Maxim Yutkin

Research Scientist

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Building 5, Level 3, 3226

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Biography

Dr. Maxim Yutkin received his MSc in Chemistry from Novosibirsk State University and his PhD from the Nikolayev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Russia. His research focused on the fabrication and rational design of adsorbents for pharmaceutical separations.

Following a postdoctoral appointment at Pohang University of Science and Technology in South Korea, where he extended his research on stereoselective catalysis for pharmaceutical applications, Dr. Yutkin joined the Schlumberger Engineering and Development Center. At Schlumberger, he contributed to product developments such as HiWAY for shales.

In 2015, Dr. Yutkin joined the newly established Ali I. Naimi Petroleum Research Center at KAUST as a Research Scientist, playing a pivotal role in the center’s laboratory design and development during its formative years.

Research Interests

Dr. Yutkin’s scientific interests are physicochemical applications in geoscience, reactive transport, adsorption, mineral dissolution kinetics and equilibria, petrophysics, interfacial phenomena, and surface chemistry. Dr. Yutkin integrates modeling and experimental research, effectively bridging theoretical concepts with practical applications.

Selected Publications

  • Bolson N. F., Yutkin M. P., Rees W., Patzek T. W., “Resilience Rankings and Trajectories of World’s Countries” in: Ecological Economics 2022, 195, p. 107383 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2022.107383.
  • Yutkin M. P., Radke C. J., Patzek T. W., “Chemical Compositions in Modified Salinity Waterflooding of Calcium Carbonate Reservoirs: Experiment” in: Transport in Porous Media 2022, 141.2, pp. 255–278 DOI: 10.1007/s11242-021-01715-x.
  • Saad A. M., Yutkin M. P., Radke C. J., Patzek T. W., “Pore-Scale Spontaneous Imbibition at High Advancing Contact Angles in Mixed-Wet Media: Experimental and Theoretical Evidence” in: Energy and Fuels Journal Cover, 2022, pp. 5647–5656 DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.2c00236.
  • Hassan A., Yutkin M. P., Chandra V., Patzek T. W., “Quality Evaluation of Epoxy Pore Casts Using Silicon Micromodels: Application to Confocal Imaging of Carbonate Samples” in: Applied Sciences, 2021, 11.12, p. 5557 DOI: 10.3390/app11125557.
  • Hu X., Yutkin M. P., Hassan S., Wu J., Prausnitz J. M., Radke C. J., “Asphaltene Adsorption from Toluene onto Silica through Thin Water Layers” in: Langmuir 2019, 35.2, pp. 428–434 DOI:10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b03835.

Education

  • PhD, Chemistry, Nikolayev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, 2011 
  • MSc, Chemistry, Novosibirsk State University, 2007


Professional Profile

  • 2015-now Research Scientist, KAUST, Thuwal Saudi Arabia
  • 2012-2015 Chemical Engineer Schlumberger, Novosibirsk, Russia
  • 2011-2012 Postdoctoral Fellow POSTECH, Pohang, South Korea

Scientific and Professional Membership

  • Society Of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
  • European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE)

Awards

    KAUST Affiliations

    • Physical Science and Engineering Division (PSE)

    Research Interests Keywords

    Geochemistry Hydrology Physical Chemistry