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Join the experts to hear breaking news about the status of unconventional and alternative energy development in the U.S. and the world from the Energy Minerals Division’s Commodity Chairs, including tight-gas reservoirs, uranium for nuclear power, natural gas hydrates, bitumen/heavy oil, coal-bed methane, and status of energy economics: YouTube: https://youtu.be/LwKqFugKvxw

EMD Commodity Committees: https://www.aapg.org/about/aapg/overview/committees/emd-committees
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Ursula Hammes, Session Moderator:

President (2020-2021) Energy Minerals Division of the AAPG https://www.aapg.org/divisions/emd/leadership
w/ Introduction by Ursula Hammes
She has 25+ years of experience in the oil and gas industry and academia in Europe and USA in positions ranging from exploration, development, research and management. She obtained her Diploma at the University of Erlangen, Germany, and her Ph.D. at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
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Presenters in order of appearance:

1. Justin Birdwell, Chairman
Tight Oil & Gas Committee Website: https://www.aapg.org/about/aapg/overview/committees/emd/articleid/26349/committee-emd-tight-oil-gas
He is a research engineer and geochemist with the U.S. Geological Survey Central Energy Resources Science Center in Denver, Colorado, where he has worked since 2009 and is currently the Denver project chief for the USGS Energy Resources Program’s Gulf Coast Petroleum Systems Research project.
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2. Lucy Ko, Vice-Chair
She is a Research Associate at the Bureau of Economic Geology, the University of Texas at Austin. She received her B.A. degree from the National Taiwan University, her M.S. degree from the Colorado School of Mines, and her PhD from UT-Austin.
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3. See * Below   Michael D. Campbell, Chairman
Uranium (Nuclear & REE) Committee Website: https://www.aapg.org/about/aapg/overview/committees/emd/articleid/26353/committee-emd-uranium
He is a graduate of the Ohio State University (Bachelor’s degree in geology and hydrogeology) and a graduate of Rice University (Master’s degree on geology and geophysics. To date, he has been serving as a professional geologist/hydrogeologist for 54 years (See publications (more).
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4. Dan McConnell, Vice-Chair
Gas Hydrates Committee Website: https://www.aapg.org/about/aapg/overview/committees/emd/articleid/26345/committee-emd-gas-hydrates
He has a B.A. History and a B.Sc. Geological Sciences from the University of Texas, and is currently the global product manager for gas hydrates and marine minerals for Fugro and a marine geologist with over 20 years of experience.
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5. Ian Kirkland, Chairman
Bitumen & Heavy Oil Committee Website: https://www.aapg.org/about/aapg/overview/committees/emd/articleid/26347/committee-emd-bitumen-heavy-oil
He earned academic degrees from Brock University and the University of Calgary and is a senior geologist in the Geoscience Consulting team at Sproule where his primary role over 31 years has been in providing geological evaluations for oil and gas reserves and resource assessments, etc. Bitumen & Heavy Oil Committee Website: https://www.aapg.org/about/aapg/overview/committees/emd/articleid/26347/committee-emd-bitumen-heavy-oil
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6. Jack Pashin, Chairman
Coalbed Methane Committee Website: https://www.aapg.org/about/aapg/overv…
He is Professor and Devon Chair of Basin Research at Oklahoma State University and received his Ph.D. from the University of Kentucky and led the energy group at the Geological Survey of Alabama from 1988-2012.
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7. Jeremy Platt, Chairman, and
8. Dieter Beike, Vice-Chair
Energy Economics & Technology Committee Website: https://www.aapg.org/about/aapg/overview/committees/emd/articleid/24810/committee-emd-coalbed-methane
Geologist with 38-year career managing research for the Electric Power Research Institute.
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Note *  Michael D. Campbell, Chairman
Uranium (Nuclear & REE) Committee

1. Pre-recorded full version of the above truncated “Live” version entitled: “Uranium & Nuclear Power are on the Move”
PDF with YouTube video: https://i2massociates.com/downloads/UCOM-Issues2020ShortSlides.pdf

2. Pre-recorded “Oral” presentation entitled: “Sources of Rare Earth Elements in the U.S. and World” (Full Presentation)
PDF with YouTube video: https://i2massociates.com/downloads/REE-EMDPresentation8-31-20.pdf

EMD personnel also contributed other presentations during AAPG 2020 conference in Theme 9:
Lindsay Ross, Vice-Chair, and David Beckett, Member.
Critical Minerals Committee Website: https://www.aapg.org/about/aapg/overview/committees/emd/articleid/52056/committee-emd-critical-minerals
“The New Energy Companies – Why and How” https://youtu.be/FOKHP2LaHag
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“Critical Minerals for Energy Storage: Lessons From Lithium and Electromobility” by Emily Hersh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn1lUX5bsTw&t=103s

“Nickel is a Critical Material for Lithium Ion Batteries” by Mark Jarvis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn1lUX5bsTw&t=103s

For other sessions at the AAPG ACE, see: (here).
For all EMD Presentations: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI3dyuNS2IhDZA7qjdwte3Q