Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests
- Groundwater resources, Underground hydrocarbon and geothermal reservoirs, CO2 geological storage and utilization.
- Develop and apply laboratory experiments, numerical approaches, and high performance computing to study fluids/heat flow and reactive transport in heterogeneous subsurface area.
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Recent external collaboration on country/territory level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots or
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Feasibility study of hydrogen storage in underground reservoirs in Oman
1/1/24 → 12/31/25
Project: Internal Grants (IG)
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Integrated CO2 Storage and Geothermal Energy Extraction from Fractured Reservoirs: A Multi-Scale Laboratory Experiment and Numerical Modeling Approach
8/2/24 → 8/2/27
Project: Collaborative Project
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Zero-Emission Hydrogen Production Using Both Natural Gas and Geothermal Energy in Oman
Al-Hajri, R., Chen, M., Al Maktoumi, A., Izady, A. & Al-Hinai, A.
12/1/22 → 11/30/23
Project: Research project
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Feasibility study of a two-stage hybrid geothermal production from fault-blocked reservoirs in North Oman
1/1/22 → 12/31/23
Project: Internal Grants (IG)
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Feasibility study of using CO2 to harvest low-enthalpy geothermal energy in Oman
1/1/18 → 12/31/20
Project: BP Grants
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Advancements in optimizing wave energy converter geometry utilizing metaheuristic algorithms
Shadmani, A., Nikoo, M. R., Gandomi, A. H., Chen, M. & Nazari, R., Jun 1 2024, In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 197, 114398.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An Agent-based Framework for Transition from Traditional to Advanced Water Supply Systems in Arid Regions
Khorshidi, M. S., Izady, A., Nikoo, M. R., Al-Maktoumi, A., Chen, M. & Gandomi, A. H., Jan 2024, In: Water Resources Management. 38, 7, p. 2565-2579 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Geothermal harvest from a CO2 storage Reservoir: Coupled impacts of geological channel length and horizontal well configuration
Chen, M., Dong, Y., Reza Nikoo, M., Al-Maktoumi, A. & Izady, A., Mar 1 2024, In: Journal of Hydrology. 632, 130885.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Modeling CO2 Geological Storage and CO2-Circulated Geothermal Harvest in a Heterogeneous Reservoir in North Oman
Chen, M., Al-Maktoumi, A., Izady, A. & Al-Hashmi, S., Jan 1 2024, Recent Advancements from Aquifers to Skies in Hydrogeology, Geoecology, and Atmospheric Sciences - Proceedings of the 2nd MedGU, 2022 Volume 1. Chenchouni, H., Zhang, Z., Bisht, D. S., Gentilucci, M., Chen, M., Chaminé, H. I., Barbieri, M., Jat, M. K., Rodrigo-Comino, J., Panagoulia, D., Kallel, A., Biswas, A., Turan, V., Knight, J., Çiner, A., Candeias, C. & Ergüler, Z. A. (eds.). Springer Nature, p. 31-34 4 p. (Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Transition to sustainable hydrogen energy in Oman: implication for future socio-economic transformation and environmental well-being
Amoatey, P., Al-Nadabi, A., Chen, M., Nikoo, M. R., Al-Maktoumi, A., Al-Hinai, A. & Izady, A., Feb 22 2024, In: Environment, Development and Sustainability.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
- 2 Invited talk
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Numerical Simulation of CO2 Plume Geothermal Production in a Heterogeneous Reservoir Formation
Ali Al Maktoumi (Speaker), Mingjie Chen (Speaker), Azizallah Izady (Speaker) & Aliya Al-Saidi (Speaker)
Mar 22 2022 → Mar 24 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Use depleted oil/gas reservoir to geologically store CO2 and harvest geothermal energy in North Oman.
Ali Al Maktoumi (Speaker), Mingjie Chen (Speaker) & Azizallah Izady (Speaker)
Aug 25 2022 → Aug 26 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Press/Media
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Research Conducted at Sultan Qaboos University Has Provided New Information about Sustainability Research (Transition To Sustainable Hydrogen Energy In Oman: Implication for Future Socio-economic Transformation and Environmental Well-being)
Ali Al Maktoumi, Amer Al-Hinai, Azizallah Izady, Mohammad Reza Nikoo & Mingjie Chen
4/4/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Investigators from Sultan Qaboos University Zero in on Ecology, Environment and Conservation (A Water Resources Management Simulation-optimization Model: Application of Graph-based Hypergame Model In Water Supply Conflicts Resolution)
Ali Al Maktoumi, Azizallah Izady, Mohammad Reza Nikoo & Mingjie Chen
1/30/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media