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SET-IT unites geoscience, engineering, and data science expertise across Heriot-Watt University to advance subsurface energy solutions at scale.

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Amy Gough

Assistant Professor, Geoscience

Assistant Professor in Geoscience at Heriot-Watt University and head of the Southeast Asia Research Group. Specialises in Southeast Asian geology, sedimentary provenance, palaeogeography, and energy-critical elements to support CCS and geothermal development.

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Aaron Cahill

Environmental Monitoring

Focuses on monitoring and verification strategies that build trust in subsurface storage operations.

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Ahmed H. Elsheikh

Reservoir Engineering

Develops reservoir modeling and optimization workflows for safe, scalable storage and energy systems.

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Alexis Cartwright-Taylor

Assistant Professor, The Lyell Centre

Assistant Professor at the Lyell Centre focusing on rock physics, damage localisation, and subsurface integrity for the energy transition.

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Amy Gough

Assistant Professor, Geoscience

Assistant Professor in Geoscience at Heriot-Watt University and head of the Southeast Asia Research Group. Specialises in Southeast Asian geology, sedimentary provenance, palaeogeography, and energy-critical elements to support CCS and geothermal development.

CO₂ StorageGeothermal HeatCritical MineralsOil & Gas in Transition
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Andreas Busch

Storage Characterization

Leads integrated subsurface assessments for storage readiness and risk-informed decision making.

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Dan Arnold

Reservoir Engineering

Connects reservoir engineering with deployment pathways to accelerate pilot-ready solutions.

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Florian Doster

Porous Media Physics

Studies pore-scale physics to improve flow predictions and reduce uncertainty at scale.

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Hannah P. Menke

Associate Professor, Institute for GeoEnergy Engineering

Associate Professor in the School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society, focusing on pore-scale flow, imaging, and data-driven workflows for geoenergy applications.

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Kamaljit Singh

Multiphase Flow & Imaging

Focuses on multiphase flow and multi-scale imaging to improve subsurface storage security.

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Nathaniel Forbes Inskip

Fracture Science

Focuses on fracture behavior and integrity to support safe subsurface operations.

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Nanzhe Wang

Researcher

New member of SET-IT. Profile details coming soon.

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Gang Wang

Researcher

New member of SET-IT. Profile details coming soon.

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Uisdean Nicholson

Basin Analysis

Builds geological models for storage capacity, risk evaluation, and site selection.

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