Nikita Bondarenko
Ph.D. Student
Project: Induced seismicity in Illinois Basin
Previous Degrees:
2019: M.S. Geophysics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
2017: B.S. Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
nikitab3@illinois.edu
Hyunbin Kim
Ph.D. Student
Project: Unsaturated behavior of shales in energy geotechnics
Previous Degrees:
2019: M.S. Geotechnical Engineering, Dankook University, South Korea
2017: B.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Dankook University, South Korea
hyunbin3@illinois.edu
Ekaterina Barteneva
Ph.D. Student
Project: Physics-enhanced modeling of subsurface processes
Previous Degrees:
2019: M.S. Physics, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine
2017: B.S. Physics, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine
eb15@illinois.edu
Patrick Kundzicz
Undergraduate Researcher
Project: Microscale characterization of rock properties
pkundz2@illinois.edu
ALUMNI
Kiseok Kim
2022: Ph.D. Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Project: Effect of CO2 injection on poromechanical properties of rock
Previous Degrees:
2017: M.S. Civil Engineering, Korea University, South Korea
2015: B.S. Civil Engineering, Korea University, South Korea
kiseokk2@illinois.edu
Ali Tarokh
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Project: Measurements of THM rock properties at pore and core scale
Previous Degrees:
2016: Ph.D. Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota
2012: M.S. Mineral Engineering, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
2009: B.S. Mining Engineering, University of Tehran
Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Gabriel Mishaan
2019: M.S. Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Thesis: Novel techniques for fracture monitoring in crystalline rock
Previous Degrees:
2017: B.S. Civil Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
Current position: Staff Engineer, Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, San Francisco, CA
Yi Zhong
2019: M.S. Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Thesis: Assessment of rock fracture initiation using acoustic emission
Previous Degrees:
2018: B.S. Civil Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, China
Current position: Ph.D. Student, Arizona State University
Jose V. Renjifo Ciocca
2020: M.S. Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Thesis: Coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical behavior of glacial tills in shallow geothermal systems
Previous Degrees:
2017: B.S. Civil Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia
Current position: Staff Engineer, Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, New York City, NY
MS Projects
Auzin Farnia, Educational materials on sustainable energy 2021-2022
Jason Kadowaki, Rock characterization for CarbonSAFE project 2019
Grant Wu, Permeability-porosity relationship in rock 2018
Undergraduate Projects
Bethany Lockhart, Improving recycling and composting facilities at UIUC 2020
Auzin Farnia, Presenting geotechnical engineering principles with video vignettes 2020
Michael Stumpf, Change in rock bulk and solid properties during CO2 storage 2019
Mark Cerabona, Undrained behavior of Mt Simon sandstone 2019
Bangzheng Rao, Detecting micro-cracks in rock with acoustic emission 2019
Yi Zhong, Semi-linear failure surface for porous rock 2018
Angelika Szczerba, Effect of shales’ pore structure on their flow properties 2018
Matthew Sun, Monitoring of propagating hydraulic fractures 2017
Ian Robert Lin, Linking waste production to energy use in the U.S. 2017