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• Jack, Maria, and Peter enjoyed giving research updates and discussing study opportunities with to BP, Exxon, Chevron, and Shell in Houston, in late June 2025.
• Peter visited Diamondback in Midland on June 19, 2025 to to discuss GeoFluids research updates.
• Cathal Small graduated with a MSc Degree in May 2025.
• Nick Ambeliotis graduated with a MSc Degree in Civil And Environmental Engineering. Nick will continue to contribute to the GeoFluids research as he is now pursuing his PhD under Dr. Germaine’s direction.

• Jack Germaine hosted high school interns for a laboratory visit and discussion about career opportunities in STEM in June 26, 2025.

• Maria Nikolinakou was an invited speaker at the Center’s Fluids in Cascadia Topical Workshop on April 23-25 at the University of Oregon Portland campus. The workshop brought together a multidisciplinary group to advance our understanding of the coupled chemo-thermo-hydro-mechanical processes that affect the behavior of subduction zones.

• Maria Nikolinakou joined 100 Salt-Mechanics enthusiasts from all over the world during SaltMech XI. The conference tool place in Santa Fe, NM, July 7-10, 2025 and explored salt behavior in scales spanning from microstructural to geologic. Maria presented her work on intrasalt shear zones related to an extensional basement fault.