J. Carlos Santamarina
Adjunct Professor, Energy Resources and Petroleum Engineering Associate Director, Ali I. Al-Naimi Petroleum Engineering Research Center
Physical Science and Engineering Division
Center membership :Ali I. Al-Naimi Petroleum Engineering Research Center
carlos.santamarina@kaust.edu.sa
Energy GeoEngineering Laboratory (EGEL)
Affiliations
- Energy Resources and Petroleum Engineering
- Earth Science and Engineering
- Environmental Science and Engineering
Education Profile
- Ph.D., Purdue University, 1987
- M.Sc., University of Maryland, 1984
- Civil Engineering, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba,1982
Research Interests
Professor Santamarina explores the scientific foundations of geomaterial behavior and subsurface processes using particle-level and pore-scale experiments, combined with numerical methods and high-resolution process monitoring systems. This conceptual and experimental framework is advancing the study of phenomena and the development of solutions in energy geotechnology with contributions to: resource recovery (petroleum, methane hydrates), energy geo-storage, efficiency and conservation, and energy waste (carbon geological storage, fly ash and nuclear waste).Selected Publications
- Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=h9S80WwAAAAJ&hl=en