Geothermal Energy: Engineering Fundamentals, Principles, and Applications
暫譯: 地熱能源：工程基礎、原則與應用

《地熱能源：工程基礎、原則與應用》是一本急需的書籍，從工程師和應用科學家的角度提供了及時、實用且全面的地熱能源處理。該書彌合了學術理論與現實應用之間的鴻溝，作為一個技術轉移工具，為學生和專業人士提供了必要的技術資訊、設計方法論和示例。內容涵蓋從基本熱力學原則到先進的地熱應用及環境考量，結構設計旨在支持學習和在職培訓。該資源當前且相關，強調實用的計算基礎內容和清晰易懂的風格，是任何參與不斷發展的地熱能源或其他可持續能源系統領域的人的不可或缺的指南。

涵蓋內容包括：
- 地熱能源基礎和原則的全面介紹。
- 與各種地熱能源技術相關的環境/經濟考量的回顧。
- 以工程師為中心的實用方法，包含現實應用、設計方法和計算工具。
- 法律和監管問題的回顧。
- 人工智慧在該技術未來潛在角色的探討。
- 地熱領域潛在投資機會的回顧；以及
- 支持系統設計和分析的示例和預測算法。

Marybeth Reynolds is a researcher and author specializing in clean energy and climate solutions. With more than 20 years of experience integrating engineering, public policy, and technical communication, she focuses on environmental impacts, regulatory frameworks, and sustainable pathways for decarbonization.

Most recently, Ms. Reynolds has worked on geothermal energy research and technology-transfer initiatives supporting the deployment of geothermal sources for electricity generation. Previously, at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), she managed digital production and developed policy and advocacy resources for a full portfolio of environmental priorities, including renewable energy, environmental health, biodiversity protection, and equitable climate policy. She is a contributing author to publications on environmental considerations and barriers to deployment for hydrogen energy, and served as technical editor for research and market studies focused on energy efficiency standards and policies.

Ms. Reynolds began her career at BOC Edwards, managing knowledge-sharing initiatives to leverage internal engineering competencies and environmental, health, and safety resources to serve the semiconductor industry. She has spearheaded research and communications projects across a number of nonprofit and philanthropic organizations, including the Verizon Foundation.

Ms. Reynolds holds a Bachelor's of Science in Chemical Engineering from Manhattan College, a Master's of Public Policy from Georgetown University, and is currently engaged in graduate studies in climate, energy, and environmental sustainability at Johns Hopkins University. Born and raised in the Bronx, she resides in the New York metro area with her husband and two children.

Walter Matystik M.E., J.D. started his 45-year academic career in 1972 upon earning a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Chemical Engineering from the acclaimed industry-sponsored program at Manhattan College. He was an undergraduate research assistant in the Department of Energy-sponsored Particulate Solids Research Institute at the College's Paulian Labs under the direction of Dr. Frederick Zenz, innovator of fluidization technology for the petrochemical industry. He earned an EPA Training Fellowship, and entering the prestigious Environmental Engineering Program at Manhattan College. He completed his Master of Engineering in Environmental Engineering in 1974, and stayed at the College to work with Dr. Thomann as a research engineer under an EPA grant to address eutrophication in the Great Lakes. Dr. Matystik decided to pursue a law degree part-time earning a Juris Doctor from New York Law School in 1981 and admitted to the NY Bar in 1982 and the U.S. District Court in 1984.

Manhattan College appointed Dr. Matystik as Assistant Provost in 1992 and later as Associate Provost in 2010. Wanting to share his engineering and legal expertise with undergraduate and graduate students, Walter became a member of the College's adjunct faculty rising quickly to full professor and developing and teaching courses such as Legal Aspects of Engineering; Environmental Law; Hazardous Waste Management; Environmental Impacts of Construction Projects; and Environmental Impact Analysis. He is the recipient of EPRI's Distinguished Service Award.

Retiring from the College (now Manhattan University) in 2018, Dr. Matystik continues the pro bono environmental law work he started while at the College assisting organizations such as the Bronx Council for Environmental Quality, the Bronx River Alliance, and the Environmental Law and Justice Project. He still serves as Secretary and Board Member of the Academic Federal Credit Union since 2008.

Dr. Matystik's interest in geothermal energy combines his chemical and environmental engineering background along with his concern for the environmental impacts of technology plus his expertise with regulatory compliance. Geothermal has significant potential for energy production and grid enhancement with no need for fracking fluids or water wastage and, in some cases, the re-use of already existing wells. His current interest in how artificial intelligence can inform/impact future exploration and exploitation led him to this collaboration.

R. Ryan Dupont has more than 40 years of experience teaching and conducting applied and basic research in environmental engineering at the Utah Water Research Laboratory at Utah State University. His main research areas have addressed soil and groundwater bioremediation, stormwater management via green stormwater infrastructure, field remediation technology demonstration and treatment system performance verification, and wastewater and biosolids reuse affected by contaminants of emerging concern (pharmaceuticals, personal care products and PFAS compounds).

He received a BS degree in Civil Engineering, and MS and PhD degrees in Environmental Health Engineering from the University of Kansas, Lawrence. Dr. Dupont has been a Full Professor of Civil and Environmental since 1995. He served as the Head of the Environmental Engineering Division for 10 years, was instrumental in establishing an Undergraduate Degree in Environmental Engineering at USU, and has been responsible for attracting more than $5.8x106 in extramural funding through the Water Research Lab since joining the faculty in 1982.

Dr. Dupont is a member of Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Chi Epsilon, the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Water Environment Federation, and the Air and Waste Management Association. Dr. Dupont was recognized as an Outstanding Young Engineering Educator by the American Society of Engineering Education, and was a 2015 recipient of the Richard I. Stessel Waste Management Award, for "distinguished achievement as an educator in the field of waste management" from the Air and Waste Management Association.

Dr. Dupont was recognized as an endowed Cazier Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering in 2021 for lifetime academic achievement and public service by Utah State University. One of the university's most prestigious honors, the award recognizes senior faculty members who have demonstrated more than 20 years of consistent excellence in their academic careers.

Louis Theodore was raised in Hell's Kitchen by poor immigrant Greek parents, and obtained the degrees of M.Ch. E and Eng. Sc.D from New York University and B.Ch.E. from The Cooper Union. Dr. Theodore was a successful educator for over 50 years at Manhattan College (holding the rank of Full Professor of Chemical Engineering), Graduate Program Director, researcher, professional innovator, and technical communicator. During this period, he was primarily responsible for his program achieving a No. 2 ranking by the U.S. News & World Report and particularly successful in placing students in internships, jobs, and graduate schools

Dr. Theodore is an internationally recognized lecturer who has provided more than 200 seminars/courses to industry, government, and technical associations. He also developed and served as the principal moderator/lecturer for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) courses on air pollution control equipment, consulted for several industrial companies in the field of air pollution control equipment, pollution prevention and environmental management, and served as a consultant/expert witness for the U.S. EPA and U.S. Department of Justice. He currently serves as a part-time consultant to Theodore Tutorials and is actively involved in air pollution control equipment, geothermal energy, and potable water/desalination activities.

Dr. Theodore is the author of more than 130 text/reference books ranging from air pollution control equipment to pollution prevention to hazardous waste incineration to engineering and environmental ethics. He has also served as section editor of Environmental Management for the last four editions of Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook.

Dr. Theodore is the recipient of the Air & Waste Management Association's (AWMA) prestigious Ripperton award that is "presented to an outstanding educator who through example, dedication and innovation has so inspired students to achieve excellence in their professional endeavors." He was also the recipient of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) AT&T Foundation award for "excellence in the instruction of engineering students."

In addition to providing invited testimony to a presidential (Ford) Crime Commission Hearing, Dr. Theodore was honored at Madison Square Garden in 2008 for his contributions to basketball and youth of America. He is also the author of Basketball Coaching 101 (2015) and Winning at Casinos: The Definitive Guide (2024).

Dr. Theodore is a member of Phi Lambda Upsilon, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, American Chemical Society, American Society of Engineering Education, Air & Waste Management Association, and The Royal Hellenic Society.

**瑪麗貝絲·雷諾茲**是一位專注於清潔能源和氣候解決方案的研究員和作者。擁有超過20年的工程、公共政策和技術溝通整合經驗，她專注於環境影響、監管框架以及去碳化的可持續途徑。

最近，雷諾茲女士在地熱能源研究和技術轉移倡議方面工作，支持地熱資源在電力生產中的部署。此前，她在自然資源保護委員會（NRDC）任職，負責數位製作並為一系列環境優先事項開發政策和倡導資源，包括可再生能源、環境健康、生物多樣性保護和公平的氣候政策。她是有關氫能的環境考量和部署障礙的出版物的貢獻作者，並擔任專注於能源效率標準和政策的研究及市場研究的技術編輯。

雷諾茲女士的職業生涯始於BOC Edwards，管理知識分享倡議，以利用內部工程能力和環境、健康及安全資源來服務半導體行業。她在多個非營利和慈善組織中主導研究和溝通項目，包括Verizon基金會。

雷諾茲女士擁有曼哈頓學院的化學工程學士學位、喬治城大學的公共政策碩士學位，並目前在約翰霍普金斯大學進行氣候、能源和環境可持續性的研究生學習。她在布朗克斯出生和長大，與丈夫和兩個孩子居住在紐約大都會區。

**沃爾特·馬提斯提克** M.E., J.D. 於1972年開始他的45年學術生涯，獲得曼哈頓學院的化學工程學士學位，該計劃由業界贊助。他曾在該學院的保利安實驗室擔任能源部贊助的顆粒固體研究所的本科研究助理，並在流體化技術的創新者弗雷德里克·岑茲博士的指導下工作。他獲得了EPA培訓獎學金，並進入曼哈頓學院的環境工程計劃。1974年，他完成了環境工程碩士學位，並留在學院與湯曼博士合作，作為研究工程師，根據EPA的資助解決大湖區的富營養化問題。馬提斯提克博士決定兼職攻讀法律學位，於1981年獲得紐約法學院的法學博士，並於1982年獲得紐約州律師資格，1984年獲得美國地區法院的資格。

曼哈頓學院於1992年任命馬提斯提克博士為助理教務長，並於2010年升任副教務長。希望與本科生和研究生分享他的工程和法律專業知識，沃爾特成為學院的兼任教員，迅速晉升為正教授，並開發和教授如工程法律、環境法、危險廢物管理、建設項目的環境影響及環境影響分析等課程。他獲得了EPRI的傑出服務獎。

馬提斯提克博士於2018年從學院（現為曼哈頓大學）退休，繼續進行他在學院開始的**pro bono**環境法律工作，協助布朗克斯環境質量委員會、布朗克斯河聯盟和環境法律與正義項目等組織。他自2008年以來仍擔任學術聯邦信用合作社的秘書和董事會成員。

馬提斯提克博士對地熱能源的興趣結合了他的化學和環境工程背景，以及他對技術環境影響的關注和對監管合規的專業知識。地熱能源在能源生產和電網增強方面具有顯著潛力，無需水力壓裂液或水資源浪費，並且在某些情況下可以重用現有的井。他目前對人工智慧如何影響未來的勘探和開發的興趣促使他參與這項合作。

**R. Ryan Dupont** 在猶他州立大學的猶他水資源實驗室擁有超過40年的環境工程教學和應用及基礎研究經驗。他的主要研究領域包括土壤和地下水的生物修復、通過綠色雨水基礎設施進行的雨水管理、現場修復技術示範和處理系統性能驗證，以及受新興關注污染物（藥物、個人護理產品和PFAS化合物）影響的廢水和生物固體再利用。

他獲得了堪薩斯大學的土木工程學士學位，以及環境健康工程的碩士和博士學位。自1995年以來，Dupont博士一直擔任土木與環境工程的正教授。他擔任環境工程部門負責人10年，對於在USU建立環境工程本科學位起到了重要作用，自1982年加入教職以來，通過水資源實驗室吸引了超過580萬美元的外部資金。

Dupont博士是Sigma Xi、Tau Beta Pi、Chi Epsilon、美國土木工程師學會、水環境聯盟和空氣與廢物管理協會的成員。他被美國工程教育學會認定為傑出青年工程教育者，並於2015年獲得空氣與廢物管理協會的理查德·I·斯特塞爾廢物管理獎，以表彰他在廢物管理領域的教育成就。

Dupont博士於2021年被猶他州立大學認定為Cazier土木與環境工程講座教授，以表彰其終身學術成就和公共服務。這是該大學最具聲望的榮譽之一，該獎項表彰在學術生涯中表現出超過20年持續卓越的高級教職員。

**路易斯·西奧多** 在地獄廚房由貧困的希臘移民父母撫養長大，並獲得紐約大學的M.Ch.E和Eng.Sc.D學位，以及庫珀聯合學院的B.Ch.E學位。西奧多博士在曼哈頓學院擔任化學工程的正教授、研究生項目主任、研究員、專業創新者和技術傳播者，成功地從事教育工作超過50年。在此期間，他主要負責其項目在《美國新聞與世界報導》中獲得第二名的排名，並在學生實習、就業和研究生院的安置方面特別成功。

西奧多博士是一位國際知名的講師，為行業、政府和技術協會提供了超過200場研討會/課程。他還開發並擔任美國環境保護署（EPA）空氣污染控制設備課程的主要主持人/講師，為多家工業公司提供空氣污染控制設備、污染預防和環境管理方面的諮詢，並擔任美國EPA和美國司法部的顧問/專家證人。他目前擔任Theodore Tutorials的兼職顧問，並積極參與空氣污染控制設備、地熱能源和飲用水/海水淡化活動。

西奧多博士是超過130本教科書/參考書的作者，涵蓋從空氣污染控制設備到污染預防、危險廢物焚燒、工程和環境倫理等主題。他還擔任《佩里的化學工程師手冊》最近四版的環境管理部分編輯。

西奧多博士獲得了空氣與廢物管理協會（AWMA）頒發的著名Ripperton獎，該獎項“頒發給一位傑出的教育者，他通過榜樣、奉獻和創新，激勵學生在專業事業中追求卓越。”他還獲得了美國工程教育學會（ASEE）AT&T基金會獎，以表彰他在工程學生教學方面的卓越表現。

除了向總統（福特）犯罪委員會聽證會提供邀請證詞外，西奧多博士於2008年在麥迪遜廣場花園因其對美國籃球和青少年的貢獻而受到表彰。他還是《籃球教練101》（2015年）和《在賭場獲勝：權威指南》（2024年）的作者。

西奧多博士是Phi Lambda Upsilon、Sigma Xi、Tau Beta Pi、美國化學學會、美國工程教育學會、空氣與廢物管理協會和皇家希臘學會的成員。