1. Cluster Hiring Presentation- Session 4- Energy Department of Geology and Geography November 17, 2014 Provost Office goals: (1)Attract scholars who will bring expertise in specific areas (2)Strengthen AU by connecting faculty across academic units Unit goal: What are we looking for in a cluster? Recruitment of faculty in geology or allied discipline who can help establish ties to petroleum industry, other energy/ environmental groups, and associated funding sources

2. Exploration for, production from, and environmental impacts of conventional and unconventional hydrocarbon systems Sedimentology Sediment mineralogy, textures, and structures; controls on porosity and permeability; depositional facies Stratigraphy Lithostratigraphic and chronostratigraphic framework, sea-level histories Structural Tectonic settings and basin histories; influence of folds, faults, fractures and related features Geochemistry Inorganic and organic geochemistry; diagenesis, petroleum geochemistry, water-rock interaction Geophysics 2-D and 3-D seismic reflection surveys, geophysical well logging, etc. Hydrology Fluid-flow modeling, migration pathways, reservoir pressures, contaminant transport Centrality of the Geosciences to Energy Industry King, Savrda, Uddin King, Savrda Steltenpohl, Uddin Lee, Saunders Wolf

3. Energy-related Funding and Funding Potential Past Funding: ENRON, TOTAL, ARCO, BP ACS-Petroleum Research Fund (7) Pending Proposals: ACS-PRF (2)- Gas Shales Obama-Singh 21 st Century Initiative Potential higher-level funding sources: Industry ACS-PRF NSF, DOE

4. Recruitment of a senior faculty member with a track record of work in or with the petroleum industry in the area of sedimentary geochemistry will: (1) Stimulate collaborative research pertaining to hydrocarbon systems (e.g., gas shales) and funded by federal agencies (e.g., DOE), industry-related programs (e.g., ACS-PRF), and energy corporations (2) Enhance research infrastructure- e.g., via acquisition of facilities currently unavailable on campus (e.g., stable isotope MS) (3) Contribute expertise to other strategic research areas- e.g., environment: paleoclimatic studies, oil spills, etc. (4) Fill a gap in geochemistry expertise associated with impending retirement(s) (5) Contribute to the design of a new PhD program in the Geosciences (6) Establish closer ties to industry that will translate to rewarding career opportunities for graduates (and grateful alumni) Preferred Geoscience Hire Sedimentary Geochemist

5. Other energy related areas—Ur and other minerals, carbon sequestration, nuclear waste disposal, oil-field abandonment, etc. Sedimentology Sediment mineralogy, textures, and structures; controls on porosity and permeability; depositional facies Stratigraphy Lithostratigraphic and chronostratigraphy framework, sea-level histories Structural Tectonic settings and basin histories; influence of folds, faults, fractures and related features Geochemistry Inorganic and organic geochemistry; diagenesis, petroleum geochemistry, water-rock interaction Geophysics 2-D and 3-D seismic reflection surveys, geophysical well logging, etc. Hydrology Fluid-flow modeling, migration pathways, reservoir pressures, contaminant transport Centrality of the Geosciences to Energy Industry