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Research pillars and projects

The two research pillars of the center address the potential of Groundbreaking Modeling Concepts for Deformation in Porous Rocks (P1) and the demand for understanding of Fundamentals of Induced Subsurface Deformation (P2).

P1ÌýGroundbreakingÌýModelingÌýConceptsÌýfor Deformation in Porous RocksÌýÌý

Coordinator:

±Ê1.1Ìý

PI: Jan Nordbotten, University of Bergen

±Ê1.2Ìý

PI: Florin Radu, University of Bergen

±Ê1.3Ìý

PI: Morten Jakobsen, University of Bergen

P2ÌýFundamentals of Induced Subsurface DeformationÌý

Coordinator:

P2.1ÌýSolvers for mixed dimensionalÌýflow and mechanics on the fracture-matrix interfaceÌý

PI: Kundan Kumar, University of Bergen

P2.2ÌýSimulation technology for injection-related fault and fracture reactivation and induced seismicity

PI: Eirik Keilegavlen, University of Bergen

P2.3ÌýMonitoring subsurface processes using the generalized Dix’ method

PI: Einar Iversen, University of Bergen

P2.4ÌýInterpretation of fluid-induced seismicity patterns

PI: Volker Oye, NORSAR

P3 VISTA CSD researcher program

Coordinator: Jan Martin Nordbotten

PA Affiliated projects

±Ê´¡.1ÌýSimulation of governing processes in superheated and supercritical geothermal systems: mathematical models, numerical methods and field data (SiGS)

PI: Eirik Keilegavlen,ÌýUniversity of Bergen,ÌýRCN grant (2020-2024)

PA.2 Mathematical and Numerical Modelling of Process-Structure Interaction in Fractured Geothermal Systems (MaPSI)

PI: Inga Berre, University of Bergen, ERC Consolidator Grant (2021-2026)

PA.3 Network Inpainting via Optimal Transport (NIOT)

PI: Enrico Facca, EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (2023-2025)

PA.4 Quantifying the relation between Carbon Capture and Storage and earthquake risk (CCS-ER)

PI: Mathilde B. Sørensen, (2021-2025)

PA.5 FracFlow

PI: Jan Martin Nordbotten, (2020-2022)

PA.6 Fracturing of porous media in the presence of multiphase flows

PI: Eirik Keilegavlen, VISTA individual fellowship grant (2019-2022)

PA.7 Gradient flow modelling of multi-phase flow in deformable porous media (GradFlowPoro)

PI: Jakub W. Both, NFR-Aurora (2022-2023)

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Last updated: 09.12.2025