Post-doctoral position on geological porous media M/F
Core
Investigate the impact of colloidal transport on two-phase flow in geological porous media using microfluidic experiments and metrology to understand fluid remobilization, particle attachment/detachment, and permeability reduction.
Role type
Post-doctoral researcher (fluid dynamics & porous media)
Builds
Microfluidic experiments and theoretical models for multiphase flow and reactive transport in geological formations
Domain
Geosciences / Fluid Dynamics / Porous Media
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Fluid dynamics, Flow and transport in porous media, Colloid and interface sciences, Microfluidic experiments, Metrology techniques, Image processing, Computational Fluid Dynamics
Preferred skills
Knowledge of OpenFOAM, Ansys, COMSOL
Technologies
OpenFOAM, Ansys, COMSOL
Responsibilities
Study parameters controlling fluid remobilization in porous media with colloidal suspensions, Control and quantify pore-scale mechanisms using microfluidics, Design and perform microfluidic experiments for two-phase flow, Analyze results to propose laws for particle attachment/detachment rates, Upscale processes to larger scales, Publish results in high-impact journals
Seniority
Post-doctoral, hands-on IC