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EGEL
Energy GeoEngineering Laboratory
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Principal Investigator

J. Carlos Santamarina

​Professor

Postdoctoral Fellows and Research Scientists

Ahmad Kahiel

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: Soil improvement, Energy storage, Stone columns

Ahmed Hafez Abdelaziz

Postdoctoral Fellow

Jooyoung Im

Postdoctoral Fellow

Joshua Smith

​Postdoctoral Fellow​

Qi Liu

Research Scientist

PhD Students

Camilo Guerrero Castro

MS/Ph.D

Marcelo Benitez
Mengwei Liu
Wonjun Cha
Zhao Xia

PhD student

Masters Students

Carlos Rodriguez

M.S/PhD student

Research Interests: Particle crushing, Compaction bands, Hydraulic conductivity

Jose Davalos

Ms/PhD student

Visiting Students

Adnan Aftab

Visiting Student

Research Interests: H2 and CO2 subsurface storage, Salt caverns, Nanocomposites, Drilling fluids, Climate protection

Staff

Gabrielle Abelskamp

Technical Assistant

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