Tim Carr, professor of Geology at West Virginia University has been named chair of the Department of Geology and Geography.

Carr is the Marshall Miller professor of Geology at West Virginia University and is the president of the Council of Energy Research and Education Leaders, and is the interim director of a Marcellus shale roundtable at WVU. Carr works to develop the energy resources that the people of the world require over the coming century, while protecting the environment. His current study areas concern unconventional resources and CO2 storage and utilization in North America, Europe, Middle East and Asia.

His appointment is effective July 1.

“I am delighted that Dr. Carr has accepted this administrative assignment,” said Ruldoph Almasy, interim dean of the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences. “His experiences as a colleague, teacher, mentor, and researcher have prepared him well to continue the forward movement of the Department of Geology and Geography.”

Carr teaches shale-gas and oil short courses internationally and works with the U.S. Department of State to assist countries in developing the expertise to establish and regulate unconventional resources. He is also principal investigator for a WVU research project that will create the first-ever laboratory for the long-term study of shale-gas resources that looks at the full life cycle of a well – from drilling to completion to production.

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.

He is active in studying carbon sequestration and storage issues associated with fossil fuels in both the United States and China. He is associated with the United States China Energy Center based at WVU.

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