Shimin Liu, professor of energy and mineral engineering and the Thomas V. and Jean C. Falkie Mining Engineering Faculty Fellow, and co-author Guijie Sang, who recently earned his doctorate in energy and mineral engineering, received the Rossiter W. Raymond Memorial award from SPE and the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME) for the best paper published in AIME’s fields. Liu was honored by SPE President Med Kamal and AIME President Elizabeth Holmes during the 2023 SPE Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition, held Oct. 16-18 in San Antonio, Texas.
The paper, “Carbonate Caprock–Brine–Carbon Dioxide Interaction: Alteration of Hydromechanical Properties and Implications on Carbon Dioxide Leakage,” focuses on the long-term integrity of carbon caprock, which is used to secure, seal and trap carbon dioxide in subsurface formations as part of geological carbon sequestration for carbon management.