Primary Convener:
Vitalii Starchenko, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Convener:
Charlotte Garing, University of Georgia
Hang Deng, Peking University
Bowen Ling, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Anne Menefee, Pennsylvania State University
Ran Hu, State Key Laboratory of Water Resources Engineering and Management, Wuhan University
Peter Kang, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Yaofa Li, University of California, Riverside

Chair:
Anne Menefee, Pennsylvania State University
Vitalii Starchenko, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Hang Deng, Peking University
Bowen Ling, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Reactive transport and chemo-mechanical processes are central to a host of geologic systems, including carbon storage or mineralization, geologic hydrogen production and storage, geothermal energy production, critical mineral mining, and nuclear waste disposal. Despite advancements in experimental and numerical techniques we lack a comprehensive understanding of interconnections among distinct chemical, mechanical, and transport processes associated with reactive flow in porous media. This session welcomes experimental, theoretical, and numerical advances in coupled subsurface phenomena, with emphasis on geochemistry, reactive transport, chemo-mechanical couplings, and translation across scales. We encourage contributions that: Demonstrate how microscopic processes (e.g., nucleation, water-mineral interfaces, reaction-driven cracking, mineral dissolution and wormholing, pressure solution) affect larger-scale behavior Closely couple experimental investigations with pore-scale or Darcy-scale reactive transport simulations, including integration of high-resolution imaging techniques Address knowledge gaps in emerging applications, e.g., underground hydrogen storage or carbon mineralization Improve understanding of the interplay between geochemical, geomechanical, and hydraulic feedback mechanisms.

Index Terms
1829 Groundwater hydrology
1847 Modeling
1858 Rocks: chemical properties
1859 Rocks: physical properties
1865 Soils
1875 Vadose zone
1886 Weathering

Co-Sponsored Sessions:
GS： Geochemical Society
GSA： Geological Society of America
EGU： European Geosciences Union

Neighborhoods:
3. Earth Covering

Cross-Listed:
MR - Mineral and Rock Physics