The Team

Our team is working to expand energy choices in West Virginia.  This project will produce geological data critical to testing the potential of geothermal energy in the region.

Organizations

• West Virginia University
  • Department of Geology and Geography
  • Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  • Department of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
  • Energy Institute 
  • Facilities Management
• University of New Haven
• West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey
• U.S. DOE National Energy Technology Laboratory  
• Northeast Natural Energy LLC
• Hewitt Energy Strategies LLC

Team Members

• West Virginia University
  • Dr. Shikha Sharma, PI, Geology and Geography; IsoBioGeM Lab Director
  • Dr. Timothy R. Carr, Geology and Geography
    
  • Dr. Vikas Agrawal, Geology and Geography
  • Dr. Brian Panetta, Geology and Geography
  • Dr. Kenneth H. Means, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 
  • Dr. Ebrahim Fathi, Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
    
  • Daniel Lemasters, Facilities Management
  • Thomas J. Rosson, Facilities Management
    
  • Dr. Samuel Taylor, Energy Institute
    
  • Jennifer Hause, Energy Institute
    
    
• University of New Haven
• Dr. Nagasree Garapati, Chemistry and Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
  
  
• Northeast Natural Energy LLC
• BJ Carney
• Andy Travis

• Hewitt Energy Strategies LLC
• Jay Hewitt
  
  
• USDOE National Energy Technology Laboratory
• Dr. Alexandra Hakala
• Dr. Dustin Crandall
  
  
• West Virginia Geologic and Economic Survey
  
• Dr. Ronald R. McDowell
• Dr. Jessica Moore
• Dr. Sarah R. Brown