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3D and 4D (i.e., time-resovled 3D) X-ray imaging of multiphase fluid flow in permeable media, AI-enabled porous media characterisation and flow analysis, and nature-based solutions.

Current projects

• 3D-4D X-ray imaging and modelling of H₂ and CO₂ storage in subsurface rocks
• Pore-to-core-scale dynamics of immiscible fluid displacement in porous media, including the role of wettability.
• Multi-scale characterisation of heterogeneous rocks
• Thermoregulation and ventilation in termite nests: Towards bio-inspired solutions to design energy efficient buildings

Teaching

• G11RE - Reservoir Engineering (MSc course), School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society, HWU
• G10UG - Introduction to Petroleum Engineering (undergrad course), School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, HWU
• G11DF: Digital Analysis of Flow in Porous Materials. Developed a new course for advanced undergraduate and MSc students

Leadership and Admin Roles

• Deputy Director, EGIS PGR
• Theme Lead, Net Zero and Beyond (iNetZ+) Global Research Institute
• Deputy Director, PETRONAS Centre of Excellence in Subsurface Engineering and Energy Transition (PACESET)
• Rock and Fluid Mechanics (RFM) Lab Manager

• Associate Professor, Institute of GeoEnergy Engineering (IGE), Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK (2021 - ).
• Visiting Faculty, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, India (January - February 2026).
• Assistant Professor, Institute of GeoEnergy Engineering (IGE), Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK (2019 - 2021).
• Research Associate, Department of Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College London, UK (2013 - 2018).
• Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Beamline ID-15A, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), Grenoble, France (2011 - 2013).
• Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Max-Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Goettingen, Germany & Saarland University, Saarbruecken, Germany (2009 - 2011).
• PhD Researcher (Civil Engineering), School of Engineering and Information Technology (formerly Aerospace, Civil and Mechanical Engineering), The University of New South Wales at Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, Australia (2004 - 2009).
• Research Assistant, Punjab Engineering College/Panjab University, Chandigarh, India (2002 - 2004).
• M.E. (Environmental Engineering), Punjab Engineering College/Panjab University, Chandigarh, India (2000 - 2002).
• B.E. (Civil Engineering), GNE/ Punjab Technical University, India (1996 - 2000).

Multiphase flow, digital rock, porous media, capillary trapping, CO₂ sequestration, H₂ storage, carbonate rock dissolution, X-ray micro-CT, synchrotron imaging, 3D image processing and data analysis, multiphase flow modelling, and pore-to-core scale upscaling.