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Dr. George (Jerry) Sherk is leading the team of international experts conducting the independent study to determine what caused the events on the Kerr farm located about 170 kilometres southeast of Regina near the Hamlet of Goodwater, Saskatchewan, Canada. Majid Nasehi is the other member of the independent study team from IPAC-CO2 Research Inc.
George (Jerry) Sherk, Ph.D.
George (Jerry) Sherk is the Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining IPAC-CO2 he was the Managing Director of the Colorado Energy Research Institute (CERI) at the Colorado School of Mines where he had been an associate research professor for the past five years. Jerry was an adjunct professor at the University of Denver’s College of Law since 2003. He also has been an honorary associate at the UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science at the University of Dundee in Scotland since 1998. His background includes six years of experience as a trial attorney in the General Litigation Section, Land and Natural Resources Division in the U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
Majid Nasehi, M.Sc.
Majid Nasehi is the Project Coordinator for IPAC-CO2. His work experience is in supply management for the oil and gas industry, design and product development, quality control and project management. Prior to joining IPAC-CO2, Majid was conducting research into the utilization of CO2 for Enhance Oil Recovery at the University of Regina and Petroleum Technology Research Centre (PTRC). He obtained his B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Massachusetts and his M.Sc. from the University of Regina.
Katherine Romanak, Ph. D.
Katherine Romanak of the University of Texas at Austin's Bureau of Economic Geology is the principal investigator of the study.
She is an internationally-recognized expert who has conducted geochemical anaylses of soil gas samples at a number of sites, including a carbon sequestration project in Cranfield, Mississippi. She has also designed a field experiment to test a laser-based sensor for detecting carbon dioxide underground at the Brackenridge Field Laboratory in Austin.
Changbing Yang, Ph. D.
Changbing Yang of the University of Texas at Austin's Bureau of Economic Geology is the co-principal investigator of the study.
He is a Geochemist/Hydrogeologist and will be responsible for formulating test objectives, designing the sampling approach, preparing for and conducting field sampling and analysis, performing reactive vadose-zone transport modeling, and preparing the report.
Brad Wolaver, Ph. D.
Brad Wolaver of the University of Texas at Austin's Bureau of Economic Geology is a part of the investigative team and will be doing field work on the site.
Wolaver, a hydrogeologist, is responsible for formulating water and sampling test objectives, conducting field water sampling and core descriptions, data analysis, and final report preparation.
Stuart Gilfillan, Ph. D.
Stuart Gilfillan of the University of Edinburgh is responsible for the sample collection, data analysis, and interpretation of noble gases during the study.
The focus of his research is on determining whether long-term, safe storage of CO2 in the subsurface is possible.
Janis Dale, Ph. D.
Janis Dale of the Department of Geology at the University of Regina is the onsite registered geologist of the study.
Her research interests in the field of Geoscience include: geomorphology, biogeography, Quaternary and glacial geomorphology and soil science.
Eric Ringler
Eric Ringler will be providing QA/QC consulting, and will critically review the sampling and analytical work done in the study.
He has provided contract research and consulting services in a variety of government, industrial, and agricultural scenarios since 1988.
Negotiations are continuing with universities in North America and Europe about their involvement in the Kerr study. Names of specific researchers who will participate in the project will be posted on this website when arrangements have been finalized.
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