Rebecca Allen

Rebecca Allen is an Associate Professor at the Department of Built Environment, Faculty of Technology, Art and Design at OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University. Her work focuses on sustainable built environments and CO2 storage solutions, emphasizing computational modeling for geoscientific challenges. She is affiliated with the Sustainable Built Environment (SustainaBuilt) research group.

Her research integrates advanced simulation tools like MATLAB and Python to address critical issues in porous media analysis, heat pump thermodynamics, and CO2 storage optimization. Notable contributions include developing algorithms for quantifying effective void space in porous pavements and modeling vapor compression cycles for residential heating systems.

Allen’s publications span topics such as parameter uncertainty in CO2 storage capacity estimates, formation categorization for carbon sequestration, and innovative stormwater management strategies using porous asphalt. She actively participates in international conferences like the International Conference on Net-Zero Built Environment and Scandinavian Simulation Society events.

Her interdisciplinary approach bridges environmental engineering, geology, and computational methods to advance climate resilience and sustainable infrastructure. Collaborations include projects on the Norwegian Continental Shelf and public education initiatives about carbon storage technologies.