1. Testing the Viability of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide as a Fracking Fluid by Computing its Chemical Interaction with Illite Open Access Author: Ajayi, Oluwaseyi Adebola Title: Testing the Viability of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide as a Fracking Fluid by Computing its Chemical Interaction with Illite Graduate Program: Geosciences Keywords: molecular modelingfrackinghydraulic fracturingmarcellus shalesupercritical CO2illitedensity functional theorymolecular dynamicsDFTDFT-MDscCO2interfacial tensioninterfacial energyinteraction energyVASPenergy minimization File: Download seyi_ajayi_ms_thesis.pdf Committee Members: Dr. James Kubicki, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorDr. Michael Arthur, Committee MemberDr. Derek Elsworth, Committee MemberDr. Demian Saffer, Committee Member
2. RADIUM FATE FOLLOWING OIL AND GAS WASTEWATER DISPOSAL TO SURFACE WATERS IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA Open Access Author: Van Sice, Katherine Joi Title: RADIUM FATE FOLLOWING OIL AND GAS WASTEWATER DISPOSAL TO SURFACE WATERS IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA Graduate Program: Environmental Engineering Keywords: unconventionalconventionalradioactivefrackingsediments File: Download Katherine_VanSice_Masters_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Nathaniel Richard Warner, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorWilliam D Burgos, Committee MemberFred Scott Cannon, Committee Member