PhD-trained researcher in CO2 storage and climate change mitigation, with expertise in multiphase flow, complex-fluid thermodynamics, and transport in porous media. My work integrates optical techniques, including shadowgraphy and laser-induced fluorescence, with X-ray computed tomography (CT) imaging to study convective dissolution and subsurface fluid dynamics. I am currently a postdoctoral researcher at UPPA’s DMEX lab, where I investigate the convective dissolution of CO2 in reservoir rocks for CO2 storage applications.
Research Projects
- Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR)
- Fluid Flow in Porous Media
- Convective Mixing and Dissolution in Porous Media
- Hydrodynamic Fluctuations in Fluid and Fluid Mixtures
- Thermodynamics of Complex Fluid Mixtures
- Experimental X-ray CT for Flow Dynamics
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Publications
- Imuetinyan, H., Fruton, P., Giraudet, C., & Croccolo, F. (2026). Direct Observation of Convective Mixing During CO2 Dissolution in Saturated Transparent Porous Media. Transport in Porous Media, 153(7). [Link]
- Fruton, P., Lisoir, E., Imuetinyan, H., Giraudet, C., & Croccolo, F. (2025). Looking inside the Widom region: Non-Equilibrium stratification in supercritical CO2. arXiv.org.[Link]
- Imuetinyan, H. (2025). Convective dissolution of CO2 in saturated transparent porous media. ⟨NNT : 2025PAUU3005⟩. ⟨tel-05049838⟩ [Doctoral thesis, Université de Pau] [Link]
- Imuetinyan, H., Saric, D., Bazile, J., Giraudet, C., Guevara-Carrion, G., Daridon, J., Vrabec, J., & Croccolo, F. (2025). Equilibrium Thermophysical Properties of CO2 + Cyclohexanol + Toluene Mixtures at T = 293.15–353.15 K and p = 0.1–30 MPa. Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data. 70, 4, 1638–1651. [Link][Sup.Info]
- Imuetinyan, H., Fruton, P., Giraudet, C., and Croccolo, F. (2024). Transparent porous medium for optical fluid flow measurement using refractive index matching. Appl. Opt. 63, 7824-7832. [Link][Data]
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News
| DATE | EVENT | LOCATION | SOURCE |
| 26/11/25 | 📢 Paper published in Transp Porous Med | Link | |
| 05/11/25 | 🗣 Presentation at the 17ᵗʰ Journées d’Études des Milieux Poreux (JEMP 2025) | Orleans, France | Link |
| 12/6/25 | 🗣 Presentation at the 16th International Meeting on Thermodiffusion | Milan, Italy | Link |
| 28/4/25 | 📢 PhD Thesis is Online | Link PDF | |
| 2/4/25 | Postdoc started at DMEX | Pau, France | Link |
| 19/3/25 | 📢 Paper published in JCED | Link | |
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Blog Post
- New Publication: Uncovering the Dynamics of CO₂ Convective Mixing in Porous Media
- Presenting at the 17th Journées d’Études des Milieux Poreux (JEMP 2025) – France InterPore Chapter, Orléans
- Presenting at the 16th International Meeting on Thermodiffusion – Milan 2025
- Geoscience Skills Shortage: A Hidden Threat to the Energy Transition?
- Thermophysical Properties of CO2 Mixtures
- For Immediate Release
- Convective Plumes in Porous Media
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