Lamont Associate Research Professor
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Fields of interest:
Carbon Sequestration, Hydrogeophysics, Flow and Transport in Saturated Media
I have several research interests in the intersection between geology, climate change and energy. I am especially interested in geologic carbon sequestration and how fluid-gas-rock reactions can lead to secure and permanent sequestration of industrial carbon dioxide., Currently, I am working in three overlapping areas:, • CO2-water-rock interactions and reactive flow in deep aquifers, • Fluid flow and solute transport in saturated media, • Subsurface fluid injection and geomechanical stability of reservoir rocks.
Some of my projects include:
Secure and long-term sequestration of industrial carbon dioxide in calcium-magnesium silicate rocks
Big Sky Carbon Sequestration Partnership (www.bigskyco2.org )
Mineral carbon dioxide sequestration into basalt - The CarbFix Project, Iceland (www.carbfix.com )
Natural carbon sequestration in ophiolite peridotites - Rates and mechanism of serpentinization and carbonation
Permanent carbon dioxide sequestration in ocean sediments: flow-through reactor studies
Education List of degrees from highest to lowest:
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland
Diploma in Earth Sciences
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland
Lamont/DEES Student List:
Diana Ferandez de la Reguera Taya
Jonathan Levine
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Selected Publications:
Rates and Mechanisms of Mineral Carbonation in Peridotite: Natural Processes and Recipes for Enhanced, in situ CO2 Capture and Storage ,
Kelemen, P.B.; Matter, J.; Streit, E.E.; Rudge, J.F.; Curry, W.B.; Blusztajn, J. , Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Volume 39, p.93, (2011)
Mineral sequestration of carbon dioxide in basalt: the CarbFix project ,
Gislason, S R; Wolff-Boenisch, D; Stefansson, A; Oelkers, E; Gunnlaugsson, E; Sigurdardottir, H; Sigfusson, B; Broecker, W; Matter, J; Stute, M; Axelsson, G; Fridriksson, T , International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, (2010)
The CarbFix Pilot Project - storing carbon dioxide in basalt ,
Matter, J M; Broecker, W; Gislason, S R; Gunnlaugsson, E; Oelkers, E; Stute, M; Sigurdardottir, H; Wolff-Boenisch, D; Axelsson, G; Sigfusson, B , Energy Procedia, (2010)
Water-rock interactions during a CO2 injection field-test: implications on host rock dissolution and alteration effects ,
Assayag, N., Matter, J., Ader, M., Goldberg, D., Agrinier, P. , Chemical Geology, Volume 265, p.227-235, (2009)
Mineral carbonation of CO2 ,
Oelkers, E. H., Gislason, S. R., Matter, J. , Elements, Volume 4, p.333-337, (2008)
Experimental evaluation of in situ CO2-water-rock reactions during CO2 injection in basaltic rocks: Implications for geological CO2 sequestration ,
Matter, J. M.; Takahashi, T.; Goldberg, D. , Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, Feb 6, Volume 8, p.-, (2007), Doi 10.1029/2006gc001427
Gravitational trapping of carbon dioxide in deep sea sediments: Permeability, buoyancy, and geomechanical analysis ,
Levine, J. S.; Matter, J. M.; Goldberg, D.; Cook, A.; Lackner, K. S. , Geophysical Research Letters, Dec 21, Volume 34, Issue 24, p.-, (2007), Doi 10.1029/2007gl031560
Contact zone permeability at intrusion boundaries: new results from hydraulic testing and geophysical logging in the Newark Rift Basin, New York, USA ,
Matter, J. M.; Goldberg, D. S.; Morin, R. H.; Stute, M. , Hydrogeology Journal, Jun, Volume 14, Issue 5, p.689-699, (2006), DOI 10.1007/s10040-005-0456-3
Recharge areas and geochemical evolution of groundwater in an alluvial aquifer system in the Sultanate of Oman ,
Matter, J. M.; Waber, H. N.; Loew, S.; Matter, A. , Hydrogeology Journal, Jan, Volume 14, Issue 1-2, p.203-224, (2006), DOI 10.1007/s10040-004-0425-2
