Luca Trevisan
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Curriculum Vitae
LUCA TREVISAN
Phone: +1- (970) 690-6591
Email: [email protected]
February 2015
Summary of Experience and Qualifications
The research I have carried out at Colorado School of Mines is aimed to understand and quantify
the trapping mechanisms that guarantee an effective immobilization of CO2 in deep saline
formations, reducing the risk of leakage to the human environment. In order to address this issue,
my doctoral dissertation included both a laboratory and a modeling component, which combine
together to extrapolate and upscale my experimental analysis to actual field scenarios. Overall,
my research interests include flow and transport phenomena in porous media. I have been
studying and doing research on subsurface hydrology and soil physics for nine years, attending
universities in three different countries, as well as multiple international workshops and
conferences related to my hydrogeological background. During my academic formation, in
addition to my geosciences curriculum, I have taken several graduate courses from
interdisciplinary fields such as Chemical, Environmental, Civil, and Petroleum Engineering,
which allow me to understand multiphase flow and transport problems from different research
perspectives. During my work experience in the environmental consultancy, I gained expertise in
applying numerical models to real world scenarios related to management of groundwater
resources, aquifer contamination and remediation, and civil underground excavation.
Education
12/2014
Environmental Science and Engineering Ph.D, Colorado School of
Mines, Golden, CO, USA. Advisor: Tissa Illangasekare
Dissertation: Study of trapping mechanisms of supercritical carbon dioxide
in deep heterogeneous geologic formations through intermediate scale
testing and modeling
12/2012
Environmental Science and Engineering M.S., Colorado School of
Mines, Golden, CO, USA
07/2007 Groundwater Hydrology M.S., Polytechnic University of Catalonia
(UPC), Barcelona, Spain. Advisor: Daniel Fernandez-Garcia
Thesis: Modeling solute transport and mass–transfer processes at the
MADE site aquifer, Mississippi
03/2005 Geology B.S., University of Padua, Padua, Italy
Thesis: Geological study of deep-seated gravitational slope deformations
in the Vizze Valley (Eastern Alps)
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Professional Experience
10/2010 – 12/2014 Graduate Research Assistant, Development of experimental analysis of
supercritical CO2 injection in deep saline reservoirs focused on
fundamental mechanisms of capillary and dissolution trapping in
heterogeneous geologic formations.
Civil & Environmental Engineering Department, Colorado School of
Mines, Golden, CO, USA
01/2008 – 04/2010 Hydrogeological consultant, Numerical modeling and design of
dewatering schemes for the excavation of underground infrastructures;
numerical modeling of infiltration ponds for Aquifer Storage Recharge
projects; aquifer test analysis for estimation of Lithium reserves in the
Atacama Desert, Chile.
Amphos21 Consulting SL, Barcelona, Spain
12/2007 – 03/2008 Field hydrogeologist, Monitoring of dewatering wells network to allow dry
excavation and construction of the High-Speed Rail (AVE) tunnel at the
Sants station west entrance, Barcelona.
Ferrer S.L., Barcelona, Spain
11/2007 – 01/2008 Hydrogeological consultant, Environmental studies of VOC contaminated
sites; design of dewatering schemes; groundwater resource management.
Novaterra Medioambiental, Barcelona, Spain
Complementary Courses
7th International CCS Summer School by IEAGHG, Nottingham, UK, Jul 21st-26
th, 2013
Subsurface CO2 modeling short course by Geological Storage Consultants, Minneapolis, USA,
Jun 20th
– 23rd
, 2011
Density – Dependent and Unsaturated Modeling, FEFLOW Training Courses by DHI-WASY
GmbH, Berlin, Germany, Sep 17th
– 18th
, 2009
Model Calibration and Quantification of Predictive Uncertainty Using PEST, by John Doherty,
Neuchâtel, Switzerland, Sep 15th
– 19th
, 2008
Environmental Isotopes applied to groundwater pollution studies, by Spanish National Research
Council (CSIC) and University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, Apr 16th
– 19th
, 2007
Computer / Modeling Skills
Multiphase flow and transport modeling software: Comsol Multiphysics, Feflow, GMS, Visual
Modflow, TOUGH2
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Hydraulic testing: AquiferTest, Ephebo
Programming Languages: C++, Matlab
Others: Surfer, Tecplot, AutoCAD, ArcGIS
Journal Articles
1. Trevisan, L., Cihan, A., Fagerlund, F., Agartan, E.,Mori, H., Birkholzer, J.T., Zhou, Q.,
Illangasekare, T.H. (2014). Investigation of mechanisms of supercritical CO2 trapping in
deep saline reservoirs using surrogate fluids at ambient laboratory conditions. International
Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 29, 35-49, doi: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2014.07.012.
2. Agartan, E., Trevisan, L., Cihan, A., Birkholzer, J.T., Zhou, Q., Illangasekare, T.H. (2015).
Experimental study on effects of geologic heterogeneity in enhancing dissolution trapping of
supercritical CO2. Water Resources Research, doi: 10.1002/2014WR015778.
Journal Articles in Review
1. Mori, H., Trevisan, L., Illangasekare, T.H. Evaluation of relative permeability functions as
inputs to multiphase flow models simulating supercritical CO2 behavior in deep geologic
formations. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control (submitted: December 2014).
Journal Articles in Preparation
1. Trevisan, L., Pini, R., Cihan, A., Birkholzer, J.T., Zhou, Q., Illangasekare, T.H. Experimental
analysis of spatial correlation effects on capillary trapping of supercritical CO2 at the
intermediate laboratory scale in heterogeneous porous media.
2. Trevisan, L., Pini, R., Cihan, A., Birkholzer, J.T., Zhou, Q., Illangasekare, T.H. Process
understanding for capillary trapping enhancement of supercritical CO2 in complex
heterogeneous media through intermediate scale testing.
Oral Presentations, Posters, and Conference Proceedings
1. Trevisan, L., Pini, R., Cihan, A., Birkholzer, J.T., Zhou, Q., Illangasekare, T.H. Experimental
investigation of supercritical CO2 trapping mechanisms at the intermediate laboratory scale
in well-defined heterogeneous porous media. 12th
International Conference on Greenhouse
Gas Technology, Austin, TX, Oct 2014. Energy Procedia 63, 5646-5653, doi:
10.1016/j.egypro.2014.11.597.
2. Cihan, A., Birkholzer, J.T., Trevisan, L., Bianchi, M., Zhou, Q., Illangasekare, T.H. A
connectivity-based modeling approach for representing hysteresis in macroscopic two-phase
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flow properties. 12th
International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Technology, Austin, TX,
Oct 2014. Energy Procedia 63, 3456-3463, doi: 10.1016/j.egypro.2014.11.374.
3. Trevisan, L., Pini, R., Cihan, A., Birkholzer, J.T., Zhou, Q., Illangasekare, T.H. Experimental
analysis of trapping phenomena at the intermediate laboratory scale in well-defined
heterogeneous porous media. Gordon Research Conference, Lewiston, ME, Jul 2014.
4. Trevisan, L., Cihan, A., Fagerlund, F., Agartan, E., Mori, H., Birkholzer, J.T., Zhou, Q.,
Illangasekare, T.H. Investigation of multiphase modeling approaches for behavior of super
critical CO2 in deep formations using analog fluids in the laboratory. Fall Meeting of the
American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA, Dec 2013.
5. Trevisan, L., Illangasekare, T.H., Cihan, A., Vargas-Johnson, J., Agartan, E., Mori, H.,
Birkholzer, J.T., Zhou, Q. Investigation of multiphase modeling approaches for behavior of
super critical CO2 in deep formations using analog fluids in the laboratory. Carbon storage
R&D project review meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, Aug 2013.
6. Illangasekare, T.H., Agartan, E., Trevisan, L., Cihan, A., Birkholzer, J.T., Zhou, Q. A
fundamental study of convective mixing contributing to dissolution trapping of CO2 in
heterogeneous geologic media using surrogate fluids and numerical modeling. General
Assembly of the European Geophysical Union, Vienna, Austria, Apr 2013.
7. Illangasekare, T.H., Plampin, M., Trevisan, L., Agartan, E., Mori, H., Sakaki, T., Cihan, A.,
Birkholzer, J.T., Zhou, Q., Pawar, R., Zyvoloski, G. Multiple scale physical and numerical
modeling for improved understanding of mechanisms of trapping and leakage of CO2 in deep
geologic formations. General Assembly of the European Geophysical Union, Vienna,
Austria, Apr 2012.
8. Trevisan, L., Illangasekare, T.H., Cihan, A., Agartan, E., Mori, H., Birkholzer, J.T., Zhou, Q.
Study of trapping mechanisms of supercritical carbon dioxide in deep heterogeneous
geologic formations through intermediate scale testing and modeling. Carbon Management
Center Launch Forum, Golden, CO, Oct 2012 (invited).
9. Trevisan, L., Illangasekare, T.H., Rodriguez, D., Sakaki, T., Cihan, A., Birkholzer, J.T.,
Zhou, Q. Experimental methods for the simulation of supercritical CO2 injection at
laboratory scale aimed to investigate capillary trapping. Fall Meeting of the American
Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA, Dec 2011.
10. Cihan, A., Birkholzer, J.T., Zhou, Q., Trevisan, L., Illangasekare, T.H., Rodriguez, D.,
Sakaki, T. A Numerical modeling study of effect of heterogeneity on capillary trapping of
geologically sequestrated CO2. Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union, San
Francisco, CA, Dec 2011.
11. Trevisan, L., Illangasekare, T.H., Rodriguez, D., Cihan, A., Birkholzer, J.T., Zhou, Q.
Improved understanding of migration and entrapment of supercritical CO2 in deep geologic
formations: intermediate scale testing and modeling. Modflow and More Conference,
Golden, CO, Jun 2011.
12. Illangasekare, T.H., Trevisan, L., Rodriguez, D., Cihan, A., Birkholzer, J.T., Zhou, Q. A
fundamental study of migration an entrapment of supercritical CO2 in heterogeneous deep
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geologic formations: intermediate scale testing and modeling. General Assembly of the
European Geophysical Union, Vienna, Austria, Apr 2011.
13. Trevisan, L., Illangasekare, T.H., Rodriguez, D., Cihan, A., Birkholzer, J.T., Zhou, Q.
Experimental study of the capillary trapping during supercritical CO2 sequestration through
analogue test fluid injection at small to intermediate laboratory scales. AGU Hydrology
Days, Fort Collins, CO, Mar 2011.
14. González-Nicolás, A., Trevisan, L., Ruiz, E., Pérez-Paricio, A. An in situ thermal injection
experiment: Some key aspects of the numerical interpretation in the design of groundwater
heat pumps. Proceedings of 2nd
International FEFLOW User Conference, Berlin, Germany,
Sep 2009.
15. Luna, M., Salas, J., Molinero, J., Queralt, E., Rull, M., Colomer, V., Trevisan, L., Ruiz, E.,
Guimerà, J., Niñerola, J.M. Conceptual and numerical modeling of the infiltration capacity of
some artificial recharge basins at the Llobregat aquifer (Barcelona, Spain). International
Congress on Underground Environment, São Paulo, Brazil, Sep 2009.
16. Ruiz, E., Mañé, R., Luna, M., Trevisan, L., Cot, A., Ros, X., Vilar, C. Design of a drainage
solution for the excavation of the subway station accessing the new T1 terminal at the
Barcelona airport. Symposium on water and infrastructure in the subsurface, Barcelona,
Spain, Nov 2008.
Awards
09/2003 –
03/2004
Erasmus Scholarship at the Geodynamics and Geophysics Department of the
University of Barcelona, Spain