Leadership

A plant biologist, Dr. Jenkins served for three years as Assistant Chair of UC Berkeley's Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, where she had researched biochemical pathways and regulatory gene networks after receiving her Ph.D. She served for five years as Prinicipal Administrator for the UC Berkeley-Novartis Strategic Research Alliance, an innovative public-private partnership. Prior to coming to UC Berkeley, she also spent time in academic positions at the Salk Institute and UC Davis.

Tim Carr is the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences first Miller Energy Professor and teaches in the WVU Department of Geology and Geography. His 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 (ARCO), 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.

Dr. Reddy is a George Duke Humphrey Distinguished Professor of Renewable Resources at University of Wyoming. He is also adjunct professor of UW School of Energy Resources. During his tenure at UW, professor Reddy has developed innovative teaching, research, and outreach programs focused on energy and natural resources and their relationship with the environment. He is a world-renowned scientist for his pioneering work of mineral carbonation process of carbon dioxide, instantaneous mineralization of flue gas carbon dioxide, and filtration of toxic arsenic species from water. He is also well known for his research into speciation of toxic selenium species in water, removal of nitrate from water, and geochemistry of coalbed natural gas (CBNG) produced water. He holds 6 patents (3 US, 1 Australia, 1 Japan, and 1 New Zealand). Professor Reddy has an extensive record of invited publications and presentations. He has also given numerous invited international presentations throughout the world. Professor Reddy’s advising and mentoring program included over 70 students. He also served as a graduate committee member for over 50 students from 4 different colleges (Agriculture, Arts & Sciences, Health Sciences, and Engineering and Applied Science).

John Mead holds a B.A. from Indiana University and a J.D. from the University of Illinois. He is the Director of the Coal Research Center and Associate Dean for the Graduate School at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. John has drafted legislative language establishing coal research and development support programs for the State of Illinois including the Coal Research Board, the Office of Coal Commerce and the Coal Development Technology Assistance Fund. He staffed the Illinois Energy Resources Commission review of a series of successful clean coal technology demonstrations supported by the State of Illinois and assisted in the Illinois participation in the first two rounds of the U.S. Department of Energy Clean Coal Technology Program. John also assisted in the development of the Environmental Resources and Policy Ph.D. program at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He currently oversees the organization and operation of a university research center, including the development and operation of pilot scale R&D facilities. In addition, he staffs the Clean Coal Review Board program at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (based on a $25 Million gift to fund promising coal based technologies), where he served as Principal Investigator for the program.

Dean Paddock is associate dean for environmental law studies. He chairs the Committee for Innovations, Management Systems, and Trading of the American Bar Association’s Section on Environment, Energy, and Resources.Prior to coming to GW Law, he was the director of Environmental Legal Studies at Pace University Law School from 2002 to 2007. Dean Paddock has served as a senior consultant for the National Academy of Public Administration on several projects since 1999. He also was a visiting scholar at the Environmental Law Institute between 1999 and 2002, focusing on clean air act, state-federal relationship, and enforcement issues. From 1978 until 1999, Dean Paddock was an assistant attorney general with the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office where he served as director of environmental policy for 13 years, as manager of the Office’s Agriculture and Natural Resources Division and a member of its executive committee. He has served on numerous national panels including the Aspen Institute’s Series on Environment in the 21st Century, and the American National Standard Institute’s ISO 14000 Environmental Management Systems Council. Dean Paddock graduated from the University of Iowa Law School with high honors and served as a law clerk to Judge Donald Lay of the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Dr. Eric D Wachsman, Director of the University of Maryland Energy Research Center, is the William L. Crentz Centennial Chair in Energy Research with appointments in both the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Maryland (UMD).  Prior to coming to UMD he was the Director of the Florida Institute for Sustainable Energy at the University of Florida. He is a Fellow of The Electrochemical Society (ECS), formerly Chair of the High Temperature Materials Division of ECS, and serves on the Fuel Cell Organizing and Awards Committees of ECS.  In addition, he is Editor-in-Chief of Ionics, Editor of Energy Systems, formerly an Associate Editor of Journal of the American Ceramic Society, former Councilor of the Florida Section of the American Ceramic Society.