Rate My Professor David Dempsey

Professor David Dempsey is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Canterbury, where he leads the subsurface engineering group. His research addresses major challenges for a low-carbon world, including next-generation geothermal systems, hydrogen storage, carbon dioxide removal, and safe underground injection. Dempsey's work focuses on induced seismicity, geothermal energy, volcanic eruption forecasting, and subsurface fluid dynamics. He has published extensively in high-impact journals, with key papers including 'Hydraulic fracturing fluid migration in the subsurface: A review and expanded modeling results' (Water Resources Research, 2015, 197 citations), 'Automatic precursor recognition and real-time forecasting of sudden explosive volcanic eruptions at Whakaari, New Zealand' (Nature Communications, 2020, 141 citations), 'Physics-based forecasting of induced seismicity at Groningen gas field, the Netherlands' (Geophysical Research Letters, 2017, 130 citations), 'Seismic precursors to the Whakaari 2019 phreatic eruption are transferable to other eruptions and volcanoes' (Nature Communications, 2022, 59 citations), and 'Numerical modeling of injection, stress and permeability enhancement during shear stimulation at the Desert Peak Enhanced Geothermal System' (International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 2015, 77 citations). His contributions extend to modeling multiphase flows in geothermal reservoirs, eruption precursors using machine learning, and risks associated with carbon capture and storage.