Welcome!

I am a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Civil Engineering, Geo and Environmental Science, Institute of Applied Geoscience, Karlsruher Institut fur Technologie, working on securely storing hydrogen in underground structures in Philipp Blum's group.  My interest lies in studying the mechanics of geomaterials to understand the physics behind earthquakes and geo-energy. 

I completed my PhD in geophysics and geomechanics in the Geological Engineering Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. As part of my PhD, I worked in Hiroki Sone's group to study the time-dependent deformation of clay-rich and fractured rocks to characterize viscous deformation of fault damage zone rocks and its impact on the earthquake cycle.  My research provides field evidence of time-dependent fracture healing after earthquakes, which I combine with experimental data and numerical modeling to study its implications. Characterizing such healing is also essential to study the temporal evolution of reservoir permeability and well performance.

Research themes: 

Geophysics

Geomechanics

Energy Storage

Techno-economics