Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering
Professor Ghazanfari specializes in geotechnical and geo-environmental engineering and has over 22 years of experience as a researcher, consultant and educator. His research focuses on geo-energy systems including geothermal systems, shale energy, geological CO2 storage, electrically enhanced oil recovery; and sensors and sensing in subsurface and intelligent compaction of geo-materials. He is UVM’s Sustainability Fellow, and the Fellow of Gund Institute for Environment.
Contact Info
Office: Votey Hall 213B
Phone: (802) 656-1770
Email: eghazanf@uvm.edu
Education
- Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Lehigh University, 2013
- M.Sc., Civil Engineering, Lehigh University, 2013
- M.Sc., Civil Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2004
- B.S., Civil Engineering, K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2001
Research Interests
- Development of shallow and deep geothermal systems
- Geo-mechanical aspects of shale energy and geological carbon storage
- Sensors and sensing for earthen infrastructures
- Behavior of unsaturated soils/rocks under non-isothermal condition
- Application of electrokinetics in enhanced oil recovery
- Characterization of extraterrestrial (e.g. Martian, Lunar) regolith
Select Publications (Google Scholar)
- Van der Heijden, R., Ghazanfari, E., Rizzo, D. M., Leshchinsky, B., & Dewoolkar, M. (2025). Applications of InSAR for Monitoring Post-Wildfire Ground Surface Displacements. Remote Sensing, 17(12), 2047.
- K-C, B., Ghazanfari, E., McLennan, J., Frash, L. P., & Meng, M. (2024). Evaluation of sintered bauxite proppant for binary enhanced geothermal systems. Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources, 10(1), 21.
- Foroutan, M., Ghazanfari, E., Amirlatifi, A., & Moradian, O. (2022). Evolution of fracture permeability and aperture during CO2 storage in varyingly cemented sedimentary rocks. Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, 32, 100289.
- K-C. B., Ghazanfari, E. (2021). Geothermal reservoir stimulation through hydro-shearing: An experimental study under conditions close to enhanced geothermal systems. Geothermics, 96, 102200.
- Kamali-Asl, A., Ghazanfari, E., Newell, P., Stevens, M. (2018). Elastic, Viscoelastic, and Strength Properties of Marcellus Shale Specimens. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 171 (2018) 662-679.
- Caulk, R., Ghazanfari, E., Perdrial, J., Perdrial, N. (2016). Experimental Investigation of Fracture Aperture and Permeability Change within Enhanced Geothermal Systems. Geothermics, Vol. 62, pp 12-21(2016)
- Villamor, R., Ghazanfari, E., Asanza, E. (2016). Geomechanical Characterization of Marcellus Shale. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, Vol. 49, Issue 9, pp 3403–3424
Group Members
Current Graduate Students
- Tanmoy Dutta (PhD)
- Birasa Malla (PhD)
- Ryan van der Heijden (PhD)
Former Graduate Students
- Bijay K-C (PhD, 2022)
- Maziar Foroutan (PhD, 2021)
- Arash Kamali-Asl (PhD, 2019)
- Maria Peraki (PhD, 2017)
- Robert Caulk (MS, 2016)
- Rafael Villamor Lora (MS, 2015)