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  1. Photo-poromechanics: An experimental method to visualize the effective stress field in fluid-filled granular media.
    W. Li, Y. Meng, B. K. Primkulov, and R. Juanes, Submitted for publication.

  2. Rheology of bacterial superfluids in viscous environments.
    J. Y. Y. Chui, C. Douarche, H. Auradou, and R. Juanes, Submitted for publication.

  3. Revisiting the classical experiment in earthquake control at the Rangely oil field, Colorado, 1970, using a coupled flow and geomechanical model.
    J. A. Silva, H. Byrne, A. Plesch, J. H. Shaw, and R. Juanes, Submitted for publication.

  4. Gravity fingering control on evaporation and deep drainage in a 3D porous medium.
    R. Liyanage, and R. Juanes, Submitted for publication.

  5. Wettability and Lenormand's diagram.
    B. K. Primkulov, A. A. Pahlavan, X. Fu, B. Zhao, C. W. MacMinn, and R. Juanes, Submitted for publication.

  6. A nonlocal physics-informed deep learning framework using the peridynamic differential operator.
    E. Haghighat, A. C. Bekar, E. Madenci, and R. Juanes, Submitted for publication. (arXiv:2006.00446)

  7. Crustal deformation and fault geometry control slow slip occurrence: the Guerrero Gap, Mexico.
    J. A. da Silva, W. B. Frank, M. Campillo, and R. Juanes, Submitted for publication.

  8. Impact of wetting on fracturing of granular media.
    M. Trojer, P. de Anna, and R. Juanes, Submitted for publication.

  9. Fingering instabilities during water infiltration in soil suggest higher resilience of water-stressed ecosystems.
    L. Cueto-Felgueroso, H. Gomez, and R. Juanes, Submitted for publication.

2021

  1. Influence of wetting on viscous fingering via Lattice Boltzmann simulations.
    P. Mora, G. Morra, D. Yuen, and R. Juanes, Transport in Porous Media, accepted, in press.

  2. A process-based approach to understanding and managing triggered seismicity.
    B. H. Hager, J. Dieterich, C. Frohlich, R. Juanes, S. Mantica, J. H. Shaw, F. Bottazzi, F. Caresani, D. Castineira, A. Cominelli, M. Meda, L. Osculati, S. Petroselli, and A. Plesch, Nature, accepted, in press.

  3. The impact of the geometry of the effective propped volume on the economic performance of shale gas well production.
    A. Soage, R. Juanes, I. Colominas, and L. Cueto-Felgueroso, Energies, accepted, in press.

  4. A physics-informed deep learning framework for inversion and surrogate modeling in solid mechanics.
    E. Haghighat, M. Raissi, A. Moure, H. Gomez, and R. Juanes, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 379, 113741 (2021), doi:10.1016/j.cma.2021.113741. (pdf).

  5. Optimal wetting angles in Lattice Boltzmann simulations of viscous fingering.
    P. Mora, G. Morra, D. Yuen, and R. Juanes, Transport in Porous Media, 136, 831-842 (2021), doi:10.1007/s11242-020-01541-7. (pdf).

  6. SciANN: A Keras/TensorFlow wrapper for scientific computations and physics-informed deep learning using artificial neural networks.
    E. Haghighat, and R. Juanes, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 373, 113552 (2021), doi:10.1016/j.cma.2020.113552. (pdf).

  7. Chemotaxis under flow disorder shapes microbial dispersion in porous media.
    P. de Anna, A. A. Pahlavan, Y. Yawata, R. Stocker, and R. Juanes, Nature Physics, 17, 68-73 (2021), doi:10.1038/s41567-020-1002-x (pdf; Supplementary Information (~100MB)).

2020

  1. Crustal fingering facilitates free-gas methane migration through the hydrate stability zone.
    X. Fu, J. Jimenez-Martinez, T. P. Nguyen, J. W. Carey, H. Viswanathan, L. Cueto-Felgueroso, and R. Juanes, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 117(50), 31660-31664 (2020), doi:10.1073/pnas.2011064117. (pdf).
    * News Coverage: MIT News, Physics Today

  2. Multiphase flow and granular mechanics.
    R. Juanes, Y. Meng, and B. K. Primkulov, Physical Review Fluids, 5, 110516 (2020), doi:10.1103/PhysRevFluids.5.110516. (pdf).
    * An article in the collection 2020 Invited Papers, associated with the invited talks presented at the 72st Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics.

  3. Characterizing dissipation in fluid–fluid displacement using constant-rate spontaneous imbibition.
    B. K. Primkulov, J. Y. Y. Chui, A. A. Pahlavan, C. W. MacMinn, and R. Juanes, Physical Review Letters, 125, 174503 (2020), doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.174503. (pdf).

  4. A continuum model of unstable infiltration in porous media endowed with an entropy function.
    A. Beljadid, L. Cueto-Felgueroso, and R. Juanes, Advances in Water Resources, 144, 103684 (2020), doi:10.1016/j.advwatres.2020.103684. (pdf).

  5. Understanding rate effects in injection-induced earthquakes.
    M. Alghannam, and R. Juanes, Nature Communications, 11, 3053 (2020), doi:10.1038/s41467-020-16860-y. (pdf).

  6. The groundbreaking experiment in earthquake control at Rangely, Colorado, revisited.
    H. Byrne, J. A. da Silva, A. Plesch, R. Juanes, and J. H. Shaw, Geophysical Research Letters, 47, e2020GL088257 (2020), doi:10.1029/2020GL088257. (pdf).

  7. A viscoplastic model of creep in shale.
    E. Haghighat, F. S. Rassouli, M. D. Zoback, and R. Juanes, Geophysics, 85(3), MR155-MR166 (2020), doi:10.1190/geo2018-0700.1. (pdf).

  8. Jamming transition and emergence of fracturing in wet granular media.
    Y. Meng, B. K. Primkulov, Z. Yang, C. Y. Kwok, and R. Juanes, Physical Review Research, 2, 022012 (2020), doi:10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.022012. (pdf).

  9. Interplay between fingering instabilities and initial soil moisture in solute transport through the vadose zone.
    L. Cueto-Felgueroso, M. J. Suarez-Navarro, X. Fu, and R. Juanes, Water, 12, 917 (2020), doi:10.3390/w12030917. (pdf).

  10. Numerical simulation of unstable preferential flow during water infiltration into heterogeneous dry soil.
    L. Cueto-Felgueroso, M. J. Suarez-Navarro, X. Fu, and R. Juanes, Water, 12, 909 (2020), doi:10.3390/w12030909. (pdf).

  11. Hand-hygiene mitigation strategies against global disease spreading through the air transportation network.
    C. Nicolaides, D. Avraam, L. Cueto-Felgueroso, M. C. Gonzalez, and R. Juanes, Risk Analysis, 40(4), 723-740 (2020), doi:10.1111/risa.13438. (pdf).
    * News coverage: MIT News, Society of Risk Analysis (press release), World Economic Forum, CNBC, USA Today, The Atlantic, The Washington Times, CBS Boston (video), The Telegraph (UK), The Independent (UK), Metro (UK), Express (UK), Daily Mail (UK), Medical XPress, MedicalNews Today, Times of India, Focus (Italy), WIRED (Italy), Consumer Affairs, Deutsches Arzteblatt (Germany), El Agora (Spain), El Confidencial (Spain)

  12. Spin coating of capillary tubes.
    B. K. Primkulov, A. A. Pahlavan, L. Bourouiba, J. W. M. Bush, and R. Juanes, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 886, A30 (2020), doi:10.1017/jfm.2019.1072. (pdf).

2019

  1. Signatures of fluid-fluid displacement in porous media: Wettability, patterns, and pressures.
    B. K. Primkulov, A. A. Pahlavan, X. Fu, B. Zhao, C. W. MacMinn, and R. Juanes, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 875, R4 (2019), doi:10.1017/jfm.2019.554. (pdf).

  2. Impact of confining stress on capillary pressure behavior during drainage through rough fractures.
    J. A. da Silva, P. K. Kang, Z. Yang, L. Cueto-Felgueroso, and R. Juanes, Geophysical Research Letters, 46, 7424–7436 (2019), doi:10.1029/2019GL082744. (pdf).

  3. Comprehensive comparison of pore-scale models for multiphase flow in porous media.
    B. Zhao, C. W. MacMinn, B. K. Primkulov, Y. Chen, A. J. Valocchi, J. Zhao, Q. Kang, K. Bruning, J. E. McClure, C. T. Miller, A. Fakhari, D. Bolster, T. Hiller, M. Brinkmann, L. Cueto-Felgueroso, D. A. Cogswell, R. Verma, M. Prodanovic, J. Maes, S. Geiger, M. Vassvik, A. Hansen, E. Segre, R. Holtzman, Z. Yang, C. Yuan, B. Chareyre, and R. Juanes, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 120, 13799–13806 (2019), doi:10.1073/pnas.1901619116. (pdf; Supplementary Material (60 MB))

  4. Restoring universality to the pinch-off of a bubble.
    A. A. Pahlavan, H. A. Stone, G. H. McKinley, and R. Juanes, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 120, 13780–13784 (2019), doi:10.1073/pnas.1819744116. (pdf, Video 1, Video 2)

  5. Xenon hydrate as an analogue of methane hydrate in geologic systems out of thermodynamic equilibrium.
    X. Fu, W. F. Waite, L. Cueto-Felgueroso, and R. Juanes, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 20, 2462–2472 (2019), doi:110.1029/2019GC008250 (pdf).

  6. Stress-induced anomalous transport in natural fracture networks.
    P. K. Kang, Q. Lei, M. Dentz, and R. Juanes, Water Resources Research, 55, 4163–4185 (2019) doi:110.1029/2019WR024944 (pdf).

2018

  1. Pore geometry control of apparent wetting in porous media.
    H. S. Rabbani, B. Zhao, R. Juanes, and N. Shokri, Scientific Reports, 8, 15729 (2018), doi:10.1038/s41598-018-34146-8 (pdf).

  2. Quasi-static fluid-fluid displacement in porous media: invasion-percolation through a wetting transition.
    B. K. Primkulov, S. Talman, K. Khaleghi, A. Shokri, R. Chalaturnyk, B. Zhao, C. W. MacMinn, and R. Juanes, Physical Review Fluids, 3, 104001 (2018), doi:10.1103/PhysRevFluids.3.104001 (pdf).

  3. Pore-scale modeling of phase change in porous media.
    L. Cueto-Felgueroso, X. Fu, and R. Juanes, Physical Review Fluids, 3, 084302 (2018), doi:10.1103/PhysRevFluids.3.084302 (pdf).

  4. Thin films in partial wetting: stability, dewetting and coarsening.
    A. A. Pahlavan, L. Cueto-Felgueroso, A. E. Hosoi, G. H. McKinley, and R. Juanes, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 845, 642-681 (2018), doi:10.1017/jfm.2018.255 (pdf).

  5. Nonequilibrium thermodynamics of hydrate growth on a gas–liquid interface.
    X. Fu, L. Cueto-Felgueroso, and R. Juanes, Physical Review Letters, 120, 144501 (2018), doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.144501 (pdf).
    * Featured as Editor's Suggestion

  6. Phase-field model of hydraulic fracturing in poroelastic media: fracture propagation, arrest and branching under fluid injection and extraction.
    D. Santillan, R. Juanes, and L. Cueto-Felgueroso, Journal of Geophysical Research - Solid Earth, 123 (2018), doi:10.1002/2017JB014740 (pdf).

  7. Morphodynamics of fluid-fluid displacement in 3D deformable granular media.
    M.-J. Dalbe, and R. Juanes, Physical Review Applied, 9, 024028 (2018), doi:10.1103/PhysRevApplied.9.024028 (pdf).

  8. Forced wetting transition and bubble pinch-off in a capillary tube.
    B. Zhao, A. Alizadeh Pahlavan, L. Cueto-Felgueroso, and R. Juanes, Physical Review Letters, 120, 084501 (2018), doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.084501 (pdf).

  9. Two sides of a fault: grain-scale analysis of pore pressure control on fault slip.
    Z. Yang and R. Juanes, Physical Review E, 97, 022906 (2018), doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.97.022906 (pdf).

  10. Wettability control of droplet durotaxis.
    J. Bueno, Y. Bazilevs, R. Juanes, and H. Gomez, Soft Matter, 14, 1417-1426 (2018), doi:10.1039/C7SM01917C (pdf).

  11. Inferring fault frictional and reservoir hydraulic properties from injection-induced seismicity.
    J. Jagalur-Mohan, B. Jha, Z. Wang, R. Juanes, and Y. Marzouk, Geophysical Research Letters, 45(3), 1313–1320 (2018), doi:10.1002/2017GL075925 (pdf).

2017

  1. Prediction of low velocity distribution from pore structure in simple porous media.
    P. de Anna, B. Quaife, G. Biros, and R. Juanes, Physical Review Fluids, 2, 124103 (2017), doi:10.1103/PhysRevFluids.2.12410 (pdf).

  2. Viscous fingering with partially miscible fluids.
    X. Fu, L. Cueto-Felgueroso, and R. Juanes, Physical Review Fluids, 2, 104001 (2017), doi:10.1103/PhysRevFluids.2.104001 (pdf).

  3. Maximizing the value of pressure data in saline aquifer characterization.
    S. Yoon, J. R. Williams, R. Juanes, and P. K. Kang, Advances in Water Resources, 109, 14-28 (2017), doi:10.1016/j.advwatres.2017.08.019 (pdf).

  4. Improved characterization of heterogeneous permeability in saline aquifers from transient pressure data during freshwater injection.
    P. K. Kang, J. Lee, X. Fu, S. Lee, P. K. Kitanidis, and R. Juanes, Water Resources Research, 53(5), 4444–4458 (2017), doi:10.1002/2016WR020089. (pdf).

  5. Persistence of bubble outlets in soft, methane-generating sediments.
    B. Scandella, K. Delwiche, H. Hemond, and R. Juanes, Journal of Geophysical Research - Biogeosciences, 122, 1298-1320 (2017), doi:10.1002/2016jg003717. (pdf; Data description and access to datasets)

  6. Anomalous transport in disordered fracture networks: Spatial Markov model for dispersion with variable injection modes.
    P. K. Kang, M. Dentz, T. Le Borgne, S. Lee, and R. Juanes, Advances in Water Resources, 106, 80-94 (2017), doi:10.1016/j.advwatres.2017.03.024. (pdf).

  7. Phase-field model of fluid-driven fracture in elastic media: immersed-fracture formulation and validation with analytical solutions.
    D. Santillan, R. Juanes, and L. Cueto-Felgueroso, Journal of Geophysical Research - Solid Earth, 122(4), 2565-2589 (2017), doi:10.1002/2016JB013572. (pdf).

Droplet motion by tensotaxis

  1. Droplet motion driven by tensotaxis.
    J. Bueno, Y. Bazilevs, R. Juanes, and H. Gomez, Extreme Mechanics Letters, 13, 10-16 (2017), doi:10.1016/j.eml.2017.01.004. (pdf)

2016

  1. Thermodynamic coarsening arrested by viscous fingering in partially-miscible binary mixtures.
    X. Fu, L. Cueto-Felgueroso, and R. Juanes, Physical Review E, 94, 033111 (2016), doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.94.033111. (pdf)

  2. Emergence of anomalous transport in stressed rough fractures.
    P. K. Kang, S. Brown, and R. Juanes, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 454, 46-54 (2016), doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2016.08.033. (pdf)

Wettability control on multiphase flow

  1. Wettability control on multiphase flow in patterned microfluidics.
    B. Zhao, C. W. MacMinn, and R. Juanes, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 113(37), 10251-10256 (2016), doi:10.1073/pnas.1603387113. (pdf)

  2. Were the May 2012 Emilia-Romagna earthquakes induced? A coupled flow-geomechanics modeling assessment.
    R. Juanes, B. Jha, B. H. Hager, J. H. Shaw, A. Plesch, L. Astiz, J. H. Dieterich, C. Frohlich, Geophysical Research Letters, 43(13), 6891-6897 (2016), doi:10.1002/2016GL069284. (pdf, Supporting Information)

  3. Ephemerality of discrete methane vents in lake sediments.
    B. P. Scandella, L. Pillsbury, T. Weber, C. Ruppel, H. F. Hemond, R. Juanes, Geophysical Research Letters, 43(9), 4374-4381 (2016), doi:10.1002/2016GL068668. (pdf)

  4. A discrete-domain description of multiphase flow in porous media: Rugged energy landscapes and the origin of hysteresis.
    L. Cueto-Felgueroso, and R. Juanes, Geophysical Research Letters, 43(4), 1615–1622 (2016), doi:10.1002/2015GL067015. (pdf)

  5. Self-organization of network dynamics into local quantized states.
    C. Nicolaides, R. Juanes, and L. Cueto-Felgueroso, Scientific Reports, 6, 21360 (2016), doi:10.1038/srep21360. (pdf)

  6. Sequential approach to joint flow-seismic inversion for improved characterization of fractured media.
    P. K. Kang, Y. Zheng, X. Fang, R. Wojcik, D. McLaughlin, S. Brown, M. C. Fehler, D. R. Burns, and R. Juanes,
    Water Resources Research, 52(2), 903–919 (2016), doi:10.1002/2015WR017412. (pdf)

2015

  1. Interface evolution during radial miscible viscous fingering.
    J. Y. Y. Chui, P. de Anna, and R. Juanes, Physical Review E, 92, 041003(R) (2015), doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.92.041003. (pdf)

  2. Reservoir characterization in an underground gas storage field using joint inversion of flow and geodetic data.
    B. Jha, F. Bottazzi, R. Wojcik, M. Coccia, N. Bechor, D. McLaughlin, T. A. Herring, B. H. Hager, S. Mantica, R. Juanes, International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 39(4), 1619-1638 (2015), doi:10.1002/nag.2427. (pdf)

  3. Anomalous transport on regular fracture networks: impact of conductivity heterogeneity and mixing at fracture intersections.
    P. K. Kang, M. Dentz, T. Le Borgne, and R. Juanes, Physical Review E, 92, 022148 (2015), doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.92.022148. (pdf)

Thin film flows in partial wetting

  1. Thin films in partial wetting: internal selection of contact-line dynamics.
    A. Alizadeh Pahlavan, L. Cueto-Felgueroso, G. H. McKinley, and R. Juanes, Physical Review Letters, 115, 034502 (2015), doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.034502. (pdf)
    * Featured as Physics Focus article

  2. Stabilizing fluid-fluid displacements in porous media through wettability alteration.
    M. Trojer, M. L. Szulczewski, and R. Juanes, Physical Review Applied, 3, 054008 (2015), doi:10.1103/PhysRevApplied.3.054008. (pdf).

  3. Regime shifts in bistable water-stressed ecosystems due to amplification of stochastic rainfall patterns.
    L. Cueto-Felgueroso, M. Dentz and R. Juanes, Physical Review E, 91, 052148 (2015), doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.91.052148. (pdf).

  4. Impact of viscous fingering and permeability heterogeneity on fluid mixing in porous media.
    C. Nicolaides, B. Jha, L. Cueto-Felgueroso, and R. Juanes, Water Resources Research, 51(4), 2634-2647 (2015), doi:10.1002/2014WR015811. (pdf).

  5. Numerical sensitivity analysis of density driven CO2 convection with respect to different modeling and boundary conditions.
    S. Chevalier, T. F. Faisal, Y. Bernabe, R. Juanes, and M. Sassi, Heat and Mass Transfer, 51(7), 941-952 (2015), doi:10.1007/s00231-014-1466-2. (pdf)

  6. Impact of velocity correlation and distribution on transport in fractured media: field evidence and theoretical model.
    P. K. Kang, T. Le Borgne, M. Dentz, O. Bour, and R. Juanes, Water Resources Research, 51(2), 940-959 (2015), doi:10.1002/2014WR015799. (pdf).

  7. Rock dissolution patterns and geochemical shutdown of CO2-brine-carbonate reactions during convective mixing in porous media.
    X. Fu, L. Cueto-Felgueroso, D. Bolster and R. Juanes, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 726, 296-315 (2015), doi:10.1017/jfm.2014.647. (pdf).

  8. Quantitative and qualitative study of density driven CO2 mass transfer in a vertical Hele-Shaw cell.
    T. F. Faisal, S. Chevalier, Y. Bernabe, R. Juanes, and M. Sassi, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 81, 901-914 (2015), doi:10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2014.11.017. (pdf)

  9. Two fluid flow in a capillary tube.
    M. Strait, M. Shearer, R. Levy, L. Cueto-Felgueroso and R. Juanes, Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics, 109, 149-161 (2015), doi:10.1007/978-3-319-11125-4_14. (pdf).

2014

  1. Coupled modeling of multiphase flow and fault poromechanics during geologic CO2 storage.
    B. Jha and R. Juanes, Energy Procedia, 63, 3313-3329 (2014). (pdf).

  2. Residual trapping, solubility trapping and capillary pinning complement each other to limit CO2 migration in deep saline aquifers.
    B. Zhao, C. W. MacMinn, and R. Juanes, Energy Procedia, 63, 3833-3839 (2014). (pdf).

  3. Numerical sensitivity analysis of density driven CO2 convection with respect to different modeling and boundary conditions.
    S. Chevalier, T. F. Faisal, Y. Bernabe, R. Juanes, and M. Sassi, Heat and Mass Transfer (2014), doi:10.1007/s00231-014-1466-2. (pdf)

  4. A phase-field model of two-phase Hele-Shaw flow.
    L. Cueto-Felgueroso and R. Juanes, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 758, 522-552 (2014), doi:10.1017/jfm.2014.512 (pdf).

  5. Pore-scale intermittent velocity structure underpinning anomalous transport through 3D porous media.
    P. K. Kang, P. de Anna, J. P. Nunes, B. Bijeljic, M. J. Blunt, and R. Juanes, Geophysical Research Letters, 41(17), 6184-6190 (2014), doi:10.1002/2014GL061475. (pdf)

  6. Capillary pinning and blunting of immiscible gravity currents in porous media.
    B. Zhao, C. W. MacMinn, H. E. Huppert and R. Juanes, Water Resources Research, 50(9), 7067-7081 (2014), doi:10.1002/2014WR015335. (pdf).

  7. Coupled multiphase flow and poromechanics: a computational model of pore-pressure effects on fault slip and earthquake triggering.
    B. Jha and R. Juanes, Water Resources Research, 50(5), 3776-3808 (2014), doi:10.1002/2013WR015175. (pdf, Supp. Info text, Supp. Video 1, Supp. Video 2)

  8. Theoretical analysis of how pressure buildup and CO2 migration can both constrain storage capacity in deep saline aquifers.
    M. L. Szulczewski, C. W. MacMinn and R. Juanes, International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 23, 113-118 (2014), doi:10.1016/j.ijggc.2014.02.006. (pdf)

  9. Characterization of the crossover from capillary invasion to viscous fingering to fracturing during drainage in a vertical 2D porous medium.
    A. Islam, S. Chevalier, I. Ben Salem, Y. Bernabe, R. Juanes, and M. Sassi, International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 58, 279-291 (2014), doi:10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2013.10.002. (pdf)

2013

  1. Forecasting long-term gas production from shale.
    L. Cueto-Felgueroso and R. Juanes, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 110(49), 19660–19661 (2013), doi:10.1073/pnas.1319578110. (pdf)

  2. Rigorous coupling of geomechanics and multiphase flow with strong capillarity.
    J. Kim, H. A. Tchelepi and R. Juanes, SPE Journal, 18(6), 1123-1139 (2013), doi:10.2118/141268-PA. (pdf)

Special issue on Geologic CO2 Sequestration

  1. Editorial: Special issue on computational methods in geologic CO2 sequestration.
    R. Juanes and H. Class, Advances in Water Resources, 62, 353-355 (2013), doi:10.1016/j.advwatres.2013.10.012. (pdf)

  2. Dynamics of convective dissolution from a migrating current of carbon dioxide.
    J. J. Hidalgo, C. W. MacMinn and R. Juanes, Advances in Water Resources, 62, 511-519 (2013), doi:10.1016/j.advwatres.2013.06.013. (pdf)

CO2 dissolution from geologic traps

  1. Carbon dioxide dissolution in structural and stratigraphic traps.
    M. L. Szulczewski, M. A. Hesse, and R. Juanes, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 736, 287-315 (2013), doi:10.1017/jfm.2013.511. (pdf)
    * Journal cover
    * Spotlight: Focus on Fluids article by Diogo Bolster.

  2. Pattern formation and coarsening dynamics in three-dimensional convective mixing in porous media.
    X. Fu, L. Cueto-Felgueroso, and R. Juanes, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, 371, 20120355 (2013), doi:10.1098/rsta.2012.0355. (pdf; Videos)

  3. Synergetic fluid mixing from viscous fingering and alternating injection.
    B. Jha, L. Cueto-Felgueroso, and R. Juanes, Physical Review Letters, 111, 144501 (2013), doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.144501. (pdf; Videos)

  4. The price of anarchy in mobility-driven contagion dynamics.
    C. Nicolaides, L. Cueto-Felgueroso, and R. Juanes, Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 10(87), 20130495 (2013), doi:10.1098/rsif.2013.0495. (pdf)
    * News Coverage: MIT Homepage Spotlight, MIT News, NPR, Fox News, LiveScience, Science World Report, BostInno, Business Insider, Yahoo News, ScienceDaily, Medical News Today, MedicalXpress, R&D Magazine, ScienceBlog, Bioscience Technology

  5. Buoyant currents arrested by convective dissolution.
    C. W. MacMinn and R. Juanes, Geophysical Research Letters, 40(10), 2017-2022 (2013), doi:10.1002/grl.50473. (pdf; auxiliary material; auxiliary videos)

  6. The evolution of miscible gravity currents in horizontal porous layers.
    M. L. Szulczewski and R. Juanes, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 719, 82-96 (2013), doi:10.1017/jfm.2012.631. (pdf)

  7. Interface pinning of immiscible gravity-exchange flows in porous media.
    B. Zhao, C. W. MacMinn, M. L. Szulczewski, J. A. Neufeld, H. E. Huppert, and R. Juanes, Physical Review E, 87, 023015 (2013), doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.87.023015. (pdf)

  8. Three-dimensional simulation of unstable gravity-driven infiltration of water into a porous medium.
    H. Gomez, L. Cueto-Felgueroso, and R. Juanes, Journal of Computational Physics, 238, 217-239 (2013), doi:10.1016/j.jcp.2012.12.018. (pdf)

2012

  1. Scaling of convective mixing in porous media.
    J. J. Hidalgo, J. Fe, L. Cueto-Felgueroso and R. Juanes, Physical Review Letters, 109, 264503 (2012), doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.264503. (pdf)

  2. No geologic evidence that seismicity causes fault leakage that would render large-scale carbon capture and storage unsuccessful.
    R. Juanes, B. H. Hager, and H. J. Herzog, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 109(52), E3623 (2012), doi:10.1073/pnas.1215026109. (pdf)

  3. A metric of influential spreading during contagion dynamics through the air transportation network.
    C. Nicolaides, L. Cueto-Felgueroso, M. C. Gonzalez and R. Juanes, PLoS ONE, 7(7), e40961 (2012), doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0040961. (Link to paper (open access)).
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  4. Capillary fracturing in granular media.
    R. Holtzman, M. L. Szulczewski, and R. Juanes, Physical Review Letters, 108, 264504 (2012), doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.264504. (pdf; Supp. Mat.)
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Trapping and dissolution

  1. Lifetime of carbon capture and storage as a climate-change mitigation technology.
    M. L. Szulczewski, C. W. MacMinn, H. J. Herzog and R. Juanes, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 109(14), 5185-5189 (2012), doi:10.1073/pnas.1115347109. (Cover story; Link to paper; pdf; Suppl. Mat.).
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  2. Macroscopic phase-field model of partial wetting: bubbles in a capillary tube.
    L. Cueto-Felgueroso and R. Juanes, Physical Review Letters, 108, 144502 (2012), doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.144502. (pdf)

2011

  1. Quantifying mixing in viscously unstable porous media flows.
    B. Jha, L. Cueto-Felgueroso and R. Juanes, Physical Review E, 84, 066312 (2011), doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.84.066312. (pdf)
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  2. CO2 migration in saline aquifers. Part 2: Capillary and solubility trapping.
    C. W. MacMinn, M. L. Szulczewski and R. Juanes, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 688, 321-351 (2011), doi:10.1017/jfm.2011.379. (pdf)

  3. Spatial Markov model of anomalous transport through random lattice networks.
    P. K. Kang, M. Dentz, T. Le Borgne and R. Juanes, Physical Review Letters, 107, 180602 (2011), doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.180602. (pdf)

  4. X-ray computed-tomography imaging of gas migration in water-saturated sediments: from capillary invasion to conduit opening.
    J.-H. Choi, Y. Seol, R. Boswell and R. Juanes, Geophysical Research Letters, 38, L17310 (2011), doi:10.1029/2011GL048513. (pdf)

  5. Thermodynamic and hydrodynamic constraints on overpressure caused by hydrate dissociation: a pore-scale model.
    R. Holtzman and R. Juanes, Geophysical Research Letters, 38, L14308 (2011), doi:10.1029/2011GL047937. (pdf; auxiliary material; auxiliary videos)

Fluid mixing from viscous fingering

  1. Fluid mixing from viscous fingering.
    B. Jha, L. Cueto-Felgueroso and R. Juanes, Physical Review Letters, 106, 194502 (2011), doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.194502. (pdf; Supplemental videos)
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  2. A conduit dilation model of methane venting from lake sediments.
    B. P. Scandella, C. Varadharajan, H. F. Hemond, C. Ruppel and R. Juanes, Geophysical Research Letters, 38, L06408 (2011), doi:10.1029/2011GL046768. (pdf; Suppl. Fig. 1; Suppl. Fig. 2)

  3. Stability, accuracy and efficiency of sequential methods for coupled flow and geomechanics.
    J. Kim, H. A. Tchelepi and R. Juanes, SPE Journal, 16(2), 249-262 (2011). (pdf)

  4. Stability and convergence of sequential methods for coupled flow and geomechanics: Drained and undrained splits.
    J. Kim, H. A. Tchelepi and R. Juanes, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 200, 2094-2116 (2011), doi:10.1016/j.cma.2011.02.011. (pdf)

  5. Stability and convergence of sequential methods for coupled flow and geomechanics: Fixed-stress and fixed-strain splits.
    J. Kim, H. A. Tchelepi and R. Juanes, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 200, 1591-1606 (2011), doi:10.1016/j.cma.2010.12.022. (pdf)

  6. Predictability of anomalous transport on lattice networks with quenched disorder.
    P. K. Kang, M. Dentz and R. Juanes, Physical Review E, 83(3), 030101(R) (2011), doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.83.030101. (pdf)

2010

  1. Anomalous physical transport in complex networks.
    C. Nicolaides, L. Cueto-Felgueroso and R. Juanes, Physical Review E, 82(5), 055101(R) (2010), doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.82.055101. (pdf)

  2. CO2 migration in saline aquifers. Part 1: Capillary trapping under slope and groundwater flow.
    C. W. MacMinn, M. L. Szulczewski and R. Juanes, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 662, 329-351 (2010), doi:10.1017/S0022112010003319. (pdf)

  3. Crossover from fingering to fracturing in deformable disordered media.
    R. Holtzman and R. Juanes, Physical Review E, 82(4), 046305 (2010), doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.82.046305. (pdf)

  4. The footprint of the CO2 plume during carbon dioxide storage in saline aquifers: storage efficiency for capillary trapping at the basin scale.
    R. Juanes, C. W. MacMinn, and M. L. Szulczewski, Transport in Porous Media, 82(1):19-30 (2010), doi:10.1007/s11242-009-9420-3. (pdf)

2009

  1. Post-injection spreading and trapping of CO2 in saline aquifers: Impact of the plume shape at the end of injection.
    C. W. MacMinn and R. Juanes, Computational Geosciences, 13:483–491 (2009), doi:10.1007/s10596-009-9147-9. (pdf)

  2. A phase-field model of unsaturated flow.
    L. Cueto-Felgueroso and R. Juanes, Water Resources Research, 45, W10409 (2009), doi:10.1029/2009WR007945. (pdf)

  3. Preferential mode of gas invasion in sediments: grain-scale mechanistic model of coupled multiphase fluid flow and sediment mechanics
    A. K. Jain and R. Juanes, Journal of Geophysical Research, 114, B08101 (2009), doi:10.1029/2008JB006002. (pdf; Movies of fracture initiation and propagation)
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  4. Adaptive rational spectral methods for the linear stability analysis of nonlinear fourth-order problems.
    L. Cueto-Felgueroso and R. Juanes, Journal of Computational Physics, 228:6536-6552 (2009), doi:10.1016/j.jcp.2009.05.045. (pdf)

  5. Stability analysis of a phase-field model of gravity-driven unsaturated flow through porous media.
    L. Cueto-Felgueroso and R. Juanes, Physical Review E, 79(3), 036301 (2009), doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.79.036301. (pdf)

  6. Unified formulation for high-order streamline tracing on two-dimensional unstructured grids.
    R. Juanes and S. F. Matringe, Journal of Scientific Computing, 38(1): 50-73 (2009), doi:10.1007/s10915-008-9228-2. (pdf)

2008

  1. Nonlocal interface dynamics and pattern formation in gravity-driven unsaturated flow through porous media.
    L. Cueto-Felgueroso and R. Juanes, Physical Review Letters, 101(24), 244504 (2008), doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.244504. (pdf)
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  2. Tracing streamlines on unstructured grids from finite volume discretizations.
    S. F. Matringe, R. Juanes and H. A. Tchelepi, SPE Journal, 13(4): 423-431 (2008), doi:10.2118/103295-PA. (pdf)

  3. A new model of trapping and relative permeability hysteresis for all wettability characteristics.
    E. J. Spiteri, R. Juanes, M. J. Blunt, and F. M. Orr, Jr., SPE Journal, 13(3): 277-288 (2008), doi:10.2118/96448-PA. (pdf)

  4. Special Issue on Multiscale Methods for Flow and Transport in Heterogeneous Porous Media.
    R. Juanes and H. A. Tchelepi, Computational Geosciences, 12(3):255-256 (2008), doi:10.1007/s10596-008-9084-z. (pdf)

  5. A locally-conservative variational multiscale method for the simulation of flow in porous media with multiscale source terms.
    R. Juanes and F.-X. Dub, Computational Geosciences, 12(3):273-295 (2008), doi:10.1007/s10596-007-9070-x. (pdf)

  6. A robust negative flash based on a parameterization of the tie-line field.
    R. Juanes, Fluid Phase Equilibria, 267:6-17 (2008), doi:10.1016/j.fluid.2008.02.009. (pdf)

  7. Nonequilibrium effects in models of three-phase flow in porous media.
    R. Juanes, Advances in Water Resources, 31:661-673 (2008), doi:10.1016/j.advwatres.2007.12.005. (pdf)

  8. Nonmonotonic traveling wave solutions of infiltration in porous media.
    D. A. DiCarlo, R. Juanes, T. LaForce, and T. P. Witelski, Water Resources Research, 44, W02406 (2008), doi:10.1029/2007WR005975. (pdf)

  9. Numerical modeling of multiphase first-contact miscible flows. Part 2. Front-tracking/streamline simulation.
    R. Juanes and K.-A. Lie, Transport in Porous Media, 72(1):97-120 (2008), doi:10.1007/s11242-007-9139-y. (pdf)

2007

  1. A locally conservative finite element framework for the simulation of coupled flow and reservoir geomechanics.
    B. Jha and R. Juanes, Acta Geotechnica, 2(3):139-153 (2007), doi:10.1007/s11440-007-0033-0. (pdf)

  2. Impact of viscous fingering on the prediction of optimum WAG ratio.
    R. Juanes and M. J. Blunt, SPE Journal, 12(4):486-495, (2007), doi:10.2118/99721-PA. (pdf)

  3. Streamline tracing on general triangular or quadrilateral grids.
    S. F. Matringe, R. Juanes, and H. A. Tchelepi, SPE Journal, 12(2):217-223 (2007), doi:10.2118/96411-PA. (pdf)

  4. Numerical modeling of multiphase first-contact miscible flows. Part 1. Analytical Riemann solver.
    R. Juanes and K.-A. Lie, Transport in Porous Media, 67(3):375-393 (2007), doi:10.1007/s11242-006-9031-1. (pdf)

2006

  1. Impact of relative permeability hysteresis on geological CO2 storage.
    R. Juanes, E. J. Spiteri, F. M. Orr, Jr., and M. J. Blunt. Water Resources Research, 42, W12418 (2006), doi:10.1029/2005WR004806. (pdf; Model description and input decks for Eclipse 100)
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  2. Robust streamline tracing for the simulation of porous media flow on general triangular and quadrilateral grids.
    S. F. Matringe, R. Juanes, and H. A. Tchelepi, Journal of Computational Physics, 219(2):992-1012 (2006), doi:10.1016/j.jcp.2006.07.004. (pdf)

  3. An experimental and numerical investigation of crossflow effects in two-phase displacements.
    Y. Cinar, R. Berenblyum, K. Jessen, R. Juanes, and F. M. Orr, Jr., SPE Journal, 11(2):216-226 (2006). (pdf)

  4. Analytical solutions to multiphase first-contact miscible models with viscous fingering.
    R. Juanes and M. J. Blunt, Transport in Porous Media, 64(3):339-373 (2006). (pdf)

  5. Impact of relative permeability hysteresis on the numerical simulation of WAG injection.
    E. J. Spiteri and R. Juanes, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 50(2):115-139 (2006). (pdf)

2005 and earlier

  1. A front-tracking method for the simulation of three-phase flow in porous media.
    K.-A. Lie and R. Juanes, Computational Geosciences, 9(1):29-59 (2005). (pdf)

  2. Determination of the wave structure of the three-phase flow Riemann problem.
    R. Juanes, Transport in Porous Media, 60(2):135-139 (2005). (pdf)

  3. A variational multiscale finite element method for multiphase flow in porous media.
    R. Juanes, Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, 41(7-8):763-777 (2005). (pdf)

  4. Multiscale-stabilized solutions to one-dimensional systems of conservations laws.
    R. Juanes and T. W. Patzek, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 194(25-26):2781-2805 (2005). (pdf)

  5. Three-phase displacement theory: An improved description of relative permeabilities.
    R. Juanes and T. W. Patzek, SPE Journal, 9(3):302-313 (2004). (pdf)

  6. Relative permeabilities for strictly hyperbolic models of three-phase flow in porous media.
    R. Juanes and T. W. Patzek, Transport in Porous Media, 57(2):125-152 (2004). (pdf)

  7. Multiscale-stabilized finite element methods for miscible and immiscible flow in porous media.
    R. Juanes and T. W. Patzek, Journal of Hydraulic Research, Special issue: Bridging the gap between measurement and modeling in heterogeneous media, 42(Sp.Iss.):131-140 (2004). (pdf)

  8. Analytical solution to the Riemann problem of three-phase flow in porous media.
    R. Juanes and T. W. Patzek, Transport in Porous Media, 55(1):47-70 (2004). (pdf)

  9. A general and efficient formulation of fractures and boundary conditions in the finite element method.
    R. Juanes, J. Samper and J. Molinero, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 54(12):1751-1774 (2002). (pdf)

  10. Numerical modeling of the transient hydrogeological response produced by tunnel construction in fractured bedrocks.
    J. Molinero, J. Samper and R. Juanes, Engineering Geology, 64(4):369-386 (2002). (pdf)

  11. A general and efficient formulation of fractures and boundary conditions in the F.E.M.: II. Synthetic cases (in Spanish with abstract in English).
    R. Juanes and J. Samper, Revista Internacional de Metodos Numericos para Calculo y Diseno en Ingenieria, 17(1):61-82 (2001). (pdf)

  12. A general and efficient formulation of fractures and boundary conditions in the F.E.M.: I. Theoretical aspects (in Spanish with abstract in English).
    R. Juanes and J. Samper, Revista Internacional de Metodos Numericos para Calculo y Diseno en Ingenieria, 16(4):471-491 (2000). (pdf)

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