Lab Members

Research Area

• Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage
• Enhanced Oil Recovery

Biography

Hao Wang is a postdoctoral fellow in the Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, where he also earned his Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering in Fall 2025. He earned both his Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Petroleum Engineering from the China University of Petroleum-Beijing. Since 2021, he has been collaborating with Professor Ryosuke Okuno on geologic carbon sequestration and enhanced oil recovery. Hao’s current research focuses on the use of formate and CO2 nanobubbles for geologic carbon storage and enhanced oil recovery.

Education

• Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering (2025), The University of Texas at Austin, USA
• M.S. in Petroleum Engineering (2021), China University of Petroleum-Beijing, China
• B.E. in Petroleum Engineering (2018), China University of Petroleum-Beijing, China

Representative Publications

• Wang, H., Oyenowo, O. P., & Okuno, R. (2023). Aqueous formate solution for enhanced water imbibition in oil recovery and carbon storage in carbonate reservoirs. Fuel, 345, 128198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2023.128198
• Wang, H., Lawal, T., Achour, S. H., Sheng, K., & Okuno, R. (2023). Aqueous Nanobubble Dispersion of CO2 at Pressures Up To 208 Bara. Energy & Fuels, 37(24), 19726-19737. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.3c03660
• Wang, H., Carrasco-Jaim, O. A., & Okuno, R. (2024, May). Aqueous nanobubble dispersion of CO2 in sodium formate solution for enhanced CO2 mineralization using basaltic rocks. In Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Conference and Exhibition, 11–13 March 2024. Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) Conference and Exhibition. https://doi.org/10.15530/ccus-2024-4016392