Sina Rezaei Gomari is a Professor of Research in Energy and Environmental Engineering at Teesside University. He leads interdisciplinary initiatives across geo-energy, hydrogen , carbon capture, and sustainable materials, with a strong emphasis on digital innovation and circular economy integration.
Professor Sina Rezaei Gomari is an expert in subsurface engineering, hydrogen storage , carbon sequestration, and low-carbon material development. He leverages his industrial experience with Equinor to advance applied research in CCUS, hydrogen systems, and waste valorisation. His work bridges earth sciences and digital technologies, including AI-enabled leak detection, digital MRV systems, and smart resource modelling for net-zero applications.
Professor Sina has pioneered innovations in ultra-low carbon concrete (MEVOCRETE), hydrate-based desalination, and clay-rich waste minerals for soil and construction use. His research portfolio includes major UK and international funding from Innovate UK, the Royal Academy of Engineering, Qatar Foundation, and Saudi research councils. He works closely with SMEs and industry partners through KTP projects to scale climate-positive technologies and enable carbon market participation through digital verification. 
Professor Rezaei Gomari is a Chartered Engineer recognized by the Energy Institute. He serves as the Editor-in-Chief and Guest Editor for various international journals and is an active member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE). Additionally, he contributes to the geochemistry committee of the European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE).  He has supervised numerous PhD and MSc students, and serves as course leader for MSc Petroleum Engineering. His leadership continues to shape Teesside’s Energy Lab and its role in training the next generation of climate-focused engineers.

Dr Gomari main research interests are:

• Sustainable management of hydrocarbon production 
• Carbon Capture, Storage, and Utilisation
• Hydrogen Production, Transportation, and Storage 
• Geological hydrogen storage 
• Fluid flow in porous media 
• Clay Minerals for CCS 
• Soil Carbon Capture
• Geopolymer  
• Digitalization ( ML and AI) of energy generation 
• Hydrate technology for CCS and hydrogen storage 
• Hybrid water Desalination 
• Geothermal 
• Hydraulic Fracturing. Risk evaluation of hydraulic fracturing.
• Shale Gas /Tight Sand
• Advanced EOR methods ( Smart water injection , Low salinity water injection , CO2 injection)
• Reservoir Rock/Fluid Interaction
• Polymer and Biopolymer application in oil and gas wells
• Carbonate rock /chalk reservoirs
• Wettability alteration
• Nanotechnology application 

Fully Finded PhD studentship: 

Application of AI in monitoring hydrogen pipelines:

Link : https://www.tees.ac.uk/sections/research/funding_details.cfm?fundingID=270

1) Carbon Capture and Storage 

2) Hydrogen production, transportation, and storage 

3) Enhanced Geothermal System 

Over 12 years of professional experience in the oil and gas industry.

• Characterization of Fractured Carbonate reservoirs
• Chalk reservoir (Application of Water Injection, Water weakening, Subsidence of Platform due to water injection, SCAL on chalk and its challenges)
• Fluid flow in porous media
• Digital Core Anlaysis
• Expert in designing core analysis
• Expert in Eclipse /Petrel and reservoir modeling
• SCAL analysis on Oil and Gas (including conventional and unconventional reservoirs both NCS and internationally, more than 15 fields)
• Asset evaluation
• CO2 capture, reservoir screening and geological modelling
• Hydraulic Fracturing, Performance analysis of fracturing job
• Economic analysis of high-risk projects
• Application of eco-friendly EOR methods
• Desalination, Modelling and lab facilities

At Teesside University we have established an advanced core analysis lab which enabled us to provide service to oil and gas companies. Also, the high-tech facilities at Petroleum labs enabled us to lead several Ph.D. studies.

Sina has established significant international partnerships, particularly with collaborators from Brazil, Norway, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, and has successfully obtained funding from various funding organizations.

Sina has received support from the following funders:

EPSRC - MECRETE - Advancing Mechano-Chemical Recycling Technologies for Valorisation of Mineral Wastes (Ref: APP83410). Total  Value: £1,300,000.  2026-2029. 

QRDI-Qatar Foundation : Valorising Construction and Demolition Waste (CDW) into Sustainable Materials for CO2 Sequestration and Low Carbon Building Materials: A Proposal for Qatar's Circular Economy Development- Total Fund $300000-2026-2028

Innovaye UK- Advanced Material Programme: Filter Cake Lightweight Aggregate Concrete for Next‑Gen Sustainable Construction (FC-LWAC)- Total Fund £128000. 2026-2027

Innovate UK -KTP Dauson Environmental Group on development and  commercialisation of low carbon building materials from solid waste. TU Value : £263 K , 2025-2027

Innovate UK - KTP - Industry 4.0 application to optimise the design and manufacturing in Saturn Turbo Services Ltd to reduce the CO2 emission: TU value : £248K -2025-2027 

Research Contract : 'StoreH2Safe' in collaboration with  International Indursy and Universities - £150 000 -2023-2024 

KTP Innovate UK- Digital remeditaion system for soil carbon monitoring ( Digital MRV), £271,000 K-2024-2027

Research Contract : UTEL Project, Industrail collaboration with Dauson Enviroemntal Group , Feasibility stduy of waste valuartion for carbon capture and stoarge:  £13500- 2023-2024

Research Contract : UTEL project , Industrial Collabotaion with Severn Wye Energy , Bio-Geopolymer using Biochar,    £4, 000-2023

Innovate UK - Mevoceret Project, Industrial Collaboration,                          £7,6 00,000 2022-2024

QRDI : Qatar Foundation,£450,000  2023-2026

IDTC -Innovate UK - working on an industrial project with M-Connected ltd., £20.5 K, 2023 

UTEL project Soil Carbon Capture and Storage ( Waste clays to artificial soil) working with business - Scott Bros ltd, £15 K- 2022-2025.

Ministry of Education, Saudi Arabia, £5 K, 2021-2022

Seedcorn project award -Teesside University - £10 K, 2022 

Newton Research International Collaboration Programme awarded by the Royal Academy of Engineering-UK, £8 K-2016