Mary Kang
Group:
Full Member
Department:
Civil Engineering
Area(s):
Sustainable Industrial Processes & Manufacturing
Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency
Climate Change Adaptation & Resilience
Current research:
Professor Kang’s main research areas are groundwater hydrology and environmental impacts of subsurface-based energy development. Application areas include groundwater impacts and greenhouse gas emissions related to oil and gas development and geologic storage of carbon dioxide. Her current projects involve (1) the development of analytical, numerical, and combined analytical-numerical multi-scale models of multi-phase flow through porous media, (2) field measurements of gas fluxes, and (3) geospatial and statistical data analysis. Fluids of interest include carbon dioxide, methane and other hydrocarbons, and water
Areas of interest:
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Climate Change Adaptation & Resilience
- Groundwater hydrology
- Multi-phase flow through porous media
- Environmental engineering
- Environmental policy
- Methane emissions
- Oil and gas development
Stream:
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-Being
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 13 Climate Action
SDG 15 Life on Land
SDG 16 Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions