Carbon Conversion Capture and Storage: CCCS People

People

Brent Lakeman, MPA, Manager, Ph (780) 450-5274
CO2 management, climate change policy, program leadership

Stefan Bachu, Ph.D.,P.Eng., Ph (780) 450-5467
Site selection and characterization for CO2 storage in depleted oil and gas reservoirs and deep saline aquifers; methodologies for estimating CO2 storage capacity at local, regional and national levels; legal and regulatory aspects of CO2 storage; hydrogeology and geothermics of sedimentary basins

James Brydie, Ph.D., P.Geol., Ph (780) 450-5102
Assurance monitoring for COstorage sites, environmental geochemistry, geomicrobiology, hydrogeology, site characterization, analytical technology development and the application of geographic information systems

Karen Budwill, Ph.D., Ph (780) 450-5128
Microbiologist, biogenic gas production (methanogenesis), subsurface microbial processes, geomicrobiology

Allan Chambers, P.Eng., Ph (780) 450-5122
Energy conversion, air emissions measurement and control, pilot and field scale experiments

John Faltinson, MBA, P.Eng., Ph (780) 450-5405
Geostorage - well site field operations and ECBM pilots. Clean energy - process and economic software development

Quinn Goretzky, MBA, MA, Ph (780) 450-5274
Strategic project management, CO2 enhanced hydrocarbon recovery, CO2 utilization through micro-algae, nuclear energy assessment, energy and environment policy

Bill Gunter, Ph.D., P.Geol., Ph (780) 993-5375
Coalbed methane, GHG mitigation, Geochemical assessment/treatment, CO2 storage

Ernie Perkins, Ph.D., P.Geol., Ph (780) 450-5468
Monitoring and verification of CO2 storage, geochemical analysis and modelling of reactions in the sub-surface

Andy Reynolds, M.Sc., Program Leader - Clean Energy, Ph (780) 450-5531
Program and project management, technology development and readiness assessment.

Sam Wong, M.Sc., P.Eng., Ph (780) 450-5269
CO2 capture technology and economics, geological storage, matching CO2 sources to sinks, CO2 ECBM and EOR, field pilots, international project development, capacity building, offsets and protocols, GHG reduction in oil sands extraction and upgrading

Min Zhang, Ph.D., Geochemistry, Ph (780) 450-5452
Experimental and modelling studies of water-rock-CO2 interaction, stable isotope application to hydrogeological systems, cement chemistry relevant to stability of well cements