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Biography
My name is Erik Huber and I am from Fulton, NY. I am completing my 4th year of study in Mechanical Engineering here at Cornell University. I am a little bit older than the majority of my colleagues because I earned a Master's Master’s degree elsewhere prior to arriving at Cornell. After attending Alfred State College (Engineering Science '06’06) and the University at Buffalo (Mechanical Engineering '08’08), I went to Columbia University in August 2008 to pursue my Ph.D. However, after two years of funding struggles I was forced to leave the program but had passed enough classes to earn a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering.
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On a personal level, I have always had a passion for teaching. My career goal is to be a professor. Throughout my academic career I have been a tutor and supplemental instructor in physics, calculus and fluid mechanics. These experiences have reinforced my desire to be in front of a chalkboard... chalkboard… if I can ever finish my doctorate, that is. In my free time I like to jog, watch sports and I am an avid soccer player.
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Recently, I have started researching the mass transport characteristics of cap rock. Cap rock refers to the layers of rock located above a sequestration reservoir that are assumed to be impermeable. More precisely, cap rock is much less permeable than the injection reservoir below. However, I have been studying the mass transfer properties of these nanoporous materials to quantify the effective permeability of these structures as well as the possibility of vapor formation within the porous matrix.
