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Si-Yong Lee - Research Assistant Professor
Phone: 801-587-9450
Fax: 801-587-9148
Email: sylee@egi.utah.edu
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Professional Research Interests and Expertise:
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Geologic CO2 Sequestration
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Numerical modeling of groundwater flow and contaminant transport
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Groundwater age dating
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Geostatistical characterization of subsurface heterogeneity
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Subsurface solute transport
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Reservoir/aquifer characterization and management
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Regional and Basin Experience:
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Aneth Oil Field, Utah
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Uinta Basin, Utah
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Lawrence Livemore National Laboratory site, California
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Borden Site, Canada
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Yucca Mountain Site, Nevada
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South Lake Tahoe basin, California
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King's River alluvial fan aquifer system, California
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Education:
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Ph.D. in Hydrologic Sciences, University of California, Davis
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M.Sc. in Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M University
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B.Sc. in Geology, Korea University
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Memberships:
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Geological Society of America
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American Geophysical Union
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Honors/Awards:
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Ecotoxicology Lead Campus Program Fellowship, UC Davis
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Jastro-Shields Graduate Research Scholarship, UC Davis
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Harris Chair Scholarship, Texas A&M University
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U.S. Army Achievement Medal, US 8th Army
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Publications:
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Lee, S-Y., Carle, S., and Fogg, G.; Geologic heterogeneity and a comparison of two geostatistical models: sequential Gaussian simulation and transition probability-based geostatistical simulation. Advances in Water Resources, (30), 1914-1932, doi: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2007.03.005, 2007
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Lu, C., Lee, S.-Y., Han, W., McPherson, B., and Lichtner, P.; Comments on "Abrupt-interface solution for carbon dioxide injection into porous media" by M. Dentz and D. Tartakovsky, Transport in Porous Media, doi: 10.1007/s11242-009-9362-9 , 2009
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Han, W., Lee, S.-Y., Lu, C., and McPherson, B., Effect of heterogeneous permeability on residual trapping mechanisms and buoyancy-driven CO2 migration in saline formation, Water Resources Research (in press)
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Lu, C., Han, W., Lee, S.-Y., McPherson, B., Effects of density and mutual solubility of CO2-brine system on CO2 storage in geological formations: “Warm” vs. “Cold” Formations, Advances in Water Resources doi:10.1016/j.advwatres.2009.07.008, 2009
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Han, W., Lu, C., Lee, S.-Y., Allen, J., and McPherson, B.; Potential effects of dip and sinusoidal structures in geologic formations on CO2 plume migration, CO2 storage, and residual CO2 trapping, International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, (Submitted)
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Lu, C., Lichtner, P., McPherson, B., Han, W., Lee, S.-Y., and Esser, R.; Capillary pressure and relative permeability model uncertainties in simulations of geological Co2 sequestration, (Submitted)
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