Nicholas Azzolina

Biography

Dr. Nicholas A. Azzolina is a Distinguished Scientist at the EERC, where he manages technical staff and supports projects across the EERC’s Subsurface Group, which require expertise in machine learning, statistics, and data analytics. Example research areas and projects include (i) carbon dioxide management through carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS); (ii) oil and gas production from conventional and unconventional reservoirs; (iii) water resource options for the energy industry, (iv) risk assessments, and (v) life cycle analyses. 

Dr. Azzolina is a hydrogeologist and statistician with over 25 years of industrial and consulting experience. He specializes in analyzing and modeling large, complex environmental datasets. He holds a B.A. in Geoscience from Princeton University, an M.S. in Hydrogeology from Syracuse University, and a Ph.D. in Environmental Management and Science from Carnegie Mellon University.