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SUMMARY:Inaugural Lecture - Prof. Brice Lecampion
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CATEGORIES:Inaugural lectures - Honorary Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Brice Lecampion\nDate: 4 October 2022\nTime: \n\n	17:1
 5-17:25 Introduction by the Dean\n	17:25-18:00 Prof. Marie Violay\n	18:05-
 18:15 Introduction by the Dean\n	18:15-18:50 Prof. Brice Lecampion\n	18:50
 -18:55 Closure\n	19:00 Aperitif\, Alpine-FoodLab\n\nPlace: CM1\nZoom link
 \n\nTitle:\n“Mechanics and physics of fluid-driven ruptures in geomateri
 als”\n\nAbstract\nNatural and anthropogenic occurrences of fluid over-pr
 essurization abound in the upper earth crust. Such fluid pressurization at
  depth can result in the growth of ruptures either on pre-existing or newl
 y created discontinuities in the form of fractures and faults. The complex
  multi-physics mechanisms responsible for the occurrence and propagation o
 f these type of ruptures is of significant technological importance in rel
 ation to natural hazards (volcanic eruption\, induced earthquakes) as well
  as the sustainable development of geo-energy applications from deep geoth
 ermal energy to radioactive waste storage.\nI will illustrate on several e
 xamples how theoretical and experimental investigations can shield light o
 n the dynamics of fluid-driven rupture growth\, and how the understanding 
 of their mechanics can be leveraged in a number of applications critical f
 or the energy transition (geothermal electricity production\, CO2 storage)
 .\n\nAbout the speaker\nBrice Lecampion is leading the Geo-Energy Lab – 
 Gaznat Chair on GeoEnergy at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (E
 PFL)\, Switzerland. Prior to joining EPFL\, he has worked for Schlumberger
  in research and development from 2006 until May 2015 – serving in a var
 iety of roles ranging from project manager to principal scientist in both 
 Europe and the United States. He received his PhD in mechanics from Ecole 
 Polytechnique\, France in 2002 and worked as a research scientist in the h
 ydraulic fracturing research group of CSIRO division of Petroleum resource
 s (Melbourne\, Australia) from 2003 to 2006. \n \nBrice Lecampion’s cu
 rrent research aims at understanding the interplay between the growth of l
 ocalized discontinuities in the Earth upper crust (in the form of fracture
 s and faults) and fluid flow in geomaterials with applications in the 
 field of environmental\, civil engineering\, seismology and tectonophysic
 s. He is thus working at the intersection between continuum mechanics (sol
 id and fluid dynamics) and geophysics\, solving problems related to the e
 nergy transition (Geothermal Energy\, CO2 storage\, …).
LOCATION:CM1 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==CM%201%201 https://epfl.zoom.us/j
 /67886315514
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