Zhidi Wu

Graduate Research Assistant (RA)

 

  • Chemo-mechanical coupling
  • Fluid-rock interaction
  • Geological CO2 storage
  • Hydrogeology
  • Geomechanics
  • Poroelasticity
  • Geochemistry
  • University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, Doctor of Philosophy, Civil and Environmental Engineering (Jan. 2019 – present)

Research: Applying Experimental and Simulation Method to Quantify Core-scale Chemo-mechanical Coupling in Porous Media in the Context of CO2 Storage

  • New Mexico Tech (NMT), Socorro, NM, USA, Master of Science, Hydrology (Aug. 2016 – Aug. 2018)

Thesis: Chemo-mechanical Alterations Induced from CO2 Injection in Carbonate-cemented Sandstone: An Experimental Study at 71C and 290 Bar

  • New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM, USA | Yangtze University, Wuhan, China (Dual Degree), Bachelor of Science, Geology (Aug. 2012 – Jun. 2016)

Senior Thesis: Effects of Hydrological Dyes on Cave Microorganisms

  • Wu, Z., Luhmann, J, A, Rinehart, J, A., Mozley, S, P., Dewers, A, T., Heath E, J., Majumdar, S, B. (2020). Chemo-mechanical Alterations Induced from CO2 Injection in Carbonate-cemented Sandstone: An Experimental Study at 71°C and 29 MPa. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 125, e2019JB019096. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JB019096

  • Jia W, Xiao T, Wu Z, Dai Z, McPherson B. Impact of Mineral Reactive Surface Area on Forecasting Geological Carbon Sequestration in a CO2-EOR Field. Energies. 2021; 14(6):1608. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14061608