Behnam Jafarpour
N.I.O.C Fellow and Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Civil and Environmental Engineering
Education
- 2008, Doctoral Degree, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- 2008, Master's Degree, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- 2003, Master's Degree, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Delaware
- 1999, Bachelor's Degree, Civil Engineering, University of Tehran
Biography
Behnam Jafarpour is a Professor of Chemical Engineering and Material Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Civil and Environmental Engineering. He is the Director of the CO2-SMART Center, a National Science Foundation (NSF) Industry-University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC) that is established to help address research needs in industrial decarbonization through CO2 sequestration. He is also the Associate Director of the USC Ershaghi Center for Energy Transition and holds the Energi Simulation Foundation's Industrial Research Chair to develop AI Solutions for Energy Industry. Dr. Jafarpour earned his PhD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2008.Research Summary
Dr. Jafarpour's research is at the interface of machine learning and energy science and engineering to develop physics-informed AI solutions for industrial applications. He directs an interdisciplinary research lab at USC that focuses on combining deep learning algorithms with the physics and domain knowledge pertaining to complex high-dimensional energy systems to develop practical solutions for prediction, inference and control of these systems. Dr. Jafarpour's research is sponsored by government, industry, and nonprofit foundations.Awards
- 2024 SPE International Data Science and Engineering Analytics Award
- 2024 SPE Regional Data Science and Engineering Analytics Award (Western North America)
- 2023 SPE Distinguished Member
- 2021 SPE Western North America Region Reservoir Description and Dynamics
- 2017 SPE Western North America Region Formation Evaluation Award
- 2016 Energi Simulation (formerly, Foundation CMG) Industrial Research Chair
- 2015 Management and Information Award, SPE Western North America Region
- 2015 Outstanding Engineering Educator Award, Orange County Engineering Council
- 2014 Best Reviewer Award, Mathematical Geosciences Journal
- 2014 Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award, SPE Western North America Region
- 2012 Junior Faculty Research Initiation Award, SPE
Appointments
- Associate Director of Program or Center, Ershaghi Center for Energy Transition (ECE-T)
- Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- HED 313
- Hedco Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Building
- 925 Bloom Walk, Los Angeles, CA 90089
- USC Mail Code: 1211
- (213) 740-2228
- behnam.jafarpour@usc.edu