GCCC Staff: Ana Gonzalez-Nicolas

Ana Gonzalez-Nicolas

Research Associate
Bureau of Economic Geology
The University of Texas at Austin
University Station, Box X
Austin, Texas 78713-8924
Email: anagna@gmail.com
Fax: 512-471-0140

Research Interests
Multiphase flow and transport phenomena in porous media
Geostatistical analysis
Data assimilation, optimization and inversion methods

Education
Ph.D. Civil Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA, 2014
M.S. Groundwater Hydrology, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain, 2009
M.S. Chemical Engineering, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain, 2002
B.S. Industrial Technical Engineering, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Manresa, Spain, 2000

Selected Publications
González-Nicolás, A.,D. Baù, A. Alzraiee, 2015.Detection of potential leakage pathways from geological carbon storage by fluid pressure data assimilation. Advances in Water Resources, doi:10.1016/j.advwatres.2015.10.006

González-Nicolás, A., D. Baù, B. Cody, A. Alzraiee, 2015. Stochastic and Global Sensitivity Analyses of Uncertain Parameters Affecting the Safety of Carbon Geological Storage in Saline Aquifers of the Michigan Basin, International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 37, 99-114, doi: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2015.03.008