Lab Members

Research Area

• Enhanced Oil Recovery
• Interphase Fluid Dynamics and Surface Chemistry
• Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage

Biography

Jaebum Park is a postdoctoral fellow in the Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. He earned his Ph.D. degree in Petroleum & Geosystems Engineering and an Master’s degree in Statistics & Data Science from the University of Texas at Austin, following earlier degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Seoul National University. His current research focuses on enhanced oil recovery (EOR), interfacial fluid dynamics, surface chemistry, and carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), in collaboration with Professor Ryosuke Okuno since 2025.

Jaebum’s research integrates fundamental studies on multiphase flow and interfacial chemistry with practical applications in reservoir engineering. His graduate work included collaborations with industry partners such as Samsung and Hilcorp, where he developed and applied experimental and modeling approaches to improve oil recovery and fluid behavior understanding. He also brings prior experience from the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM), where he contributed to thermal-fluid research for offshore and industrial systems.

Education

• Ph.D. in Petroleum & Geosystems Engineering (2024), University of Texas at Austin, USA
• M.S. in Statistics & Data Science (2023), University of Texas at Austin, USA
• M.S. in Mechanical Engineering (2013), Seoul National University, Republic of Korea
• B.S. in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (2011), Seoul National University, Republic of Korea

Representative Publications

• Park, J., & Mohanty, K. (2022, April). Design of Surrogate Oils for Surfactant-Brine-Oil Phase Behavior. In SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference (p. D011S008R003). SPE.
• Park, J., Ha, J., Choi, K., Bae, J., & Kim, H. Y. (2019). Critical AC frequency for stable operation of electrowetting-driven optofluidic devices with polymeric electrolyte solutions. Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, 33, 1793-1797.
• Lee, J., Park, J., Kim, J., & You, S. M. (2017). Flow visualization inside thermosyphon for measuring heat transfer limit. Journal of Heat Transfer, 139(2), 020911.
• Ha, J., Park, J., Kim, Y., Shin, B., Bae, J., & Kim, H. Y. (2016). Interfacial waves generated by electrowetting-driven contact line motion. Physics of Fluids, 28(10).
• Park, J., Park, J., Lim, H., & Kim, H. Y. (2013). Shape of a large drop on a rough hydrophobic surface. Physics of Fluids, 25(2).
• Lee, D. G., Park, J., Bae, J., & Kim, H. Y. (2013). Dynamics of a microliquid prism actuated by electrowetting. Lab on a Chip, 13(2), 274-279.