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Department of Engineering Science

email@auckland.ac.nz

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Skills & Expertise

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Qualifications

2008 - 2012

PhD, Engineering Science

University of Auckland, New Zealand

1996 - 1998

MS, Aeronautics and Astronautics

Stanford University, USA

1992 - 1994

BE, Engineering Science (First Class Honours)

University of Auckland, New Zealand

Projects

Contact Energy, New Zealand

2016 to present

Pertamina Geothermal Energy, Indonesia

2022 to present

Bay of Plenty Regional Council, New Zealand

2023 to present

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA

2022 to present

Recent Projects

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Geothermal Course Placement

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Research

2017 - Present

Empowering Geothermal Energy; Increased Utilisation of Geothermal Energy Through New Integrated Geoscience

  • Five year project funded by the New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.
  • Lead for the theme: Inverse Modelling and Uncertainty Quantification for Geothermal Models.

2017 - Present

Transient geothermal wellbore simulation

2015 - Present

Modelling Supercritical Conditions in Geothermal System

  • Ongoing project collaborating with teams in Iceland, Japan and the USA
  • Developed supercritical models of very hot geothermal systems (Krafla, Iceland)
  • Developed supercritical models of multiple geothermal systems (Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland)
  • Developed regional supercritical models of geothermal systems (Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand).

2015 - Present

Modelling Greenfield Geothermal Systems

  • Development of conceptual models, Leapfrog Geothermal models and reservoir models using limited downhole data
  • Supervised projects investigating systems in Indonesia, New Zealand, Philippines and Kenya.

2013 - 2017

Geothermal Supermodels: Integrated modelling tools for geothermal systems

  • Five year project funded by the New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.
  • Project developed the free, open-source, parallel geothermal simulator Waiwera.

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Who I’ve Worked With

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Address

70 Symonds St, Grafton, Auckland

New Zealand