CBE Energy Seminar: Adam Hawkins Ph.D. ’17 (Clemson)
Bio:
Adam Hawkins Ph.D. ’17 is assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences at Clemson University.
His primary teaching and research interests are in heat and reactive mass transfer in Earth’s subsurface, particularly in the context of “next generation” tracer technologies. Research projects have largely focused on geothermal reservoir engineering with additional applications in nuclear waste disposal, groundwater remediation, carbon sequestration, and subsurface energy storage. Novel tracers that he studies include engineered nanoparticles, reactive tracers for temperature and area reporting, DNA/microbial tracers, and “active” tracers for controlling subsurface fluid flow paths.
Prof. Hawkins earned his Ph. D. in geological sciences from Cornell University in 2017, his M. S. in geology from California State University, Long Beach in 2013 and his B. S. in geology from the University of California, Davis in 2009.
