Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering
Professor Ghazanfari specializes in geotechnical and geo-environmental engineering and has over 17 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
Publications
Publications 2021
- Bijay, K. C., & Ghazanfari, E. (2021). Geothermal reservoir stimulation through hydro-shearing: An experimental study under conditions close to enhanced geothermal systems. Geothermics, 96, 102200.
- Foroutan, M., Ghazanfari, E., & Amirlatifi, A. (2021). Variation of failure properties, creep response and ultrasonic velocities of sandstone upon injecting CO 2-enriched brine. Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources, 7(2), 1-30.
- Foroutan, M., Ghazanfari, E., Amirlatifi, A., & Perdrial, N. (2021). Variation of pore-network, mechanical and hydrological characteristics of sandstone specimens through CO2-enriched brine injection. Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, 26, 100217.
- Amirlatifi, A., KC, B., Adibifard, M., Vahedifard, F., & Ghazanfari, E. (2021). Data analytics to investigate the cohort of injection wells with earthquakes in Oklahoma. Earthquake Spectra, 8755293021989725.
- Kamali-Asl, A., Bijay, K. C., Ghazanfari, E., & Falcon-Suarez, I. H. (2021). Alteration of ultrasonic signatures by stress-induced changes in hydro-mechanical properties of fractured rocks. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 142, 104705.
- Foroutan, M., Ghazanfari, E., Amirlatifi, A., & Moradian, O. (2021). Evolution of fracture permeability and aperture during CO2 storage in varyingly cemented sedimentary rocks. Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, 100289.
Publications 2020
Foroutan, M., Ghazanfari, E., Amirlatifi, A., & Perdrial, N. (2020). Variation of pore-network, mechanical and hydrological characteristics of sandstone specimens through CO2-enriched brine injection. Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, 100217
Shirole, D., Hedayat, A., Ghazanfari, E., & Walton, G. (2020). Evaluation of an ultrasonic method for damage characterization of brittle rocks. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 1-18
Publications 2019
Kamali-Asl, A., K-C, B., Ghazanfari, E., & Hedayat, A. (2019). Flow-induced alterations of ultrasonic signatures and fracture aperture under constant state-of-stress in a single-fractured rock. Journal of Geophysics, 84(4), 1-58
Kamali-Asl., A., K-C., B., Foroutan, M., Ghazanfari, E., Cladouhosc, T., Stevens, M. (2019). Stress-Strain Response and Seismic Signature Analysis of Phyllite Reservoir Rocks from Blue Mountain Geothermal Field. Journal of Geothermics, 77, 204-223
Vahedifard, F., Cao, T.D., Ghazanfari, E., Kumar, Thota, S.K. (2019) “Closed-Form Models for Nonisothermal Effective Stress of Unsaturated Soils.” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering 145, no. 9 (2019): 04019053.
Shahrokhabadi, S., Vahedifard, F., Ghazanfari, E., Foroutan, M. (2019). Earth Pressure Profiles in Unsaturated Soils under Transient Flow. Journal of Engineering Geology, 260 (2019): 105218
Group Members
Current graduate students:
Ryan van der Heijden (PhD)
Bijay K-C (PhD)
Graduated students:
Maziar Foroutan (PhD, 2021)
Arash Kamali-Asl (PhD, 2019)
Maria Peraki (PhD, 2017)
Robert Caulk (MS, 2016)
Rafael Villamor Lora (MS, 2015)
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