AREA OF RESEARCH SPECIALIZATION

My research aim is both fundamental and applied research, to seek innovative solutions across a wide range of disciplines, seizing creative opportunities from current and emerging issues in mining and petroleum engineering, and looking for collaboration with industry, local and overseas research organisations. In addition I aim to develop an international reputation in the fields of mining and petroleum geomechanics.

Geosequestration of Carbon Dioxide
Underground coal gassification (UCG) with Geosequestration of Carbon Dioxide
Activation of faults due to the injection of high fluid pressures
Slope Stability of large deep, open cut mines
Stability of wellbore analysis
Underground longwall mining
Enhanced coal bed methane recovery, ECBM
Hydro-fracturing and other simulation methods for depleted and tight reservoirs
Gas outburst in coal mining
Mining and Petroleum Geomechanics
Two-phase and multiphase flow in fractured rock media
Coupled Hydro-mechanical behaviour of fractured and porous rocks
Gas outbursts and groundwater inundation in mines
Rock physics under high pressure conditions
Contaminant transport through rock
Storage of chemical/nuclear waste in underground caverns
Characterization of weathered rocks
Tunneling in soft and hard ground
Jacking forces - Micro tunneling in difficult ground conditions
Jacking forces - Micro tunneling in difficult ground conditions

There are number of scholarhips for Australian and overseas students. If you are interested in doing a postgraduate research in above research areas, please contact me.