Academic Appointments

Administrative Appointments

  • Senior Research Scientist, Dept. of Energy Resources Engineering, Stanford University (2019 - Present)
  • Physical Science Research Scientist, Dept. of Energy Resources Engineering, Stanford University (2016 - 2019)
  • Physical Science Research Associate, Dept of Energy Resources Engineering, Stanford University (2012 - 2016)
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (2010 - 2012)
  • Postdoctoral Scholar, Dept of Energy Resources Engineering, Stanford University (2009 - 2010)
  • Research Assistant, University of Southern California (2003 - 2008)
  • Senior researcher and assistant manager, Samchully city gas corporation (1996 - 2003)

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations

  • Member, Society of Petroleum Engineers (2010 - Present)
  • Member, American Geophysical Union (2010 - Present)
  • Journal reviewer, Journal of Petroleum Science & Engineering, RSC Advances, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Chemical Communications, Journal of Nanomaterials (2012 - Present)

Professional Education

  • BS, Inha University, Chemical Engineering (1994)
  • MS, Inha University, Chemical Engineering (1996)
  • Ph.D, University of Southern California, Chemical Engineering (2008)

Patents

  • Tae Wook Kim, Yur-hwal Yun, Hae-joong Kim. "South Korea Patent 2003-0045957 Method of making a plastic pipe used by a magnetic substance", Samchully gas corporation and Cosmos Corporation, Nov 6, 0178

Contact

  • Academic
    taewkim@stanford.edu
    University - Academic staff Department: Department of Energy Resources Engineering - Energy Resources Engineering Position: Sr Res Scientist-Physical
    • 367 Panama St.
    • Green Earth Science Building
    • Stanford,  California  94305 

Additional Info

  • Mail Code: 2220
  • Other Names:
    Elliot Kim

Links

Current Research and Scholarly Interests

Current research in Stanford University

I am conducting the improved/enhanced oil recovery process for conventional and unconventional reservoirs. My main interested topicof my research is to maintain oil supply with proper methods depend on the status of oil reservoirs.

Also, geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in oil and gas reservoirs is one option to reduce the amount of CO2 released to the atmosphere. In addition, carbon dioxide injection has been used in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) processes since the 1970s; the traditional approach is to reduce the amount of CO2 injected per barrel of oil produced. This minimizes the purchase cost of CO2. For a sequestration process, however, the aim is to maximize both the amount of oil produced and the amount of CO2 stored.

Finally, my continous interested topic are the following;

(1) Visualization for In situ 3 phase fluid flow on porous media

The 3 phase fluid flow on porous media such as rock is a critical topic to investigate the transport phenomena including relative permeabilities. The in situ visualization 3 phase with X-ray CT-scanner through a dual energy technique can provide proper information to conduct this topic.

(2) CO2 separation/sequestration
As a continuing project from my Ph.D research on hydrotalcite (HT) membrane, my aim is to identify the optimal conditions of the synthesis for improving the properties of these membranes and hybrid membranes. Also, I am using LDH (layer double hydroxide) materials to investigate and prepare for the CO2 adsorption process at an elevated temperature. In particular, my research focus is on the CO2 removal from flue gases of power-plants. Regarding as CO2 sequestration in the oil and gas field, the continuous efforts are carried out in the field of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) projects.

(3) Game-changing reverse osmosis membrane for water purification


(4) New conductive membranes for fuel cell system
The continuous efforts for the development of conductive membranes will be accomplished with different inorganic fillers and sulfonated polymers. A candidate for inorganic filler is phosphotungstic acid (PWA) due to its acidity. The cell performance of a fuelcell will test with the selective hybrid conductive membranes at high temperatures around 80 OC.

All Publications

  • Recovery efficiency of a 28 degrees API crude-oil system as a function of voidage replacement ratio JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING Kim, T., Vittoratos, E., Kovscek, A. R. 2019; 175: 1063–87

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.petrol.2019.01.028

    View details for Web of Science ID 000458153000084

  • The Effect of Voidage-Displacement Ratio on Critical Gas Saturation SPE JOURNAL Kim, T., Kovscek, A. R. 2019; 24 (1): 178–99

    View details for DOI 10.2118/191383-PA

    View details for Web of Science ID 000458509000012

  • An Experimental Investigation of Viscous-Oil Recovery Efficiency as a Function of Voidage-Replacement Ratio SPE JOURNAL Kim, T. W., VITTORATOS, E., Kovscek, A. R. 2016; 21 (4): 1236-1253

    View details for Web of Science ID 000393300000013

  • Characterization of scalar mixing in dense gaseous jets using X-ray computed tomography EXPERIMENTS IN FLUIDS Dunnmon, J., Sobhani, S., Kim, T. W., Kovscek, A., Ihme, M. 2015; 56 (10)

    View details for DOI 10.1007/s00348-015-2057-9

    View details for Web of Science ID 000363486500009

  • The Role of Boundary Conditions And Characteristic Length On Imbibition in Both Sandstones And Limestones SPE Western North American and Rocky Mountain Joint Meeting Kim, T., Kovscek, A. 2014

    View details for DOI 10.2118/169540-MS

  • Brine film thicknesses on mica surfaces under geologic CO2 sequestration conditions and controlled capillary pressures WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH Kim, T. W., Tokunaga, T. K., Bargar, J. R., Latimer, M. J., Webb, S. M. 2013; 49 (8): 5071-5076

    View details for DOI 10.1002/wrcr.20404

    View details for Web of Science ID 000324838300041

  • Capillary pressure and saturation relations for supercritical CO2 and brine in sand: High-pressure P-c(S-w) controller/meter measurements and capillary scaling predictions WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH Tokunaga, T. K., Wan, J., Jung, J., Kim, T. W., Kim, Y., Dong, W. 2013; 49 (8): 4566-4579

    View details for DOI 10.1002/wrcr.20316

    View details for Web of Science ID 000324838300003

  • Wettability Alteration of a Heavy Oil/Brine/Carbonate System with Temperature ENERGY & FUELS Kim, T. W., Kovscek, A. R. 2013; 27 (6): 2984-2998

    View details for DOI 10.1021/ef400204k

    View details for Web of Science ID 000320911200014

  • Thickness measurements of nanoscale brine films on silica surfaces under geologic CO2 sequestration conditions using synchrotron X-ray fluorescence WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH Kim, T. W., Tokunaga, T. K., Shuman, D. B., Sutton, S. R., Newville, M., Lanzirotti, A. 2012; 48

    View details for DOI 10.1029/2012WR012200

    View details for Web of Science ID 000309420500004

  • Transport Phenomena in Functional Hydrotalcite Membranes: Carbon Dioxide Selective and Proton Conductive Membranes Kim, T. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. 2012
  • Hybrid Hydrotalcite-Sulfonated Poly(ether ether ketone) Cation-Exchange Membranes Prepared by in situ Sulfonation INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH Kim, T. W., Sahimi, M., Tsotsis, T. T. 2011; 50 (7): 3880-3888

    View details for DOI 10.1021/ie1019563

    View details for Web of Science ID 000288833700024

  • Effect of polystyrene on the morphology and physical properties of silicon carbide nanofibers MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS Elyassi, B., Kim, T. W., Sahimi, M., Tsotsis, T. T. 2009; 118 (1): 259-263

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2009.07.052

    View details for Web of Science ID 000271556000046

  • INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH The Preparation and Characterization of Hydrotalcite Thin Films Tae Wook Kim, M. Sahimi, T. T. Tsotsis 2009; 48 (12): 5794
  • The preparation and characterization of hydrotalcite micromembranes CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE Tae Wook Kim, M. Sahimi, T. T. Tsotsis 2009; 64 (7): 1585
  • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research Preparation and Characterization of Hybrid Hydrotalcite-Sulfonated Polyetheretherketone (SPEEK) Cation-Exchange Membranes Tae Wook Kim, M. Sahimi, T. T. Tsotsis 2009
  • INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH Study of CO2 diffusion and adsorption on calcined layered double hydroxides: The effect of particle size M. Dadwhal, Tae Wook Kim, M. Sahimi, T. T. Tsotsis 2008; 47 (16): 6150
  • Preparation of Hydrotalcite Thin Films Using an Electrophoretic Technique INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH Tae Wook Kim, M. Sahimi, T. T. Tsotsis 2008; 47 (23): 9127