Event Agenda - 2023 EEMDL Event

DAY 1 - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2023

  • Continental breakfast, coffee, and refreshments available in the Atrium.
    Visit Registration table to check-in.

SESSION 1: WELCOME, GLOBAL LNG PANEL DISCUSSION, EEMDL UPDATES

  • Welcome Address and Research Innovation

    Dr. Roger Bonnecaze
    Dean of the Cockrell School of Engineering
    The University of Texas at Austin

  • Dr. David Allen
    Co-Director, EEMDL
    Professor, McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering
    The University of Texas at Austin

    Dr. Arvind Ravikumar
    Co-Director, EEMDL
    Research Associate Professor
    Hildebrand Department of Petroleum & Geosystems Engineering
    The University of Texas at Austin

  • Dr. Matthew Balhoff
    Chair, Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering
    The University of Texas at Austin

  • Andy Uhler (Moderator)
    Journalism Fellow
    The University of Texas at Austin, Energy Institute
    Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy

    Corey Grindal
    EVP and Chief Operating Officer
    Cheniere Energy

    Chad Zamarin
    EVP, Corporate Strategic Development
    Williams

  • Attendee Networking & EEMDL Visioning / Refreshment Break:
    What does success look like in five years?
    Refreshments available in Atrium

SESSION 2: METHANE REGULATIONS

  • Daniel Zimmerle (Moderator)
    Director, Methane Emissions Technology Evaluation Center
    Colorado State University, Energy Institute

    Dr. David Lyon
    Special Advisor for Implementation
    U.S. EPA

    Stefanie Rucker
    Manager, Office of Innovations in Planning and Air Quality Assessment
    Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

    James Diamond
    Manager, Technical Operations & Upstream Regulatory Team
    Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

  • Dr. Arvind Ravikumar
    Co-Director, EEMDL
    Associate Research Professor
    Hildebrand Department of Petroleum & Geosystems Engineering
    The University of Texas at Austin

  • Interactive Networking Luncheon for all Attendees: The Key Steps and Ingredients to Success.

SESSION 3: INTERNATIONAL POLICY, REGULATION, AND SCIENCE

  • Bob Stout (Moderator)
    Senior Advisor, Policy & Outreach, EEMDL

    Claire Wang (virtual) (15 minute overview)
    Global Efforts to Cut Methane Emissions in the Fossil Energy Sector
    Senior Policy Advisor to U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry United States Department of State

    Tom Curry (15 minute overview)
    GHG Supply Chain MMRV Framework
    Director of Policy and Analysis, Office of Resource Sustainability
    United States Department of Energy

    Dr. Erin Tullos (15 minute overview)
    Enabling a Global Differentiated Gas Framework: Insights from an EEMDL – Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) Workshop

    Senior Research Associate, EEMDL
    The University of Texas at Austin


    Panel Discussion & Audience Q&A

  • Ben Cahill
    Senior Fellow, Energy Security and Climate Change Program
    Center for Strategic and International Studies

  • Dr. Andreea Calcan
    Programme Management Officer
    United Nations Environment Programme

  • Refreshments available in the Atrium

SESSION 4: MEASUREMENTS AND REPORTING

  • Dr. Morgan Bazilian (Moderator)
    Director, The Payne Institute for Public Policy
    Professor of Public Policy, Division of Business & Economics
    Colorado School of Mines

    Ben Ratner (virtual)
    Executive Director, Sustainability
    JP Morgan Chase

    Matt McMullin
    EVP, Global Climate Practice Leader and Energy Industry Practice Leader
    Chubb

    Nile Garritson
    Associate Portfolio Manager
    CalSTERS

    Tracey Cameron
    Director, Corporate Climate Engagement, Oil & Gas
    Ceres, Inc

  • Dr. Lyra Wang
    Research Scientist, EEMDL
    The University of Texas at Austin

  • Daniel Zimmerle
    Director, Methane Emissions Technology Evaluation Center
    Colorado State University, Energy Institute
    EEMDL Principal Investigator

  • Andy Grimes
    Managing Director, Research Development & Relations, EEMDL
    The University of Texas at Austin

  • Poster Session and Reception in the Atrium

DAY 2 - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2023

  • Continental breakfast, coffee, and refreshments available in the Atrium.

SESSION 5: MEASUREMENTS, REPORTING, AND RECONCILIATION

  • Brad Crabtree
    Assistant Secretary, Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management
    U.S. Department of Energy

    Arvind Ravikumar (Q&A Moderator)
    Co-Director
    EEMDL

  • Arvind Ravikumar (Moderator)
    Co-Director, EEMDL

    Mark Gebbia (virtual)
    Vice President, Environmental, Regulatory & Permitting
    Williams

    Alex Bosiljevac
    Engineering Specialist, Environmental
    EQT Corp

    Matthew Johnson
    Professor and Head of Energy Emissions Research Lab
    Carleton University

    Daniel Zimmerle
    Director, Methane Emissions Technology Evaluation Center
    Colorado State University, Energy Institute

  • Dr. Dorit Hammerling
    Associate Professor, Applied Mathematics & Statistic
    Colorado School of Mines
    EEMDL Principal Investigator

  • Dr. David Allen
    Co-Director
    EEMDL

  • Colette Schissel
    PhD Candidate
    University of Texas at Austin

  • Interactive Networking and Refreshment Break: The Challenges to Success.

    Refreshments in Atrium

  • Dr. Thomas Fox (Moderator)
    President
    Highwood Emissions Management

    Dr. Daniel Cusworth
    Scientist
    Carbon Mapper

    Daniel Zimmerle
    Director, Methane Emissions Technology Evaluation Center
    Colorado State University, Energy Institute
    EEMDL Principal Investigator

    Damon Burtt
    Consultant
    Carbon Limits

  • Dr. Lea Hildebrandt Ruiz
    Associate Professor, McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering
    The University of Texas at Austin

  • Prepared lunches available in Atrium. Return to Big Tex Auditorium for Luncheon Session

    Dr. Erin Tullos (Moderator)
    Senior Research Associate
    EEMDL, The University of Texas at Austin

    Stefanie Rucker
    Manager, Office of Innovations in Planning and Air Quality Assessment
    Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

SESSION 6: TECHNOLOGY MEASUREMENTS

SESSION 7: SUPPLY CHAINS AND MEASUREMENTS

  • Fiji George
    Senior Director, Climate and Sustainability
    Cheniere Energy

  • Dr. Jonathon Stern (Recorded Remarks)
    Distinguished Research Fellow,
    Oxford Institute of Energy Studies

    Ben Cahill (Moderator)
    Senior Fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies

    Keith Shoemaker
    SVP, Commercial
    EQT Corp.

    Ed Lush
    Director Business Development, New Energy Ventures
    Williams

  • Refreshments in Atrium

  • Dr. Paul Balcombe
    Sr. Lecturer in Chemical Engineering & Renewable Energy
    Queen Mary University of London

  • Dr. Arvind Ravikumar
    Co-Director, EEMDL and Associate Research Professor
    Hildebrand Department of Petroleum & Geosystems Engineering
    The University of Texas at Austin

SESSION 8: EDUCATION AND OUTREACH

  • Andy Grimes
    Managing Director, Research Development & Relations, EEMDL
    The University of Texas at Austin

OPTIONAL WORKSHOP - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2023

Measurements, Uncertainties, and Measurement-Informed Inventories

  • Optional Workshop: Measurements, Uncertainties, and Measurement-Informed Inventories

    Commons Conference Center
    Balcones Room #1.108
    3:00 - 5:00 PM CT

  • Speaker: Prof. David Allen

  • Speaker: Prof. Arvind Ravikumar

  • Speaker: Prof. David Allen

  • Speaker: Colette Schissel

  • Speaker: Dr. Qining Chen

  • Speaker: Dr. Lyra Wang

    • Model training

    • User groups

    • Service Center