Successful Research Projects/Grants

Project Investigor Grant Body Grant Scheme Period
An assessment of carbon dioxide storage capacity of water bearing sedimentary basins Ranjith PG ARC ARC Future Fellow 2010-2014
Development of Leakage Resistant Well-Cements for Geo-Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide Application using Alkali Activated Slag and Geopolymer Cements Sanjayan J, Ranjith PG, Gullimero N ARC ARC Discovery 2010-2015
Slope stability assessment in deep open cut mines Ranjith PG, Haque A, Kodikara J, and BouzzaM. ARC ARC Linkage 2010-2013
Development of a new two-phase (carbon dioxide + water) flow model for sedimentary rocks: CO2 sequestration in Sedimentary basins Ranjith PG University Grant Eng Small grant 2010
Investigation of influence of scale effects of strength and failure modes of deep open cut slopes. Ranjith PG Industry Grant BHP Billiton 2009-2012
Slope Stability in large-deep open cut mines Ranjith PG. Industry Grant BHP Billiton 2009-2012
An assessment of Carbon Dioxide storage capacity of water bearing sedimentary basins Ranjith PG University Grant Small Grant Scheme 2009
An Investigation into the Long-term Safe Storage of Carbon Dioxide in Coal Seams Ranjith PG University Grant Small Grant Scheme  
Hydro-mechanical interactions in coal of sequestered carbon dioxide Ranjith PG, Airey DW, Choi SK, Kodikara J, Bouazza M, ARC ARC Discovery  
A study of potential leakage of sequestered CO2 through the failure of cap rock Ranjith PG CRC grants CO2-CRC  
Adsorption and desorptions of Australian brown Coal Ranjith PG Australian Government Australian Academy of Science  
Monitoring and verification of CO2 Storage and ECBM in Poland (Led by TNO Netherlands) Ranjith PG et al.. International grants European Union Commission  
Geomechanical Investigation of  Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide in Unminable Coal Seams Ranjith PG University Grant Small Grant Scheme  
M Advanced Testing Facility for Geological Sequestration of Greenhouse Gases Ranjith PG, Smith DW, Airey DW, Kodikara J, Bouazza M ARC ARC LIEF  
Slope Stability in large-deep open cut mines Ranjith PG Industry Grant BHP Billiton  
A study of Enhanced Coalbed Methane recovery Use of CO2 Ranjith PG CSIRO CSIRO-Monash University  
Monitoring and verification of CO2 Storage and ECBM in Porland Ranjith PG International grants European commission  
Investigation of strength, deformability and failure mechanisms of rock slopes in large open pit mines Dr. Ranjith and Dr. Choi SK Industry Grant BHP Billiton  
ECBM and CO2 sequestration Ranjith PG CSIRO Monash University-CSIRO  
A laboratory investigation of the effects of gas adsorption on the fluid transport and geomechanical properties of coal with application to enhanced coalbed methane recovery and carbon dioxide sequestration Dr. Ranjith and Dr. Choi SK CSIRO CSIRO-Monash University  
Experimental and numerical investigation of geosequestration of CO2 in depleted oil reservoirs Ranjith PG      
Modelling of CO2-rock-water interactions using experimental results and numerical work Ranjith PG      
Improvement of the performance of water-sensitive geomaterials using hydrophobic additives Dr. Kodikara J and Dr. Ranjith PG ARC ARC-Linkage+ Blue Circle Southern  
An experimental study of two-phase permeability characteristics of coal Ranjith PG