Professor Grant Wach leads the Basin & Reservoir Lab
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Department of Earth Sciences
Research
The Basin and Reservoir Research Lab is multi-disciplinary. Professor Wach uses a research approach based on integrated, multi-disciplinary research themes:
- Basin and Field Analysis and Stratigraphy
- Outcrop Analogs, Core Studies, Geologic and Reservoir Modelling
- Reservoir Characterization and Provenance Studies
- Source Rock Characterization and Paleoenvironmental Interpretation
- Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS)
Environment, Society, and Geoscience
- Visit our Sustainable Energy Research webpage for more information about our environmental research
- Lobbied and initiated the first environmental geoscience award to recognize excellence in research and presentation for the Atlantic Universities Geologic Conference (AUGC), 2015
- Completed the first comprehensive overview of basins suitable for the storage of CO2 gas, 2014
- Hosted the first public screening in Canada of the movie "Switch" - a comprehensive review of energy challenges facing the world, 2014
Current Operations
The Basin and Reservoir Lab is currently undergoing massive renovations to our lab facilities, slated to finish by late Spring 2023. Until then, we have minimal access to our typical technologies, softwares, and spaces.
In keeping with the Province of Nova Scotia and Dalhousie University's health and safety guidelines, most of our operations have been taking place remotely to help stop the spread of COVID-19 since early 2020. Through video conferencing software, email, and other forms of communication, we are able to continue conducting collaborative research and have created an online community. Dalhousie's campus is now open, with masks and physical distancing required in all the shared spaces.
What's Happening
The first Carbon Neutrality Forum presented at Dalhousie thanks to funding from NRCan took place this past April 19th & 20th to a group of delegates from around the province, country, and the globe. Visit the Carbon Neutrality Forum webpage on our Sustainable Energy Research site for a recap of the forum events and more information.
Meet the Team
Led by Professor Grant Wach, our research team applies industry standard technology to research problems in basin analysis, reservoir prediction, characterization and modelling.
Recent Publications
In the Basin and Reservoir Lab, we aim to publish high quality research in internationally recognized peer-reviewed journals and international conferences.