, Pandey R; Evaluation of various pulse-decay laboratory permeability measurement technique for highly stressed coals, Rock Mechanics & Rock Engineering, 2016.

16. Pandey R, Harpalani S*, Feng R, Zhang J, Liang Y; Changes in gas storage and transport properties of coal as a result of enhanced microbial methane generation, Fuel, 2016.

17. Feng R, Harpalani S*, Pandey R; Laboratory measurement of stress dependent coal permeability using pulse-decay technique and flow modeling with gas depletion, Fuel, 2016.

18. Zhang J, Liang Y*, Pandey R, Harpalani S; Characterizing microbial communities dedicated for converting coal to methane in situ and ex situ, International Journal of Coal Geology, 2015.

19. Zhang J, Liang Y*, Yau P, Pandey R, Harpalani S; A metaproteomic approach for identifying proteins in anaerobic bioreactors converting coal to methane, International Journal of Coal Geology, Vol 146, 2015.

Research Projects

External Grants

1. Cross-Curricular Integration of Hands-On Ventilation and Data Science in Mining Education, (Anonymous Donor) PI, Total Grant: $20k

2. Central Appalachian Regional Depot for Industrial CO2 Abatement in Lone Star, Virginia (Project CARDINAL)(US DOE), Co-PI, Total Grant: $9M, Personal Responsibility: 10%.

3. Advancement ground control practices to enable effective management of geological and engineered rocks in mines (CDC NIOSH), PI, Total Grant: $1.25M + $107k Cost Share. (Project Terminated due to disbandment of NIOSH MINING)

4. Atlantic Coast CO2 Emissions Storage Sink (ACCESS) – (US DOE), Co-PI, Total Grant: $2.1M; Personal Responsibility: 15%.

5. Assessment of subsurface hydrogen storage in depleted gas fields of Appalachia (App-UHS) (US DOE), PI, Total Grant: $1.5M + $375k Cost Share.

6. Measurement of in-situ geomechanical properties using hydraulic techniques (CDC NIOSH), PI, Total Grant: $333,668.

7. Resource assessment of geological formations and mine waste for carbon dioxide mineralization in the US Mid-Atlantic (CAMP Mineralization) (US DOE), Co-PI, Total Grant: $1M; Personal Responsibility: 20%.

Internal Grants

8. Assessing geologic seal performance amid increased microbial activity for subsurface hydrogen storage, PI, Total Grant: $10k