GEG Group Members
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Chair
NO F 51.2
Sonneggstrasse 5
CH-8092 Zurich
+41 44 632 3465
Senior Researchers (Oberassistenten)
NO F 57
Sonneggstrasse 5
CH-8092 Zurich
+41 44 632 5586
+41 44 632 5586
Dr. Allan Leal
started 1.9.2015
allan.leal@erdw.ethz.ch
Funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation – Ambizione
started 1.9.2015
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
Dr. Xiaodong Ma
started 1.1.2018
xiama@ethz.ch
Senior Research Assistant with the SCCER-SoE, associated with the GEG Group
started 1.1.2018
xiama@ethz.ch
Senior Research Assistant with the SCCER-SoE, associated with the GEG Group
NO F 27
Sonneggstrasse 5
CH-8092 Zurich
+41 44 633 8175
+41 44 633 8175
NO F 61
Sonneggstrasse 5
CH-8092 Zurich
+41 44 633 6818
+41 44 633 6818
NO F 45
Sonneggstrasse 5
CH-8092 Zurich
+41 44 633 8059
+41 44 633 8059
Postdocs
NO F 61
Sonneggstrasse 5
CH-8092 Zurich
+41 44 632 4710
+41 44 632 4710
NO E 17
Sonneggstrasse 5
CH-8092 Zurich
Dr. Svetlana Kyas
started 1.12.2018
matcules@ethz.ch
Reaktoro as the Chemical Reaction Solver in Shell’s Reservoir Simulator
started 1.12.2018
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

Dr. Pierre Léard
starting 1.12.2020
pleard@ethz.ch
starting 1.12.2020
pleard@ethz.ch
NO F 45
Sonneggstrasse 5
CH-8092 Zurich
+41 44 633 8059
+41 44 633 8059
NO F 61
Sonneggstrasse 5
CH-8092 Zurich
+41 44 632 4710
+41 44 632 4710

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 2910
+41 44 632 2910
NO F 51.1
Sonneggstrasse 5
CH-8092 Zurich
+41 44 632 2558
+41 44 632 2558
Doctoral Students
NO F 51.1
Sonneggstrasse 5
CH-8092 Zurich
+41 44 632 2558
+41 44 632 2558
Batmagnai Erdenechimeg
started 1.12.2018
erdenecb@ethz.ch
Geothermal exploration and energy utilization in Mongolia. (SNF R4D)
started 1.12.2018
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
Powei Huang
started 1.8.2018
pohuang@ethz.ch
Precipitation/dissolution, reactive transport, scaling effects
started 1.8.2018
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
NO F 51.1
Sonneggstrasse 5
CH-8092 Zurich
+41 44 633 4041
+41 44 633 4041
Mohamed Ezzat Mostafa
started 1.10.2018
m.ezzat@erdw.ethz.ch
Development of a new contact-less drilling method, Plasma-Pulse Geo Drilling (PPGD)
started 1.10.2018
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
Research Assistants – Postgraduates
NO F 51.1
Sonneggstrasse 5
CH-8092 Zurich
+41 44 632 2558
+41 44 632 2558
Academic Guests

Xintong Wang
started 1.11.2019
xintwang@ethz.ch
started 1.11.2019
xintwang@ethz.ch
NO F 51.1
Sonneggstrasse 5
CH-8092 Zurich
+41 44 633 4041
+41 44 633 4041
Master/Bachelor Students
NO F 51.1
Sonneggstrasse 5
CH-8092 Zurich
+41 44 632 2558
+41 44 632 2558

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)


Diya Sunil Kumbhat
Semester project since 2019
ETH Master Student
Semester project since 2019
ETH Master Student
NW F 74
Clausiusstrasse 25
CH-8092 Zurich
Former GEG Members and former Visitors
Ordered chronologically

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


Katharina Kuhn
Former ETH Bachelor Student 2020
Former ETH Bachelor Student 2020

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)
Former GEG Members and former Visitors
Ordered chronologically

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

Katharina Kuhn
Former ETH Bachelor Student 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 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