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Robert Holt

Robert HoltRobert Holt

Professor, Geology and Geological Engineering

rmholt@olemiss.edu
662-915-6687
120B Carrier Hall, University, MS 38677
ResearchGate: Robert_Holt3
Research website

Experience

University of Mississippi – Professor, 2014 – present
University of Mississippi – Associate Professor, 2006 – 2014
University of Mississippi – Assistant Professor, 2000 – 2006
Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory – Faculty Fellow, 2001 – 2006

Education

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology – Ph.D., Earth and Environmental Science, 2000
University of Texas at El Paso – M.S., Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology – B.S., Geological Engineering

Research interests

  • Geological sequestration of CO2, impact of wetted-phase structure on geophysical properties in porous media
  • Non-ideal transport processes in porous and fractured media
  • Non-continuum approaches for modeling multiple-phase flow and transport
  • Geologic controls on hydraulic properties and flow and transport processes
  • Flow and transport processes in heterogeneous saturated and unsaturated porous and fractured media
  • Limitations of parametric models in hydrology, including both deterministic and stochastic models
  • Geologic and hydrogeologic characterization for nuclear and hazardous waste disposal
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