Andrea Munoz Ibanez

Former ANPERC Members

Post-doctoral Fellow - Santamarina Group

Selected Publications

  • Pure mode I fracture toughness determination in rocks using a pseudo-compact tension (pCT) test approach
    A. Muñoz-Ibáñez, J. Delgado-Martín, M. Costas; J. Rabuñal-Dopico, J. Alvarellos-Iglesias, J. Canal-Vila
    Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 53, 3267-3285, (2020)
  • Acoustic emission monitoring of mode I fracture toughness tests on sandstone rocks
    A. Muñoz-Ibáñez, J. Delgado-Martín, M. Herbón-Penabad, J. Alvarellos-Iglesias
    Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 205, 108906 (2021)
  • Size effect and other effects on mode I fracture toughness using two testing methods
    A. Muñoz-Ibáñez, J. Delgado-Martín, R. Juncosa-Rivera
    International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 143, 104785 (2021)
  • Transport properties of saline CO2 storage reservoirs with unconnected fractures from brine-CO2 flow-through tests
    A. Muñoz-Ibáñez, I. H. Falcón- Suárez, H. Marín-Moreno, J. Delgado-Martín, P. Mackin
    Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 184, 106551 (2020)
  • Acoustic emission processes occurring during high‐pressure sand compaction
    A. Muñoz-Ibáñez, J. Delgado-Martín, E. Grande-García
    Geophysical Prospecting, 67, 761-783 (2018)

Education

  • Ph.D, Civil Engineering, Universidade da Coruña, A Coruña, Spain, 2020
  • M.Sc., Civil Engineering, Universidade da Coruña, A Coruña, Spain, 2015

Professional Profile

  • 08/2022-Present: Postdoctoral fellow, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
  • 01/2022-08/2022: Postdoctoral fellow, Universidade da Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
  • 06/2021-12/2021: R&D consultant, Zabala Innovation Consulting, Vigo, Spain
  • 11/2020-05/2021: Postdoctoral fellow, Universidade da Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
  • 07/2017-11/2020: PhD fellow, Universidade da Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
  • 01/2016-07/2017: Research assistant, Universidade da Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
  • 10/2014-12/2015: Intern, Universidade da Coruña, A Coruña, Spain

Non-KAUST Affiliations

  • Ali I. Al-Naimi Petroleum Engineering Research Center (ANPERC)
  • Physical Science and Engineering Division (PSE)

Research Interests Keywords

Rock fracture mechanics Fluid flow and transport