Rick Jayne

Research Hydrogeologist

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Research Hydrogeologist

rsjayne@sandia.gov

Biography

Rick is a research hydrogeologist with research interests at the intersection of geologic fluid systems and energy resources, including radioactive waste disposal (especially in salt), CO2 sequestration, geothermal energy resources, basin-scale fluid systems and groundwater availability in arid regions. To better understand these geologic fluid systems, Rick utilizes lab and field experimental data to constrain and inform numerical models. This field-based numerical modeling approach combines principles from non-isothermal multi-phase/multi-component fluid flows, reservoir geomechanics, stochastic reservoir characterization, and high-performance computing.

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Education

2019 – Ph.D. Geosciences – Virginia Tech

2015 – M.S. Geosciences – Northern Illinois University

2012 – B.S. Environmental Geology – Kutztown University

2012 – B.S. Environmental Biology – Kutztown University

Featured Publications

Bartol, J., Becker, D.A., Benbow, S., Bond, A., Frank, T., LaForce, T., Nicholas, J., Jayne, R., Stauffer, P.H., Stein, E. and Stone, J., 2025. Designing A Repository in Domal Salt: The Influence of Design Variants in Different Modelling Environments. Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, p.100659.

Jayne, R. and Kuhlman, K., 2024. Utilizing high-resolution 3D Voronoi meshing to analyze field data from the Brine Availability Test in Salt (BATS). Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, 39, p.100585.

Kuhlman, K.L., Bartol, J., Benbow, S.J., Bourret, M., Czaikowski, O., Guiltinan, E., Jantschik, K., Jayne, R., Norris, S., Rutqvist, J. and Shao, H., 2024. Synthesis of results for Brine Availability Test in Salt (BATS) DECOVALEX-2023 Task E. Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, 39, p.100581.

Frank, T., Becker, D., Benbow, S., Bond, A., Jayne, R., LaForce, T., and Wolf, J., Value of abstraction in performance assessment – When is a higher level of detail necessary?, Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, 39, 100577, 2352-3808, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gete.2024.100577.

LaForce, T., Bartol, J., Becker, D., Benbow, S., Bond, A., Dietl, C., Frank, T., Kock, I., Magri, F., Nicholas, J., Jayne, R., Pekala, M., Stauffer, P., Stein, E., Stone, J., and Wolf, J., 2024. Comparing modelling approaches for a generic nuclear waste repository in salt, Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, 40, 100621, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gete.2024.100621.

Mills, M., Kuhlman, K., Jayne, R., Melzer, J., Cajuhi, T., Freidenburg, L., Czaikowski, O., and Gupta, N., 2024. Proceedings of the 13th US/German Workshop on Salt Repository Research, Design, and Operation (M4SF-24SN010303062). Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM (United States).

Matteo, E., Simo, E., Herold, P., Keller, A., Lommerzheim, A., Leon-Vargas, Paola, Kuhlman, K., Jayne, R., Mills, M., and Machado-Lopez, A., 2023. RANGERS – Summary of State-of-the-Art in EBS materials. US-German Workshop. Santa-Fe, NM.

Jayne, R. and Kuhlman, K., 2022. Analyzing Field Data from the Brine Availability Test in Salt (BATS): A High-resolution 3D Numerical Comparison between Voronoi and Cartesian Meshing. In International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management, Phoenix, Az.

Stauffer, P., Kuhlman, K., Rutqvist, J., Boukhalfa, H., Bourret, M., Coens, C., Guilti-
nan, E., Herrick, C., Jayne, R., Mills, M., Nemer, M., Otto, S., Rahn, T., and Wu,
Y., Brine Availability Test in Salt 2.0. In International High-Level Radioactive Waste
Management, Phoenix, Az.

Guiltinan, E., Bartol, J., Benbow, S., Bourret, M., Czaikowski, O., Jantschik, K., Jayne, R., Kuhlman, K., Norris, S., Rutqvist, J., Shao, H., Tounsi, H., Watson, C., and Stauffer, P., 2022. Brine Availability Test in Salt: Collaborative Modeling within DECOVALEX. In International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management, Phoenix, Az.

Kuhlman, K., Mills, M., Choens, R., Herrick, C., and Jayne, R., 2023. Brine Availability in Salt (BATS) Heater Test at WIPP – First Phase Results and Update. In Waste Management 2023, Phoenix, Az.

Simo, E., Matteo, E.N., Kuhlman, K.L., Jayne, R.S., Vargas, P.L., Herold, P., Lommerzheim, A. and Keller, A., 2022. Design and performance assessment of engineered barrier systems in a salt repository for HLW/SNF. In The Mechanical Behavior of Salt X (pp. 272-282).

Jayne, R.S. and Kuhlman, K.L., 2022. Analyzing Field Data from the Brine Availability Test in Salt (BATS): A High-Resolution 3D Numerical Study. In The Mechanical Behavior of Salt X (pp. 446-454).

Jayne, R. and Kuhlman, K., 2022. Analyzing Field Data from the Brine Availability Test in Salt (BATS): A High-resolution 3D Numerical Comparison between Voronoi and Cartesian Meshing. In International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management, Phoenix, Az.

Publications

  • LaForce, T., Basurto, E., Chang, K.W., Ebeida, M., Eymold, W., Faucett, C., Jayne, R., Kucinski, N., Leone, R., Mariner, P., Perry, F., & Perry, F. (2022). GDSA Repository Systems Analysis Investigations in FY 2022. https://doi.org/10.2172/1898245 Publication ID: 80240
  • Kuhlman, K., Matteo, E., Mills, M., Jayne, R., Reedlunn, B., Sobolik, S., Bean, J.E., & Bean, J.E. (2022). Salt International Collaborations (FY22 Update). https://doi.org/10.2172/1878437 Publication ID: 80026
  • LaForce, T., Jayne, R., Leone, R., Stein, E., Nguyen, S., & Nguyen, S. (2022). DECOVALEX-2023, Task F Specification, Revision 8. https://doi.org/10.2172/1869373 Publication ID: 80784
  • Simo, E., Herold, P., Keller, A., Lommerzheim, A., Matteo, E., Hadgu, T., Jayne, R., Kuhlman, K., Mills, M., & Mills, M. (2021). RANGERS: State of the Art and Science on Engineered Barrier Systems in Salt Formations. https://doi.org/10.2172/1855075 Publication ID: 79924
  • Jayne, R. (2021). Task F – Salt PA Modeling Approach [Conference Presenation]. https://doi.org/10.2172/1897151 Publication ID: 76667
  • Jayne, R. (2021). 3D Numerical Study of BATS Field Test ? Meshing and Modeling Complex Geometry [Conference Presenation]. https://doi.org/10.2172/1886176 Publication ID: 75501
  • LaForce, T., Basurto, E., Chang, K.W., Jayne, R., Leone, R., Nole, M., Perry, F., Stein, E., & Stein, E. (2021). GDSA Repository Systems Analysis Investigations in FY2021. https://doi.org/10.2172/1821257 Publication ID: 75802
  • Simo, E., Herold, P., Keller, A., Lommerzheim, A., Leon-Vargas, P., Matteo, E., Kuhlman, K., Hadgu, T., Jayne, R., Mills, M., & Mills, M. (2021). RANGERS: Methodology and Numerical Applications [Conference Presenation]. https://doi.org/10.2172/1886156 Publication ID: 75515
  • Kuhlman, K., Mills, M., Jayne, R., Matteo, E., Herrick, C., Nemer, M., Xiong, Y., Choens, R., Paul, M., Stauffer, P., Boukhalfa, H., Guiltinan, E., Rahn, T., Weaver, D., Otto, S., Davis, J., Rutqvist, J., Wu, Y., Hu, M., Wang, J., & Wang, J. (2021). Brine Availability Test in Salt (BATS) FY21 Update. https://doi.org/10.2172/1821547 Publication ID: 75508
  • Kuhlman, K., Matteo, E., Mills, M., Jayne, R., Reedlunn, B., Sobolik, S., Bean, J.E., Stein, E., Gross, M., & Gross, M. (2021). Salt International Collaborations FY2021 Update. https://doi.org/10.2172/1817334 Publication ID: 79619
  • Simo, E., Herold, P., Keller, A., Lommerzheim, A., Matteo, E., Hadgu, T., Jayne, R., Mills, M., Kuhlman, K., & Kuhlman, K. (2021). Methodology for Design and Performance Assessment of Engineered Barrier Systems in a Salt Repository for HLW/SNF [Conference Presenation]. https://doi.org/10.2172/1844052 Publication ID: 75397
  • Simo, E., Herold, P., Keller, A., Lommerzheim, A., Matteo, E., Hadgu, T., Jayne, R., Mills, M., Kuhlman, K., & Kuhlman, K. (2021). Methodology for Design and Performance Assessment of Engineered Barrier Systems in a Salt Repository for HLW/SNF [Conference Presenation]. https://doi.org/10.2172/1884210 Publication ID: 76749
  • Simo, E., Herold, P., Keller, A., Lommerzheim, A., Matteo, E., Hadgu, T., Jayne, R., Mills, M., Kuhlman, K., & Kuhlman, K. (2021). Methodology for Design and Performance Assessment of Engineered Barrier Systems in a Salt Repository for HLW/SNF [Conference Paper]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1840095 Publication ID: 75014
  • Keller, A., Simo, E., Herold, P., Lommerzheim, A., Matteo, E., Hadgu, T., Jayne, R., Mills, M., Kuhlman, K., & Kuhlman, K. (2021). Design Metholody Comparison for HLW/SNF Repositories in Germany and the US [Conference Poster]. https://doi.org/10.2172/1840512 Publication ID: 75022
  • Jayne, R. (2020). DECOVALEX Task F Salt Pa – Waste Inventory [Conference Presenation]. https://doi.org/10.2172/1882336 Publication ID: 71813
  • Jayne, R., Kuhlman, K., & Kuhlman, K. (2020). Matching Temperature and Brine Inflow Measurements During a Salt Heater Test To Constrain Reservoir Parameters [Conference Poster]. https://doi.org/10.2172/1832725 Publication ID: 71904
  • Jayne, R., Kuhlman, K., & Kuhlman, K. (2020). Utilizing temperature and brine inflow measurements to constrain reservoir parameters during a salt heater test. Minerals, 10(11), pp. 1-19. https://doi.org/10.3390/min10111025 Publication ID: 71870
  • Kuhlman, K., Mills, M., Jayne, R., Herrick, C., Choens, R., Nemer, M., Heath, J., Matteo, E., Xiong, Y., Otto, S., Dozier, B., Weaver, D., Stauffer, P., Guiltinan, E., Boukhalfa, H., Rahn, T., Wu, Y., Rutqvist, J., Hu, M., Crandall, D., & Crandall, D. (2020). First-Round Testing of the Brine Availability Test in Salt (BATS) at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) [Conference Poster]. https://doi.org/10.2172/1832669 Publication ID: 71838
  • Matteo, E., Kuhlman, K., Hadgu, T., Herrera-Mills, M., Jayne, R., Simo, E., Lommerzheim, A., Hrold, P., Kellers, A., & Kellers, A. (2020). RANGERS Project Overview [Presentation]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1813926 Publication ID: 74548
  • Jayne, R. (2020). Generic Salt Reference Case – United States [Presentation]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1813730 Publication ID: 74525
  • Kuhlman, K., Matteo, E., Mills, M., Jayne, R., Reedlunn, B., Sobolik, S., Bean, J.E., Stein, E., Gross, M., & Gross, M. (2020). International Collaborations on Radioactive Waste Disposal in Salt (FY20). https://doi.org/10.2172/1643980 Publication ID: 74201
  • Jayne, R. (2020). Reservoir Response to Heat Generating Nuclear Waste in Bedded Salt [Conference Poster]. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-5705 Publication ID: 73395
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