On-Board Science Party
Peter B. Flemings
Chief Scientist
Institute for Geophysics
Jackson School of Geosciences
The University of Texas at Austin
2305 Speedway Stop C1160
Austin, TX 78712-1692
pflemings@jsg.utexas.edu
Stephen C Phillips
Staff Scientist
Institute for Geophysics
Jackson School of Geosciences
The University of Texas at Austin
2305 Speedway Stop C1160
Austin, TX 78712-1692
stevep@ig.utexas.edu
Tom Pettigrew
Company Man
Pettigrew Engineering, PLLC
479 Nine Mile Road
Milam, TX 75959
tom.pettigrew@windstream.net
Remaining scientists are alphabetical by last name:
Timothy S. Collett
Research Geologist
U.S. Geological Survey
Denver Federal Center, MS-939
Box 25046
Denver, CO 80225
tcollett@usgs.gov
Ann Cook
Assistant Professor
School of Earth Sciences
Ohio State University
317 Mendenhall Lab125
Oval Mall
Columbus, OH 43210
cook.1129@osu.edu
Tiannong (Skyler) Dong
Graduate Student
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Jackson School of Geosciences
The University of Texas at Austin
2305 Speedway Stop C1160
Austin, TX 78712-1692
dongt@utexas.edu
Gilles Guerin
Research Scientist
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Columbia University
Route 9W
Palisades, NY 10964
guerin@ldeo.columbia.edu
Melanie Holland
Geochemist
Geotek
4 Sopwith Way
Daventry
Northamptonshire, NN11 8PB
United Kingdom
melanie.holland@geotek.co.uk
Kevin Meazell
Graduate Student
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Jackson School of Geosciences
The University of Texas at Austin
2305 Speedway Stop C1160
Austin, TX 78712-1692
kevin.meazell@gmail.com
Joshua O’Connell
Research Scientist
Jackson School of Geosciences
The University of Texas at Austin
2305 Speedway Stop C1160
Austin, TX 78712-1692
josh.oconnell@utexas.edu
Ethan Petrou
Research Scientist
Jackson School of Geosciences
The University of Texas at Austin
2305 Speedway Stop C1160
Austin, TX 78712-1692
ethan.petrou@austin.utexas.edu
Peter Polito
Research Scientist
Jackson School of Geosciences
The University of Texas at Austin
2305 Speedway Stop C1160
Austin, TX 78712-1692
Peter.Polito@jsg.utexas.edu
Alexey Portnov
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ohio State University
317 Mendenhall Lab125
Oval Mall
Columbus, OH 43210
portnovalexey@gmail.com
Manasij Santra
Postdoctoral Fellow
Institute for Geophysics
Jackson School of Geosciences
The University of Texas at Austin
2305 Speedway Stop C1160
Austin, TX 78712-1692
manasij30@gmail.com
Peter Schultheiss
Chairman
Geotek, Ltd.
4 Sopwith Way
Daventry
Northamptonshire, NN11 8PB
United Kingdom
peter.schultheiss@geotek.co.uk
Yongkoo Seol
Lead Physical Research Scientist
National Energy Technology Laboratory
Department of Energy
3610 Collins Ferry Road
P.O. Box 880
Morgantown, WV 26507-0880
yongkoo.seol@netl.doe.gov
On-Shore Science Party
Names are alphabetical by last name.
Ray Boswell
Geologist
National Energy Technology Laboratory
Department of Energy
626 Cochrans Mill Road
P.O. Box 10940
Pittsburgh, PA 15236-0940
Ray.Boswell@netl.doe.gov
Frederick Colwell
Professor
College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences
Oregon State University
104 CEOAS Administration Building
Corvallis, OR 97331-5503
rickcolwell@gmail.com
Sheng Dai
Assistant Professor
Strategic Energy Institute
Georgia Institute of Technology
North Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30332
sheng.dai@ce.gatech.edu
Hugh Daigle
Assistant Professor
Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering
University of Texas
200 E. Dean Keeton St., Stop C0300
Austin, TX 78712-1585
daigle@austin.utexas.edu
Tom Darrah
Associate Professor
School of Earth Sciences
Ohio State University
317 Mendenhall Lab125
Oval Mall
Columbus, OH 43210
darrah.24@osu.edu
David DiCarlo
Associate Professor
Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering
University of Texas
200 E. Dean Keeton St., Stop C0300
Austin, TX 78712-1585
dicarlo@mail.utexas.edu
David Divins
Associate Director, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space (EOS)
School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering
University of New Hampshire
Morse Hall, Suite 113
8 College Road
Durham, N.H., 03824
david.divins@unh.edu
Nicolas Espinoza
Assistant Professor
Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering
University of Texas
200 E. Dean Keeton St., Stop C0300
Austin, TX 78712-1585
espinoza@austin.utexas.edu
Matthew Frye
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Resource Evaluation Division
Washington, D.C.
matt.frye@boem.gov
Jennifer Glass
Assistant Professor
School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, College of Sciences
Georgia Institute of Technology
North Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30332
jennifer.glass@eas.gatech.edu
David Goldberg
Associate Director
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Columbia University
Route 9W
Palisades, NY 10964
goldberg@ldeo.columbia.edu
Meytal Higgins
Senior Researcher
ExxonMobil
Corp Strategic Research
New Jersey Research and Engineering Center
1545 US-22 #1
Annandale, NJ 08801
meytal.b.higgins@exxonmobil.com
Junbong Jang
Geoscientist
U.S. Geological Survey
Woods Hole Field Center
384 Woods Hole Rd.
Woods Hole, MA 02543-1598
jjang@usgs.gov
Joel Johnson
Associate Professor of Geology
School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering
University of New Hampshire
Morse Hall, Suite 113
8 College Road
Durham, N.H., 03824
joel.johnson@unh.edu
Joel Kostka
Professor and Associate Chair of Research
Biological Sciences
Georgia Institute of Technology
North Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30332
joel.kostka@biology.gatech.edu
Jung-Fu Lin
Associate Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Jackson School of Geosciences
The University of Texas at Austin
2305 Speedway Stop C1160
Austin, TX 78712-1692
afu@jsg.utexas.edu
Steven Palmes
Geologist
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Gulf of Mexico OCS Region
1201 Elmwood Park Blvd
New Orleans, LA 70123-2394
stephen.palmes@boem.gov
John Pohlman
Biochemist
U.S. Geological Survey
Woods Hole Field Center
384 Woods Hole Rd.
Woods Hole, MA 02543-1598
jpohlman@usgs.gov
Derek Sawyer
Assistant Professor
School of Earth Sciences
Ohio State University
317 Mendenhall Lab125
Oval Mall
Columbus, OH 43210
sawyer.144@osu.edu
William Shedd
Regional Analysis Unit, Supervisor
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Gulf of Mexico Region
Office of Resource Evaluation
Resource Studies Section
1201 Elmwood Park Blvd
New Orleans, LA 70123
william.shedd@boem.gov
Evan Solomon
Assistant Professor
School of Oceanography
University of Washington
1503 NE Boat Street
Box 357940
Seattle, WA 98195-7940
esolomn@u.washington.edu
Zara Summers
Research Associate
ExxonMobil
Corp Strategic Research
New Jersey Research and Engineering Center
1545 US-22 #1
Annandale, NJ 08801
zarath.m.summers@exxonmobil.com
Carla Thomas
Science/Technical Program Manager
Institute for Geophysics
Jackson School of Geosciences
The University of Texas at Austin
2305 Speedway Stop C1160
Austin, TX 78712-1692
carla.thomas@utexas.edu
Nicola Tisato
Assistant Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Jackson School of Geosciences
2305 Speedway Stop C1160
Austin, TX 78712-1692
nicola.tisato@jsg.utexas.edu
William Waite
Geophysicist
U.S. Geological Survey
Woods Hole Field Center
384 Woods Hole Rd.
Woods Hole, MA 02543-1598
wwaite@usgs.gov
Cliff Walters
Senior Researcher
ExxonMobil
Corp Strategic Research
New Jersey Research and Engineering Center
1545 US-22 #1
Annandale, NJ 08801
clifford.c.walters@exxonmobil.com
Kehua You
Research Scientist
Institute for Geophysics
Jackson School of Geosciences
The University of Texas at Austin
2305 Speedway Stop C1160
Austin, TX 78712-1692
kehua@ig.utexas.edu
Operational and Technical Staff
Names are alphabetical by last name.
Anisa Abdulkader
Institute for Geophysics
Jackson School of Geosciences
The University of Texas at Austin
2305 Speedway Stop C1160
Austin, TX 78712-1692
Eric James Agnew, CPCU, ARM
Office of Risk Management
The University of Texas System
504 Lavaca St., Suite 930, Austin TX, 78701
EAgnew@utsystem.edu
Richard Baker
Gas Hydrates – Project Manager
National Energy Technology Laboratory
Department of Energy
3610 Collins Ferry Road
P.O. Box 880
Morgantown, WV 26507-0880
Richard.Baker@netl.doe.gov
Miriam J Erengil
Executive Assistant
Institute for Geophysics
Jackson School of Geosciences
The University of Texas at Austin
2305 Speedway Stop C1160
Austin, TX 78712-1692
Tessa Green
Project Manager
Institute for Geophysics
Jackson School of Geosciences
The University of Texas at Austin
2305 Speedway Stop C1160
Austin, TX 78712-1692
Jesse Houghton
Project Manager
Institute for Geophysics
Jackson School of Geosciences
The University of Texas at Austin
2305 Speedway Stop C1160
Austin, TX 78712-1692
jesse@ig.utexas.edu
Jamie Morrison
Project Manager
Institute for Geophysics
Jackson School of Geosciences
The University of Texas at Austin
2305 Speedway Stop C1160
Austin, TX 78712-1692
jmorrison@ig.utexas.edu
Katherine Perry
Administrative Associate
Institute for Geophysics
Jackson School of Geosciences
The University of Texas at Austin
2305 Speedway Stop C1160
Austin, TX 78712-1692
katie.perry@austin.utexas.edu
Xander Rodriguez
Senior Administrative Associate
Institute for Geophysics
Jackson School of Geosciences
The University of Texas at Austin
2305 Speedway Stop C1160
Austin, TX 78712-1692
rikk@ig.utexas.edu
Steve Rosen
Associate Vice President for Legal Affairs
University of Texas
Flawn Academic Center, Suite 438 (G4800)
P.O. Box R
Austin, TX 78713
srosen@austin.utexas.edu
Linda Shaunessy, J.D., C.T.C.M.
Business Contracts Administrator
The University of Texas at Austin
110 Inner Campus Drive, Suite 106
Austin, Texas 78701
shaunessy@austin.utexas.edu
Judy Sansom
Senior Financial Analyst
Institute for Geophysics
Jackson School of Geosciences
The University of Texas at Austin
2305 Speedway Stop C1160
Austin, TX 78712-1692
judy@ig.utexas.edu
Education and Outreach
Names are alphabetical by last name.
Anton Caputo
Communication Director
University of Texas
Jackson School of Geosciences
The University of Texas at Austin
2305 Speedway Stop C1160
Austin, TX 78712-1692
anton.caputo@jsg.utexas.edu
Drew Ott
Principal
Desolate Films
10216 Talleyran Drive
Austin, TX 78750
desolatefilms@gmail.com
