Professor Florian Doster

Education

2011: PhD in Computational Physics, University of Stuttgart, Germany
2006: MSc in Physics, University of Heidelberg, Germany

Biography

since 2020: Professor, Heriot-Watt University
2017 – 2020: Associate Professor, Heriot-Watt University
2013 – 2017: Assistant Professor, Heriot-Watt University
2011 – 2013: Postdoctoral Research Associate Princeton University, NJ, USA (50%)
2011 – 2013: Post doctoral research associate, University of Bergen, Norway (50%)

Dr Hariharan Ramachandran

Education & Biography

Since 10/2022: PDRA, Heriot-Watt University

Research

Herwald Elder

Education & Biography

Since 2015: PhD student in Petroleum Engineering, Heriot-Watt University
2014 – 2015: MSc in Petroleum Engineering, Heriot-Watt University
2013 – 2014: High-school maths teacher, Elder’s classes, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
2012: Technical advisor, Blakes, Cassesls & Croydon, Toronto, Canada
2010: Project Coordinator, Maple Reinders Constructors Ltd., Mississauga, Canada
2009 – 2013: B.A.Sc. (Hons) in Civil Engineering and Minor in Management Science, University of Waterloo, Canada

Research

Herwald is using and implementing advanced reservoir simulation techniques to improve the modelling of fracture-matrix transfer processes to improve the inter-well and field-scale simulation of naturally fractured reservoirs.

Chukwuemeka “Emeka” Enemanna

Education & Biography

Since 2019: PhD student in Petroleum Engineering, Heriot-Watt University
2018 – 2019: Directional Driller at Schlumberger
2013 – 2016: Drilling Engineer at Sterling Exploration & Energy Production Company
2011 – 2012: MSc in Petroleum Engineering, Heriot-Watt University
2009 – 2011: Seismologist at IDSL/NNPC
2000: B.Sc. in Geological Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Research

Emeka is improving dual-porosity modelling in naturally fractured reservoirs by including rate-dependent effects for complex recovery mechanisms when upscaling fracture-matrix transfer processes.

Lesly Gutierrez Sosa

Education & Biography

Since 2018: PhD student in Petroleum Engineering, Heriot Watt University
2016-2017: MSc in Petroleum Engineering, Heriot Watt University
2015-2016: Lecturer of Reservoir Numerical Simulation and NFR Numerical Simulation, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico
2011-2016: Reservoir Engineer at Schlumberger, Mexico

Research

Lesly is developing flow diagnostics tools to quantify multi-phase flow processes in fractured formations while considering geomechanical effect

Laith Jaghman

Education & Biography

Since 2021: PhD student in Applied Geoscience, Heriot-Watt University
2018 – 2019: MSc in Petroleum Engineering, Heriot-Watt University
2014 – 2017: BEng in Petroleum Engineering, University of Leeds

Research

Laith is developing and implementing a new Flow Diagnostic methodology to model the movement of thermal fronts, geomechanical effects, and fracture-matrix interactions for (fractured) geothermal reservoirs.

Ikhwanul Musa

Education & Biography

since 02/22: PhD candidate at Heriot-Watt University

Research

Kwame Owusu Edusei

Located at NIMS, Ghana and jointly supervised with Dr Peter Amoako-Yirenkyi

Education & Biography

Since 2019: PhD in Scientific Computing and Industrial Modeling, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana2016 – 2019: MPhil in Scientific Computing and Industrial Modeling, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
2011-2015: BSc in Mathematics, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

Research

Kwame is working on improving hysteretic modelling capabilities of simulators by identifying appropriate balances between representing empirical data accurately and numerical efficiency.