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 and geo-engineering, including the latest experimental, analytical, and computational methods in studying the fundamental mechanics of geomaterials (rock, soil, & cementitious materials) and their applications. 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

Awards & Honors

2022 Future Leader Award, American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA)

2020 Distinguished Service Award, American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA)

Website

https://www.gges-lab.com

Teaching Interests

Rock Mechanics
Applied Engineering Geology
Underground Infrastructure
Energy Geotechnics

Past Courses

CE 644: APPLIED ENGINEERING GEOLOGY

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 and geo-engineering. His unique interdisciplinary research lab conducts fundamental studies on the deformation and failure of geomaterials (rock, soil, & cementitious materials) in response to loading (static and dynamic) conditions, and in response to changes in stress, pressure, and temperature; with applications to infrastructure, energy, sustainability, and the environment. Additionally, He researches geomaterial-fluid interactions and their implications for thermo-hydro-chemo-mechanical processes with applications to infrastructure, energy, sustainability, and the environment. He also studies mechanical responses dues to rock interactions with biological processes, and their applications to geo-energy resources and climate change mitigation.

Check out his GGES Lab website to see how he is working at the intersection of geomechanics and geo-engineering: https://www.gges-lab.com

Journal Article

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, 1099–1111.

Eyitayo, S, & Watson, M, & Kolawole, Oladoyin, & Xu, P, & Lawal, K, & Wigwe, M, & Giussani, A (2023). Novel Systematic Approach for Produced Water Volume Quantification Applicable for Beneficial Reuse. Environmental Science: Advances, 2(3), 508-528.

Eyitayo, S, & Lawal, K, & Watson, M, & Kolawole, Oladoyin, & Abdullahi , I, & Yadua, A, & Okoh, O, & Matemilola, S, & Alabi, T (2023). Coupled Tripartite Investigation of Breaker Fluid Invasion and Impact on Hydrocarbon Recovery in Sandstone Reservoirs. Petroleum Research,

Eyitayo, S, & Watson, M, & Kolawole, Oladoyin (2023). Produced Water Management and Utilization: Challenges and Future Directions. SPE Production & Operations, 1-16.

Conference Paper

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

Produced Water Treatment and Utilization: Challenges and Future Directions
SPE Western Regional Meeting, Bakersfield, USA, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2022

The Effect of Pore Morphology on Fracture Systems
ARMA/DGS/SEG International Geomechanics Symposium, November 2021

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