John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)

Postal address
United States

BarbaraJ Arnold
- John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME) - Professor Of Practice in Energy and Mineral Engineering
Person: Academic
19862026
Luis Ayala H.
- John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME) - William A. Fustos Family Professor, FCMG Chair in Fluid Behavior and Rock Interactions
Person: Academic
20022026
Seth Adam Blumsack
- John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME) - Professor
- Institute of Energy and the Environment (IEE)
Person: Academic
20022025
Derek Elsworth
- John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME) - Professor
Person: Academic
19852026
Hamid Emami-Meybodi
- John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME) - Associate Professor
Person: Academic
20082026
Semih Eser
- John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME) - Professor
Person: Academic
19832022
Jeremy Michael Gernand
- John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME) - Associate Professor
Person: Academic
20032026
William Arthur Groves
- John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME) - Associate Professor
Person: Academic
19942022
Athanasios Karamalidis
- John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME) - Associate Professor
Person: Academic
20042026
Zuleima Karpyn
- John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME) - Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Research; Professor, Quentin E. and Louise L. Wood University Endowed Fellow of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Person: Academic
20012026

134674 Citations
157 h-index
2679 Article
746 Conference contribution
340 Paper
151 Conference article
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Acoustic signatures of fault reactivation and healing under hydrothermal conditions
Eijsink, A., Marone, C., Rivière, J., Shokouhi, P. & Elsworth, D., Apr 1 2026, In: Geophysical Journal International. 245, 1, ggag042.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
A fictitious Stress-Based model of coal modulus evolution under the influence of gas sorption
Jiang, C., Liu, J. & Elsworth, D., Oct 1 2026, In: Fuel. 421, 138933.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
An explicit machine learning model for brine-gas interfacial tension prediction: Implications for H₂, CH₄, and CO₂ geo-storage
Song, T., Zhu, W., Emami-Meybodi, H., Jiang, Y., Chen, S., Yue, M., Mahani, H., Liao, Q., Iglauer, S. & Pan, B., Feb 1 2026, In: Fuel. 405, 136502.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Link opens in a new tab Scopus citations
An investigation on the respiratory deposition of respirable coal mine dust using Mobile Aerosol Lung Deposition Apparatus (MALDA)
Siahidouzazar, S., Vanegas, A. N., Madureira, E., Su, W. C., Rezaee, M. & Roghanchi, P., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Appraising Carbon Geological-Storage Potential in Saline Aquifers Using Two-Phase Rate-Transient Analysis
Rui, Z., Zhang, Q., Zhang, F. & Emami-Meybodi, H., Apr 2026, In: Water Resources Research. 62, 4, e2025WR041771.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
A water-dominated three-phase rate transient diagnostic framework for hydraulically fractured low-permeability reservoirs
Yang, C. H., Zhang, F. & Emami-Meybodi, H., May 2026, In: Journal of Hydrology. 671, 135257.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Causal modeling and risk assessment of runway excursion events via interpretable machine learning
Qi, X., Liu, C., Fan, D. & Gernand, J. M., May 2026, In: Reliability Engineering and System Safety. 269, 112055.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Link opens in a new tab Scopus citations
CO₂-Enhanced Multiphase Flow in Heterogenous Coal Measures: Thermal-Hydraulic-Mechanic (THM) Model for Enhancing Gas Co-Production with CO₂ Geo-Sequestration
Li, L., Abdallah, K. B., Hamdi, E., Hou, B., Cui, Z., Elsworth, D. & Liu, J., Mar 1 2026, In: Fuel. 407, 137479.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
10 Link opens in a new tab Scopus citations
Comparative Study of Hydrothermal and Sonochemical Preparation of Cu and Ag Codoped ZnO/Graphene Nanocomposites for Enhanced Catalytic and Inactivation of Pathogens
Mariadhas, J., Ganesan, V., Narayanan, S., Panchu, S. J., Swart, H. C., Dzade, N. Y. & Inbanathan, S. S. R., Feb 12 2026, In: ChemPhysChem. 27, 3, e202500256.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
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Contracts for Gas Prioritization to Power Plants During Winter Emergencies
Radhakrishnan, A., Prete, C. L. & Wu, J., Mar 2026, In: IEEE Transactions on Energy Markets, Policy and Regulation. 4, 1, p. 130-142 13 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

16 Active
91 Finished

I-Corps: Translation Potential of Biological Processes for Wastewater Treatment
Wang, M. (PI)
National Science Foundation
7/1/25 → 6/30/26
Project: Research project
Bioelectrochemical Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage forSimultaneous Energy and Mineral Recovery and Ecosystem Restoration
Wang, M. M. (PI), Regan, J. (CoPI) & Rezaee, M. (CoPI)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
4/1/25 → 3/31/27
Project: Research project
IUCRC Phase I Pennsylvania State University: Center for CO2 Storage Modeling, Analytics, and Risk Reduction Technologies (CO2-SMART)
Srinivasan, S. (PI) & Blumsack@psuedu, S. A. B. (CoPI)
National Science Foundation
10/1/24 → 9/30/29
Project: Research project
Securing the supply chain of lithium by unlocking unconventional lithium resources through sustainable electrochemical leaching
Shi, F. (PI)
Basic Energy Sciences
9/1/24 → 8/31/28
Project: Research project
RAISE: CET: SH2INE: Sustainable, Holistic Hydrogen INtegration Evaluation: models and analyses of human, environmental and policy dimensions
Lo Prete, C. (PI) & K.suiseeya@dukeedu, K. M. S. (CoPI)
National Science Foundation
9/1/24 → 8/31/27
Project: Research project
Multiscale Modeling of Heteroepitaxial Interfaces for Scalable Thin-Film Solar Cell Applications
Yaw Dzade, N. (PI)
Basic Energy Sciences
7/1/24 → 6/30/29
Project: Research project
SAI: Strengthening Energy Infrastructure Resilience and Equity During Extreme Cold Weather Events
Lo Prete, C. (PI) & Bambuzlr@uwyoedu, C. F. M. (CoPI)
National Science Foundation
9/15/23 → 8/31/27
Project: Research project
Upcycling Plastic Waste into Graphitic Carbon - Identifying the Roles of Oxygen Content and sp2 Extent in Graphene Forms: Complementary Tests with LDPE and PET
Vander Wal, R. L. (PI)
National Science Foundation
8/1/23 → 7/31/27
Project: Research project
OPIOID AND DRUG MISUSE AND OVERDOSE IN RURAL COAL COMMUNITIES IN THE POST-COVID ERA OF ENERGY TRANSITION
Lei, Z. (PI)
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
7/1/23 → 6/30/26
Project: Research project
CAREER: Unveil the Electrical Double Layer Structure in Battery Electrolyte Systems
Shi, F. (PI)
National Science Foundation
2/1/23 → 1/31/28
Project: Research project

ACS Fellow
Mathews, J. P. (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Honorary award
Energies Journal 10th Anniversary Best Paper Award
Pisupati, S. V. (Recipient) & Tchapda, A. H. (Recipient), Mar 2018
Prize: Honorary award
Fellow of American Chemical Society
Pisupati, S. V. (Recipient), Aug 20 2018
Prize: Honorary award
United Phosphorous Ltd. Chemcon Distinguished Speaker A
Pisupati, S. V. (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Honorary award

John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)

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BarbaraJ Arnold

Luis Ayala H.

Seth Adam Blumsack

Derek Elsworth

Hamid Emami-Meybodi

Semih Eser

Jeremy Michael Gernand

William Arthur Groves

Athanasios Karamalidis

Zuleima Karpyn

Acoustic signatures of fault reactivation and healing under hydrothermal conditions

A fictitious Stress-Based model of coal modulus evolution under the influence of gas sorption

An explicit machine learning model for brine-gas interfacial tension prediction: Implications for H₂, CH₄, and CO₂ geo-storage

An investigation on the respiratory deposition of respirable coal mine dust using Mobile Aerosol Lung Deposition Apparatus (MALDA)

Appraising Carbon Geological-Storage Potential in Saline Aquifers Using Two-Phase Rate-Transient Analysis

A water-dominated three-phase rate transient diagnostic framework for hydraulically fractured low-permeability reservoirs

Causal modeling and risk assessment of runway excursion events via interpretable machine learning

CO₂-Enhanced Multiphase Flow in Heterogenous Coal Measures: Thermal-Hydraulic-Mechanic (THM) Model for Enhancing Gas Co-Production with CO₂ Geo-Sequestration

Comparative Study of Hydrothermal and Sonochemical Preparation of Cu and Ag Codoped ZnO/Graphene Nanocomposites for Enhanced Catalytic and Inactivation of Pathogens

Contracts for Gas Prioritization to Power Plants During Winter Emergencies

I-Corps: Translation Potential of Biological Processes for Wastewater Treatment

Bioelectrochemical Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage forSimultaneous Energy and Mineral Recovery and Ecosystem Restoration

IUCRC Phase I Pennsylvania State University: Center for CO2 Storage Modeling, Analytics, and Risk Reduction Technologies (CO2-SMART)

Securing the supply chain of lithium by unlocking unconventional lithium resources through sustainable electrochemical leaching

RAISE: CET: SH2INE: Sustainable, Holistic Hydrogen INtegration Evaluation: models and analyses of human, environmental and policy dimensions

Multiscale Modeling of Heteroepitaxial Interfaces for Scalable Thin-Film Solar Cell Applications

SAI: Strengthening Energy Infrastructure Resilience and Equity During Extreme Cold Weather Events

Upcycling Plastic Waste into Graphitic Carbon - Identifying the Roles of Oxygen Content and sp2 Extent in Graphene Forms: Complementary Tests with LDPE and PET

OPIOID AND DRUG MISUSE AND OVERDOSE IN RURAL COAL COMMUNITIES IN THE POST-COVID ERA OF ENERGY TRANSITION

CAREER: Unveil the Electrical Double Layer Structure in Battery Electrolyte Systems

ACS Fellow

Energies Journal 10th Anniversary Best Paper Award

Fellow of American Chemical Society

United Phosphorous Ltd. Chemcon Distinguished Speaker A

John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)

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