Ingrid Tomac

Ingrid Tomac is an Associate Professor and Chair in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of California, San Diego. Her research focuses on hydro-thermo-mechanical coupled processes in rocks, dense fluid-particulate systems, and rock mechanics, with applications in hydraulic fracturing, geothermal reservoirs, and CO2 sequestration. She employs micromechanics, micro-scale imaging, and numerical simulations to study geomechanical processes. Tomac teaches courses on foundation engineering, rock mechanics, and advanced soil mechanics. Prior to academia, she worked in geotechnical practice for 10 years, designing deep excavations in urban areas.

Ingrid Tomac is an Associate Professor at the University of California, San Diego, specializing in Geomechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. Her research focuses on Particle-Fluid Flow, Transport, and Slurry-Structure Interaction, with particular emphasis on Post-Wildfire Mudflow phenomena. She investigates the behavior of particles in fluid systems, including proppant flow in hydraulic fractures and slurry settling dynamics. Her work also addresses geothermal energy recovery, subsurface energy storage, and the geomechanical challenges of deep reservoir development. Tomac's research integrates experimental and computational methods to advance understanding of complex multiphase systems and their applications in energy and environmental engineering.