2018 ~ Present | DOE, NSF
Goals
Energy has become one of the world's biggest engineering challenges. The current carbon-based energy supply faces conventional reserves depletion and climatic hurdles. The goal of this project is to address enhanced subsurface energy recovery and associated environmental mitigation from a geoengineering perspective. The team will study fundamental science and develop technologies to enhance subsurface characterization and exploration.
Issues Involved or Addressed
Subsurface energy recovery; Enhanced geothermal system; Geological carbon sequestration; Subsurface drilling
Methods and Technologies
Academic Majors of Interest
- Engineering›Civil Engineering
- Engineering›Electrical Engineering
- Engineering›Environmental Engineering
- Engineering›Mechanical Engineering
- Other
- Sciences›Applied Physics
- Sciences›Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Preferred Interests and Preparation
CEE/EAS/ME: Background in mechanics; interests in programming, image analysis, data processing.
CEE/EE: Experience in sensors and microprocessors, Arduino, or Raspberry Pi, and coding.
Meeting Schedule & Location
Time
9:30-10:20
Meeting Location
Mason 2253
Meeting Day
Friday
Team Advisors
Dr. Sheng Dai
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
Partner(s) and Sponsor(s)
DOE, NSF