Adriana Paluszny

Adriana Paluszny is currently a Reader in Computational Geomechanics at Imperial College London, having been promoted from her previous position as Senior Lecturer in June 2023.1 She has an extensive academic background and research experience in computational geoscience and geomechanics.

Career Highlights

• Current Position: Reader at Imperial College London (since June 2023)1
• Royal Society Tata University Research Fellow at Imperial College London (January 2018 - Present)1
• Associate Editor for AGU Publications, Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth (January 2021 - Present)1
• Visiting Scholar at the University of Oxford, Department of Materials (April 2018 - April 2020)1

Education

• PhD in Computational Geoscience from Imperial College London (2005-2009)1
• Ingeniero en Computación (Computational Engineering) from Universidad Simón Bolívar, graduated Cum Laude (1998-2003)1
• Student Placement at Technische Universität Wien, Institute of Visual Computing & Human-Centered Technology (2002-2003)1

Research Focus

Paluszny's research has covered various projects related to:

• Underground storage of CO2
• Numerical modeling of rock fracture and fragmentation
• Performance assessment for CO2 injection schemes
• Radioactive waste disposal
• Coupling of thermal, hydrological, mechanical, and chemical processes in fractured rocks1

Her work combines computational methods with geoscience applications, particularly in areas related to energy and environmental challenges.