UC Irvine Spearheads $6M AI Initiative to Tackle Subsurface Challenges
Summary
UC Irvine leads a $6 million initiative funded by the UC Office of the President, involving researchers from 5 UC campuses and 2 national labs, to develop an AI ecosystem called Geophysicist.AI that integrates data and models to address subsurface challenges like geothermal energy, carbon sequestration, and nuclear waste storage.
Key Points
- UC Irvine leads a $6 million project funded by the UC Office of the President to use AI tools to address grand challenges in geophysics below Earth's surface
- The Geophysicist.AI project aims to stimulate advances in harnessing sustainable geothermal energy, sequestering carbon dioxide underground, and providing safe nuclear waste storage
- Researchers from 5 UC campuses and 2 national labs will collaborate to develop an AI ecosystem that integrates data and models to solve complex subsurface problems