My name is
Charlie Schlosser and I am a research mining engineer at the Virginia Center
for Coal and Energy Research (VCCER) at Virginia Tech, where I am also a Ph.D.
student in the Mining and Minerals Engineering Department in Blacksburg,
Virginia, USA. My duties at VCCER include carrying out research
activities, developing grant proposals, and providing technical support to
students and other researchers in our group. Currently, I am involved in
two Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) projects: 1) a field-scale
CO2 injection and storage tests in unmineable coal seams and shale natural gas
reservoirs; and 2) an offshore CO2 storage resource assessment for the
Mid-Atlantic outer continental shelf region.
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| Roaming around Europe: The Fountain of Trevi |
This
summer, I spent seven weeks working the GeoEnergy Research Centre (GERC) at the
University of Nottingham, UK to develop new research methodologies to analyze,
understand, and predict petroleum and natural gas reservoir behavior using
state-of-the-art modeling and simulation software and robust statistical
algorithms. I spend most of my time under the guidance of Prof Matthew
Hall and Dr Donald Brown, whose combined backgrounds and knowledge of materials
characterization, hydrocarbon reservoir behavior, and applied mathematics lent
me a new interdisciplinary perspective on how to address my research
problem. We were also able to identify new areas of interest that could
lever Donald’s contemporary mathematical background to other areas of research,
which we are currently pursuing through remote collaboration. I was also
fortunate to meet other members of the Nottingham Engineering faculty who share
research interests to my own, including Dr Chunyu Jin and Dr Buddhika
Hewakandamby.
Outside of
my studies, I enjoyed exploring the local village of Beeston, the endless
string of pubs and restaurants of downtown Nottingham, and the serene
countryside of the Peak District. Never balking at the opportunity to
venture a bit farther on the weekends, I was also able to take in the raucous
city of Dublin, the impossibly ancient living museum of Rome, and the breathtaking
Highlands of Scotland.
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| Exploring the Isle of Syke, Highlands of Scotland |
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| The trails of the Peak District |
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