Invited talks at seminars

 

2024

  1. Vilarrasa, V., Boyet, A., De Simone, S. and Parisio, F., 2024. ‘Understanding and forecasting induced seismicity in enhanced geothermal systems and supercritical reservoirs’, Seminar of the Department of Petroleum Engineering, Montanuniversität Leoben, Leoben, Austria, 19 February 2024


2023

  1. Vaezi, I., Alcolea, A., Meier, P. Parisio, F., Carrera, J. and Vilarrasa, V., 2023. Process understanding of induced seismicity during stimulation of enhanced geothermal systems. Porous Media Tea Time Talks, online, 14 November 2023
  2. Hanson-Hedgecock, S. and Vilarrasa, V., 2023. Enhanced Geothermal Systems Reservoir and Induced Seismic Hazard Assessment Using Hybrid K-means Clustering and Data Fusion. Seminar cycle in Hydrogeology and Geochemistry, Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), Barcelona, Spain, 2 November 2023
  3. Walter, L., Parisio, F., Kong, Q., Hanson-Hedgecock, S. and Vilarrasa, V., 2023. Bridging the Gap between Scarse Observation Points: Combining Data and Physics via Machine Learning for Modelling Groundwater Flow. IMEDEA-CSIC Seminar Cycle, Esporles, Spain, 6 October 2023
  4. Vilarrasa, V., Boyet, A. and Vaezi, I., 2023. ‘Coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical modeling of fractured media for geoenergy applications: implications for induced seismicity’, Seminar of the Earth Sciences Department, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, 24 August 2023
  5. Vilarrasa, V., Boyet, A., De Simone, S. and Vaezi, I., 2023. ‘Modeling fractured media: applications for process understanding of induced seismicity in geologic carbon storage and geothermal energy’, Seminar of the Division of Water and Environmental Engineering, KTH, Stockholm, Sweden, 22 August 2023
  6. Vilarrasa, V. and Parisio, F., 2023. ‘Storing CO2 in deep volcanic areas’, Seminar of the Groundwater Modeling Group, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, 17 August 2023
  7. Walter, L., Parisio, F., Kong, Q., Hanson-Hedgecock, S. and Vilarrasa, V., 2023. Physics Informed Neural Network for Induced Seismicity Forecast. Seminar of the Geo-Computational Research Group, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (online), 24 July 2023
  8. Vilarrasa, V., 2023. ‘Geothermal energy: from low enthalpy to supercritical systems’, Seminar Geothermal Energy Projects, Repsol, Madrid, Spain, 13 July 2023 (online)
  9. 9. Walter, L., Parisio, F., Kong, Q., Hanson-Hedgecock, S. and Vilarrasa, V., 2023. Simulating Subsurface Fluid Flow in Fractured Reservoirs via Physics-informed Neural Networks. Seminar at the Hydrogeology and Geochemistry Group, IDAEA-CSIC, Barcelona, 5 July 2023
  10. Kivi, I.R., Makhnenko, R. Y., Oldenburg, C. M., Rutqvist, J. and Vilarrasa, V., 2023. Importance of geological setting in permanent gigaton-scale CO2 storage. Seminar at Lorraine University, Lorraine University, Nancy, 29 June 2023
  11. Vaezi, I., ‘Understanding induced microseismicity during stimulation of enhanced geotermal systems’. IMEDEA-CSIC Seminar Cycle, Esporles, Spain, 2 June 2023
  12. Walter, L., ‘Physics-informed Neural Networks to Simulate Subsurface Fluid Flow in Fractured Reservoirs’. Seminar cycle in Hydrogeology and Geochemistry, Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), Barcelona, Spain, 18 May 2023
  13. Boyet, A., ‘Identification of The Processes Triggering Induced Seismicity at the Enhanced Geothermal System of Basel (Switzerland)’. Seminar cycle in Hydrogeology and Geochemistry, Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), Barcelona, Spain, 27 February 2023
     

2022

  1. Sciandra, D., ‘Numerical modelling of Opalinus Clay anisotropic behavior during CO2 injection’. Seminar at the Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (IMEDEA), CSIC-UIB, Esporles, Spain, 4 November 2022
  2. Vilarrasa, V., ‘Geological resources to reach climate neutrality’, Webinars Cycle of Technological Transfer 2022, Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología de El Salvador, 27 July 2022 (link)
  3. Walter, L. and Vilarrasa, V. Deep Geothermal Energy: Renewable Heat from the Subsurface. Albert-Schweitzer Secondary School, Erfurt, Germany, 05 July 2022
  4. Vilarrasa, V., ‘CSIC’s research on geologic carbon storage’, EERA-CCS Steering Committee Meeting, Palma, Spain, 29 June 2022
  5. Sciandra, D., Kivi, I.R., Vilarrasa, V., Makhnenko, R.Y. and Rebscher, D. Hydro-Mechanical simulation of the CO2LPIE experiment at the Mont Terri URL. Seminar at the Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (IMEDEA), CSIC-UIB, Esporles, Spain, 8 June 2022
  6. Sciandra, D., Vilarrasa, V., Kivi, I. R., Makhnenko, R.Y., Jaeggi, D., Rebscher, D. and. Hydro-mechanical modeling of shaly caprock for CO2 long-term periodic injection experiment (CO2LPIE). Seminar at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), Champaign, Illinois, US, 24 June 2022
  7. Sciandra, D., Kivi, I.R., Vilarrasa, V., Makhnenko, R.Y. and Rebscher, D. 3D hydro-mechanical modeling of CO2LPIE. Seminar cycle in Hydrogeology and Geochemistry, Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), Barcelona, Spain, 2 June 2022
  8. Walter, L., Parisio, F. and Vilarrasa, V. Prediction of subsurface flow with physics informed neural networks. Seminar at the Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (IMEDEA), CSIC-UIB, Esporles, Spain, 11 May 2022
  9. Walter, L., Parisio, F. and Vilarrasa, V. Introducing physics informed neural networks in subsurface flow. Seminar cycle in Hydrogeology and Geochemistry, Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), Barcelona, Spain, 5 May 2022
  10. Kivi., I.R., Makhnenko, R.Y., Rutqvist, J., Oldenburg, C. and Vilarrasa, V. Experimental and numerical insights into the likelihood of CO2 leakage over geological time ‎scales. Seminar cycle in Hydrogeology and Geochemistry, Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), Barcelona, Spain, 13 January 2022
  11. Vilarrasa, Víctor. ‘What induced the seismicity at the underground gas storage of Castor: beyond pore pressure diffusion’, UPC-CSIC Hydrogeology Group Seminar, Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), Barcelona, Spain, 13 October 2022 (hybrid) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUrXoGu9xb4)
  12. Vaezi, Iman, 'Numerical modeling of coupled processes in hydraulic stimulation of fractured rock employing a continuum approach', UPC-CSIC Hydrogeology Group Seminar, Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), Barcelona, Spain, 22 September 2022.
  13. Hanson-Hedgecock, S., 'Probabilistic system for induced seismicity risk classification', UPC-CSIC Hydrogeology Group Seminar, Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), Barcelona, Spain, 31 March 2022 (online due to COVID-19)


2021

  1. Vilarrasa, V., ‘Induced seismicity at the Castor gas reservoir’, Seamposium: Dealing with new frontiers of marine research, Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (IMEDEA-CSIC), Esporles, Spain, 22 October 2021 (online due to COVID-19)
  2. Vilarrasa, V., ‘Castor Project: Chronicle of a Death Foretold’, IDAEA Seminar, Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain, 15 June 2021 (online due to COVID-19) 
  3. Vilarrasa, V., ‘How could the largest earthquake in any underground gas storage be induced at Castor?’, UPC-CSIC Hydrogeology Group Seminar, Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), Barcelona, Spain, 10 June 2021 (online due to COVID-19) 
  4. Vaezi, I., 'Numerical simulation of coupled processes in a single fracture employing a continuum approach', UPC-CSIC Hydrogeology Group Seminar, Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), Barcelona, Spain, 20 May 2021 (online due to COVID-19) 
  5. Sciandra, D., 'CO₂ long-term periodic injection experiment (CO₂LPIE) at the Mont-Terri laboratory: coupled hydromechanical modelling', UPC-CSIC Hydrogeology Group Seminar, Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), Barcelona, Spain, 29 April 2021 (online due to COVID-19) 
  6. Rahimzadeh Kivi, I., 'Supercritical CO₂ intrusion into caprocks: experimental observations and numerical simulations', UPC-CSIC Hydrogeology Group Seminar, Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), Barcelona, Spain, 21 January 2021 (online due to COVID-19)


2020

  1. Vilarrasa, V., ‘Geomechanical aspects of geologic carbon storage’, Seminar of the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, US, 19 November 2020 (online due to COVID-19)
  2. Vilarrasa, V., ‘Geothermal energy in supercritical reservoirs’, Seminar of the Global Change Research Group, Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (IMEDEA-CSIC), Esporles, Spain, 22 October 2020
  3. Vilarrasa, V., ‘Geological resources for reaching carbon neutrality’, IFISC Seminars, Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Physics and Complex Systems (IFISC-CSIC), Palma, Spain, 8 July 2020 (online due to COVID-19)
  4. Vilarrasa, V., ‘Geothermal energy in deep volcanic areas’, UPC-CSIC Hydrogeology Group Seminar, Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), Barcelona, Spain, 14 May 2020 (online due to confinement of COVID-19)


2019

  1. Vilarrasa, V., ‘Non-isothermal effects induced by liquid CO₂ injection’, Department of Earth System Sciences Seminar, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea, 25 July 2019
  2. Vilarrasa, V., ‘Induced seismicity potential of CCS’, Geomechanics Lab Seminar, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea, 22 July 2019
  3. Vilarrasa, V., ‘Subsurface resources for a changing climate’, IMEDEA-CSIC Seminar, Esporles, Spain, 19 July 2019
  4. Vilarrasa, V., ‘Towards controlling induced seismicity’, Structural Geology and Tectonics Group Seminar, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH, Zurich, Switzerland, 30 April, 2019
  5. Vilarrasa, V., ‘Combining geologic carbon storage with geothermal energy production’, UPC-CSIC Hydrogeology Group Seminar, Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), Barcelona, Spain, 4 April, 2019