Dr Omid Shahrokhi holds a PhD in Petroleum Engineering with a focus on the physics of multiphase flow in porous media. His research focuses on employing subsurface storage capacities to allow the production of low and zero-carbon emission energy sources. Since 2018, when he joined the Research Centre for Carbon Solutions (RCCS) as a postdoctoral researcher, he has worked on solutions for optimising permanent CO2 and temporary hydrogen storage in subsurface reservoirs. 

Dr. Shahrokhi is deeply interested in exploring how underground energy storage solutions can facilitate the transition of energy vectors, such as electricity and hydrogen, to net zero. He currently contributes to the ENSIGN project, which examines how different energy vectors and industrial clusters can enhance future electricity networks by reducing operational costs and carbon emissions. His ultimate career goal is to help minimise the economic cost of energy transition (i.e., reducing carbon emissions to zero) for the public by informing policy decisions and optimal use of subsurface resources for carbon and energy storage.