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Chapter: Appendix C: Speakers and Presentation Titles from Meetings of the NRC Committee to Review the Activities Authorized Under the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 2000

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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Speakers and Presentation Titles from Meetings of the NRC Committee to Review the Activities Authorized Under the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 2000." National Research Council. 2004. Charting the Future of Methane Hydrate Research in the United States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11094.
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Appendix C
Speakers and Presentation Titles from NRC Meetings of the Committee to Review the Activities Authorized Under the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 2000

Meeting One

Washington, D.C., September 2-3, 2003

Edith Allison, Department of Energy, Fossil Energy Headquarters: Department of Energy Methane Hydrates Program

Brad Tomer, Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory: Status of DOE Research into Naturally Occurring Methane Hydrates

Deborah Hutchinson, U.S. Geological Survey: USGS Methane Hydrate Research

Robert LaBelle, Minerals Management Service: Secretary’s Briefing on Gas Hydrates

Bilal Haq, National Science Foundation, and Planning Committee of the Secretary of Energy: Gas Hydrate Research Academic Interests

Bhakta Rath, Naval Research Laboratory (NRL): NRL Methane Hydrates Research Initiative

Barbara Moore, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Ocean Research, National Undersea Research Program: NOAA Methane Hydrate Research

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Speakers and Presentation Titles from Meetings of the NRC Committee to Review the Activities Authorized Under the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 2000." National Research Council. 2004. Charting the Future of Methane Hydrate Research in the United States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11094.
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Meeting Two

Houston, Texas, October 28, 2003

Art Johnson, Hydrate Energy International, and chair of the DOE Science Advisory Panel: Role of the Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee in the DOE Program

Robert Hunter, BP Alaska North Slope: BP Exploration (Alaska), Inc. Methane Hydrate Project

Sivakumar Subramanian, ChevronTexaco: Characterizing Methane Hydrates in the Deep-water Gulf of Mexico

Thomas Williams, Maurer Technology: Alaska Hydrate Project Overview: Methane Hydrate Production from Alaskan Permafrost

William Gwilliam, DOE National Energy Technology Laboratory: General Discussion of DOE’s Approach to Production and Hazard Research

Meeting Three

La Jolla, California, January 5-7, 2004

Steve Kirby, U.S. Geological Survey Menlo Park: Review of Clathrate Hydrate Mechanical Properties: How Applicable is Tetrahydrofuran Hydrate to the Real World?

Tom Lorenson, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park: USGS Methane Hydrate Research in the Gulf of Mexico

Emrys Jones, ChevronTexaco, Scripps: Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Joint Industry Project (JIP) Status

Tim Collett, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver: Energy Resource Potential of the Eileen and Tarn Gas Hydrate Accumulations on the North Slope of Alaska

George Moridis, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: Gas Production from Hydrate Accumulations Under Various Geological and Reservoir Conditions

Peter Brewer, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute and member of the Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee: National Research Council Review: Methane Hydrate Research Program

Miriam Kastner, Scripps Institution of Oceanography and member, Department of Energy Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee: National Research Council Review: Methane Hydrate Research Program

Brad Tomer, Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory: Status of DOE Research into Naturally Occurring Methane Hydrates

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Speakers and Presentation Titles from Meetings of the NRC Committee to Review the Activities Authorized Under the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 2000." National Research Council. 2004. Charting the Future of Methane Hydrate Research in the United States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11094.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Speakers and Presentation Titles from Meetings of the NRC Committee to Review the Activities Authorized Under the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 2000." National Research Council. 2004. Charting the Future of Methane Hydrate Research in the United States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11094.
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Methane hydrate is a natural form of clathrate - a chemical substance in which one molecule forms a lattice around a "guest" molecule with chemical bonding. In this clathrate, the guest molecule is methane and the lattice is formed by water to form an ice-like solid. Methane hydrate has become the focus of international attention because of the vast potential for human use worldwide. If methane can be produced from hydrate, a reasonable assumption given that there are no obvious technical or engineering roadblocks to commercial production, the nation's natural gas energy supply could be extended for many years to come.

This report reviews the Department of Energy's (DOE) Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program, the project selection process, and projects funded to date. It makes recommendations on how the DOE program could be improved. Key recommendations include focusing DOE program emphasis and research in 7 priority areas; incorporating greater scientific oversight in the selection, initiation, monitoring, and assessment of major projects funded by the DOE; strengthening DOE's contribution to education and training through funding of fellowships, and providing project applicants with a set of instructions and guidelines outlining requirements for timely and full disclosure of project results and consequences of noncompliance.

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