Shaowen Mao

Shaowen Mao is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at MIT. Prior to joining MIT, he served as a Senior Computational Scientist at ResFrac Corporation and as a Staff Scientist in the Earth and Environmental Sciences Division at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). He earned his Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University, where he received the Faculty Award of Excellence, and was previously a University of California/Los Alamos Entrepreneurial Postdoctoral Fellow at LANL. His research focuses on energy resources science and engineering, with expertise spanning underground hydrogen storage, carbon sequestration, geothermal energy, hydrocarbon development, and geologic hydrogen. Dr. Mao specializes in developing and applying advanced computational techniques, including multi-physics simulations and machine learning, to tackle complex problems involving coupled Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical-Chemical processes in various subsurface systems. His work contributes to advancing sustainable energy solutions and understanding subsurface processes critical to energy and environmental challenges.