Juanes Research Group
We study the physics of multiphase fluid flow in porous media.
We apply our theoretical, computational and experimental research
to a variety of energy-driven geophysical problems, such as
geological carbon sequestration, methane hydrates, and petroleum recovery
Recent News
[Oct 5 - 7, 2009] Work on nonequilibrium physics of multiphase flow, and origin of gravity fingering during infiltration, presented at the Intl. Conference on Nonlinearities and Upscaling in Porous Media
[Sep 2, 2009] Paper in Journal of Geophysical Research elucidates model for escape of underground methane (MIT News; On Balance Newsletter; EurekAlert!; Science Daily; PhysOrg; Green Car Congress; Save The Planet News)
[Aug 3 - 7, 2009] Work on CO2 plume migration and storage capacity presented at the Intl. Workshop on Modeling and Risk Assessment of Geological Storage of CO2
Announcements
[July 26-28, 2010] Ruben Juanes and Howard Herzog will offer the second edition of the Summer short course on Carbon Capture and Storage: Science, Technology and Policy, through the MIT Professional Institute