Prof. Tarun Kumar Lohani

Department of Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering

Water Technology Institute

Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia

After completing 3 Master’s Degrees in Geology, Remote Snsing & GIS, and Environmental Engineering and PhD in Groundwater Hydrology, I have been engaged in teaching and research. During the entire period of 28.5 years in the educational field, I have published 75 papers in various peer reviewed journals with 22 Scopus Indexed. The citations that I got through google scholar till date is 256 with h-index of 7, i10-index 6. Besides supervising 7 PhD scholars, I have been engaged in scores of projects and consultancies, conferences, seminars, symposiums and technical talks either organizing or attending during my career.

Besides, active in research field, I have also taken the responsibilities of Dean Research, Dean Administration and Director/Principal of engineering colleges.

Research Interest

Groundwater Engineering, Engineering Geology, Environmental Engineering, Remote Sensing and GIS, Non-Conventional Energy Sources, Water Resources Management, Wastewater Engineering, Disaster Management, Solid & Hazardous Waste Management, Water Supply & Sanitary Engineering, Building Material, Research Methodology

Speech Title: Applications of the Multi-Sensor Open Source Tools for Flood Mapping Estimations.

Abstract: The hazard of flooding has increased to the highest degree, particularly in recent years when the seasonal norms have changed significantly due to population growth, increased urbanization, and climate change. The potential impacts of urbanization, deforestation, expansion of agricultural land, and floods, all of which have dramatically altered community lifestyles. Extensive growth of urbanization, global warming, unplanned agricultural activity, increase in floods, fluctuations in the level of static and dynamic water bodies have created advese effect on the consequences of unnatural displacement of communities. In order to track the alteration, Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Google Earth Engine (GEE) platforms have been widely used. This provides some relief and delivers amicable solution to estimate the consequences of flooding and mitigate the losses.

Prof. Muhammad Hassan Agheem 

Centre For Pure & Applied Geology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan

Currently, Prof. Muhammad Hassan Agheem is working on different aspects of earth sciences. It includes, mineralogy, geochemistry, economic geology, clastic sedimentology, environmental geology etc. Usually, Prof. Muhammad Hassan Agheem uses polarizing microscope, XRF, XRD, SEM-EDS and AAS to conduct research on various aspects of above mentioned subjects.

Research Interest

Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Economic Geology, Gemology, Exploration Geochemistry, Petrology, Clastic Sedimentology, Environmental Geology,

Petrography

Speech Title: Granitic rocks of Gilgit-Baltistan: The host rocks of gemstones and their petrogenetic evolution.

Prof. Yinhui Zuo 

College of Energy, Chengdu University of Technology, China

Professor/doctor/doctoral supervisor. He served as the director of the Department of New Energy Engineering of the School of Energy of Chengdu University of Technology, deputy director of the Geothermal Research Center of Chengdu University of Technology, and member of the Academic Committee of the School of Energy. He has been engaged in the research of geothermal geology and petroleum geology for a long time, and has presided over more than 20 national, provincial and ministerial projects, such as general projects/youth fund projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and projects of the Science and Technology Department of Sichuan Province. He has won 3 scientific and technological progress of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation and Zhongyuan Oilfield, and has published more than 100 academic papers, including more than 50 papers indexed by SCI, and authorized 6 invention patents. He is young editorial board member of Marine Oil and Gas Geology, special editorial board member of Journal of Northeast Petroleum University, guest editor in chief of Frontiers in Earth Science, chairman of the 5th International Symposium on Renewable Energy and Development, academic member of China Deep Geothermal Forum, and member of the Scientific Committee of the Arabian Geological Science Journal Conference, deputy Director of the Expert Committee of China Energy Society (expert No.: 2021551), deputy Secretary General of the Petroleum Geology Professional Committee of Sichuan Geological Society, and members of China Petroleum Society, AAPG Association, International Association of Seismology and Geophysics (IASPEI), China Renewable Energy Society and China Geothermal Union, online reviewer of National Natural Science Foundation of China and reviewer of excellent scientific and technological works competition for college students of China Renewable Energy Society.

Research Interest

Study on present geothermal field, Thermal history, Applied geothermal and hydrocarbon accumulation mechanism in sedimentary basin

Speech Title: Geothermal Resource Evaluation in the Sichuan Basin and Suggestions for Development and Utilization of Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells.

Abstract: Geothermal energy is a kind of renewable energy with large reserves and wide distribution. It has the characteristics of clean and environmental protection, wide use, good stability and recyclable, etc. Its development and utilization are one of the paths to achieve the goal of China's "dual carbon strategy". In the exploration and development of oil and gas, sedimentary basins have rich geological and development data, mature drilling and completion technology and reservoir fracturing and stimulation technology, and thousands of abandoned wells that can be transformed into geothermal wells through stimulation. Therefore, the development and utilization of geothermal energy in sedimentary basins have unique advantages. There are nearly 10,000 oil and gas drilling holes and thousands of abandoned wells in the Sichuan Basin, Southern China. If these drilling holes can be effectively used to develop geothermal resources, it will not only prolong the development life of oilfields and create more economic value, but also provide clean and stable energy for the construction of the regional twin-city economic circle in Chengdu-Chongqing area. In this paper, a three-dimensional geological model is first established using the thickness, porosity distribution, lithology and other parameters of different strata in the Sichuan Basin. Combined with the rock thermophysical property parameters, geothermal gradient and terrestrial heat flow data in the Sichuan Basin, the temperature of each thermal reservoir is calculated using the one-dimensional heat conduction equation. Finally, the volumetric method is used to calculate the intensity and quantity of geothermal resources of different thermal reservoirs, and a reasonable proposal for the development and utilization of geothermal resources is put forward in combination with the basic characteristics of the abandoned wells in the basin. The results show that the Sichuan Basin is rich in geothermal resources, and the total resources of the 7 sets of thermal reservoirs can reach 4.26×1013GJ, which is equivalent to 1,450.4 billion tons of standard coal. Among them, the Qixia-Maokou Formation has the greatest potential for geothermal resources, and geothermal resource is 1.36×1013GJ, equivalent to 464 billion tons of standard coal. Meanwhile, the geothermal resources of the Permian Qixia-Maokou Formation in the southern Sichuan have the most favorable preferential development characteristics: the Permian Qixia-Maokou Formation not only has a relatively shallow burial depth and the highest formation water temperature from the existing oil and gas exploration data, but also has the characteristics of the largest current water production and cumulative water production. We divide the wells into two types according to the formation temperature of the oil and gas inefficient and abandoned wells, and propose different ways of utilizing geothermal resources: Type I wells: these wells have a formation temperature greater than 90°C, and currently have high water production; They can be used for the medium and low temperature geothermal power generation (ORC), and then conduct geothermal cascade utilization based on power generation tail water. Type II wells: the stratum temperature is between 60 and 89 °C, and a solar-geothermal energy system can be constructed to generate electricity first, and then the geothermal resources can be utilized in a cascade.

Assoc. Prof. Sr. Dr. Mohd Zulkifli Bin Mohd Yunus

Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Mohd. Zulkifli Mohd. Yunus is mastered in Geographic Information System (GIS) and its application in civil engineering. He is an evaluator panel for the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA), a professional membership of the Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (RISM), professional membership of the Institution of Geospatial and Remote Sensing Malaysia (IGRSM) and professional membership of the Malaysia Board of Technologist (MBOT). He is also a Certified CREDO Personality Profiling Practitioner and Certified QMS RABQSA/SIRIM Lead Auditor. He is involved in research on earthquake behaviour of existing buildings at high seismically risk area in Sabah using empirical vulnerability method, development of a mangrove vulnerability index using GIS and lidar technology, modelling shoreline vegetation migration due to sea level rise on kukup island channels, modelling of mangrove dynamics – a prediction of mangrove respond of future sea level rise, and risk-based seismic assessment for Ranau, Sabah using GIS. He is also the GIS consultant such as for a project on tsunami modelling and impact studies for north-west coast of Peninsular Malaysia for the Ministry of National Resources and Environment Malaysia.

Research Interest

Geographic Information System (Information Communication and Technology)

Speech Title:  An Influence of GIS in Civil Engineering Works.

Abstract: Geographic Information System (GIS) is a sophisticated system which enable the linkage of geographic to attribute data and provides spatial information to the system. Therefore, any complex spatial analysis of problem could be carried out. The objective of this paper is to promote the use of GIS as a tool for civil engineering works. This paper describes the work undertaken to demonstrate the potential use of GIS in civil engineering via several case study or project. This paper also discusses the influence of GIS in development and implementation of an efficient and effective nationwide. The utilization of GIS can prepare and contributes towards a profitable cost and effective service. A GIS model is produced from data of related engineering systems collected from various sources. The processing, analysis, presentation and inquiry of spatial data are performed using GIS software, thus a database and results of analysis in a digital form. The outcomes of the assessment in the form of GIS-based maps are able to discriminate between the numerous levels such as vulnerability, the several levels of impact severity towards existing structures, property and land use within the study area. Moreover, this study could also contribute relevant and benefit guidance to the public and private sectors with techniques in determining potential civil engineering works using the GIS tools. With GIS support, it could assist us to make more effective and efficient decision on any difficulties that will arise. The final result indicates that GIS is brilliantly the best solution for civil engineering works with the proposed methodology could concurrently satisfy all relative parameters based on their impact.