Jennifer M. Frederick

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1 Jennifer M. Frederick CONTACT INFORMATION Work Desert Research Institute office: Division of Hydrologic Sciences fax: CRVB Raggio Parkway Reno, NV EDUCATION Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley GPA: 4.0/4.0 Earth & Planetary Science, December 2013 Emphasis in Computational Science & Engineering Fluid Flows at Deep Oceanic and Permafrost-associated Methane Hydrate Deposits Advisor Dr. Bruce A. Buffett M.S. University of California, Berkeley GPA: 3.97/4.0 Mechanical Engineering, May 2010 Topography Driven Flow Focusing in Anisotropic Ocean Sediments Advisors Dr. Bruce A. Buffett (chair) and Dr. Ömer Savaş B.S. University of Illinois, Chicago GPA: 3.74/4.0 Bioengineering, May 2008 Advisor Dr. Francis Loth Magna Cum Laude RESEARCH INTERESTS Environmental and geological fluid mechanics Deep oceanic and permafrost-associated methane hydrates Submarine and terrestrial permafrost dynamics/evolution in the Arctic Two-phase flow in fractured porous media; sub-surface fluid flows Variable-density flows and transport in porous media Submarine groundwater discharge and geohydrology Renewable energy; enhanced geothermal systems; reservoir management Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and numerical modeling Software engineering for scientific computing and applied mathematics 1

2 SELECTED PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS 2014 Frederick, J. M. & B. A. Buffett (2014), Taliks in relict submarine permafrost and gas hydrate deposits: Pathways for methane escape under present and future conditions, J. Geophys. Res. Earth Surf., 119, doi: /2013jf Frederick, J. M. & B. A. Buffett (2014), Effect of submarine groundwater discharge on subsea permafrost and Arctic gas hydrate deposits, Abstract presented at the Gordon Research Seminar and Conference on Natural Gas Hydrate Systems, Galveston, Texas, Mar Frederick, J. M. & B. A. Buffett (2013), Use of cosmogenic 129-I to constrain numerical models of fluid flow in marine sediments: Application to the Blake Ridge Hydrate Province, Geochem. Geophy. Geosy., 14, doi: /ggge Frederick, J. M.; B. A. Buffett (2013), Estimating gas escape through taliks in relict submarine permafrost and methane hydrate deposits under natural climate variation, Abstract B33K-0605 presented at 2013 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 9-13 Dec. Frederick, J. M.; B. A. Buffett (2013), Taliks in relict submarine permafrost and methane hydrate deposits: Pathways for gas escape under present and future conditions, Abstract presented at the PERGAMON Symposium, Kiel, Germany, 5-7 Nov Frederick, J. M.; B. A. Buffett, A numerical study of pore fluid and gas migration patterns within Arctic shelf sediments associated with relict off-shore permafrost, Abstract OS43B-1803 presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 Dec. Frederick, J. M.; B. A. Buffett, Fluid focusing in compacting marine sediments: Implications on the age and methane source for gas hydrates, Abstract presented at the Gordon Research Conference on Natural Gas Hydrate Systems, Ventura, Calif., Mar Frederick, J. M. & B. A. Buffett (2011), Topography and fracture driven fluid focusing in layered ocean sediments, Geophys. Res. Lett., 38, L08614, doi: /2010gl Frederick, J. M.; B. A. Buffett, Fluid focusing in compacting marine sediments: Implications on the age and spatial extent of the methane source for gas hydrates, Abstract OS12A-05 presented at 2011 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 5-9 Dec Frederick, J. M.; B. A. Buffett, Flow focusing in layered ccean sediments, Abstract OS43B-05 presented at 2010 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., Dec. Buffett, B. A.; Frederick, J. M., Global inventory of methane hydrate: How large is the threat? (Invited), Abstract B54D-01 presented at 2010 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., Dec. Frederick, J. M. and B. A. Buffett, Topography and fracture driven flow focusing in anisotropic ocean sediments, Abstract presented at the Gordon Research Conference on Natural Gas Hydrate Systems, Colby College, Maine, 6-11 Jun. 2

3 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE NRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow present Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV Numerical modeling of submarine groundwater discharge and its effects on submarine permafrost dynamics, methane hydrate stability, and gas migration along the shallow Arctic continental shelf Graduate Student Researcher (Ph.D.) 2013 Department of Earth & Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley Development of scalable and parallel computational fluid dynamics software for two-phase flow through fractured porous media with mass and heat transport. Numerical modeling of submarine permafrost dynamics and two-phase flow of salinity-driven pore fluid and methane gas migration along the shallow Arctic continental shelf Graduate Student Researcher (M.S.) 2010 Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley Numerical modeling of topography- and fracture-driven pore fluid focusing in compacting anisotropic marine sediments. Numerical study of cosmogenic radioisotope 129-iodine and methane transport in compacting marine sediments and its implications on the age and methane source for gas hydrates Undergraduate Research Assistant (B.S.) 2008 Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois, Chicago Research Advisor Dr. Francis Loth Designed and constructed a pressure sensor for measurement of pressure wave velocity in a compliant coaxial tube system, as part of a larger project on the fluid dynamics of cerebral spinal fluid. Assisted with a numerical study of blood vessel wall shear stress induced by turbulent blood flow, as part of a larger project on biomechanical mechanisms in arteriovenous graft failure. Undergraduate Senior Design (B.S.) Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois, Chicago Research Advisor Dr. Tom Schmid (Rush University, Chicago, IL) Designed and constructed a reciprocating pin-on-dish tribometer for measurement of the coefficient of friction between biological tissues. 3

4 TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2013 PHYS2105: General Physics Laboratory II, Spring School of Health & Natural Sciences, Dominican University of California, San Rafael EPS102: History and Evolution of the Earth (Upper Division), Spring Department of Earth & Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley 2012 PHYS2005: General Physics Laboratory I, Fall School of Health & Natural Sciences, Dominican University of California, San Rafael 2010 EPS050: The Planet Earth, Fall Department of Earth & Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley BioE121L: BioMEMs Laboratory (Upper Division), Spring 2009 BioE121L: BioMEMs Laboratory (Upper Division), Fall BioE110: Physiology for Bioengineers (Upper Division), Spring 2008 BioE010: Intro to BioMedicine, Fall E007: Intro to Computer Programming (MATLAB), Fall College of Engineering, University of California, Berkeley PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2013 National Geothermal Academy University of Nevada, Reno; 8 Jul.-2 Aug. 38th Annual Geothermal Workshop Stanford University, CA; Feb Geothermal Research Council Annual Meeting Reno, NV; 30 Sept.-3 Oct. 13th Workshop on the DOE Advanced CompuTational Software (ACTS) Collection University of California and Lawrence-Berkeley National Lab, Berkeley, CA Aug Circum-Arctic Ocean Drilling Workshop (IODP-USSSP; USGS) San Francisco, CA; Dec. Physical Science Responsible Conduct of Research Curriculum Completion Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) 2008 Professional Standards & Ethics Course University of California, Berkeley 2007 Fundamentals of Engineering Exam Pass 4

5 ACADEMIC HONORS & AWARDS 2014 Methane Hydrates Postdoctoral Fellowship National Research Council - NETL Award for Outstanding Contribution from an Early Career Investigtor Gordon Research Conference on Natural Gas Hydrate Systems 2013 Dissertation-Year Fellowship University of California 2012 Award for Best Student Poster Presentation Gordon Research Conference on Natural Gas Hydrate Systems 2009 Honorable Mention NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program 2008 Student Leadership Award Univ. of Illinois Alumni Association 1st Place Poster in Category Univ. of Illinois Engineering EXPO 2007 Election to Alpha Eta Mu Beta Bioengineering Honors Society Irene M. Jones Scholarship Univ. of Illinois College of Engineering Conference Travel Award Alpha Eta Mu Beta/BMES 2005 Tuition Scholarship Univ. of Illinois Honors College 2004 Election to Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honors Society 2003 Election to The Honors College Univ. of Illinois at Chicago National Merit Corporate Scholarship National Merit & Robert Bosch Corp. 5