Mineral and Rock Physics



Advanced Artificial Intelligence-Driven Subsurface Characterization, Fluid Dynamics Prediction, and Geo-Energy System Design Optimization
Primary Convener:  Guodong Chen, University of California Berkeley, Civil and Environment Department, Berkeley, United States; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Energy Geoscience Division, Berkeley, United States
Conveners:  Randy Harsuko1,2, Jingxiao Liu2,3, Michael Mahoney4,5 and Nori Nakata6,7, (1)Energy Geoscience Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, United States(2)University of California Berkeley, Civil and Environment Department, Berkeley, United States(3)Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Energy Geoscience Division, Berkeley, United States(4)University of California Berkeley, Department of Statistics, Berkeley, United States(5)Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Scientific Data Division, Berkeley, United States(6)Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Earth and Environmental Sciences Area, Berkeley, United States(7)Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, United States


Advanced Experimental, Analytical and Theoretical Approaches in Probing Planetary Interiors
Primary Convener:  Stella Chariton, The University of Chicago, GSECARS, Chicago, IL, United States
Conveners:  Vitali Prakapenka1, Arthur Haozhe Liu2 and Dongzhou Zhang1, (1)The University of Chicago, Center for Advanced Radiation Sources, Chicago, United States(2)HIT Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China


Breaking Rocks: Methods to Improve the Forecasting of Fracture Development and Propagation in Subsurface Energy Systems
Primary Convener:  Angela Seligman, Clean Air Task Force, Takoma Park, MD, United States
Conveners:  Jana Simo, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, United States and Dr. Shadi Salahshoor, GTI Energy, Illinois, United States


Earth and Planetary Ionics: On the movement of ions in the deep interior of planets
Primary Convener:  Kenji Ohta, Institute of Science Tokyo, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
Conveners:  Yoshiyuki Okuda, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, United States and Marius A Millot, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Yoshiyuki Okuda, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, United States


Exploring Planetary Materials through Computational Simulations and Machine Learning
Primary Convener:  Jie Deng, Princeton University, Department of Geosciences, Princeton, NJ, United States
Conveners:  Kyla de Villa, University of California Berkeley, Earth and Planetary Science, Berkeley, CA, United States and Renata Wentzcovitch, Columbia University in the City of New York, New York, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Chengze Hou, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, United States


Genesis, Evolution, and Characterization of Unconventional and Sustainable Geo-Energy Resources
Primary Convener:  Yan Cao, Peking University, Institute of Energy, Beijing, China
Conveners:  Kouqi Liu Sr, Peking University, Institute of Energy, Beijing, China, Fengyang Xiong, China University of Geosciences Wuhan, School of Earth Resources/School of Sustainable Energy, Wuhan, China and Mohamad Reza Soltanian Sr, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Ziqing Pan Sr, Peking University, Beijing, China


Hydromechanical and Geochemical Coupled Stochastic Processes in Sustainable Rare Earth Element (REE) Systems
Primary Convener:  Pouyan Asem, University of Texas Permian Basin, Midland, United States
Conveners:  Paolo Gardoni, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, United States and Marek Locmelis, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Austin, United States


Natural Hydrogen (H2): Unlocking its Potential for Generation and Recovery
Primary Convener:  Qingwang Yuan, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United States
Conveners:  Yiqiao Song, Harvard University, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Cambridge, United States, Allegra Hosford Scheirer, Stanford University, Stanford, United States and Kevin Wong, University of Cambridge, Department of Earth Sciences, Cambridge, DC, United Kingdom
Student/Early Career Convener:  Mahmoud Heshmat Moustafa Abdellatif, Texas Tech University, Petroleum Engineering, Lubbock, United States


Physical Properties of Earth Materials (PPEM): Coupled Processes and Feedbacks in Deformation
Primary Convener:  Andrew J Cross, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Woods Hole, MA, United States
Conveners:  Leif Tokle, Structural Geology and Tectonics Group, Geological Institute, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland, Tamara Jeppson, US Geological Survey, Moffett Field, United States, David Wallis, University of Cambridge, Department of Earth Sciences, Cambridge, United Kingdom and Jason N Ott, University of Washington, Earth and Space Sciences, Seattle, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Cassandra Seltzer, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, NY, United States


Pre-, co- and post-rupture processes across multiple scales
Primary Convener:  Sergio Vinciguerra, University of Turin, Earth Sciences, Turin, Italy
Conveners:  Roland Burgmann, University of California Berkeley, Earth and Planetary Science, Berkeley, United States, François Renard, University of Oslo, The Njord Centre, Oslo, Norway and Wenlu Zhu, University of Maryland, College Park, United States


Principles of Geologic Storage: Geochemical Interactions, Geomechanics, Hydrodynamics, and Caprock Integrity
Primary Convener:  Yun Yang, University of Wyoming, Center of Economic Geology, Laramie, United States
Conveners:  Chelsea Neil, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, United States and Jonathan Fred McLaughlin, University of Wyoming, Center for Economic Geology Research, Laramie, United States


Progress in Understanding the Earth’s and Martian Core Compositions
Primary Convener:  Prof. Sun Yang, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
Conveners:  Kei Hirose, Tokyo Inst Tech, Tokyo, Japan and Renata Wentzcovitch, Columbia University in the City of New York, New York, United States


Rheology of Geomaterials: from Brittle-Ductile Deformation to Friction in Rocks and Beyond
Primary Convener:  Nicola Tisato, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States
Convener:  Christine McCarthy, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, NY, United States


Rock Physics under Advanced Imaging Techniques
Primary Convener:  Nicola Tisato, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States
Convener:  Wenlu Zhu, University of Maryland, College Park, United States


Subsurface Processes for Energy Production and Storage, Carbon Mitigation, and Waste Disposal
Primary Convener:  Dr. Behzad Ghanbarian, University of Texas at Arlington, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Arlington, TX, United States
Conveners:  Bo Guo, University of Arizona, Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, Tucson, United States and Cheng Chen, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, United States
Student/Early Career Conveners:  Wei Li, Stony Brook University, Civil Engineering, Stony Brook, NY, United States and Sidian Chen, University of Arizona, Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, Tucson, United States


Wells of Tomorrow: Engineering Integrity for a Sustainable Energy Future
Primary Convener:  Eilis Jill Rosenbaum, National Energy Technology Laboratory Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Conveners:  John Brigham, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, United States and Julie M Vandenbossche, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, United States
Student/Early Career Conveners:  Rodrigo Arauz Sosa, Leidos, Pittsburgh, United States and Carlos Garcia, Leidos, Pittsburgh, United States