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  • 03/2024: Dr. Kolawole gave a guest lecture during his visit to the Department of Geological Engineering, University of Mines and Technology, Ghana.

  • 02/2024: Dr. Kolawole attended the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Geo-Congress 2024, Vancouver, Canada.

  • 01/2024: Dr. Kolawole's interview was published in a recent AAPG Explorer Magazine article on the challenges of CO2 Sequestration.

  • 01/2024: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in Rock Mechanics Bulletin.

  • 12/2023: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in Arabian Journal of Geosciences.

  • 11/2023: Dr. Kolawole attended the Committee on Geological and Geotechnical Engineering (COGGE)'s meeting on Geotechnical Data Management for Enhanced Accessibility and Reusability in Washington DC.

  • 10/2023: Dr. Kolawole attended the 7th International Conference on Engineering Geophysics (ICEG) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

  • 09/2023: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology.

  • 08/2023: We are pleased to welcome Felix Oppong as a member of our group.

  • 07/2023: Dr. Kolawole received a research grant from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) as a Co-PI.

  • 07/2023: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in Geoenergy Science and Engineering.

  • 07/2023: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in Rock Mechanics Bulletin.

  • 06/2023: Dr. Kolawole attended the 57th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium in Atlanta, Georgia. 

  • 06/2023: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in Biogeotechnics.

  • 06/2023: Dr. Kolawole attended the Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) SuperPile 2023 Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.

  • 05/2023: Dr. Kolawole gave an invited webinar talk at the American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA) Future Leaders Webinar Series.

  • 05/2023: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (IF =6.52).

  • 05/2023: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in Case Studies in Construction Materials (IF =4.93).

  • 05/2023: Larissa Cavalcante was awarded the NJIT Honors College Langan Grant in Civil and Environmental Engineering for her summer research project in GGES Lab.

  • 04/2023: Saad Rehmatullah was awarded the NJIT Provost Undergraduate Research and Innovation (URI) Summer Fellowship.

  • 04/2023: Dr. Kolawole attended the Carbon, Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) 2023 Conference in Houston, Texas.

  • 04/2023: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in Geoenergy Science and Engineering.

  • 04/2023: Dr. Kolawole attended the 35th Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering & Environmental Problems (SAGEEP) in New Orleans, Louisiana.

  • 03/2023: Dr. Kolawole and GGES lab group received the NSF I-Corps Northeast grant.

  • 03/2023: Dr. Kolawole attended the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Geo-Congress 2023, Los Angeles, California.

  • 02/2023: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in Environmental Science: Advances.

  • 02/2023: Dr. Kolawole gave an invited Seminar Talk at the Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Rutgers University - Newark, New Jersey.

  • 02/2023: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in SPE Production & Operations (IF =1.4).

  • 12/2022: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in Energy & Fuels (IF =4.65).

  • 11/2022: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (IF =6.52).

  • 11/2022: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources  (IF = 4.86).

  • 11/2022: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment (IF =4.6).

  • 10/2022: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in Applied Energy  (IF = 11.2).

  • 10/2022: Dr. Kolawole gave an invited talk at the Fall 2022 Seminar in the Department of Civil Engineering, Stony Brook University, NY. For more info: link

  • 10/2022: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in Environment, Development and Sustainability (IF =4.1).

  • 09/2022: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control (IF =3.9).

  • 09/2022: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in Energy & Fuels (IF =4.65).

  •  08/2022: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in SPE Production & Operations (IF =1.4).

  • 06/2022: Dr. Kolawole received a 2022 Future Leader Award from the American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA). For more information on this Award click here: ARMA Future Leader

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