I am a Research Scholar at the Department of Petroleum Geosciences, Research Center of Excellence in CCUS, Universiti Teknologi, PETRONAS. My Research focuses on CO2 Sequestration Potential in the Mafic and Ultramafic Rocks around Southeast Asia. I work with a team of Professors from the Geosciences and Petroleum Engineering Departments of Universiti Teknologi, PETRONAS. I also work under the guidance and support of Prof. Vikram Vishal, IIT Bombay, Convener NCOE CCUS, IIT Bombay.

PhD from the University of Houston, working as an independent consultant for 4 years, dealing with energy transition and the role of the oil and gas industry.

Dr. Archana Assistant Professor Department of Petroleum Engineering IIT(ISM), Dhanbad Jharkhand India I have altogether 17+ years of working experience in teaching, research and software industry. Educational Qualification: PhD, Department of Petroleum Engineering, IIT(ISM), Dhanbad, India, Dec 2018 M.Tech from IIT Guwahati, India, May 2006 B.Sc Engineering in Chemical Engg from BIT Sindri, Dhanbad India, July 2004 Work Experience: • Worked as Assistant Professor in Department of Petroleum Engineering in Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad since 25th Oct 2010 till date • Worked as Project Engineer, Software Developer, System Tester, Team Lead, Business Analyst and Solution Delivery Analyst in Wipro Technologies, Bangalore since August 2006 till Oct 2010 Publication & Conferences Anand, A., Balikram, A. and Ojha, K., 2023. Evaluation of Pore Characteristics of Deeper Cambay Shale under Simulated Pre/Postsorption Conditions by CH4 and CO2 Gases. Energy & Fuels, 37(21), pp.16536-16550. Raj, K.A., Balikram, A. and Ojha, K., 2022. Impact assessment of nanoparticles on microstructure and rheological behaviour of VES fracturing fluid formulated with mixed surfactant system. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 345, p.118241. Paper presented entitled “Simulation of trapping indexes for CO2 Sequestration in heterogeneous saline aquifers” in ICPHD 2023 conference, 2023 at IIT Guwahati.