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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
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Integrated CO2 Storage and Geothermal Energy Extraction from Fractured Reservoirs: A Multi-Scale Laboratory Experiment and Numerical Modeling Approach
Chen, M. (PI)
8/2/24 → 8/2/27
Project: Collaborative Project
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Feasibility study of hydrogen storage in underground reservoirs in Oman
Chen, M. (PI)
1/1/24 → 12/31/25
Project: Internal Grants (IG)
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Zero-Emission Hydrogen Production Using Both Natural Gas and Geothermal Energy in Oman
Al-Hajri, R. (CoI), Chen, M. (PI), Al-Maktoumi, A. (CoPI), Izady, A. (CoI) & Al-Hinai, A. (CoI)
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
Chen, M. (PI)
1/1/22 → 12/31/23
Project: Internal Grants (IG)
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Zero-Emission Hydrogen Production Using Both Natural Gas and Geothermal Energy in Oman
Chen, M. (PI) & Al-Maktoumi, A. (CoI)
1/12/21 → 12/31/23
Project: MoHERI
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Capturing complex electricity load patterns: A hybrid deep learning approach with proposed external-convolution attention
Zare, M. S., Nikoo, M. R., Chen, M. & Gandomi, A. H., Jan 2025, In: Energy Strategy Reviews. 57, 101638.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Hybrid deep learning downscaling of GCMs for climate impact assessment and future projections in Oman
Zarei, E., Nikoo, M. R., Al-Rawas, G., Nazari, R., Chen, M., Al Jahwari, B. & Al-Wardy, M., Mar 2025, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 376, 124522.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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
7 Citations (Scopus) -
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
3 Citations (Scopus) -
An explainable hybrid framework for estimating daily reference evapotranspiration: Combining extreme gradient boosting with Nelder-Mead method
Mohammadi, B., Chen, M., Reza Nikoo, M., Cheraghalizadeh, M., Yu, Y., Zhang, H. & Yu, R., Nov 2024, In: Journal of Hydrology. 644, 132130.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus)
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CO2 geological storage and CO2 circulated geothermal production in oil-depleted reservoirs in North Oman.
Chen, M. (Speaker)
Apr 19 2024 → Apr 22 2024Activity: 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.
Chen, M. (Speaker), Al-Maktoumi, A. (Speaker) & Izady, A. (Speaker)
Aug 25 2022 → Aug 26 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Numerical Simulation of CO2 Plume Geothermal Production in a Heterogeneous Reservoir Formation
Al-Maktoumi, A. (Speaker), Chen, M. (Speaker), Izady, A. (Speaker) & Al-Saidi, A. (Speaker)
Mar 22 2022 → Mar 24 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk