ESE August Newsletter

Royal School of Mines

An overview of the recent publications, events and exciting work that's been happening in the Department of Earth Science and Engineering.

Contents

Publications
Conferences, Talks, Lectures, Seminars
Outreach
Media
PhD Vivas

Publications

Cheng, M., Fang, F., Kinouchi, T., Navon, I.M. and Pain, C.C., (2020). Long lead-time daily and monthly streamflow forecasting using machine learning methods. Journal of Hydrology, p.125376. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.125376

Cheng, M., Fang, F., Pain, C.C and Navon, I.M., (2020). Data-driven modelling of nonlinear spatio-temporal fluid flows using a deep convolutional generative adversarial network. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol365 p.113000. DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2020.113000

Cheng, M., Fang, F., Pain, C.C and Navon, I.M., (2020). An advanced hybrid deep adversarial autoencoder for parameterized nonlinear fluid flow modelling. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering/, 372, p.113375. DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2020.113375

Hicks, S.P., Okuwaki, R., Steinberg, A., Rychert, C., Harmon, N., Abercrombie, R., Bogiatzis, P., Schlaphorst, D., Zahradnik, J., Kendall, JM., Yagi, Y., Shimizu, K., Sudhaus, H. (2020). Back-propagating supershear rupture in the 2016 Mw 7.1 Romanche transform fault earthquake. Nature Geoscience. DOI: 10.1038/s41561-020-0619-9.

Lecocq, T., Hicks, S.P., Van Noten, K., van Wijk, K., Koelemeijer, P., De Plaen, R.S.M, et al. (2020). Global quieting of high-frequency seismic noise due to COVID-19 pandemic lockdown measures. Science. DOI: 10.1126/science.abd2438

Osman, H., Graham, G.H., Moncorge, A., Jacquemyn, C. & Jackson, M.D. (2020). Is cell-to-cell scale variability necessary in reservoir models? Mathematical Geosciences, DOI: 10.1007/s11004-020-09877-y

Purewal, S., Toquero, F.J., Burgos, E.S. et. al, (2020) . Pilot Program in Mexico Classifies Oil and Gas Projects Using UN Framework. SPE Journal of Petroleum Technology (JPT), p75-76. https://pubs.spe.org/en/jpt/jpt-article-detail/?art=7410?

Sahoo, H., Gani, M.R., Gani, N.D., Hampson, G.J., Howell, J.A., Storms, J.E.A., Martinius, A.W. & Buckley, S.J. (2020). Predictable patterns in stacking and distribution of channelized fluvial sandbodies linked to channel mobility and avulsion process. Geology, 48, 903-907. DOI: 10.1130/G47236.1

Conferences, Talks, Lectures, Seminars

Robin Thomas gave an online presentation entitled “Interaction between hydraulic fractures and pre-existing fractures and faults” on 5^th August , as part of the UK Unconventional Hydrocarbon Seminar Series. Robin is a PDRA, working with Adriana Paluszny and Robert Zimmerman on Challenge 2 of the NERC-funded UKUH Programme. 

Beni Setiawan gave an online presentation entitled “Semi-analytical Method for Tracking the Evolution of Borehole Breakouts” on 7^th August , as part of the American Rock Mechanics Association Summer Research Seminar Series. Beni is a PhD student working with Prof. Robert Zimmerman.

Satinder Purewal chaired a UNECE Webinar on “Application of UNFC to Petroleum Total Resource Management: Status and outlook” on 29^th July , with over 200+ global attendees.

Outreach

Adriana Paluszny was invited by the “Female Researchers Chapter of the International Association for Computational Mechanics” to give the first of the “Empowering Women in Computational Mechanics and Science: Rising Stars” talks on 20^th July  . 

 Media 

Stephen Hicks talked to National Geographic about the Weird ‘boomerang’ earthquake detected under the Atlantic Ocean.

PhD Vivas

Jay Bullen passed his PhD viva on 26^th August. Congratulations!