Aksel Hiorth

Aksel Hiorth is a Professor of Reservoir Technology at the University of Stavanger (UiS) and Chief Scientist at NORCE. He holds a PhD in theoretical physics from the University of Oslo. His research focuses on subsurface flow modeling, geochemical interactions, and applications of porous media principles in medicine. He leads the Computational Engineering master's program and has pioneered workflows like IORSim for field-scale geochemical simulations.

Education: PhD in Theoretical Physics (University of Oslo). Research Interests:

• Multi-scale reservoir modeling (pore to field scale)
• Geochemical processes in porous media
• Non-Newtonian fluid dynamics
• Medical applications of computational fluid dynamics

Publications highlight advancements in physics-informed neural networks (PINNs), lattice Boltzmann methods, and EOR (Enhanced Oil Recovery) technologies. His work addresses challenges in reservoir optimization, water diversion strategies, and fluid-rock interactions in chalk reservoirs. Key innovations include predictive models for wettability alteration and mineral dissolution/precipitation.

Awards include SR Bank's Innovation Award (2010), NPD's IOR Prize (2010), and Lyse’s Research Award (2013). He contributed to establishing the National IOR Centre of Norway, recognized for advancing improved oil recovery techniques.

Advancing interdisciplinary research: His labs integrate computational engineering with petroleum geoscience, bridging fundamental physics and applied reservoir engineering. Current projects explore sustainable reservoir management and biomedical fluid dynamics solutions.