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Joint Global Change Research Institute: A Collaboration of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the University of Maryland
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James J Dooley
Senior Staff Engineer V
Joint Global Change Research Institute
8400 Baltimore Avenue, Suite 201
College Park, MD 20740-2496
Tel:+001 301 314-6766
QUALIFICATIONS
Jim Dooley leads the Joint Global Change Research Institute and the Global Energy Technology Strategy Project's research related to carbon capture and disposal and the role of this class of technologies in addressing climate change. He is also a senior member of the Joint Global Change Research Institute's Integrated Assessment global climate modeling team and in this capacity has principally been focused on the interplay between R&D investments, climate change related technology development and economics. He is also in charge of developing Battelle's private sector businesses relating to carbon management. Dooley is the co-developer of a state-of- the-art geographic information based model for examining the large-scale deployment of carbon management technologies in the United States.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Battelle, Pacific Northwest Division, 1992-present. Currently a Scientist-Engineer Level 5 (of six levels). Began as a Graduate Intern, became full-time Research Engineer in May 1993, major promotions in 1995 and 1997.

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION AND AFFILIATIONS

  • Lead Author: Chapter on Economics of Carbon Capture and Disposal, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Special Report on Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage.
  • Chairman of the Battelle Advisory Board overseeing a large and scientifically rigorous field demonstration of CO2 disposal in the United States.
  • Member Energy Future's Coalitions Future of Coal Working Group.
  • Member of the Keystone Group's CO2 Sequestration Experts Panel Advisory Board.
  • Invited author and speaker at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Expert Meeting on CO2 Removal and Storage.