Link to: Department of Geology, Kent State University Webpage
MS or PhD student opportunities in Earth Science Department of Geology, Kent State University
Dr. Kuldeep Chaudhary is seeking graduate students to conduct research in the areas of Water Resources Research, Geofluids, Pore-scale Fluid Dynamics. Dr. Chaudhary’s broader research goal is to investigate the response of natural and anthropogenic forcings on coupled hydrodynamic interactions in earth’s porous media systems. Students can choose an area for their research investigations from one or more of the following examples;
Interested students should have a background in Geoscience, Hydrology/Water resources, or Civil and Environmental engineering. Strong applicants will have a solid academic record (>3.4/4.0 GPA, >70th percentile on GRE) and previous research experience. Applicants not meeting these criteria will also be considered based on a compelling letter of interest. Successful applicants will be supported by a combination of teaching and research assistantships (including tuition and health insurance) and is available for 2 years for MS students and 4 years for PhD students. Complete application through the Graduate School is required by January 15th, 2018. Information on application process can be found at https://www.kent.edu/admissions/apply/graduate
Dr. Kuldeep Chaudhary is seeking graduate students to conduct research in the areas of Water Resources Research, Geofluids, Pore-scale Fluid Dynamics. Dr. Chaudhary’s broader research goal is to investigate the response of natural and anthropogenic forcings on coupled hydrodynamic interactions in earth’s porous media systems. Students can choose an area for their research investigations from one or more of the following examples;
- Climate change related evolution of Hydrogeologic systems with implications to water quality
- Geochemical and/or Geomechanical investigations related to subsurface injection of human wastes, e.g., CO2 storage and salt water storage.
- Pore-scale fluid dynamics and Digital Rock Physics, including single or two phase fluid dynamics.
- Mineral Wettability alteration due to organic liquids and biofilms
- Flow and transport phenomenon in porous media, including coupled fluxes e.g., Osmosis.
- Reaction transport phenomenon in porous media, including precipitation-dissolution of minerals
- Heat energy transport in porous media, e.g., geothermal and permafrost systems
Interested students should have a background in Geoscience, Hydrology/Water resources, or Civil and Environmental engineering. Strong applicants will have a solid academic record (>3.4/4.0 GPA, >70th percentile on GRE) and previous research experience. Applicants not meeting these criteria will also be considered based on a compelling letter of interest. Successful applicants will be supported by a combination of teaching and research assistantships (including tuition and health insurance) and is available for 2 years for MS students and 4 years for PhD students. Complete application through the Graduate School is required by January 15th, 2018. Information on application process can be found at https://www.kent.edu/admissions/apply/graduate
For ongoing and past research visit the research page
Pore-Scale
1) Computational Fluid Dynamics
2) Reaction Transport
3) Experimental Fluid Dynamics
4) Digital Rock Physics
2) Reaction Transport
3) Experimental Fluid Dynamics
4) Digital Rock Physics
Pore scale Computational Fluid Dynamics showing convective flux animation
After Mahmoodi
Field Scale:
Surface water budgets and Groundwater hydrodynamics
Petroleum Systems Analysis
The petroleum system is a unifying concept that encompasses all of the disparate elements and processes of petroleum geology, including: the essential elements (source, reservoir, seal, and overburden rock) and processes (trap formation, generation-migration-accumulation) and all genetically related petroleum that originated from one pod of active source rock and occurs in shows, seeps, or accumulations;[1] also called hydrocarbon system.[2]