One of West Virginia University’s top geology researchers has been named president-elect of a prestigious national organization dedicated to improving education and decision-making related to energy research.
Tim Carr, the Marshall S. Miller Energy Professor of Geology in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences became president-elect of the Council of Energy Research and Education Leaders effective July 1. CEREL’s main activities include advocating for support of university-based energy research as well as generally advancing, informing and elevating the national debate about energy. The group also focuses on preparing the energy workforce.
Carr has been active in studying carbon sequestration and storage issues associated with fossil fuels both in the US and in China. He is associated with the US China Energy Center based at WVU. Carr has also been a presenter in WVU Extension Service information sessions on Marcellus shale drilling at public meetings held throughout West Virginia.
Carr’s current projects include research and public service efforts in the areas of subsurface petroleum geology and geophysics, energy systems, greenhouse gas sequestration and environmental geology, and developing online information systems to improve public access to petroleum information and technology.
Prior to coming to WVU, Carr worked for the Kansas Geological Survey as chief of the Energy Research Section and as senior scientist for the Kansas Geological Survey at the University of Kansas. He was also co-director of the Energy Research Center and courtesy professor in the University of Kansas Department of Geology.
His experience also includes 13 years with Atlantic Richfield, where he worked in a number of research, operations and management positions. At ARCO, Carr was involved in both exploration and development projects in locations including Alaska, the North Sea, East Greenland, California and Kansas. Carr has a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Wisconsin, a master’s in geology from Texas Tech University and a doctorate in geology from the University of Wisconsin.
According to its web site, NCSE’s mission is to:
- Increase the contributions of university energy research and education to the challenges facing society
- Promote, encourage, and support efforts to advance knowledge and learning in the interdisciplinary energy fields (engineering, agriculture, the humanities, and physical, biological, and social sciences)
- Elevate the importance and awareness of the role of energy in human affairs across every segment of society through communication, outreach, engagement, and dissemination of knowledge and
- Promote the exchange of information and knowledge to create, foster, and encourage cooperative efforts among members of CEREL and other scientists and engineers, federal, state, and local agencies, business, and non-governmental organizations.
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