{"id":1960,"date":"2026-08-07T09:01:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T09:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccusevent.org\/2026\/?page_id=1960"},"modified":"2026-08-07T09:29:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T09:29:19","slug":"best-of-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ccusevent.org\/2026\/best-of-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"best-of-ccus\">\n  <div class=\"overflow-hidden py-10 lg:py-24 relative\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ccusevent.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/best-of-ccus-bg-1.png\" alt=\"ccus banner\" class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 object-cover w-full\">\n        <div class=\"max-w-7xl mx-auto px-3 text-center relative z-10\">\n              <div class=\"main-title mb-2\">\n          <i>Best of CCUS&nbsp;<span class=\"text-primary\">2026<\/span><\/i>\n        <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"container\">\n          <div class=\"grid md:grid-cols-2 gap-5 pb-16\">\n                  <div class=\"bg-gray-50 border border-gray-100 rounded-xl p-3 lg:p-7 shadow-md flex flex-col\">\n            <h3 class=\"pb-4 mb-3 border-b border-gray-100 font-semibold lg:text-xl\">\n              Best Oral Presentation            <\/h3>\n            <div class=\"flex flex-col gap-3 h-full\">\n              <div class=\"border-b border-gray-100 pb-3\">\n                <div class=\"flex items-start gap-1.5 sm:gap-3\">\n                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"shrink-0 mt-2\" src=\"https:\/\/ccusevent.org\/2026\/wp-content\/themes\/vivansh\/assets\/images\/file-edit.svg\" alt=\"Paper Title\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\">\n                  <div>\n                    <h4 class=\"font-medium mb-1 sm:mb-1.5 tracking-wide text-gray-600 text-base lg:text-lg\">Paper Title<\/h4>\n                    <p class=\"lg:text-base sm:text-sm text-xs\">Are the Fears Justified? Observations of Gulf Coast Fault Seal and Implications for CCS<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"border-b border-gray-100 pb-3\">\n                <div class=\"flex items-start gap-1.5 sm:gap-3\">\n                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"shrink-0 mt-2\" src=\"https:\/\/ccusevent.org\/2026\/wp-content\/themes\/vivansh\/assets\/images\/authors.svg\" alt=\"Authors\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\">\n                  <div>\n                    <h4 class=\"font-medium mb-1 sm:mb-1.5 tracking-wide text-gray-600 text-base lg:text-lg\">Authors<\/h4>\n                    <p class=\"lg:text-base sm:text-sm text-xs\">Alexander Bump, Nicolas Espinoza (University of Texas at Austin)<\/p>\n                                      <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"pb-3\">\n                <div class=\"flex items-start gap-1.5 sm:gap-3\">\n                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"shrink-0 mt-2\" src=\"https:\/\/ccusevent.org\/2026\/wp-content\/themes\/vivansh\/assets\/images\/microphone.svg\" alt=\"microphone\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\">\n                  <div>\n                    <h4 class=\"font-medium mb-1 sm:mb-1.5 tracking-wide text-gray-600 text-base lg:text-lg\">Presenter<\/h4>\n                    <p class=\"lg:text-base sm:text-sm text-xs\">Alexander Bump<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"bg-gray-50 border border-gray-100 rounded-xl p-3 lg:p-7 shadow-md flex flex-col\">\n            <h3 class=\"pb-4 mb-3 border-b border-gray-100 font-semibold lg:text-xl\">\n              Best Poster             <\/h3>\n            <div class=\"flex flex-col gap-3 h-full\">\n              <div class=\"border-b border-gray-100 pb-3\">\n                <div class=\"flex items-start gap-1.5 sm:gap-3\">\n                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"shrink-0 mt-2\" src=\"https:\/\/ccusevent.org\/2026\/wp-content\/themes\/vivansh\/assets\/images\/file-edit.svg\" alt=\"Paper Title\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\">\n                  <div>\n                    <h4 class=\"font-medium mb-1 sm:mb-1.5 tracking-wide text-gray-600 text-base lg:text-lg\">Paper Title<\/h4>\n                    <p class=\"lg:text-base sm:text-sm text-xs\">A Study on the Competitive Sorption Behavior of Aqueous Methane and Carbon Dioxide on Coal in Subsaturated Conditions<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"border-b border-gray-100 pb-3\">\n                <div class=\"flex items-start gap-1.5 sm:gap-3\">\n                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"shrink-0 mt-2\" src=\"https:\/\/ccusevent.org\/2026\/wp-content\/themes\/vivansh\/assets\/images\/authors.svg\" alt=\"Authors\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\">\n                  <div>\n                    <h4 class=\"font-medium mb-1 sm:mb-1.5 tracking-wide text-gray-600 text-base lg:text-lg\">Authors<\/h4>\n                    <p class=\"lg:text-base sm:text-sm text-xs\">Trevor Brown<sup>1<\/sup>, Grant Myers<sup>1<\/sup>, John Pope<sup>2<\/sup>, John Flynn<sup>1<\/sup>, Cody Morgan<sup>1<\/sup>, Tawna Herrera<sup>1<\/sup> (1. Gas Sensing Technology Corporation dba WellDog; 2. Carbon GeoCapture)<\/p>\n                                      <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"pb-3\">\n                <div class=\"flex items-start gap-1.5 sm:gap-3\">\n                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"shrink-0 mt-2\" src=\"https:\/\/ccusevent.org\/2026\/wp-content\/themes\/vivansh\/assets\/images\/microphone.svg\" alt=\"microphone\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\">\n                  <div>\n                    <h4 class=\"font-medium mb-1 sm:mb-1.5 tracking-wide text-gray-600 text-base lg:text-lg\">Presenter<\/h4>\n                    <p class=\"lg:text-base sm:text-sm text-xs\">Trevor Brown<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"bg-gray-50 border border-gray-100 rounded-xl p-3 lg:p-7 shadow-md flex flex-col\">\n            <h3 class=\"pb-4 mb-3 border-b border-gray-100 font-semibold lg:text-xl\">\n              Best Student Poster            <\/h3>\n            <div class=\"flex flex-col gap-3 h-full\">\n              <div class=\"border-b border-gray-100 pb-3\">\n                <div class=\"flex items-start gap-1.5 sm:gap-3\">\n                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"shrink-0 mt-2\" src=\"https:\/\/ccusevent.org\/2026\/wp-content\/themes\/vivansh\/assets\/images\/file-edit.svg\" alt=\"Paper Title\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\">\n                  <div>\n                    <h4 class=\"font-medium mb-1 sm:mb-1.5 tracking-wide text-gray-600 text-base lg:text-lg\">Paper Title<\/h4>\n                    <p class=\"lg:text-base sm:text-sm text-xs\">Evaluating CO<sub>2<\/sub> Storage Potential in the Volta Basin of Ghana<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"border-b border-gray-100 pb-3\">\n                <div class=\"flex items-start gap-1.5 sm:gap-3\">\n                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"shrink-0 mt-2\" src=\"https:\/\/ccusevent.org\/2026\/wp-content\/themes\/vivansh\/assets\/images\/authors.svg\" alt=\"Authors\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\">\n                  <div>\n                    <h4 class=\"font-medium mb-1 sm:mb-1.5 tracking-wide text-gray-600 text-base lg:text-lg\">Authors<\/h4>\n                    <p class=\"lg:text-base sm:text-sm text-xs\">Evelyn Brakoa Nsarful, Priyank Jaiswal (Oklahoma State University)<\/p>\n                                      <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"pb-3\">\n                <div class=\"flex items-start gap-1.5 sm:gap-3\">\n                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"shrink-0 mt-2\" src=\"https:\/\/ccusevent.org\/2026\/wp-content\/themes\/vivansh\/assets\/images\/microphone.svg\" alt=\"microphone\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\">\n                  <div>\n                    <h4 class=\"font-medium mb-1 sm:mb-1.5 tracking-wide text-gray-600 text-base lg:text-lg\">Presenter<\/h4>\n                    <p class=\"lg:text-base sm:text-sm text-xs\">Evelyn Brakoa Nsarful<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"bg-gray-50 border border-gray-100 rounded-xl p-3 lg:p-7 shadow-md flex flex-col\">\n            <h3 class=\"pb-4 mb-3 border-b border-gray-100 font-semibold lg:text-xl\">\n              Best Oral Paper in CO<sub>2<\/sub> Capture            <\/h3>\n            <div class=\"flex flex-col gap-3 h-full\">\n              <div class=\"border-b border-gray-100 pb-3\">\n                <div class=\"flex items-start gap-1.5 sm:gap-3\">\n                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"shrink-0 mt-2\" src=\"https:\/\/ccusevent.org\/2026\/wp-content\/themes\/vivansh\/assets\/images\/file-edit.svg\" alt=\"Paper Title\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\">\n                  <div>\n                    <h4 class=\"font-medium mb-1 sm:mb-1.5 tracking-wide text-gray-600 text-base lg:text-lg\">Paper Title<\/h4>\n                    <p class=\"lg:text-base sm:text-sm text-xs\">CO<sub>2<\/sub>\u00a0Capture Technology \u2013 Overview and Learnings<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"border-b border-gray-100 pb-3\">\n                <div class=\"flex items-start gap-1.5 sm:gap-3\">\n                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"shrink-0 mt-2\" src=\"https:\/\/ccusevent.org\/2026\/wp-content\/themes\/vivansh\/assets\/images\/authors.svg\" alt=\"Authors\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\">\n                  <div>\n                    <h4 class=\"font-medium mb-1 sm:mb-1.5 tracking-wide text-gray-600 text-base lg:text-lg\">Authors<\/h4>\n                    <p class=\"lg:text-base sm:text-sm text-xs\">Ed Covington, Robert Finnan, Mignon Sweeney (Pelican Energy Consultants)<\/p>\n                                      <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"pb-3\">\n                <div class=\"flex items-start gap-1.5 sm:gap-3\">\n                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"shrink-0 mt-2\" src=\"https:\/\/ccusevent.org\/2026\/wp-content\/themes\/vivansh\/assets\/images\/microphone.svg\" alt=\"microphone\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\">\n                  <div>\n                    <h4 class=\"font-medium mb-1 sm:mb-1.5 tracking-wide text-gray-600 text-base lg:text-lg\">Presenter<\/h4>\n                    <p class=\"lg:text-base sm:text-sm text-xs\">Ed Covington<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"bg-gray-50 border border-gray-100 rounded-xl p-3 lg:p-7 shadow-md flex flex-col\">\n            <h3 class=\"pb-4 mb-3 border-b border-gray-100 font-semibold lg:text-xl\">\n              Best Oral Paper in CO<sub>2<\/sub> Transportation            <\/h3>\n            <div class=\"flex flex-col gap-3 h-full\">\n              <div class=\"border-b border-gray-100 pb-3\">\n                <div class=\"flex items-start gap-1.5 sm:gap-3\">\n                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"shrink-0 mt-2\" src=\"https:\/\/ccusevent.org\/2026\/wp-content\/themes\/vivansh\/assets\/images\/file-edit.svg\" alt=\"Paper Title\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\">\n                  <div>\n                    <h4 class=\"font-medium mb-1 sm:mb-1.5 tracking-wide text-gray-600 text-base lg:text-lg\">Paper Title<\/h4>\n                    <p class=\"lg:text-base sm:text-sm text-xs\">Wabamun Carbon Hub Development Journey<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"border-b border-gray-100 pb-3\">\n                <div class=\"flex items-start gap-1.5 sm:gap-3\">\n                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"shrink-0 mt-2\" src=\"https:\/\/ccusevent.org\/2026\/wp-content\/themes\/vivansh\/assets\/images\/authors.svg\" alt=\"Authors\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\">\n                  <div>\n                    <h4 class=\"font-medium mb-1 sm:mb-1.5 tracking-wide text-gray-600 text-base lg:text-lg\">Authors<\/h4>\n                    <p class=\"lg:text-base sm:text-sm text-xs\">Tair Ibatullin, Robin Bergeron, Faisal Khan, Andrea Currie, Jeff Kler (Enbridge)<\/p>\n                                      <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"pb-3\">\n                <div class=\"flex items-start gap-1.5 sm:gap-3\">\n                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"shrink-0 mt-2\" src=\"https:\/\/ccusevent.org\/2026\/wp-content\/themes\/vivansh\/assets\/images\/microphone.svg\" alt=\"microphone\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\">\n                  <div>\n                    <h4 class=\"font-medium mb-1 sm:mb-1.5 tracking-wide text-gray-600 text-base lg:text-lg\">Presenter<\/h4>\n                    <p class=\"lg:text-base sm:text-sm text-xs\">Faisal Khan<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"bg-gray-50 border border-gray-100 rounded-xl p-3 lg:p-7 shadow-md flex flex-col\">\n            <h3 class=\"pb-4 mb-3 border-b border-gray-100 font-semibold lg:text-xl\">\n              Best Oral Paper in Commercial and Regulatory Considerations            <\/h3>\n            <div class=\"flex flex-col gap-3 h-full\">\n              <div class=\"border-b border-gray-100 pb-3\">\n                <div class=\"flex items-start gap-1.5 sm:gap-3\">\n                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"shrink-0 mt-2\" src=\"https:\/\/ccusevent.org\/2026\/wp-content\/themes\/vivansh\/assets\/images\/file-edit.svg\" alt=\"Paper Title\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\">\n                  <div>\n                    <h4 class=\"font-medium mb-1 sm:mb-1.5 tracking-wide text-gray-600 text-base lg:text-lg\">Paper Title<\/h4>\n                    <p class=\"lg:text-base sm:text-sm text-xs\">Unlocking the Value of CCS through Stacked Credit and Commodity Scenarios | Ethanol, BECCS, Direct Air Capture, Low-Carbon Energy and CO<sub>2<\/sub>-EOR<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"border-b border-gray-100 pb-3\">\n                <div class=\"flex items-start gap-1.5 sm:gap-3\">\n                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"shrink-0 mt-2\" src=\"https:\/\/ccusevent.org\/2026\/wp-content\/themes\/vivansh\/assets\/images\/authors.svg\" alt=\"Authors\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\">\n                  <div>\n                    <h4 class=\"font-medium mb-1 sm:mb-1.5 tracking-wide text-gray-600 text-base lg:text-lg\">Authors<\/h4>\n                    <p class=\"lg:text-base sm:text-sm text-xs\">Graham Bain (Enverus)<\/p>\n                                      <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"pb-3\">\n                <div class=\"flex items-start gap-1.5 sm:gap-3\">\n                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"shrink-0 mt-2\" src=\"https:\/\/ccusevent.org\/2026\/wp-content\/themes\/vivansh\/assets\/images\/microphone.svg\" alt=\"microphone\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\">\n                  <div>\n                    <h4 class=\"font-medium mb-1 sm:mb-1.5 tracking-wide text-gray-600 text-base lg:text-lg\">Presenter<\/h4>\n                    <p class=\"lg:text-base sm:text-sm text-xs\">Graham Bain<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"bg-gray-50 border border-gray-100 rounded-xl p-3 lg:p-7 shadow-md flex flex-col\">\n            <h3 class=\"pb-4 mb-3 border-b border-gray-100 font-semibold lg:text-xl\">\n              Best Oral Paper in Enhanced Oil Recovery and Other CO<sub>2<\/sub> Utilization            <\/h3>\n            <div class=\"flex flex-col gap-3 h-full\">\n              <div class=\"border-b border-gray-100 pb-3\">\n                <div class=\"flex items-start gap-1.5 sm:gap-3\">\n                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"shrink-0 mt-2\" src=\"https:\/\/ccusevent.org\/2026\/wp-content\/themes\/vivansh\/assets\/images\/file-edit.svg\" alt=\"Paper Title\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\">\n                  <div>\n                    <h4 class=\"font-medium mb-1 sm:mb-1.5 tracking-wide text-gray-600 text-base lg:text-lg\">Paper Title<\/h4>\n                    <p class=\"lg:text-base sm:text-sm text-xs\">CO<sub>2<\/sub>\u00a0Mineralization Enabled Co Production of Carbonates and Lithium Stable Feed Brines for Direct Lithium Extraction<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"border-b border-gray-100 pb-3\">\n                <div class=\"flex items-start gap-1.5 sm:gap-3\">\n                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"shrink-0 mt-2\" src=\"https:\/\/ccusevent.org\/2026\/wp-content\/themes\/vivansh\/assets\/images\/authors.svg\" alt=\"Authors\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\">\n                  <div>\n                    <h4 class=\"font-medium mb-1 sm:mb-1.5 tracking-wide text-gray-600 text-base lg:text-lg\">Authors<\/h4>\n                    <p class=\"lg:text-base sm:text-sm text-xs\">Muhammed Rashik Mojid, Kyung Jae Lee, David Myers\u00a0(University of Houston)<\/p>\n                                      <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"pb-3\">\n                <div class=\"flex items-start gap-1.5 sm:gap-3\">\n                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"shrink-0 mt-2\" src=\"https:\/\/ccusevent.org\/2026\/wp-content\/themes\/vivansh\/assets\/images\/microphone.svg\" alt=\"microphone\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\">\n                  <div>\n                    <h4 class=\"font-medium mb-1 sm:mb-1.5 tracking-wide text-gray-600 text-base lg:text-lg\">Presenter<\/h4>\n                    <p class=\"lg:text-base sm:text-sm text-xs\">Muhammed Rashik Mojid<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"bg-gray-50 border border-gray-100 rounded-xl p-3 lg:p-7 shadow-md flex flex-col\">\n            <h3 class=\"pb-4 mb-3 border-b border-gray-100 font-semibold lg:text-xl\">\n              Best Oral Paper in Regional Characterization            <\/h3>\n            <div class=\"flex flex-col gap-3 h-full\">\n              <div class=\"border-b border-gray-100 pb-3\">\n                <div class=\"flex items-start gap-1.5 sm:gap-3\">\n                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"shrink-0 mt-2\" src=\"https:\/\/ccusevent.org\/2026\/wp-content\/themes\/vivansh\/assets\/images\/file-edit.svg\" alt=\"Paper Title\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\">\n                  <div>\n                    <h4 class=\"font-medium mb-1 sm:mb-1.5 tracking-wide text-gray-600 text-base lg:text-lg\">Paper Title<\/h4>\n                    <p class=\"lg:text-base sm:text-sm text-xs\">Variabilities in Rock Quality in the Frio Formation, Onshore Texas, USA: Implications for CO2 Storage and Reservoir Injectivity <\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"border-b border-gray-100 pb-3\">\n                <div class=\"flex items-start gap-1.5 sm:gap-3\">\n                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"shrink-0 mt-2\" src=\"https:\/\/ccusevent.org\/2026\/wp-content\/themes\/vivansh\/assets\/images\/authors.svg\" alt=\"Authors\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\">\n                  <div>\n                    <h4 class=\"font-medium mb-1 sm:mb-1.5 tracking-wide text-gray-600 text-base lg:text-lg\">Authors<\/h4>\n                    <p class=\"lg:text-base sm:text-sm text-xs\">Carlos Uroza, Shuvajit Bhattacharya, Susan Hovorka\u00a0(University of Texas)<\/p>\n                                      <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"pb-3\">\n                <div class=\"flex items-start gap-1.5 sm:gap-3\">\n                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"shrink-0 mt-2\" src=\"https:\/\/ccusevent.org\/2026\/wp-content\/themes\/vivansh\/assets\/images\/microphone.svg\" alt=\"microphone\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\">\n                  <div>\n                    <h4 class=\"font-medium mb-1 sm:mb-1.5 tracking-wide text-gray-600 text-base lg:text-lg\">Presenter<\/h4>\n                    <p class=\"lg:text-base sm:text-sm text-xs\">Carlos Uroza <\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"bg-gray-50 border border-gray-100 rounded-xl p-3 lg:p-7 shadow-md flex flex-col\">\n            <h3 class=\"pb-4 mb-3 border-b border-gray-100 font-semibold lg:text-xl\">\n              Best Oral Paper in Site-Focused Characterization             <\/h3>\n            <div class=\"flex flex-col gap-3 h-full\">\n              <div class=\"border-b border-gray-100 pb-3\">\n                <div class=\"flex items-start gap-1.5 sm:gap-3\">\n                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"shrink-0 mt-2\" src=\"https:\/\/ccusevent.org\/2026\/wp-content\/themes\/vivansh\/assets\/images\/file-edit.svg\" alt=\"Paper Title\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\">\n                  <div>\n                    <h4 class=\"font-medium mb-1 sm:mb-1.5 tracking-wide text-gray-600 text-base lg:text-lg\">Paper Title<\/h4>\n                    <p class=\"lg:text-base sm:text-sm text-xs\">Comparative Assessment of CO<sub>2<\/sub> Mineralization in Mafic and Ultramafic Rocks under Simulated Subsurface Conditions<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"border-b border-gray-100 pb-3\">\n                <div class=\"flex items-start gap-1.5 sm:gap-3\">\n                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"shrink-0 mt-2\" src=\"https:\/\/ccusevent.org\/2026\/wp-content\/themes\/vivansh\/assets\/images\/authors.svg\" alt=\"Authors\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\">\n                  <div>\n                    <h4 class=\"font-medium mb-1 sm:mb-1.5 tracking-wide text-gray-600 text-base lg:text-lg\">Authors<\/h4>\n                    <p class=\"lg:text-base sm:text-sm text-xs\">Abubakar Isah, Rita Okoroafor\u00a0(Texas A&amp;M University)<\/p>\n                                      <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"pb-3\">\n                <div class=\"flex items-start gap-1.5 sm:gap-3\">\n                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"shrink-0 mt-2\" src=\"https:\/\/ccusevent.org\/2026\/wp-content\/themes\/vivansh\/assets\/images\/microphone.svg\" alt=\"microphone\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\">\n                  <div>\n                    <h4 class=\"font-medium mb-1 sm:mb-1.5 tracking-wide text-gray-600 text-base lg:text-lg\">Presenter<\/h4>\n                    <p class=\"lg:text-base sm:text-sm text-xs\">Rita Okoroafor<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"bg-gray-50 border border-gray-100 rounded-xl p-3 lg:p-7 shadow-md flex flex-col\">\n            <h3 class=\"pb-4 mb-3 border-b border-gray-100 font-semibold lg:text-xl\">\n              Best Oral Paper in Subsurface Modelling             <\/h3>\n            <div class=\"flex flex-col gap-3 h-full\">\n              <div class=\"border-b border-gray-100 pb-3\">\n                <div class=\"flex items-start gap-1.5 sm:gap-3\">\n                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"shrink-0 mt-2\" src=\"https:\/\/ccusevent.org\/2026\/wp-content\/themes\/vivansh\/assets\/images\/file-edit.svg\" alt=\"Paper Title\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\">\n                  <div>\n                    <h4 class=\"font-medium mb-1 sm:mb-1.5 tracking-wide text-gray-600 text-base lg:text-lg\">Paper Title<\/h4>\n                    <p class=\"lg:text-base sm:text-sm text-xs\">Re-Thinking Seal Quality: Practical Insights for Effective Large-Scale CO<sub>2<\/sub> Storage<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"border-b border-gray-100 pb-3\">\n                <div class=\"flex items-start gap-1.5 sm:gap-3\">\n                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"shrink-0 mt-2\" 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