Energy and Geotechnology

Speaker:

Dr. Carlos Santamarina

Georgia Tech

Abstract: Energy is critical to growth. There will be a pronounced increase in energy demands in the next decades. This will exacerbate issues related to the spatial distributions of supply and demand, the dependency on fossil fuels, and their consequences. Geotechnology is at the center of the energy challenge, in all its stages, from production, transportation, consumption and conservation, to waste management. The case of hydrate bearing sediments is of particular interest. Their study requires a wide range of disciplines, anchored around geomechanics, and the development of new numerical and experimental tools to understand their intricate formation history and complex behavior. 

Date: April 11, 2007
Time: 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Location: Kaprielian Hall, 203
Audiences: Graduate/Undergrad/Department Only/Everyone is Invited