Richard Jayne

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About Richard Jayne

2020 – Present: Senior Member of the Technical Staff: Research Hydrogeologist, Applied Systems Analysis and Research Department, Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque, NM. Utilize field and experimental data to constrain numerical models to study geological processes related to subsurface fluid flow. Research focus includes nuclear waste disposal within geologic salt formations by studying coupled THMC processes within geologic salt. Engineered barrier analysis within fractured crystalline rock. Modeling methane production within the Arctic caused by melting permafrost. International collaborations on nuclear waste disposal include DECOVALEX 2023 and 2027, US- German Workshop, Salt Club, and RANGERS. 2020: Postdoctoral Appointee, Applied Systems Analysis and Research Depart- ment, Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque, NM. Investigating brine availability, transport, and thermal evolution of bedded salt in response to the disposal of a heat generating nuclear waste package. Subsurface flow codes PFLOTRAN and TOUGH along with field data are utilized to gain a better understanding of salt hydrogeology. 2019: Ph.D. Research, Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA. Utilize geostatistical analysis, multi-phase fluid flow modeling, and stochastic reser- voir characterization to study geological and energy-related processes. Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship, Department of Energy, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA. Characterize fracture properties for enhanced geothermal systems. Inverse modeling with iTOUGH2 to match tracer breakthrough curves. Advisors: Dr. Yingqi Zhang and Dr. Tim Kneafsey. Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship, Department of Energy, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA. Investigate CO2 leakage from plugged and abandoned wells by utilizing numerical modeling methods and parametric analysis. Advisors: Dr. Yingqi Zhang and Dr. Curt Oldenburg. 2015: M.S. Research, Department of Geology & Env. Geosciences, Northern Illi- nois University, Dekalb, IL. Develop coupled fluid and heat flow model to study groundwater recharge mech- anisms in the Atacama Desert of Northern Chile. The model was constrained by stable isotope analysis and geologic data from the literature. 2012: Undergraduate Research, Department of Geology, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA. Study surface-water/groundwater interactions occurring in a mining disturbed wa- tershed.