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Brian Ellis
Expertise
- Physical — Geomorphology — Mapping technologies
- Human Dimensions — Water Infrastructure — Wastewater engineering and management
- Human Dimensions — Water Quality Policy and Management — Federal policy and strategies
Education / Outreach Target Audience
- Bachelors students
- Masters / PhD students
Professional Focus
My research interests cover topics related to the sustainable and safe development of emerging energy technologies. Included among these activities are geologic storage of CO2 and large-scale hydraulic fracturing of unconventional oil/gas reservoirs. We examine important water-rock interactions that occur in these subsurface systems through a combination of experimental studies (bench-scale high-pressure flow-through and batch reactors), imaging techniques (computed micro-tomography, SEM, XRF, XANES), and geochemical modeling. Specific topics of interest: permeability evolution in fractured geologic media, release/transport of groundwater contaminants from shale gas reservoirs, development of regulatory policy pertaining to hydraulic fracturing activities.
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