Exciting PhD Opportunity at Utrecht University : Unravelling Clogging Mechanisms in Porous and Fractured Rocks (Deadline: 14 December 2025) Published on  December 2025 By: Robert Buluma Are you a curious MSc graduate in Earth Sciences, Geology, Physics, or a related field who wants to work on cutting-edge research that directly supports the energy transition? Then this fully funded PhD position at Utrecht University (The Netherlands) might be exactly what you’re looking for! The Project – Why it matters Many of tomorrow’s energy solutions  geothermal energy, CO₂ storage, underground hydrogen storage , depend on injecting and extracting large volumes of fluids into the subsurface. A major risk that can kill these projects is clogging: pores and fractures gradually get blocked by particles, precipitates, or biomass, reducing permeability and sometimes stopping flow altogether. Although individual clogging mechanisms are reasonably well studied, we still lack a good understanding...