The National Science Foundation awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station to support research titled "CAREER: AN INTEGRATED EXPERIMENTAL-THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING THE MULTISCALE MECHANICAL RESPONSE OF ROCK-REACTIVE BRINE INTERACTIONS." The award was made under the Engineering (47.041) program on February 1, 2021 for a five-year period concluding January 31, 2026.
The grant funding will support the development of an integrated experimental-theoretical framework to advance understanding of multiscale mechanical responses in rock-reactive brine systems. Specifically, the awardee will conduct laboratory experiments and computational modeling to elucidate coupled processes influencing rock deformation and failure mechanisms in the presence of brines. Insights gained from this research are expected to enhance predictive capabilities for a range of engineering applications involving fluid-rock interactions, such as carbon sequestration, unconventional oil and gas recovery, and nuclear waste disposal.
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