Staff profiles
Sophie Pearson-GrantGeothermal Geophysicist
Biography
Sophie is a senior geothermal reservoir modeller with a background in geophysics. Her specialty is understanding the complex pathways that fluids take from the heat source to the surface at geothermal fields and volcanoes. She has a passion for protecting the environment, and the fundamental role that geothermal energy can play in reducing fossil fuel use and powering communities.
Qualifications
- MGeophys, Geophysics
- PhD, Volcanology
Areas of expertise
- Geophysics: Exploration Geophysics
- Geophysics: TOUGH2 Modelling
- Geophysics: Geothermal Reservoir Modelling
- Geophysics: Numerical Methods
- Geophysics: Programming
- Geophysics: Time series techniques for data analysis
Publications
Selection of major publications
- Topography as a major influence on geothermal circulation in the Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand, Geophysical Research Letters 48(8): e2020GL092248. DOI: 10.1029/2020GL092248. e2020GL092248
- Gravity measurements as a calibration tool for geothermal reservoir modelling, Geothermics 73: p. 146-157. DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2017.06.006. p. 146-157
- 3D geological modelling of the Taupo Volcanic Zone as a foundation for a geothermal reservoir model, New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 61(1): p. 79-95. DOI: 10.1080/00288306.2017.1407346. p. 79-95
- Numerical simulations to assess thermal potential at Tauranga low-temperature geothermal system, New Zealand, Hydrogeology journal 22(1): p. 163-174. DOI: 10.1007/s10040-013-1076-y. p. 163-174
- Integrated geophysical and hydrothermal models of flank degassing and fluid flow at Masaya volcano, Nicaragua, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems 13(5): Q05011. DOI: 10.1029/2012GC004117. Q05011
- Rapid response of a hydrologic system to volcanic activity : Masaya volcano, Nicaragua, Geology 36(12): p. 951-954. p. 951-954