Biografía

Bryan was born in Guayaquil-Ecuador, where he obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Engineering in 2014. In 2021 Bryan got his PhD. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Wyoming, where he became an invited researcher after graduating. At the beginning of 2022, he joined the department of Geology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a Post-Doctoral Researcher. He has collaborated with multiple institutions such as Stanford University, University of Southern California among others. Since November 2022, he has been part of the Faculties of ECTEA at Yachay. He has been involved in projects related to Organic and Inorganic Geochemistry, Enhance Oil Recovery, petrophysical characterization, Pore structure characterization, Gas adsorption, and Hydrogen Production and Storage. Most recently, his interester has been related to the studies of renewable and non-renewable Energies and their development to achieve the net-zero emission objective.

 

Research interests.

Geochemistry, aqueous geochemistry, Organic Geochemistry, Petrophysics, H2 Storage, CO2 sequestration, Pore structure Characterization, Energy Production, Energy Systems Analysis, Energy Systems Development

 

Selected Publications

• Sarmas-Farfan, J., Medina-Rodriguez, B. X., & Alvarado, V. (2023). Dynamic stability of a crude oil/brine interface: Effect of anion type. Fuel, 335, 127002. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.127002
• Medina-Rodriguez, B. X., Frouté, L., Alvarado, V., & Kovscek, A. R. (2023). Multimodal study of the impact of stimulation pH on shale pore structure, with an emphasis on organics behavior in alkaline environments. Fuel, 331, 125649. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.125649
• Medina, B. X., Kohli, A., Kovscek, A. R., & Alvarado, V. (2022). Effects of Supercritical CO2 Injection on the Shale Pore Structures and Mass Transport Rates. Energy & Fuels. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.2c02254
• Erik R. Smith, Medina-Rodriguez B.X., Alvarado V. (2021). Influence of interfacial responses of Berea Sandstone in low-salinity waterflooding environments. Fuel. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2021.121712
• Hesgrove, C. S., Nguyen, K. H., Biswas, S., Childs, C. A., Shraddha, K. C., Medina, B. X., … & Boothby, T. C. (2021). Molecular Swiss Army Knives: Tardigrade CAHS Proteins Mediate Desiccation Tolerance Through Multiple Mechanisms. bioRxiv-preprint.(Submitted to eLife) https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.08.16.456555
• Medina-Rodriguez, B. X., Alvarado, V. (2021). Use of Gas Adsorption and Inversion Methods for Shale Pore Structure Characterization. Energies https://doi.org/10.3390/en14102880
• Medina-Rodriguez, B. X., Alvarado, V., Edgin, M., & Kaszuba, J. (2021). Unveiling stimulation fluid-driven alterations in shale pore architecture through combined interpretation of TD-NMR and multi-component gas adsorption. Fuel, 297, 120744. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2021.120744
• Medina-Rodriguez, B. X., Reilly, T., Wang, H., Smith, E. R., Garcia-Olvera, G., Alvarado, V., & Aryana, S. (2020). Time-Domain Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Determination of Wettability Alteration: Analysis for Low-Salinity Water. Applied Sciences, 10(3), 1017. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10031017
• Edgin, M., Medina-Rodriguez, B. X., Kaszuba, J., Dewey J., & Alvarado, V. (2021). Geochemical reactions and alteration of pore architecture in saturated shale after injection of stimulation fluid. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2021.120815
• Paredes, R., Fariñas-Sánchez, A. I., Medina-Rodrı́guez, B., Samaniego, S., Aray, Y., & Álvarez, L. J. (2018). Dynamics of surfactant clustering at interfaces and its influence on the interfacial tension: atomistic simulation of a sodium hexadecane–benzene sulfonate–tetradecane–water system. Langmuir, 34(9), 3146-3157. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b03719
• Reilly, T., Medina, B., Lehmann, T., & Alvarado, V. (2018, September). Select naphthenic acids beneficially impact oil-water dynamics during smart waterflooding. In SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. Society of Petroleum Engineers. https://doi.org/10.2118/191455-MS