Dr. Mengsu Hu

Dr. Mengsu Hu is a Staff Scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Her research focuses on multiscale numerical modeling and machine learning for analyzing coupled thermal-hydro-mechanical-chemical (THMC) processes from fundamental Earth science to subsurface engineering systems. Since 2024, Dr. Hu has led multiple projects on geologic hydrogen, studying cyclic injection for economic and seismic safe geologic hydrogen generation and production (funded by ARPA-E), anisotropic stress control on serpentinization (funded by BES), and pathways from enhanced geothermal systems to stimulated geologic hydrogen (newly funded by GTO). Dr. Hu is serving on the Board of Directors of American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA). Since 2022, she has been invited to serve on the Editorial Board for Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (Associate Editor), PNAS Nexus of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, and Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources. In 2022, Dr. Hu was selected as a participant of National Academy of Engineering (NAE) U.S. Frontiers of Engineering (FOE) symposium.