Saman Aryana

Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering

Professor and Occidental Chair for Energy and Environmental Technologies, CEPS Interim Associate Dean for Research

Contact Information

(307) 766-6524saryana@uwyo.edu

Engineering Hall 4055A

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My research interests lie primarily in the fundamental physics of flow instabilities and dynamics of subsurface displacement processes. My aim is to incorporate the ever-changing nature of these subsystems in the simplest form possible without sacrificing adequate representation of all verifiable data. My work includes: 1) experimentation and data analysis, 2.) development of general mathematical frameworks motivated and verified by physical observations, and 3.) developing data-driven dynamical reservoir models along with robust solution schemes.

Education

  • Ph.D., Energy Resources Engineering, Stanford University, 2012
  • M.S., Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, 2006
  • B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, 2003

Reseach Interests

  • Multiphase flow in permeable media
  • Multiscale formulations of hierarchical permeable media
  • Physics of flow instabilities
  • Mathematical models and numerical methods
  • CO2 foam stabilization using nanoparticles
  • Utilization and geologic storage of CO2

Select Publications

  • P Grassia, C Torres-Ulloa, N Shokri, S Aryana. Pressure-driven growth with forward and reverse foam flow. Proceedings of the Royal Scoiety A. 481(2315):20250042, 2025
  • Z Wang, S Li, Z Xu, SA Aryana, J Cai. Advances and challenges in foam stability: Applications, mechanisms, and future directions. Capillarity, 15(3): 58-73, 2025.
  • N Rustamov, P Mostaghimi, SA Aryana. On Multi-Grid Lattice Boltzmann method for high Knudsen number flows. Advances in Geo-Energy Research, 16(2):143-157, 2025
  • P Godoy, A Orujov, A Perez, SA Aryana. Rock-on-a-chip: novel method for designing representative microfluidic platforms based on real rock structure and pore network modelling. Lab On a Chip, 2025.
  • A Orujov, B Abedi, K Wawrousek, SA Aryana. Bio-nanocrystal stabilized biosurfactant foams for groundwater and soil remediation. InterPore Journal, 2(1):IP260225-5, 2025.
  • L Liu, SA Aryana. Microscale transport of CO2 and H2 storage in shale gas formations. Physical Review E, 110(6): 065105, 2024.
  • A Orujov, JM Pikal, TY Chien, JA Carter, SA Aryana. Magnetic nanoparticle detection methods in the context of complex fluids. International Journal of Coal Science and Technolgy SI: Coal and Shale as Candidates for Underground Carbon Capture and Sequestration, 11(1): 86, 2024.
  • E Heidaryan and SA Aryana. Phase equilibria, volumetric properties, viscosity, and thermal conductivity of hydrogen binary mixtures containing methane, nitrogen, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide. arXiv preprint arXiv:2409.19836, 2024.
  • L Liu, L Frouté, AR Kovscek, SA Aryana. Scale translation yields insights into gas adsorption under nanoconfinement. Physics of Fluids, 36(7), 2024.
  • S Aryana, A Kovscek, M Prodanovic, S Berg, V Alvarado, R Barati. The International Symposium on Wettability and Porous Media – Past, Present, and the Future. InterPore Journal, 1(2): ipj240824-3, 2024.
  • K Coddington, SA Aryana. Blurring the Line Between Human and Machine Minds: Is U.S. Law Ready for Artificial Intelligence? PhilPapers, 2024.
  • B Abedi, A Orujov, E Dabbaghi, K Ng, J Ackerman, SA Aryana. Containment strategy for subsurface H2 storage based on time-dependent soft solids. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 82:1001-1014, 2024.
  • E Heidaryan and SA Aryana. Empirical Correlations for Estimating Volumetric and Transport Properties of Gaseous Hydrogen. Advances in Geo-Energy Research, 11(1):54-73, 2024.

Patents and Intellectual Property

  • SA Aryana, JM Pikal, A Orujov. Particle Detection Techniques. Letters Patent Application Serial No. 63/703,013
  • B Abedi, SA Aryana. Flow Barrier and Containment Methods for Underground Storage of Energy Carriers Using Laponite Suspensions. Letters Patent Application Serial No. 63/733,941.

Honors & Awards

  • Fulbright Scholar, Australian-American Fulbright Commission, 2025
  • Academic Affairs Faculty Fellow, University of Wyoming, 2021-22
  • DOE EFRC – Mechanistic Control of Water-Hydrocarbon-Rock interactions in Nanoporous Geological Media, co-PI, 2018
  • Best Paper Award (1st CAJG), Springer, 2018
  • Magnificent Mile Award, University of Wyoming, 2018
  • NSF Noyce - Wyoming Interns to Teacher Scholars, co-PI, 2016
  • PRF-DNI grant, American Chemical Society, 2015
  • Top Prof, Cap and Gown Chapter of Mortar Board, University of Wyoming, 2015
  • Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing, Journal of Natural Gas Science & Engineering, 2013