Behnam Jafarpour
N.I.O.C Fellow and Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Civil and Environmental Engineering
Education
- 2008, Doctoral Degree, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- 2008, Master's Degree, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- 2003, Master's Degree, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Delaware
- 1999, Bachelor's Degree, Civil Engineering, University of Tehran
Biography
Behnam Jafarpour is a Professor of Chemical Engineering and Material Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Civil and Environmental Engineering. He is the Director of the CO2-SMART Center, a National Science Foundation (NSF) Industry-University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC) that is established to help address research needs in industrial decarbonization through CO2 sequestration. He is also the Associate Director of the USC Ershaghi Center for Energy Transition (E-CET) and holds the Energi Simulation Foundation's Industrial Research Chair in Subsurface Energy Data Science. Dr. Jafarpour earned his PhD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2008.Research Summary
Dr. Jafarpour's research is at the interface of machine learning and subsurface energy science and engineering to develop physics-informed AI solutions for industrial applications. He directs an interdisciplinary research lab at USC, focused on combining deep learning algorithms with the physics and domain knowledge pertaining to complex high-dimensional energy systems to develop practical solutions for prediction, inference and control of these systems. Dr. Jafarpour's research is sponsored by government, industry, and nonprofit foundations.Awards
- 2024 SPE International International Data Science and Engineering Analytics Award
- 2024 SPE Western North America Region Data Science and Engineering Analytics Award
- 2023 SPE International Distinguished Member
- 2022 Energi Simulation (formerly, Foundation CMG) Industrial Research Chair in Subsurface Energy Data Science
- 2021 SPE Western North America Region Reservoir Description and Dynamics
- 2017 SPE Western North America Region Formation Evaluation Award
- 2016 Energi Simulation (formerly, Foundation CMG) Industrial Research Chair in Advanced Reservoir Characterization and Forecasting
- 2015 SPE Western North America Region Management and Information Award
- 2015 Outstanding Engineering Educator Award, Orange County Engineering Council
- 2014 Mathematical Geosciences Journal Best Reviewer Award
- 2014 SPE Western North America Region Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award
- 2012 SPE International Junior Faculty Research Initiation Award
Appointments
- Associate Director of Program or Center, Ershaghi Center for Energy Transition (ECE-T)
- Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- HED 313
- Hedco Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Building
- 925 Bloom Walk, Los Angeles, CA 90089
- USC Mail Code: 1211
- (213) 740-2228
- behnam.jafarpour@usc.edu