Welcome to GeoEnergy LAboratory (GELA) at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Korea Advance
d Institue of Science and Technology (KAIST). How can we use our scientific understanding of earth materials to bring solutions to the energy- and sustainability-related problems that humanity has faced? This is a question that intrigues our interest. We study the physics and mechanics of particulate materials and porous media. We apply our theoretical, computational, and experimental research to bring solutions to geo-related energy and sustainability problems, such as methane hydrate, geologic carbon storage, energy resource recovery, and microbial activities in geo-materials.