Happiness Imuetinyan, PhD

Researcher in CO2 Storage, porous media flow, and thermodynamics of complex fluids

I am a researcher in process and environmental engineering, specialising in the thermodynamics and transport phenomena of CO2-containing systems. My work focuses on understanding fluid behaviour in porous media, with applications to carbon capture and storage (CCS).
I obtained a Bachelor of Engineering in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Benin, Nigeria, and a Master’s degree in Petroleum Engineering from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. I earned my PhD in Process Engineering from the Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour (UPPA), where my research focused on the thermodynamics and transport properties of CO2 mixtures using experimental methods and optical techniques such as shadowgraphy.
In 2025, I joined the DMEX laboratory at UPPA as a postdoctoral researcher. My current research investigates the convective dissolution of CO2 in brine-saturated porous media using X-ray computed tomography (CT), with the aim of improving the understanding and predictability of long-term geological CO2 storage.
My research interests include fluid thermodynamics, multiphase flow, and reactive transport in porous media, with a broader goal of contributing to sustainable energy and environmental solutions.