NWS RSO Geoscience Webinar (Hybrid)

• Kevin Taylor (University of Manchester) – Welcome and intro

• David Schofield (Nuclear Waste Services) – The Role of Geoscience in Developing a GDF

• Jingyue Hao (University of Manchester) – Unveiling the Rocks: Multiscale Imaging for Safer Geological Disposal

Dr. Jingyue Hao is a Research Associate in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Manchester, currently working on the geological disposal of nuclear waste. She earned her PhD in Petroleum Geoscience from the University of Manchester in 2022, focusing on the mineralogical development in mudstones. From 2023 to 2024, she extended her expertise to aquifer thermal energy storage in sandstone during her first postdoctoral research in collaboration with Imperial College London and the British Geological Survey. Her research integrates advanced multiscale imaging and synchrotron-based techniques to investigate fluid-rock interactions in the subsurface. She conducts in-situ flow-through experiments and works extensively at synchrotron facilities across Europe, employing 3D X-ray fluorescence and diffraction alongside nano-CT scanning to study dynamic processes under variable geological conditions.

• Questions & finish

• Post meeting refreshments and discussion

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