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Personal Statement
I am a Chancellor's Fellow in the Civil & Environmental Engineering department where I work on developing low viscosity alternative grouting materials for subsurface engineering works and investigate fundamental flow processes in fractured and porous media.
One such grout we are developing utilises naturally occurring soil bacteria Sporosarcina pasteurii to produce calcium carbonate via a biochemical reaction. The process is termed microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) and is an exciting and multidisciplinary field combining microbiology, geology, hydraulics and subsurface engineering with the potential, for certain applications, to replace the use of cement and chemical grouts with a less expensive, less toxic and low CO2 “bio-grout”.
Our aim is to develop the MICP process for rock fracture sealing and ground improvement then demonstrate the feasibility of the process at the large scale. Our work combines micro-scale experiments characterised by 4D X-ray CT with large scale laboratory experiments and multi-scale numerical modelling.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Glasgow
Award Date: 5 Dec 2014
Master of Engineering, University of Glasgow
Award Date: 5 Dec 2008
Bachelor of Engineering, University of Glasgow
Award Date: 29 Jun 2007
External positions
Visiting scholar, Stanford University, Department of Energy Resources Engineering
5 Oct 2014 → 28 Dec 2014
Volunteer project manager, Water4Ethiopia
3 Jan 2012 → 5 Jun 2012
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Mobile X-ray/MRI/PET cells to image 4D fluid flow in porous media
Minto, J., Pagano, A. G. & El Mountassir, G.
1/12/18 → …
Project: Equipment only
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Flow estimation solely from image data through persistent homology analysis
Suzuki, A., Miyazawa, M., Minto, J. M., Tsuji, T., Obayashi, I., Hiraoka, Y. & Ito, T., 9 Sep 2021, In: Scientific Reports. 11, 1, 13 p., 17948.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Permeability and mineralogy of the Újfalu formation, Hungary, from production tests and experimental rock characterization: implications for geothermal heat projects
Willems, C. J. L., Cheng, C., Watson, S. M., Minto, J., Williams, A., Walls, D., Milsch, H., Burnside, N. M. & Westaway, R., 18 Jul 2021, In: Energies. 14, 14, 26 p., 4332.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Data for: "Hydraulic behaviour of fungal treated sand"
Salifu, E. (Creator), El Mountassir, G. (Creator), Minto, J. (Creator) & Tarantino, A. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 26 May 2021
DOI: 10.15129/39b39651-8cc6-4c77-9fba-34d426121b95
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Data for: "Microscale analysis of fractured rock sealed with microbially induced CaCO3 precipitation: influence on hydraulic and mechanical performance"
Tobler, D. J. (Creator), Minto, J. (Creator), El Mountassir, G. (Contributor), Lunn, R. (Contributor) & Phoenix, V. (Contributor), University of Strathclyde, 4 Oct 2018
DOI: 10.15129/0f92623e-df99-4caf-9734-61cacb235913, https://doi.org/10.1029/2018WR023032
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Activities
- 1 Oral presentation
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Calcite Biomineralisation for the Repair of Damaged Concrete
Ronnie Turner (Speaker), James Minto (Contributor), Grainne El Mountassir (Contributor) & Rebecca Lunn (Contributor)
20 Sep 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Mobile X-ray/MRI/PET cell to image 4D fl
Civil And Environmental EngineeringFacility/equipment: Equipment