Juliana Lopez Ochoa

Ph.D. candidate in Ingegneria Civile E Ambientale , 40th cycle (2024-2027)
Department of Structural, Geotechnical and Building Engineering (DISEG)

Profile

PhD

Research topic

Reuse of existing tunnels for energy storage

Tutors

Research interests

Geotechnical Engineering
Infrastructures
Numerical Modelling and Simulation
Soil and Rock Mechanics

Biography

Ph.D. student and geotechnical engineer specializing in geothermal energy applications for storage at the urban scale, aimed at meeting the thermal demands of urban communities through energy geostructures, such as energy tunnels. My work integrates numerical simulations at various scales, alongside field investigations, laboratory testing, and monitoring, to understand the responses of soils and rocks during subsurface heat exchange and energy storage.

Publications

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