GEG Group Members
To view individual home pages, please click on people’s photos or names.
Chair
NO F 51.2
Sonneggstrasse 5
CH-8092 Zurich
+41 44 632 3465
Project Managers
(Adriaan) Jasper de Reus
started 13.06.2022
adereus@ethz.ch
started 13.06.2022
adereus@ethz.ch
NO F 61
Sonneggstrasse 5
CH-8092 Zurich
+41 44 633 2751
Senior Researchers
NO F 57
Sonneggstrasse 5
CH-8092 Zurich
+41 44 633 2521
+41 44 633 2521
NO F 57
Sonneggstrasse 5
CH-8092 Zurich
+41 44 632 5586
+41 44 632 5586
Dr. Allan Leal
started 01.09.2015
allan.leal@erdw.ethz.ch
Funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation – Ambizione
started 01.09.2015
allan.leal@erdw.ethz.ch
Funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation – Ambizione

NO F 57
Sonneggstrasse 5
CH-8092 Zurich
+41 44 44 633 2521
+41 44 44 633 2521
NO F 61
Sonneggstrasse 5
CH-8092 Zurich
+41 44 633 8903
+41 44 633 8903
Postdocs
NO F 61
Sonneggstrasse 5
CH-8092 Zurich
+41 44 633 6818
+41 44 633 6818
NO F 61
Sonneggstrasse 5
CH-8092 Zurich
+41 44 633 2751
+41 44 633 2751
Dr. Svetlana Kyas
started 01.12.2018
matcules@ethz.ch
Reaktoro as the Chemical Reaction Solver in Shell’s Reservoir Simulator
started 01.12.2018
matcules@ethz.ch
Reaktoro as the Chemical Reaction Solver in Shell’s Reservoir Simulator

NO F 61
Sonneggstrasse 5
CH-8092 Zurich
+41 44 633 2751
+41 44 633 2751
Master Students

Floris Bikle
started September 2019
ETH Master Student
Pore Size Correlation Length and its Impact on Two-Phase Flow Parameters
started September 2019
ETH Master Student
Pore Size Correlation Length and its Impact on Two-Phase Flow Parameters


Konrad Eppel
started September 2020
ETH Master Student
Effect of porosity on reaction-induced fingering
started September 2020
ETH Master Student
Effect of porosity on reaction-induced fingering


Katharina Kuhn
started September 2020
ETH Master Student
Ingenieurgeologie
started September 2020
ETH Master Student
Ingenieurgeologie

Adam Malek
started September 2020
ETH Master Student
Power and Cost of Closed-loop Advanced Geothermal Systems (AGS)
started September 2020
ETH Master Student
Power and Cost of Closed-loop Advanced Geothermal Systems (AGS)


Dominik Mangold
started September 2020
ETH Master Student Ingenieurgeologie
Fracture slip activation induced by fluid overpressurization
started September 2020
ETH Master Student Ingenieurgeologie
Fracture slip activation induced by fluid overpressurization


Selina Metzger
started September 2020
ETH Master Student Ingenieurgeologie
started September 2020
ETH Master Student Ingenieurgeologie

Madeleine Müller
started MSc 2019
ETH Master Student
started MSc 2019
ETH Master Student

Dario Schwendener
started September 2020
ETH Master Student
Dynamics of two phase fluid flows in fractures (drainage/imbibition)
started September 2020
ETH Master Student
Dynamics of two phase fluid flows in fractures (drainage/imbibition)


Ricardo Zamora
started MSc 2019
ETH Master Student
started MSc 2019
ETH Master Student
Doctoral Students
NO F 51.1
Sonneggstrasse 5
CH-8092 Zurich
+41 44 632 2558
+41 44 632 2558
Batmagnai Erdenechimeg
started 01.12.2018
erdenecb@ethz.ch
Geothermal exploration and energy utilization in Mongolia. (SNF R4D)
started 01.12.2018
erdenecb@ethz.ch
Geothermal exploration and energy utilization in Mongolia. (SNF R4D)

NO F 61
Sonneggstrasse 5
CH-8092 Zurich
+41 44 633 2751
+41 44 633 2751
NO F 51.1
Sonneggstrasse 5
CH-8092 Zurich
+41 44 632 2558
+41 44 632 2558
Powei Huang
started 01.08.2018
pohuang@ethz.ch
Precipitation/dissolution, reactive transport, scaling effects
started 01.08.2018
pohuang@ethz.ch
Precipitation/dissolution, reactive transport, scaling effects

NO F 51.1
Sonneggstrasse 5
CH-8092 Zurich
+41 44 632 2558
+41 44 632 2558
Anna Kottsova
started 01.05.2021 TU Delft (main affil.)
started 01.02.2022 GEG ETH Zurich (NEW main affil.)
EASYGO PhD student
akottsova@ethz.ch
started 01.05.2021 TU Delft (main affil.)
started 01.02.2022 GEG ETH Zurich (NEW main affil.)
EASYGO PhD student
akottsova@ethz.ch
NO F 51.1
Sonneggstrasse 5
CH-8092 Zurich
+41 44 633 4041
+41 44 633 4041
NO F 51.1
Sonneggstrasse 5
CH-8092 Zurich
+41 44 633 4041
+41 44 633 4041
Tristan Merbecks
started 01.05.2021 Politecnico Milano (main affil.)
started 01.11.2021 GEG ETH Zurich
EASYGO PhD student
tmerbecks@ethz.ch
started 01.05.2021 Politecnico Milano (main affil.)
started 01.11.2021 GEG ETH Zurich
EASYGO PhD student
tmerbecks@ethz.ch
NO F 51.1
Sonneggstrasse 5
CH-8092 Zurich
+41 44 633 4041
+41 44 633 4041
Mohamed Ezzat Mostafa
started 01.10.2018
m.ezzat@erdw.ethz.ch
Development of a new contact-less drilling method, Plasma-Pulse Geo Drilling (PPGD)
started 01.10.2018
m.ezzat@erdw.ethz.ch
Development of a new contact-less drilling method, Plasma-Pulse Geo Drilling (PPGD)

NO F 51.1
Sonneggstrasse 5
CH-8092 Zurich
+41 44 632 2558
+41 44 632 2558
NO F 51.1
Sonneggstrasse 5
CH-8092 Zurich
+41 44 632 2558
+41 44 632 2558
Nicolas Rangel Jurado
started 01.07.2021 GEG ETH Zurich (main affil.)
nrangel@ethz.ch
EASYGO PhD student
started 01.07.2021 GEG ETH Zurich (main affil.)
nrangel@ethz.ch
EASYGO PhD student
NO F 51.1
Sonneggstrasse 5
CH-8092 Zurich
+41 44 632 2558
+41 44 632 2558

Ryan Santoso
started 01.04.2021 RWTH Aachen (main affil.)
starting 01.01.2023 GEG ETH Zurich (planned)
EASYGO PhD student
started 01.04.2021 RWTH Aachen (main affil.)
starting 01.01.2023 GEG ETH Zurich (planned)
EASYGO PhD student
NO F 51.1
Sonneggstrasse 5
CH-8092 Zurich
+41 44 632 2558
+41 44 632 2558
Academic Guests

Nanzhe Wang
started 10.11.2021
nawang@ethz.ch
Academic Guest
started 10.11.2021
nawang@ethz.ch
Academic Guest
NO F 55
Sonneggstrasse 5
CH-8092 Zurich
Master Students

Floris Bikle
started September 2019
ETH Master Student
Pore Size Correlation Length and its Impact on Two-Phase Flow Parameters
started September 2019
ETH Master Student
Pore Size Correlation Length and its Impact on Two-Phase Flow Parameters

Konrad Eppel
started September 2020
ETH Master Student
Effect of porosity on reaction-induced fingering
started September 2020
ETH Master Student
Effect of porosity on reaction-induced fingering

Katharina Kuhn
started September 2020
ETH Master Student
Ingenieurgeologie
started September 2020
ETH Master Student
Ingenieurgeologie

Adam Malek
started September 2020
ETH Master Student
Power and Cost of Closed-loop Advanced Geothermal Systems (AGS)
started September 2020
ETH Master Student
Power and Cost of Closed-loop Advanced Geothermal Systems (AGS)

Dominik Mangold
started September 2020
ETH Master Student Ingenieurgeologie
started September 2020
ETH Master Student Ingenieurgeologie

Selina Metzger
started September 2020
ETH Master Student Ingenieurgeologie
started September 2020
ETH Master Student Ingenieurgeologie

Madeleine Müller
started MSc 2019
ETH Master Student
started MSc 2019
ETH Master Student

Dario Schwendener
started September 2020
ETH Master Student
Dynamics of two phase fluid flows in fractures (drainage/imbibition)
started September 2020
ETH Master Student
Dynamics of two phase fluid flows in fractures (drainage/imbibition)

Ricardo Zamora
started MSc 2019
ETH Master Student
started MSc 2019
ETH Master Student
People affiliated with the GEG Group

Dr. Keith Evans
Former senior scientist
02.03.2015 – 31.05.2017
kevans@ethz.ch
Scaling of stress variations in deep crystalline rock
Former senior scientist
02.03.2015 – 31.05.2017
kevans@ethz.ch
Scaling of stress variations in deep crystalline rock

Dr. Daniel Vogler
Spallation Drilling,
Hydraulic Fracturing
Former Senior Researcher (Oberassistent)
01.09.2016 – 30.06.2021
Spallation Drilling,
Hydraulic Fracturing

Former Senior Researcher (Oberassistent)
01.09.2016 – 30.06.2021
Dr. Xiaodong Ma>br>Former Senior Researcher (Oberassistent)
01.01.2018 – 30.09.2019
01.01.2018 – 30.09.2019
Dr. Benjamin Adams
Former PostDoc
1.1.2018 – 31.12.2020
carbon-sequestration,
geothermal energy production
Former PostDoc
1.1.2018 – 31.12.2020
carbon-sequestration,
geothermal energy production


Dr. Philipp Schädle
Former PostDoc
1.2.2016 – 30.11.2020
Reactive transport; fractured porous media, reservoir modeling
Former PostDoc
1.2.2016 – 30.11.2020
Reactive transport; fractured porous media, reservoir modeling

Former GEG Members and former Visitors (includes affiliated)
Ordered chronologically

Dr. Pierre Léard
01.12.2020 – 30.11.2021
Former PostDoc
01.12.2020 – 30.11.2021
Former PostDoc

Qinghua Wang
started 2021
Former IDEA League Master Student
started 2021
Former IDEA League Master Student
Dr. Daniel Vogler
Spallation Drilling,
Hydraulic Fracturing
Former Senior Researcher (Oberassistent)
01.09.2016 – 30.06.2021
Spallation Drilling,
Hydraulic Fracturing

Former Senior Researcher (Oberassistent)
01.09.2016 – 30.06.2021


Xintong Wang
Former Academic Guest
1.11.2019 – 31.03.2021
Former Academic Guest
1.11.2019 – 31.03.2021

Diya Sunil Kumbhat
Former MSc Student
Semester project since 2019
ETH Master Student
2019 – 2021
Former MSc Student
Semester project since 2019
ETH Master Student
2019 – 2021

Dr. Benjamin Adams
Former PostDoc
1.1.2018 – 31.12.2020
carbon-sequestration,
geothermal energy production
Former PostDoc
1.1.2018 – 31.12.2020
carbon-sequestration,
geothermal energy production

Dr. Philipp Schädle
Former PostDoc
1.2.2016 – 30.11.2020
Reactive transport; fractured porous media, reservoir modeling
Former PostDoc
1.2.2016 – 30.11.2020
Reactive transport; fractured porous media, reservoir modeling

Dr. Marina Lima
Former PhD Student
01.10.2017 – 30.09.2020
Reactive transport in fracture-dominated porous media
Former PhD Student
01.10.2017 – 30.09.2020
Reactive transport in fracture-dominated porous media


Prof. Dr. Shemin Ge
Former visiting professor
15.08.2019-31.12.2019
Former visiting professor
15.08.2019-31.12.2019


Marat Ravilov
Former MSc student IDEA LEAGUE
March 2019 – 30.11.2019
two-component 5-spot MOOSE reservoir modeling for CPG
Link to Master Thesis
Former MSc student IDEA LEAGUE
March 2019 – 30.11.2019
two-component 5-spot MOOSE reservoir modeling for CPG

Link to Master Thesis

Xiaoqing Chen
Former assistant – postgraduate
15.10.2018 – 31.08.2019
Master of Science (MSc)
FSI simulations to compute hydro-mechanically coupled processes in rough fractures
Former assistant – postgraduate
15.10.2018 – 31.08.2019
Master of Science (MSc)
FSI simulations to compute hydro-mechanically coupled processes in rough fractures


Joan Delort
Former assistant – postgraduate
01.09.2018 – 31.08.2019
Master of Science (MSc)
Former assistant – postgraduate
01.09.2018 – 31.08.2019
Master of Science (MSc)

Shiyi Li
Former assistant – postgraduate
01.09.2018 – 30.04.2019
Former assistant – postgraduate
01.09.2018 – 30.04.2019

Kai Broeker
Master student – IDEA LEAGUE
March 2019
Master student – IDEA LEAGUE
March 2019

Anwar Al Assadi
Former assistant – postgraduate
01.10.2018 – 30.11.2018
Former assistant – postgraduate
01.10.2018 – 30.11.2018

Maria Cardenas Rivera
Former assistant – postgraduate
01.11.2018 – 30.11.2018
Former assistant – postgraduate
01.11.2018 – 30.11.2018

Guodong Cui
Former Academic Guest
01.11.2017 – 09.11.2018
Ph.D. Student
Former Academic Guest
01.11.2017 – 09.11.2018
Ph.D. Student

Ali Aminzadeh
Former Academic Guest
01.11.2017 – 31.05.2018
Former Academic Guest
01.11.2017 – 31.05.2018

Alex Hobé
Former Assistant – postgraduate
01.10.2017 – 31.01.2018
Multiphysics modeling of geothermal reservoirs
Former Assistant – postgraduate
01.10.2017 – 31.01.2018
Multiphysics modeling of geothermal reservoirs







Prof. Dr. Jeffrey M. Bielicki
Former visiting professor
15.06.2017 – 15.10.2017
bielicki.2@osu.edu
Assistant Professor
The Ohio State University
Energy and environmental systems
renewable energy
Former visiting professor
15.06.2017 – 15.10.2017
bielicki.2@osu.edu
Assistant Professor
The Ohio State University
Energy and environmental systems
renewable energy


Faraz Habib
Former assistant – postgraduate
15.03.2017 – 31.08.2017
Former assistant – postgraduate
15.03.2017 – 31.08.2017

Raphael Allstadt
Former assistant – postgraduate
15.09.2016 – 30.06.2017
Master of Science (MSc)
Numerical modelling of two-phase flow in porous media
Former assistant – postgraduate
15.09.2016 – 30.06.2017
Master of Science (MSc)
Numerical modelling of two-phase flow in porous media


Dr. Keith Evans
Former senior scientist
02.03.2015 – 31.05.2017
kevans@ethz.ch
Scaling of stress variations in deep crystalline rock
Former senior scientist
02.03.2015 – 31.05.2017
kevans@ethz.ch
Scaling of stress variations in deep crystalline rock


Neeraj Shah
Former assistant – postgraduate
15.09.2016 – 31.03.2017
Master of Science (MSc)
Former assistant – postgraduate
15.09.2016 – 31.03.2017
Master of Science (MSc)

Claudia Deuber
Former assistant – postgraduate
15.09.2016 – 30.11.2016
Master of Science (MSc)
Former assistant – postgraduate
15.09.2016 – 30.11.2016
Master of Science (MSc)
People affiliated with the GEG Group

Dr. Keith Evans
kevans@ethz.ch
Scaling of stress variations in deep crystalline rock
kevans@ethz.ch
Scaling of stress variations in deep crystalline rock

Former senior scientist
02.03.2015 – 31.05.2017
02.03.2015 – 31.05.2017
Former Senior Researcher (Oberassistent)
01.08.2016 – 31.05.2020
01.08.2016 – 31.05.2020
Former Senior Researcher (Oberassistent)
01.09.2016 – 30.06.2021
01.09.2016 – 30.06.2021
Former PostDoc
1.1.2018 – 31.12.2020
1.1.2018 – 31.12.2020
Former PostDoc
16.11.2018 – 31.05.2021
16.11.2018 – 31.05.2021
Former PostDoc
01.01.2019 – 31.12.2021
01.01.2019 – 31.12.2021

Former PostDoc
17.06.2019 – 31.03.2021
17.06.2019 – 31.03.2021
Former PostDoc
1.2.2016 – 31.11.2020
1.2.2016 – 31.11.2020
Former GEG Members and former Visitors (includes affiliated)
Ordered chronologically
Former PhD Student
01.02.2018 – 30.04.2022
01.02.2018 – 30.04.2022
Former PostDoc
01.01.2019 – 31.12.2021
01.01.2019 – 31.12.2021
Former PostDoc
10.10.2016 – 31.12.2021
10.10.2016 – 31.12.2021

Dr. Pierre Léard
Former PostDoc
01.12.2020 – 30.11.2021
01.12.2020 – 30.11.2021

Qinghua Wang
Former IDEA League Master Student
2021
2021
Former PostDoc
23.04.2019 – 31.08.2021
23.04.2019 – 31.08.2021
Former Senior Researcher (Oberassistent)
01.09.2016 – 30.06.2021
01.09.2016 – 30.06.2021
Former PostDoc
16.11.2018 – 31.05.2021
16.11.2018 – 31.05.2021

Former PostDoc
17.06.2019 – 31.03.2021
17.06.2019 – 31.03.2021

Xintong Wang
Former Academic Guest
01.11.2019 – 31.03.2021
01.11.2019 – 31.03.2021

Diya Sunil Kumbhat
Former MSc Student
2019 – 2021
2019 – 2021

Former MSc Student
September 2018 – 2020
September 2018 – 2020
Former PostDoc
1.1.2018 – 31.12.2020
1.1.2018 – 31.12.2020
Former PostDoc
1.2.2016 – 31.11.2020
1.2.2016 – 31.11.2020
Former PhD student
1.11.2016 – 31.10.2020
1.11.2016 – 31.10.2020
Former PhD Student
01.09.2016 – 31.10.2020
01.09.2016 – 31.10.2020
Former PhD Student
01.10.2017 – 30.09.2020
01.10.2017 – 30.09.2020
Former PhD Student
01.06.2016 – 30.06.2020
01.06.2016 – 30.06.2020
Former Senior Researcher (Oberassistent)
01.08.2016 – 31.05.2020
01.08.2016 – 31.05.2020

Prof. Dr. Shemin Ge
Professor
University of Colorado Boulder
Professor
University of Colorado Boulder
Former visiting professor
15.08.2019 – 31.12.2019

Former ETH Master Student
May 2019 – December 2019
May 2019 – December 2019

Former Assistant – Postgraduate
March 2019 – 30.11.2019
March 2019 – 30.11.2019
Former Senior Researcher (Oberassistent)
01.01.2018 – 30.09.2019
01.01.2018 – 30.09.2019
Former PhD Student
01.05.2015 – 31.08.2019
01.05.2015 – 31.08.2019

Xiaoqing Chen
Master of Science (MSc)
FSI simulations to compute hydro-mechanically coupled processes in rough fractures
Master of Science (MSc)
FSI simulations to compute hydro-mechanically coupled processes in rough fractures

Former assistant – postgraduate
15.10.2018 – 31.08.2019
15.10.2018 – 31.08.2019

Joan Delort
Master of Science (MSc)
Master of Science (MSc)
Former assistant – postgraduate
01.09.2018 – 31.08.2019
01.09.2018 – 31.08.2019
Former Academic Guest
01.09.2018 – 31.08.2019
01.09.2018 – 31.08.2019

Shiyi Li
Master of Science (MSc)
Master of Science (MSc)
Former assistant – postgraduate
01.09.2018 – 30.04.2019
01.09.2018 – 30.04.2019

Kai Broeker
Former MSc Student IDEA LEAGUE
March 2019
March 2019

Anwar Al Assadi
Former assistant – postgraduate
01.10.2018 – 30.11.2018
01.10.2018 – 30.11.2018

Maria Cardenas Rivera
Former assistant – postgraduate
01.11.2018 – 30.11.2018
01.11.2018 – 30.11.2018

Guodong Cui
Ph.D. Student
Ph.D. Student
Former Academic Guest
01.11.2017 – 09.11.2018
01.11.2017 – 09.11.2018

Ali Aminzadeh
Master of Science (MSc)
Master of Science (MSc)
Former Academic Guest
01.11.2017 – 31.05.2018
01.11.2017 – 31.05.2018

Alex Hobé
Multiphysics modeling of geothermal reservoirs
Multiphysics modeling of geothermal reservoirs

Former assistant – postgraduate
01.10.2017 – 31.01.2018
01.10.2017 – 31.01.2018

Niko Laaksonlaita
MSc IDEA LEAGUE
MSc IDEA LEAGUE
Former MSc student IDEA LEAGUE 2017/2018

Dandan Li
MSc IDEA LEAGUE
MSc IDEA LEAGUE
Former MSc student IDEA LEAGUE 2017/2018

Manos Pefkos
MSc IDEA LEAGUE
MSc IDEA LEAGUE
Former MSc student IDEA LEAGUE 2017/2018

Marthe Faber
MSc IDEA LEAGUE
MSc IDEA LEAGUE
Former MSc student IDEA LEAGUE 2017/2018

Susymar Rodriguez
MSc IDEA LEAGUE
MSc IDEA LEAGUE
Former assistant – postgraduate
01.10.2017 – 31.12.2017
01.10.2017 – 31.12.2017

Prof. Dr. Jeffrey M. Bielicki
bielicki.2@osu.edu
Assistant Professor
The Ohio State University
Energy and environmental systems
renewable energy
bielicki.2@osu.edu
Assistant Professor
The Ohio State University
Energy and environmental systems
renewable energy

Former visiting professor
15.06.2017 – 15.10.2017
15.06.2017 – 15.10.2017

Faraz Habib
Former assistant – postgraduate
15.03.2017 – 31.08.2017
15.03.2017 – 31.08.2017

Raphael Allstadt
Master of Science (MSc)
Numerical modelling of two-phase flow in porous media
Master of Science (MSc)
Numerical modelling of two-phase flow in porous media

Former assistant – postgraduate
15.09.2016 – 30.06.2017
15.09.2016 – 30.06.2017

Dr. Keith Evans
kevans@ethz.ch
Scaling of stress variations in deep crystalline rock
kevans@ethz.ch
Scaling of stress variations in deep crystalline rock

Former senior scientist
02.03.2015 – 31.05.2017
02.03.2015 – 31.05.2017
Former PostDoc
01.11.2015 – 30.04.2017

Neeraj Shah
Master of Science (MSc)
Master of Science (MSc)
Former assistant – postgraduate
15.09.2016 – 31.03.2017
15.09.2016 – 31.03.2017

Claudia Deuber
Master of Science (MSc)
Master of Science (MSc)
Former assistant – postgraduate
15.09.2016 – 30.11.2016
15.09.2016 – 30.11.2016