Ronghao Cui is joining the CSD
Ronghao Cui is a new postdoc researcher at the Department of Mathematics and his project is part of the Center for Modeling of Coupled Subsurface Dynamics. We met him to find out more about his background and the project.
By: Jakob Seierstad Stokke
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Welcome to the University of Bergen Ronghao!
Thank you for the warm welcome! I am so honored to join the group as a new postdoc!
Can you tell us a bit about yourself, as well as your academic background?
My name is Ronghao Cui. I recently completed my PhD in Earth Science and Engineering at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). During my PhD studies, I mainly worked with Shuyu Sun at KAUST and S. Majid Hassanizadeh from Utrecht University. My research focused on experiment-driven numerical methods for fluid thermodynamics in subsurface porous media. This included the implementation of molecular simulations and the development of in-house pore-network models. In addition, I also had the opportunity to gain industry experience through a three-month internship at the EXPEC Advanced Research Center, Saudi Aramco. There, I contributed to developing numerical solutions for H₂S-contaminated reservoirs. This internship also provided me with the valuable insight into how academic research can be applied to real-world energy challenges.
Can you tell us a bit about your project?
My postdoctoral research will be part of the MaPSI project, where I will focus on numerical simulations in poromechanics and its coupling with flow processes. I will be working on this project under the supervision of Inga Berre, Ivar Stefansson, and Jan Martin Nordbotten