Sajjad Foroughi

Sajjad Foroughi is a Senior Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Earth Science & Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London. He is affiliated with the Imperial-Shell Digital Rocks Program, where he focuses on pore-scale and continuum-scale modeling of multiphase flow in porous media. His research addresses critical challenges in energy transition technologies, including geological CO2 storage, hydrogen storage, electrochemical devices, and subsurface energy systems.

Research Focus

Dr. Foroughi's work bridges fundamental physics of porous media with applied energy systems. Key research areas include:

• Optimization of electrochemical devices (batteries, fuel cells)
• Hysteresis and trapping mechanisms in hydrogen storage
• Ostwald ripening effects on displacement processes
• Multiscale modeling of capillary pressure and relative permeability
• Applications in carbon capture and storage (CCS) and geothermal energy

Technical Expertise

His methodologies combine:

• Micro-CT imaging for pore-scale characterization
• Lattice Boltzmann simulations
• Network modeling of heterogeneous carbonates
• Deep learning for uncertainty quantification
• Image segmentation and contact angle measurement