Academic interests
Geo-mechanical research on subjects related to geo-energy, fluid-rock interactions, storage conformance and (avoidance of) fluid flow, seismicity and fault friction
Background
PhD in Experimental Rock Mechanics, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
Thesis: Frictional and sealing behavior of simulated anhydrite fault gouges: effects of CO2 and implications for caprock integrity / Supervisor: Prof. Dr. C.J. Spiers
This laboratory-based project was funded by CATO2 (www.co2-cato.org), the Dutch research program for CO2 capture, transport and storage. For successful CO2 storage maintaining seal integrity is crucial. Since faults are one of the major possible leakage pathways, I investigated how the sealing capacity of anhydrite-bearing faults is influenced by fault (re)activation and potential chemical interaction with CO2 under in-situ conditions
M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
Specialization: Earth Materials/Structural Geology (incl. fieldwork), with additional courses in thermodynamics and mineralogy
Thesis: Failure data of anhydrite caprock and frictional behaviour of simulated anhydrite fault gouge