Mouadh Addassi, Ph.D.

Research Scientists

Research Scientist - Hoteit Group

Research Interests

I am a dedicated researcher with a broad knowledge base in applied mathematics, petroleum engineering, mechanical engineering, and data science. I have a solid understanding of reactive subsurface systems and how to simulate these using state-of-the-art computational tools accurately. My primary role is to study carbon mineralization potential in local subsurface mafic and ultra-mafic rock formations along the Red Sea coast. 

Selected Publications

  • Assessing the potential of solubility trapping in unconfined aquifers for subsurface carbon storage.
    Addassi, M., Omar, A., Hoteit, H., Afifi, A. M., Arkadakskiy, S., Ahmed, Z. T., ... & Oelkers, E. H
    Scientific Reports 12.1: 1-15 (2022).
  • A coupled phase-field and reactive-transport framework for fracture propagation in poroelastic media. 
    Clavijo, S. P., Addassi, M., Finkbeiner, T., & Hoteit, H.
    Scientific Reports, 12(1), 1-15 (2022).
  • Comparison of various reactive transport simulators for geological carbon sequestration. 
    Addassi, M., Omar, A., Ghorayeb, K., & Hoteit, H.
    International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 110, 103419 (2021).
  • Reactive mass transport in concrete including for gaseous constituents using a two-phase moisture transport approach
    M. Addassi, B. Johannesson
    Construction and Building Materials, vol.232 , (2020)
  • Inverse analyses of effective diffusion parameters relevant for a two-phase moisture model of cementitious materials
    M. Addassi, B. Johannesson, L. Wadsö
    Cement and Concrete Research, vol. 106, pp 117-129 (2018)
  • Pore-scale modeling of vapor transport in partially saturated capillary tube with variable area using chemical potential
    M. Addassi, L. Schreyer, B. Johannesson, H. Lin
    Water Resources Research, vol. 52, 9, pp. 7023-7035, (2016)
  • The effect of divalent ions on the elasticity and pore collapse of chalk evaluated from compressional wave velocity...
    T. Katika, M. Addassi, M. Alam, I. Fabricius
    Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering (2015)
  • Changes in Specific Surface as observed by NMR, caused by saturation of Chalk with pore water bearing divalent ions...
    T. Katika, M. Addassi, M. Alam, I. Fabricius
    Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering (2015)

Education

  • ​Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Copenhagen, Denmark
  • M.Sc., Petroleum Engineering, (DTU), Copenhagen, Denmark
  • B.Sc., Production and Construction Engineering (Mechanical Engineering), (DTU), Copenhagen, Denmark

Professional Profile

  • 2022-present: Research Scientist, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
  • ​2020-2022: Postdoctoral fellow, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
  • 2018-2019: Postdoctoral fellow, DTU, Copenhagen, Denmark 

Scientific and Professional Membership

  • ​Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
  • International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures (RILeM)

Awards

  • ​2018 Research Grant, the Danish Hydrocarbon Research and Technology Centre (DHRTC)
  • 2016 Ph.D. paper of the Year, Department for Civil Engineering, DTU
  • 2015 Research Travel Grant, Ingeniør, cand.polyt. Erik Hegenhofts Legat

KAUST Affiliations

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

Research Interests Keywords

CO2 sequestration carbon mineralization