Understanding the Nonequilibrium Behaviors of Gas Hydrates Across Multiple Scales

The Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) on Natural Gas Hydrate Systems is a unique forum for graduate students, post-docs, and other scientists with comparable levels of experience and education to present and exchange new data and cutting edge ideas.

Gas hydrates on Earth are found in terrestrial Arctic and deep marine environments. They present opportunities to energy producers in the form of a potential resource as well as a myriad of engineering challenges to the production and processing of conventional resources. Gas hydrates also pose a potential geohazard, may be an agent of climate change, and are important components of other planetary bodies. The 2020 GRS will address progresses in understanding the nonequilibrium phenomenon of gas hydrate in engineered and natural systems and all disciplines and interested parties are encouraged to participate. We especially welcome discussions on exploring the connections between equilibrium thermodynamics theory to nonequilibrium behaviors, between modeling predictions to experimental observations, and between laboratory investigations to field/production observations.

Attendees at the Seminar are strongly encouraged to register for the companion Gordon Research Conference (GRC), where the connection between theory, laboratory, modeling and field research will be further explored around the theme of nonequilibrium processes associated with the occurrence of gas hydrate in natural and engineered systems.