Staff
M. Sc.
Samuele Frigo
Function and Responsibilities:
Research associate / PhD candidate with focus on multiphysics reactive transport in geothermal and underground energy storage systems.
Current research include:
- Supporting the development, validation, and documentation of open-source multiphysics reactive transport software (GOLEM-PHREEQC) for geotechnical application
- Evaluating the long-term sustainability of thermal and metal harvesting from geothermal fluids in crystalline fractured rocks (Southwest England)
- Assessing the impacts of geochemical processes on underground thermal energy storage in Triassic sandstone (West Berlin)
Research Interests:
Main areas of interests include:
- multiphysics modeling of reservoir engineering concepts in geoenergy, with a focus on hydraulics and geochemistry
- exploration and characterization of geothermal resources
- management and optimization of geoenergy concepts
Career:
May 2023 - May 2024: Research Associate (GFZ Potsdam, Section 4.3 - Geoenergy)
- CRM-Geothermal Project
July 2024 - Ongoing: Research Associate / PhD candidate (TU Berlin, Faculty VI - Engineering Geology)
- THC Prognos Project
- Guest at GFZ Potsdam, Section 4.5 - Subsurface Process Modelling
June 2025 - December 2025: Research Associate (GFZ Potsdam, Section 4.5 - Subsurface Process Modeling)
- THC Prognos Project
- Organiser / trainer at GFZ THC Modeling Summer School 2025 (25-29 August 2025, GFZ Potsdam)
Education:
2013 - 2018: High School Diploma - Applied Sciences (Liceo Scientifico E. Curiel, Padova)
2018 - 2021: 1st Cycle Degree - Earth Sceinces (Universita' degli Studi di Padova, Department of Geosciences)
2021 - 2024: M.Sc. - Earth Sciences (Greifswald University, Department of Geology & Geography)
2024 - Ongoing: Ph.D. - Engineering Geology (Technical University Berlin, Department of Engineering Geology)