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Inci Demirkanli

Inci Demirkanli

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PO Box 999
Richland, WA 99352
(509) 371-7138

Biography

Inci Demirkanli is a senior scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory with experience in analytical and numerical modeling of subsurface flow and transport with applications in remediation research and radionuclide mobility in the vadose zone and in subsurface energy and storage systems, such as geologic sequestration of CO2, enhanced oil recovery, and hydraulic fracturing. She has managed and participated in large projects, providing technical and programmatic support to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Hanford Site for characterization and monitoring of contaminants, assessment and implementation of remediation technologies, and remedy impacts and optimization. In addition to supporting Hanford Site work, she also provided technical and programmatic support to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), particularly for underground injection related issues such as rulemaking for the development of federal requirements for geologic sequestration of CO2. In addition to authoring a number of journal articles, a book chapter, and technical reports, she has also authored several national guidance documents for geologic sequestration of CO2, covering areas such as site characterization, the use of numerical modeling for determining project risk areas, and testing and monitoring. She is also one of the authors of the EPA’s Hydraulic Fracturing Drinking Water Assessment Report delivered to Congress in 2017 and the Interagency Task Force Report on Carbon Capture and Storage delivered to President Obama in 2010.

Research Interests

  • Numerical modeling of multiphase subsurface flow and transport
  • Reactive transport of radionuclides in the vadose zone
  • Environmental remediation technologies and applications
  • Environmental regulation and policy development and implementation

Education and Credentials

  • Bachelor's Degree, Environmental Engineering, Marmara University, 1999
  • Master's Degree, Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University, 2002
  • Doctorate, Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University, 2006

Affiliations and Professional Service

  • Associate Editor on the Hydrogeology Journal Editorial Board
  • Adjunct Faculty, Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University
  • American Geophysical Union Member

PNNL Publications

2023

  • Johnson C.D., T.P. Franklin, V. Molina, J.Q. Wassing, P.K. Tran, M.S. Kump, and D.I. Demirkanli, et al. 2023. Aquifer Injection Modeling (AIM) Toolbox User Guide. PNNL-31087 Rev. 1. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Aquifer Injection Modeling (AIM) Toolbox User Guide
  • Song X., H. Ren, Z. Hou, X. Lin, M. Karanovic, M.J. Tonkin, and V.L. Freedman, et al. 2023. "Predicting Future Well Performance for Environmental Remediation Design using Deep Learning." Journal of Hydrology 617, no. Part C:Art. No. 129110. PNNL-SA-178074. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.129110
  • Song X., P.K. Tran, X. Lin, J.L. Fanning, D.I. Demirkanli, and C.D. Johnson. 2023. An Online Prototype Toolset for Predicting and Optimizing P&T Performance FY23 Status Report. PNNL-34982. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. An Online Prototype Toolset for Predicting and Optimizing P&T Performance FY23 Status Report

2020

  • Bacon D.H., D.I. Demirkanli, and S.K. White. 2020. "Probabilistic Risk-based Area of Review (AoR) Determination for a Deep-Saline Carbon Storage Site." International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 102. PNNL-SA-140276. doi:10.1016/j.ijggc.2020.103153
  • White S.K., S.A. Carroll, S. Chu, D.H. Bacon, R. Pawar, L.J. Cumming, and J.B. Hawkins, et al. 2020. "A Risk-Based Approach to Evaluating the Area of Review and Leakage Risks at CO2 Storage Sites." International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 93. PNNL-SA-142298. doi:10.1016/j.ijggc.2019.102884

2019

  • Bacon D.H., C. Yonkofski, C.F. Brown, D.I. Demirkanli, and J.M. Whiting. 2019. "Risk-based Post Injection Site Care and Monitoring for Commercial-Scale Carbon Storage: Reevaluation of the FutureGen 2.0 Site using NRAP-Open-IAM and DREAM." International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 90. PNNL-SA-140302. doi:10.1016/j.ijggc.2019.102784
  • Bagwell C.E., C.D. Johnson, G. Wang, D.I. Demirkanli, and M.J. Truex. 2019. Carbon Tetrachloride: Evaluation of Biotic Degradation Mechanisms and Rates. PNNL-28846. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Carbon Tetrachloride: Evaluation of Biotic Degradation Mechanisms and Rates
  • Johnson T.C., J.N. Thomle, J.L. Robinson, and D.I. Demirkanli. 2019. Electrical Resistivity Tomography of the 216-U-5 and 216-U-6 WA-1 Waste Sites. PNNL-29430. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Electrical Resistivity Tomography of the 216-U-5 and 216-U-6 WA-1 Waste Sites

2018

  • Goldberg D.S., L.M. Aston, A.H. Bonneville, D.I. Demirkanli, C. Evans, A. Fisher, and H. Garcia, et al. 2018. "Geological storage of CO2 in sub-seafloor basalt: the CarbonSAFE pre-feasibility study offshore Washington State and British Columbia." In Carbon in Natural and Engineered Processes: Selected Contributions from the 2018 International Carbon Conference (ICC 2018), September 10-14, 2018, Reykjavik, Iceland: Energy Procedia, edited by C Marieni, et al, 146, 158-165. Amsterdam:Elsevier. PNNL-SA-134038. doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2018.07.020

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