Research And Development
Developing tools that advance our technical fields and solve our clients’ challenges
With a functional problem in mind, INTERA invests in research and development to improve the computational science behind hydrogeology, air, and multi-phase modeling. We intend to be at the forefront of technological changes that drive our clients’ expectations. The right capability, built early, is what makes the next analysis faster, the next model more robust, and the next answer more defensible. By investing in the innovative people at INTERA, we create simulation tools that help get the job done in a meaningfully better way.
Active Projects
MODFLOW 6 and Adjoint Sensitivity
MF6-ADJ:Bringing the Benefits of Adjoint Sensitivity to MODFLOW 6 MF6-ADJ is a new non-intrusive adjoint sensitivity tool that brings the power and…
pyEMU: Python Modules for Model-Independent Uncertainty Analyses, Data-Worth Analyses, and Interfacing with PEST(++)
Primary INTERA Participants: Jeremy White (lead developer), Ahmad Askar, Mohamed Hayek, Rui Hugman, Katie Markovich Challenge: To address the challenges associated with…
PEST++: A Software Suite for Parameter Estimation, Uncertainty Analysis, Management Optimization, and Sensitivity Analysis
Primary INTERA Participants: Jeremy White (lead developer), Ahmad Askar, Mohamed Hayek, Rui Hugman, Katie Markovich Challenge: To develop a suite of software…
nSIGHTS: Well Test Interpretation Simulator and Analytic Routines for Parameter Estimation, Optimization, and Uncertainty Quantification
Primary INTERA Participants: Randy Roberts (lead developer), Rick Beauhiem (lead developer) Challenge: To develop a well-test interpretation simulator capable of addressing low-permeability…
Peer-Reviewed Publications
G. Grisak, N. Baker, E. Hughes (2026). The Southwestern Boundary of the Southern High Plains: The Mescalero Ridge and the Red Bed Ridge. Environmental & Engineering Geoscience.
J. Pere (2026). The Super-Emitter Era, The Next Phase: What Operators Aren’t Thinking About Yet. EM Magazine, a copyrighted publication of the Air & Waste Management Association.
A. F. Mashaly, A. Hanson, K. Perez, A. Fernald (2026). Dynamic Water Budget Modeling to Fill Knowledge Gaps and Improve Water Management in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions. Hydrological Processes.
D. A. Benson, S. Miller, J. Barber (2026). Markov-chain Monte Carlo estimation of aquifer parameters, non-linear well losses, and probable costs of water extraction. Journal of Hydrology.
E. Kubi, H. Rahnema, A. Koray, B. Shabani (2026). Underground Hydrogen Storage in Saline Aquifers: A Simulation Case Study in the Midwest United States. Eng.
M. Hayek (2025). Simple closed-form approximate analytical solutions for horizontal infiltration in soils with power-law diffusivity. Journal of Hydrology.
E. Kubi, H. Rahnema, A. Koray, B. Shabani (2025). Underground Hydrogen Storage: Steady-State Measurement of Hydrogen–Brine Relative Permeability with Gas Slip Correction. Gases.
R. Nell, M. Oostrom (2025). Using Electrical Resistivity Tomography Data To Estimate Contaminant Distribution in the Deep Vadose Zone. Environmental Processes.
