Our people

Research excellence, industry impact.

Our Centre delivers world-leading research thanks to a multi-disciplinary team with unique energy and resources experience.

Guided by an experienced Senior Leadership Team, our Centre leverages in-house disciplinary expertise, practical industry insights, and the knowledge of an extensive network of collaborators.

Senior Leadership Team

Professor David Close, Director

David is an experienced research geoscientist and energy industry executive who has studied and worked across the UK, North America, and Australia.

Associate Professor Kathy Witt

Communities & Coexistence theme leader

Associate Professor Phil Hayes

Environment and Decarbonisation themes leader

Dr Joe Lane

Energy Security and Decarbonisation themes leader

Elizabeth Delgado Alcantarino

General Manager

Researchers

Professor Raymond Johnson

Dr Julie Pearce

Iain Rodger

Dr Sebastian Hoerning

Amrita Kambo

Dr Debashish Dev

Misaki Matsui

Ismael Khan

Dan Lee

Honorary and industry appointments

Emeritus Professors

Professor Andrew (Alf) Garnett

Affiliate Professors

Professor Peta Ashworth

Professor Diane Donovan

Emeritus Professor Joan Esterle

Honorary Professors

Professor Andras G Bardossy

Dr Mahshid Firouzi

Professor Suzanne Hurter

Professor James Underschultz

Professor Xingjin Wang

Adjunct Professors

Professor Graeme Bethune

Professor Geoffrey Bongers

Professor Thomas Flottmann

Professor Stephen Kelemen

Professor Chris Mijnssen

Professor Stephen D Pell

Professor Rick Wilkinson

Sanjeev Pandey

Industry Fellows

Vanessa Salomao de Santiago

Michael Scott