Mohammad Fattahi Mehraban

Mohammad Fattahi Mehraban is a Research Associate in the Department of Earth Science & Engineering at Imperial College London, where he co-leads the experimental development of the GeoBattery concept with TotalEnergies. His work focuses on redox-driven energy storage in porous geologic formations, leveraging expertise in electrochemical potential mapping and micro-CT imaging. He has held academic positions at Imperial College London and Heriot-Watt University, alongside a non-academic role as Project Manager at Scaled Solutions Ltd.

Education includes a PhD from the Institute of Geoenergy Engineering (Edinburgh), an MSc from Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran), and a BSc from Islamic Azad University (Tehran). His research spans carbon sequestration, petroleum engineering, and electrochemistry, with a focus on translational challenges in CCUS, hydrogen, and catalytic processes.

Key achievements include attracting over £6M in industrial funding, awards such as the Royal Academy of Engineering Global Talent Endorsement (2023), and international collaborations across the UK, France, Norway, and UAE. His experimental work addresses pore-scale mechanisms in low salinity waterflooding and CO₂ storage risks, with a particular emphasis on fluid-rock interactions and reservoir engineering optimization.

His current GeoBattery project explores novel subsurface energy storage through redox cycling in geologic formations, bridging academic and industrial innovation. Academic contributions span 15+ peer-reviewed articles on enhanced oil recovery, CO₂ storage safety, and electrochemical characterization techniques.