Workshops

 ISMOS-9 will include two informative and interesting workshops for delegates to attend.

Joining the workshops will be part of the delegate fee and will be hosted the day before the conference at the Heriot-Watt University 

Workshop program

Date: June 27, 2023
Workshop  Moderators Times
Lab Tour Xiang Shi 1 ½hr
Coffee Break/Check-in Registration ☕ 30 min
Workshop on Hydrogen Storage Xiang Shi & Annie An Stepec 1 ½hr
Reception & Networking ☕
   

Date June 30, 2023

  
Career Workshop Lisa Gieg & Torben Lund Skovhus 1½hr
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‘How2Store’ – A workshop on hydrogen storage

Moderators: Xiang Shi (Heriot-Watt University) & Annie An Stepec (NORCE)

Expert Panellists

Nicole Dopffel

(NORCE, Norway)

 Dr. Nicole Dopffel studied biology in the University of Tübingen, Germany, and obtained her PhD in geomicrobiology. From 2014 she worked as lab leader in the chemical company BASF on oilfield- and industrial-related microbial problems. Since 2019 she works as a senior researcher in the Norwegian research institute NORCE, Norway with the main research areas  -microbial effects during hydrogen underground storage and – geothermal installations and – biogas production. She is part in two national research centers and several projects on renewable energy and hydrogen and is co-leading the subtask on biogeochemical effects during hydrogen underground storage of the task 42 of the International Energy Agency.

Lubica Slabon

(University of Edinburgh, UK)

After working with the British Geological Survey for seven years, at the Marine geoscience engineering & operation department, engineering graduate, Lubica Slabon was awarded an MSc in Reservoir Evaluation and Management from Heriot Watt University. Her final work was focused on assessment of overburden as a secondary containment for CO2 underground storage. Now in her final year of research based at Edinburgh University, under the IDCORE Programme, Lubica is undertaking an EngD supported by Mainstream Renewable Power.  Lubica’s Doctorate research is focussed on renewable energy storage, specifically hydrogen underground storage. Lubica’s research relates to the caprock sealing capacity and caprock’s compatibility with hydrogen for secure storage.

Gang Wang

(Heriot-Watt University, UK)

  Dr. Gang Wang is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at Heriot-Watt University (HWU). He holds a PhD in Petroleum Engineering and an MSc in Reservoir Evaluation and Management from HWU, and previously worked as a Reservoir Engineer at CNPC. His main research interest lies in using numerical simulations to better understand the multiscale and multiphysics processes involved in subsurface gas storage. He has been working closely with the industry in Europe and the UK to deliver subsurface hydrogen storage at the field scale since 2020. Dr. Wang is also a working member of both the UK Carbon Capture and Storage Research Centre and Scottish Carbon Capture & Storage.

Kamaljit Singh

(Heriot-Watt University, UK)

 Kamaljit Singh is an Associate Professor in the Institute of GeoEnergy Engineering at Heriot-Watt University (UK). He obtained his undergrad degree in Civil Engineering from GNE/Punjab Technical University (India), master’s degree in Environmental Engineering from PEC/Panjab University (India), and PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of New South Wales (Australia), followed by holding postdoc positions at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization in collaboration with Saarland University (Germany), European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (France) and Imperial College London (UK). His research focuses on 3D and 4D (i.e., time-resolved 3D) imaging of multiphase flow in porous materials, with applications to underground H2 and CO2 storage in sedimentary rocks. He has also applied these imaging techniques to investigate other research topics such as termite nests.

Bart Lomans

(Shell)

Markus Pichler

(RAG Austria)

 Markus Pichler studied Petroleum Engineering with master’s degree in Reservoir Engineering at Montanuniversität Leoben. In 2012 he joined the UGS team of RAG Austria AG. His work includes planning and developing underground gas storages as well as customer service. He is also working for the green-gas technology department as a senior researcher in the topics of geochemistry, microbiology, geo-methanation and hydrogen infrastructure. In this role he is developing solutions for future subsurface energy storages for RAG’s portfolio. In addition, Markus is RAG’s liaison to the European hydrogen research projects HyStories, HyUSPRe and in the IEA TCP42-Hydrogen Storage. Finally, he is member of several institutions like Marcogaz, ÖVGW, ISO or BVEG where he regularly holds presentations and lectures on the subsurface storage of renewable energy.

 

 

The ISMOS ‘How2Store’ – A workshop on hydrogen storage, is a special workshop hosted by ISMOS for the first time!

We have invited several international experts from all scientific and industry sectors working on underground hydrogen storage to share their expertise and experiences with this emerging topic.

Event Agenda – Duration: 2 hr

  • Welcome
  • Brief introduction to the topic of H2 storage
  • Expert panellist introduction
  • Moderated discussions
  • Q&A
  • …

 

Careers Workshop for PhD, early career PostDocs/ Researchers

Moderators: Lisa Gieg (University of Calgary) & Torben Lund Skovhus (VIA University College)

Guest speakers:

Andrea Koerdt

(BAM, Germany)

 Experienced microbiologist and been working on MIC since 2016 at the Federal Institute of Material research and Testing (BAM). Besides being the chair of the EU-Project Euro-MIC COST Action, she is also doing basic research in the context of MIC. She is mainly focusing on anaerobic MIC caused by SRB and/or methanogenic archaea. Her main research interest is on environmental simulation and mitigation with strong focus on MIC in the energy sector, like the offshore/marine sector or hydrogen storage, and the general infrastructure. The future scope will be extended to data management and modeling.

Danika Nicoletti

(LuminUltra, Canada)

 Danika Nicoletti is an Applications Scientist at LuminUltra Technologies where she focusses on microbial diagnostics in the energy sector and other industrial markets. Her experience includes research in technology development, reservoir souring, and microbiologically-influenced corrosion.

Renato de Paula

(Solvay, USA)

 Dr. Renato De Paula has 13 years of experience in Microbiology and biocide application in the oil & gas industry. He obtained his Master and PhD degree in Biotechnology from the Sao Paulo State University. He worked as a Postdoc Research Associate at Texas A&M University before joining Nalco in 2011, where he managed the R&D Microbiology group for 9 years. He has extensive experience in the development of new microbial monitoring tools and product formulation for control of MIC and Souring in the field. Renato joined Solvay in April of 2022 as Business Development Manager and Technical Lead Advisor for the Biocide product line, acting as a liaison between operators, service companies and Solvay’s R&D group to develop new solutions for microbial problems.

Tanmay Chaturvedi

(Aalborg University, Denmark)

 Associate Professor in the Energy Department at Aalborg University, Denmark. He is the Vice Head of the Bio-energy and Bioproducts Research group. Dr. Chaturvedi received his PhD from Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi, and his research interests include biomass fractionation, biorefineries, and process design modeling. Dr. Chatruvedi has been working on MIC mitigation using green biocides for the past 5 years and is part of a start-up company Halorefine, exploring possibilities to scale up green biocide production.

Duration: 1.5 hr

Please join us for an exciting and interactive workshop tailored for early stage researchers. We have invited a groups of highly experienced panelists to share their professional experiences and provide their inputs to aid the professional career of young researchers.

Event Agenda

  • Welcome and introduction
  • Panelist introduction
  • Moderated Q&A
  • Audience Q&A
  • …