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The Center for Energy Studies' Energy, Minerals & Materials Program thrives on collaborations between experts both within and beyond Rice University.
Featured External Collaborators and Networks
Michael S. Moats
Professor of Metallurgical Engineering
Director, Thomas J. O'Keefe Institute for Sustainable Supply of Strategic Minerals, Missouri S&T
Areas of study: Extractive metallurgy; production and trends; critical minerals; operations and workforce
Kwame Awuah-Offei
Union Pacific/Rocky Mountain Energy Professor of Mining Engineering
Member, Thomas J. O'Keefe Institute for Sustainable Supply of Strategic Minerals, Missouri S&T
Areas of study: Mining engineering and operations; life cycle management; sustainable mining practices; workforce development
Nigel Brandon, OBE
Dean, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College-London
Areas of study: Energy materials and electrochemical devices for low carbon applications, including fuel cells, electrolyzers and batteries
Anna Korre
Professor of Environmental Engineering, Department of Earth Science and Engineering, Royal School of Mines
Co-director, Energy Futures Lab, Imperial College-London
Areas of study: Mineral and energy resources engineering; modelling risk and uncertainty; environmental and life cycle assessment of engineering systems
Clare P. Grey, FRS
Geoffrey Moorhouse Gibson Professor in Materials Chemistry, Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge
Areas of study: Materials science for advanced rechargeable batteries; fuel cell membranes; materials sourcing; computational materials science
Roderick G. Eggert
Viola Vestal Coulter Foundation Chair in Mineral Economics, Division of Economics and Business, Colorado School of Mines
Deputy Director, Critical Materials Institute
Areas of study: Mineral economics, critical minerals and materials
Morgan D. Bazilian
Director, Payne Institute
Professor of Public Policy, Division of Economics and Business, Colorado School of Mines
Areas of study: Minerals for energy transition; just energy transitions; oil and gas emissions data science; satellite monitoring
Timothy Considine
School of Energy Resources Distinguished Professor of Energy Economics, Economics and Finance, University of Wyoming
Areas of interest: Energy economics and policy/regulation; conventional and unconventional energy technology
John Steen
Director, Bradshaw Research Initiative for Minerals and Mining, The University of British Columbia
Areas of study: Minerals exploration; extraction; remediation operations; mining sector transformation; mining industry strategy; data science
Jeremy M. Martin
Vice President, Energy & Sustainability, Institute of the Americas
Areas of study: Latin American energy and minerals and related policies for investment
Tristan Abbey
President, Comarus Analytics
Distinguished Fellow, EPRINC
Areas of study: Strategy and policy on energy and minerals, including federal domain and international relations