Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee

The Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee was created in response to provisions of the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 2000 and reauthorized by the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

The Committee is to advise the Secretary of Energy on potential applications of methane hydrate; assist in developing recommendations and priorities for the methane hydrate research and development program; and submit to Congress one or more reports on an assessment of the research program and an assessment of the DOE 5-year research plan.

The Committee's charter stipulates that up to 15 members can be appointed by the Secretary of Energy, representing institutions of higher education, industrial enterprises and oceanographic institutions and state agencies.

The Committee is required by P.L. 109-58 to meet biennially. The Energy Department's Office of Fossil Energy is responsible for providing financial and administrative support to the Committee.

Current Membership
Dr. Thomas Blasingame Texas A&M University College Station, TX	Mr. Richard Charter The Ocean Foundation Bodega Bay, CA	Dr. Peter Flemings University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
Dr. Matthew Hornbach Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	Dr. Miriam Kastner Scripps Institute of Oceanography La Jolla, CA	Dr. Carolyn Koh Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO
Dr. Craig Shipp Shell International Exploration & Production Inc. Houston, TX	Dr. Robert D. Kaminsky ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co. Spring, TX	Dr. Mark Myers Alaska Department of Natural Resources Anchorage, AK
Dr. Michael Max Hydrate Energy International, Inc. Washington, DC	Dr. George Moridis Lawrence Berkeley National Lab Berkeley, CA	Dr. Joel E. Johnson University of New Hampshire Durham, NH
Dr. Robert L. Kleinberg Schlumberger-Doll Research Cambridge, MA	Dr. Evan A. Solomon University of Washington Seattle, WA

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