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Nino Ripepi

Principal Investigator

Associate Professor, Dept of Mining and Minerals Engineering.
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Cheng Chen

Reservoir Characterization & Core Analysis

Assistant Professor, Dept of Mining and Minerals Engineering.
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Ellen Gilliland

Monitoring & Geophysics

Assistant Professor, Dept of Mining and Minerals Engineering.
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Michael Karmis

Project Manager

Stonie Barker Professor, Dept of Mining and Minerals Engineering and VCCER Director.
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Cigdem Keles

Reservoir Modelling

Research Associate, Dept of Mining and Minerals Engineering.
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Bahareh Nojabaei

Reservoir Modelling

Assistant Professor, Dept of Mining and Minerals Engineering.
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Margaret Radcliffe

Outreach Coordinator

Assistant Director for Operations, Virginia Center for Coal & Energy Research.
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Charles Schlosser

Characterization & Modelling

Research Associate, Virginia Center for Coal & Energy Research.
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ENERVEST

Kevin Miller

Vice President and General Manager EVOC.
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James Ayers

Senior Geologist.
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Gus Janson

Technical Advisor – Geology.
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Trevor Schaffer

Manager - Drilling & Completions.
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Ricky Ealand

Vice President - Drilling & Completions.
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CONSULTANTS

Gerald R Hill, PhD

Gerald R Hill, PhD, Inc
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Jack Pashin

Professor, Devon Petroleum Chair of Basin Research, Oklahoma State University.
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U.S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Robert W. Vagnetti

Program Manager, Scientist, National Energy Technology Laboratory.
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Jared Ciferno

Technology Manager Director, Strategic Center for Natural Gas & Oil.
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STAKEHOLDERS ADVISORY GROUP

TECHNICAL EXPERTS

Randy Albert

Owner and CEO, Shale Advisory Group, Bluefield, West Virginia

Ed Diminick

Petroleum Engineer at Appalachian Energy, Inc

Jerry Grantham

Vice President-Southern Appalachian Division, Range Resources (retired), Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia

COMMUNITY LEADERS

Shannon Blevins

Associate Vice Chancellor for Economic Development and Engagement, The University of Virginia’s College at Wise, Wise County, Virginia

Freddie Mullins

Freddie Mullins, Esq., Clintwood, Dickenson County, Virginia

John Schoolcraft

Board of Supervisors, County of Wise District III

ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS

Leon Boyd

Virginia District Chair and Chair of the Southwest Virginia Coalfields Chapter, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Buchanan County, Virginia

STATE GOVERNMENT

William Clear

Director of Finance and Project Administration, Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, Big Stone Gap, Wise County, VA

NETL/DOE

Richard Hammack

Geological and Environmental Systems Directorate, Office of Research and Development, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA