Carissimi Soci SGI,
Carissimi Soci SOcietà Associate,
su indicazione del Prof. Andrea Bistacchi (Università di Milano Bicocca), vi segnaliamo 2 posizioni Postdoc e 1 PhD in "Fractured geofluid reservoir modelling", disponibili presso l'Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca (Eni – Univ. Milano-Bicocca joint research project).
Per ulteriori informazioni si rimanda al messaggio sottostante.
Cordiali saluti,
La Segreteria
Dear colleagues,
we are offering three 3-year fully funded positions (2 Postdocs and 1 PhD) at the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (DISAT) of the University of Milano – Bicocca (https://www.disat.unimib.it/).
Successful candidates will participate in a Joint Research Project between our University and Eni, aimed at the characterization and modelling of fractured reservoirs of geofluids – particularly CO2, H2 and geothermal fluids, which are becoming increasingly important in the ongoing energy transition (applications in Carbon Capture and Underground Storage, Underground Hydrogen Storage, Geothermal Energy, etc.). The main goals of the project are to develop (i) innovative fracture analysis approaches, (ii) realistic Discrete Fracture Network (DFN) modelling workflows, and (iii) upscaling strategies useful to model hydraulic properties accounting for geological constraints.
The research will be based on the outcrop analogue approach, so we are looking for highly motivated candidates with a strong background in structural geology, characterization of fracture networks in the field and on Digital Outcrop Models, and statistical and topological analysis of fracture networks. Developing innovative and realistic DFN models and geologically constrained upscaling/homogenization techniques will require programming (Python, Matlab, C++, etc.) and numerical modelling (DFN, FEM, etc.) skills that will be also very important for the candidates. Finally, the successful candidates will have the opportunity to validate the modelling approaches with hydraulic experiments in the lab (on fractured samples characterized with CT scan), comparison with field proxies, and applications to industrial reservoir datasets (seismics, wells, etc.).
Please forward this announcement to your colleagues, students and whoever might be interested!
For information please contact Andrea Bistacchi directly at andrea.bistacchi@unimib.it.
Sincerely,
Andrea Bistacchi