Member Since 1994
Jens T. Birkholzer
Senior Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Professional Experience
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Senior Scientist
1994 - Present
Education
RWTH Aachen University
Doctorate
1994
Current Roles
Member
Hydrology Witherspoon Lecture Committee
Publications
Active‐Source Seismic Imaging of Fault Re‐Activation and Leakage: An Injection Experiment at the Mt ...

We conducted a time‐lapse seismic experiment utilizing automated active seismic source and sensor arrays to monitor a reactivated fault withi...

December 08, 2023
AGU Abstracts
Laboratory Bench-Scale Column Tests on Bentonite Buffer for Geologic Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste
THERMO-HYDRO-MECHANICAL-CHEMICAL (THMC) COUPLING IN SUBSURFACE GEOLOGICAL MEDIA: ADVANCES IN COMPUTATION, EXPERIMENTATION, AND SYNCHROTRON CHARACTERIZATION III ORAL
mineral and rock physics | 15 december 2023
Chun Chang, Sharon Borglin, Chunwei Chou, Liange Z...
Compacted bentonite is often considered as a backfill material for engineered barrier systems (EBS) in a geological repository for high-level radioact...
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THMC Modeling of Heating and Hydration of Bentonite in Column Tests
THERMO-HYDRO-MECHANICAL-CHEMICAL (THMC) COUPLING IN SUBSURFACE GEOLOGICAL MEDIA: ADVANCES IN COMPUTATION, EXPERIMENTATION, AND SYNCHROTRON CHARACTERIZATION II POSTER
mineral and rock physics | 15 december 2023
Liange Zheng, Chun Chang, Sharon Borglin, Chunwei ...
The bentonite buffer in a geological repository goes through coupled THMC (thermal-hydrological-mechanical-chemical) processes. Understanding the THMC...
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Geologic Carbon Storage at Gigatonne Scale: Geomechanical and Regulatory Implications
UNDERGROUND STORAGE OF CARBON AND ENERGY: UNDERSTANDING THE PHYSICS AND THE REGULATORY LANDSCAPE II ORAL
hydrology | 15 december 2023
Jens T. Birkholzer, Preston D. Jordan
After decades of research on carbon capture and storage (CCS), the world is finally moving from pilot tests and demonstration experiments to industria...
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Volunteer Experience
2024 - 2027
Member
Hydrology Witherspoon Lecture Committee
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