Oladoyin Kolawole
Oladoyin Kolawole
Assistant Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
233 Colton Hall
About Me
Dr. Oladoyin Kolawole is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at NJIT. He is the director of the Geomechanics for Geo-Engineering and Sustainability (GGES) Lab at NJIT. Prior to joining NJIT, Dr. Kolawole was a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Texas Tech University, before later working as a Faculty Fellow (Visiting Faculty) at Hope College, Michigan. He developed the “biogeomechanics” concept, which studies the mechanical responses of microbial-rock interactions. His interests are in geomechanics, geotechnical engineering, and underground infrastructure, including the latest experimental and computational studies of the fundamental mechanics of geomaterials (rock and soil) and cementitious materials, with their applications to surface and subsurface infrastructures. Dr. Kolawole is a recipient of the Future Leader Award and the Distinguished Service Award from the American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA). He currently serves on the Committee on Geological and Geotechnical Engineering at the U.S. National Academies.
Education
Ph.D.; Texas Tech University; Petroleum Engineering; 2021
M.S.; University of Miskolc; Petroleum Engineering; 2018
B.S.; Rivers State University; Petroleum Engineering; 2012
M.S.; University of Miskolc; Petroleum Engineering; 2018
B.S.; Rivers State University; Petroleum Engineering; 2012
Awards & Honors
2022 Future Leader Award, American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA)
2020 Distinguished Service Award, American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA)
2020 Distinguished Service Award, American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA)
Website
2023 Fall Courses
CE 700B - MASTERS PROJECT
CE 790 - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
CE 791 - GRADUATE SEMINAR
CE 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
CE 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
CE 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
CE 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
CE 701C - MASTER'S THESIS
CE 490 - CIVIL ENGR PROJECTS
CE 727 - INDEPENDENT RESEARCH III
CE 702 - ST: ENERGY FROM UNDERGROUND RESOURCES
CE 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
CE 790 - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
CE 791 - GRADUATE SEMINAR
CE 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
CE 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
CE 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
CE 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
CE 701C - MASTER'S THESIS
CE 490 - CIVIL ENGR PROJECTS
CE 727 - INDEPENDENT RESEARCH III
CE 702 - ST: ENERGY FROM UNDERGROUND RESOURCES
CE 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
Teaching Interests
Rock Mechanics
Applied Engineering Geology
Deep Underground Engineering
Energy Geotechnics
Applied Engineering Geology
Deep Underground Engineering
Energy Geotechnics
Past Courses
CE 644: APPLIED ENGINEERING GEOLOGY
CE 645: ROCK MECHANICS
CE 791: GRADUATE SEMINAR
CE 645: ROCK MECHANICS
CE 791: GRADUATE SEMINAR
Research Interests
Dr. Kolawole’s Geomechanics for Geo-Engineering and Sustainability (GGES) Lab at NJIT is an integrated research lab focused on geomechanics, geotechnical engineering, and underground infrastructure. His unique interdisciplinary research group conducts fundamental studies on the behavior of geomaterials (rock and soil) and cementitious materials in response to loading (static and dynamic) conditions and to changes in stress, pressure, and temperature; with applications to surface and subsurface infrastructure. Additionally, He researches geomaterial-fluid interactions due to thermo-hydro-chemo-mechanical processes with applications to infrastructure, energy, and sustainability. He also studies mechanical responses due to geomaterial interactions with biological and bio-inspired processes, and their applications to geo-energy resources and climate change mitigation.
Check out his GGES Lab Group website to see how he is working at the intersection of geomechanics, geotechnical engineering, and geo-engineering: https://www.gges-lab.com
Check out his GGES Lab Group website to see how he is working at the intersection of geomechanics, geotechnical engineering, and geo-engineering: https://www.gges-lab.com
Journal Article
Kolawole, Oladoyin, & Hassane Assaad, Rayan, & Adams, Matthew, & Ngoma, M, & Anya, A, & Assaf, G (2023). Coupled Experimental Assessment and Machine Learning Prediction of Mechanical Integrity of MICP and Cement Paste as Underground Plugging Materials. Biogeotechnics, 1(2), 1-9.
Kolawole, Oladoyin, & Hassane Assaad, Rayan (2023). Modeling and Prediction of Temporal Biogeomechanical Properties Using Novel Machine Learning Approach. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 56(8), 5635 - 5655.
Oppong, F, & Yao, N, & Zhang, W, & Liu, Y, & Kolawole, Oladoyin (2023). Tentative Application of Expansive Cementitious Materials in Grouting - A Systematic Review. Case Studies in Construction Materials, 18(e02113), 1-23.
Malki, M, & Saberi, M, & Kolawole, Oladoyin, & Rasouli, V, & Ozotta, O, & Sennaoui , B (2023). Underlying Mechanisms and Controlling Factors of Carbonate Reservoir Characterization from Rock Physics Perspective: A Comprehensive Review. Geoenergy Science and Engineering, 226, 211793.
Kolawole, Oladoyin (2023). Mechanistic Study of Microbial Altered Properties in Dolostones. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 56(2), 1099–1111.
Kolawole, Oladoyin, & Hassane Assaad, Rayan (2023). Modeling and Prediction of Temporal Biogeomechanical Properties Using Novel Machine Learning Approach. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 56(8), 5635 - 5655.
Oppong, F, & Yao, N, & Zhang, W, & Liu, Y, & Kolawole, Oladoyin (2023). Tentative Application of Expansive Cementitious Materials in Grouting - A Systematic Review. Case Studies in Construction Materials, 18(e02113), 1-23.
Malki, M, & Saberi, M, & Kolawole, Oladoyin, & Rasouli, V, & Ozotta, O, & Sennaoui , B (2023). Underlying Mechanisms and Controlling Factors of Carbonate Reservoir Characterization from Rock Physics Perspective: A Comprehensive Review. Geoenergy Science and Engineering, 226, 211793.
Kolawole, Oladoyin (2023). Mechanistic Study of Microbial Altered Properties in Dolostones. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 56(2), 1099–1111.
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Conference Paper
Impact of Geomechanics on the Development of Hydrothermal Fluid Pathways in Enhanced Geothermal Systems: A Review
57th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, June 2023
Sub-Core Scale Characterization of Microbial Invasion Impact in Carbonates: Implications for Mechanical Alteration
57th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, June 2023
A Non-Conventional Well Technology Approach to Improve Hydrocarbon Recovery from a Mature Field: Brown Field Case Study
SPE Eastern Regional Meeting, Wheeling, WV, USA, September 2022
Impact of Biogeomechanical Process on CO2 Sequestration in Hydrocarbon-Depleted Carbonate Reservoirs
American Rock Mechanics Association, 56th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, August 2022
Integrated Assessment of Interaction Between Supercritical CO2 and Shale during Thermal Maturation
American Rock Mechanics Association, 56th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, August 2022
57th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, June 2023
Sub-Core Scale Characterization of Microbial Invasion Impact in Carbonates: Implications for Mechanical Alteration
57th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, June 2023
A Non-Conventional Well Technology Approach to Improve Hydrocarbon Recovery from a Mature Field: Brown Field Case Study
SPE Eastern Regional Meeting, Wheeling, WV, USA, September 2022
Impact of Biogeomechanical Process on CO2 Sequestration in Hydrocarbon-Depleted Carbonate Reservoirs
American Rock Mechanics Association, 56th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, August 2022
Integrated Assessment of Interaction Between Supercritical CO2 and Shale during Thermal Maturation
American Rock Mechanics Association, 56th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, August 2022
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Chapter
Kolawole, Oladoyin, & Hassane Assaad, Rayan, & Ngoma, M, & Ozotta, O (2023). An Artificial Neural Network Model for Predicting Microbial-Induced Alteration of Rock Strength, E. Rathje, B.M. Montoya, & M.H. Wayne (Eds.), American Society of Civil Engineers. (pp. 243 - 251). American Society of Civil Engineers
Conference Proceeding
Assessing the Effect of Thermal Maturation on the Mechanical Properties of Organic Matter in Bakken Shale Using Atomic Force Microscopy
AGU Fall Meeting, December 2021
Characterization of the Elastic Properties of Bakken Shales Using Nanoindentation and Homogenization Methods
AGU Fall Meeting 2021, December 2021
Compensation Effect in Source Rock Kinetics: Influence of Bitumen Formation
Geological Society of America, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2021
Effect of Biogeomechanical Altered Properties on Geologic Carbon Storage in Unconventional Reservoirs
AGU 2020 Fall Meeting, December 2020
Impact of Maturation Processes on Organic Matter in Shales: Implication for Geologic Carbon Sequestration
Geological Society of America, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2020
AGU Fall Meeting, December 2021
Characterization of the Elastic Properties of Bakken Shales Using Nanoindentation and Homogenization Methods
AGU Fall Meeting 2021, December 2021
Compensation Effect in Source Rock Kinetics: Influence of Bitumen Formation
Geological Society of America, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2021
Effect of Biogeomechanical Altered Properties on Geologic Carbon Storage in Unconventional Reservoirs
AGU 2020 Fall Meeting, December 2020
Impact of Maturation Processes on Organic Matter in Shales: Implication for Geologic Carbon Sequestration
Geological Society of America, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2020