{"id":7079,"date":"2026-11-05T14:41:24","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T07:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ogrindoitb.com\/?p=7079"},"modified":"2026-11-05T14:41:25","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T07:41:25","slug":"mengenal-dr-ing-calvin-lumban-gaol-senior-researcher-di-ogrindo-itb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ogrindoitb.com\/en\/mengenal-dr-ing-calvin-lumban-gaol-senior-researcher-di-ogrindo-itb\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting to Know Dr.-Ing. Calvin Lumban Gaol, Senior Researcher at OGRINDO ITB"},"content":{"rendered":"

Research in the energy sector requires experimental approaches and numerical modeling to understand various technical challenges. One researcher with experience in these fields is Dr.-Ing. Calvin Lumban Gaol, S.T., M.Sc., Senior Researcher<\/em> at OGRINDO ITB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With an educational background from Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) and TU Clausthal, Germany, Calvin has academic and professional experience in petroleum engineering, particularly in Enhanced Oil Recovery<\/em> (EOR) and Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage<\/em> (CCUS).<\/p>\n\n\n

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Figure 1. Documentation of participation in research discussions and academic meetings, both online and through international conferences, including the The 7th International Conference on Geoscience and Earth Resources Engineering<\/em> (ICGERE).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Educational Background and Academic Journey<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Calvin completed his Bachelor's degree in Petroleum Engineering at Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) in 2009. He subsequently earned a Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering<\/em> in 2015 and Doctor of Engineering<\/em> in 2020 from TU Clausthal, Jerman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His doctoral research, entitled \"Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Pore-Scale Mechanisms of Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery (MEOR) Using a Microfluidics Approach<\/em>\", examined MEOR mechanisms at the pore scale through microfluidic approaches, experiments, and numerical modeling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout his professional career, Calvin worked as a Reservoir Engineer <\/em>at LAPI ITB (2009\u20132013) and as a Scientific Staff<\/em> at the Institute of Subsurface Energy Systems, TU Clausthal (2016\u20132019). Subsequently, from 2020 to 2023, he served as a lecturer and Head of EOR Research Group<\/em> at the same institution, where he was responsible for supervising and coordinating EOR and CCUS research projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 2023, he has been a lecturer in the Petroleum Engineering Department at Institut Teknologi Bandung.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Areas of Expertise and Research Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Calvin's expertise covers four main areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage<\/em> (CCUS).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Enhanced Oil Recovery<\/em> (EOR).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Microfluidics and Core Flooding Systems<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Numerical Simulation<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    His research experience includes experimental analysis of conformance control<\/em>methods, evaluation of the effects of polymer viscoelasticity in EOR applications, as well as MEOR and polymer flooding<\/em> research using microfluidic approaches and micromodels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    In addition, he has been involved in various reservoir engineering<\/em> and consulting projects, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n