Projects

PINCH – CO₂ Injectivity in Hyper-saline Aquifers

EPSRC £755k · Role: Researcher

Leading multi-physics pore-scale modelling and microfluidic experimental studies to understand CO₂–brine displacement, evaporation, humidity transport, and halite precipitation.

• Developing a multi-component, multi-phase LBM in collaboration with University of Edinburgh.
• Commissioned and upgraded a full HPHT microfluidic setup.
• Industrial liaison & project coordination with BP, Shell, Equinor, Durham University, and Stuttgart University.

4D micro-CT Imaging of Salt Precipitation

Diamond Light Source · Role: Co-Investigator

Synchrotron beamtime awarded for time-resolved pore-scale imaging of brine evaporation and salt growth in reservoir rocks during supercritical CO₂ injection.

• Led proposal drafting, revision, and HSE/SOP documentation.
• On-site beamline execution and coordination with DLS scientists.
• Pore-scale segmentation and permeability quantification.

Capillary Suction during Brine Evaporation

UKCCSRC Flexible Funding 2024 · Role: Co-Investigator

Combined microfluidic experiments and system upgrades to quantify capillary suction induced by evaporation-driven salt precipitation in CO₂ storage systems.

• Developed proposal and experimental methodology.
• Led μPIV/LIF and HPHT microfluidic measurements.
• Contributed major components of report and analysis.

Turbulent Transport & Mixing in Porous Media

EPSRC Impact Acceleration · Role: Researcher

Developed lattice Boltzmann models and conducted microfluidic experiments for quantifying solute transport, mixing, and dispersion in saturated porous materials.

• Lattice Boltzmann simulations across laminar to turbulent regimes.
• Design and fabrication of PDMS micromodels.
• Fluorescent microfluidic visualisation in 2.5D chips.

MINRESCUE – Recycled Mining Waste Materials

RFCS €3.2M · Role: Researcher (WP2 Contributor)

Characterised recycled coal-mining waste under wetting–drying cycles through combined geochemical, imaging, and pore-network analyses.

• Leaching tests (pH, electrical resistivity).
• X-ray micro-CT imaging + ML segmentation.
• Pore-network extraction & hydraulic conductivity analysis.

Gas Hydrates in Porous Media

PhD Research (James Watt Scholarship) · Role: PG Researcher

Developed a novel method to distinguish hydrates from ice using LBM, ultrasound velocity, and thermal conductivity measurements.

• Three major publications + Honourable Mention (DRA 2021).
• Applications in CCUS, desalination, gas separation.
• Contributed to two externally sponsored hydrate projects (Skoltech, Qatar Petroleum).

Pore-Network Modelling of Gas Flow in Ultratight Porous Media

EPSRC Project · Role: Research Assistant

Upgraded HWU’s pore-network modelling package for simulating gas flow in ultra-tight rocks.

• Model optimisation for tight-porosity transport.
• Integration with continuum-scale constitutive relationships.

Thermodynamic Modelling of Hydrogen-containing Systems

ETP Knowledge Exchange Fund · Role: Developer / Researcher

Contributed to major upgrades of HydraFLASH, a commercial package for CO₂-, hydrate-, and hydrogen-containing systems.

UK-China Joint Research and Innovation Partnership (Newton) Fund

British Council £6.8k · Role: Principal Investigator

Funded three-month research visit to Dalian University of Technology to establish collaboration in gas hydrate science and geophysical modelling.

• Joint experiments + publications (ACS Nano, SE&F, etc.).
• Ongoing long-term international partnership.

Reservoir Engineering – Azar Oil Field

Tavana Energy Kish Co. · Role: Reservoir Engineer

Substantial contribution to an industrial project on reservoir rock/fluid properties and EOR studies for the Azar oil field (SW Iran).

• Core analysis, reservoir fluid characterisation.
• EOR screening and simulation support.

Drilling Operation Simulator (C++)

Sharif UPRI · Role: Software Developer

Developed C++ modules (Qt platform) for a drilling simulation tool at Sharif University of Technology’s upstream research institute.

• Numerical modelling of drilling processes.
• Interface and performance optimisation.