Published in Open Geomechanics (in review), 2026
Recommended citation: Wu, Z., Li, K., Honório, H. T., Zhou, D., Poeck, E., Qiu, B., Lampe, B. (2026). "Numerical Evaluation of Salt Cavern Closure under Varying Depth and Cavern Pressure: FLAC vs. SafeInCave." Open Geomechanics. In review.
Published in Energy & Fuels, 2026
Recommended citation: Ge, X., Wang, S., Li, W., Li, Z., Neil, C. W., Yuan, N., Wu, Z., Wu, J., Han, H., Ling, K., Owusu, E. (2026). "Stimulated Serpentinization for Geologic Hydrogen: A Review of Experimental, Modeling, and Field Studies." Energy & Fuels, 40(30), 16155–16181.
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Published in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2026
Recommended citation: Wu, Z., Ge, X., Li, Z., Neil, C., Wang, S., Li, W. (2026). "Experimental Parameterization of Geological Hydrogen Production via Stimulated Serpentinization." Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering.
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Published in Fuel, 2026
Recommended citation: Purswani, P., KC, B., Lee, H., et al. (incl. Wu, Z.) (2026). "Integrated Geological, Economic, and Risk Assessment of Underground Hydrogen Storage." Fuel, 420, 138930.
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Published in Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 2025
Recommended citation: Wu, Z., Edelman, E., Ritterbush, K., McPherson, B. (2025). "On Uncertainty of Elastic Modulus Measurements via Nanoindentation Mechanical Testing and Conventional Triaxial Testing." Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering.
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Published in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2024
Recommended citation: Wu, Z., Edelman, E., Smith, P., Smith, S., Irons, T., McPherson, B. (2024). "Framework for Bayesian Assessment of Factors that Impact Rock Mechanical Response." Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering.
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Published in Energies, 2023
Recommended citation: Wu, Z., Simmons, J. D., Otu, S., Rinehart, A., Luhmann, A., Heath, J., Mozley, P., Majumdar, B. S. (2023). "Control of Cement Timing, Mineralogy, and Texture on Hydro-chemo-mechanical Coupling from CO2 Injection into Sandstone: A Synthesis." Energies, 16(24), 7949.
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Published in Energies, 2021
Recommended citation: Jia, W., Xiao, T., Wu, Z., Dai, Z., McPherson, B. (2021). "Impact of Mineral Reactive Surface Area on Forecasting Geological Carbon Sequestration in a CO2-EOR Field." Energies, 14(6), 1608.
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Published in Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 2020
Recommended citation: Wu, Z., Luhmann, A. J., Rinehart, A. J., Mozley, P. S., Dewers, T. A., Heath, J. E., Majumdar, B. S. (2020). "Chemo-mechanical Alterations Induced from CO2 Injection in Carbonate-cemented Sandstone: An Experimental Study at 71°C and 29 MPa." Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 125, e2019JB019096.
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Published in 60th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Tucson, AZ, 2026
Recommended citation: Wu, Z., Li, K., Honório, H. T., Zhou, D., Poeck, E., Qiu, B., Lampe, B. (2026). "Numerical Evaluation of Salt Cavern Closure under Varying Depth and Cavern Pressure: FLAC vs. SafeInCave." 60th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Tucson, Arizona. ARMA-2026-0604.
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Published in 51st Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford University, 2026
Recommended citation: Li, W., Frash, L. P., Iyare, C. U., Madenova, Y., KC, B., Wu, Z., Smith, M., Fei, F., Kroll, K. (2026). "Granite Fracture High-Temperature Laboratory Characterization for Utah FORGE." Proceedings of the 51st Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford University, SGP-TR-230.
Published in 59th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Santa Fe, NM, 2025
Recommended citation: Wu, Z., Li, Z., Neil, C., Ge, X., Wang, S., Li, W. (2025). "Accelerating Hydrogen Production through Serpentinization: A Batch Reactor Experimental Study." 59th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Santa Fe, New Mexico. ARMA-2025-0433.
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Published in 59th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Santa Fe, NM, 2025
Recommended citation: Wu, Z., Vega-Ortiz, C., Edelman, E., Ilgen, A., McPherson, B. (2025). "Effect of CO2 on Effective Permeability and Drained Bulk Modulus: An Experimental-Driven Analysis in Paradox Basin." 59th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Santa Fe, New Mexico. ARMA-2025-0434.
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Published in 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, CO, 2024
Recommended citation: Wu, Z., Edelman, E., Ritterbush, K., McPherson, B. (2024). "Quantifying the Uncertainties of Macro- and Micro-Mechanical Measurements on Sequestration Reservoir Formations." 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado. ARMA-2024-1091.
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Published in 57th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Atlanta, GA, 2023
Recommended citation: Wu, Z., Edelman, E., Smith, P., Smith, S., Irons, T., McPherson, B. (2023). "Uncertainty Quantification of Young's Modulus on Core Scale: A Bayesian Analysis on a Comprehensive Geomechanical Model." 57th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Atlanta, Georgia. ARMA-2023-0367.
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