Education
Postdoctoral Researcher (02/2022-current) - Department of Geology,University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering (08/2017-04/2021) - University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming
B.Sc. in Petroleum Engineering (04/2010-12/2014) - Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Awards and Honors
Fulbright Scholar - Faculty Development program
Highlighted Publications
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., & Alvarado, V. (2021). Use of Gas Adsorption and Inversion Methods for Shale Pore Structure Characterization. Energies, 14(10), 2880. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14102880
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
Smith, E. R., Medina-Rodríguez, B. X., & Alvarado, V. (2022). Influence of interfacial responses of Berea Sandstone in low-salinity waterflooding environments. Fuel, 311, 121712. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2021.121712 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2021.121712
Edgin, M. G., Medina-Rodriguez, B., Kaszuba, J. P., Dewey, J. C., & Alvarado, V. (2021). Geochemical reactions and alteration of pore architecture in saturated shale after injection of stimulation fluid. Fuel, 303, 120815. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2021.120815