Dr Graeme Beardsmore - Technical Director
A trained geologist and geophysicist, Graeme has been
measuring and modelling crustal temperatures and the thermal properties of
crustal materials since 1990. He has published numerous journal and conference
papers and is co-author of the monograph "Crustal heat flow: a guide to
measurement and modelling" (2001; Cambridge University Press). He is an
Adjunct Research Fellow at Monash University, where he supervises students
undertaking geothermal energy projects at postgraduate level.
Graeme is a Board member of the International Geothermal Association (IGA), a
member of the Forum of the Western Pacific Regional Branch (WPRB) of the IGA, a
member of the International Heat Flow Commission, a member of the Geothermal
Resources Council (GRC), Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists
(ASEG), Geological Society of Australia (GSA), and the American Geophysical
Union (AGU). Graeme actively participates in the Geothermal Reporting Code, and
Legislation and Regulation sub-committees of the Australian Geothermal Energy
Association.
Graeme has visited and investigated many geothermal fields and operations
around the world, presented papers at many geothermal meetings, and maintains
an extensive network of contacts with geothermal researchers and consultants
around the world. Graeme oversees the technical R&D and consulting program
of Hot Dry Rocks.
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Dr Roy Baria - Senior Specialist Consultant  Roy has over 30 years experience in the development and management of hot dry rock (HDR) projects. He became involved in the early stages of HDR research at the Camborne School of Mines (Cornwall) in 1976, where he remained until 1990, rising to the position of Deputy Project Director. In this position, he supervised all geophysical activities at the site, including HDR resource assessment, micro-seismic monitoring of hydraulic stimulations, cross-hole and vertical seismic profile surveys, and a surface seismic reflection survey. Under his management, the program developed an HDR reservoir which circulated for five years at a depth of 2500 m. During this period, Roy also organised and edited an international HDR conference and proceedings volume, and the first international meeting on borehole seismic. Roy joined the European HDR geothermal programme (at Soultz, France) as Chief Scientist in 1990, a role he held until 2004. Over that period, the project drilled and hydraulically stimulated a number of deep (5,000 m), hot (200°C) wells, and established underground circulation. Roy was responsible for planning, developing and implementing the microseismic monitoring system and interpretation of the data; planning and implementing high pressure, high temperature, logging programs; submitting project proposals and reports to the European Commission; representing the European Commission at meetings of the International Energy Agency’s Geothermal Implementing Agreement (IEA/GIA); organising the 4th International HDR conference and editing the proceedings volume; representing the European HDR Project on a research program into advanced processing and interpretation of microseismic data. Since leaving Soultz in 2005, Roy has organised a number of international workshops on HDR/EGS and co-produced the IEA/GIA protocol on managing the risk of induced seismic events. Roy is currently Task Leader for the “Enhanced Geothermal Systems” Annex of the IEA/GIA.
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Jim Driscoll - Consulting Geoscientist
Jim graduated with a joint BSc Honours degree in Geology and Oceanography from the University of Plymouth (UK) in 1993; he went on to receive an MSc in Sedimentology from Birkbeck College, University of London. He spent two years working for a reservoir engineering consultancy in London before joining GeoScience Victoria in 2001. As a geologist, he was involved in regional geological work, hydrocarbon and geothermal prospectivity assessments, and the promotion of State exploration acreage. He is also currently studying basin evolution of a Cambrian-Ordovician siliciclastic sequence in northern Tasmania as part of his PhD at Monash University. He is a member of the IAS, GSA, PESGB, PESA and a Fellow of the Geological Society.
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Anson Antriasian - Laboratory Manager
Anson’s background stems from Berkeley CA, where he gained his university training in Earth Science, and intermittently pursued a career in education as an Earth Science teacher where he sought to educate and inspire the youth of Richmond High School. His subsequent geo-science experience has been in Australia, where he implemented grass-roots exploration programs and supervised exploratory drilling programs for the gold mining industry. He also was responsible for project coordination and engineering for a Brisbane-based geotechnical/geo-environmental consultancy. His efforts have thereafter been with the geothermal energy industry, having since worked with GeothermEx in California and with Hot Dry Rocks now in Victoria.
With his deep interest in scientific study, and more particularly, his interest in the role that science is now playing to develop an understanding of how human-kind will fit into the pages of Earth History, Anson has made a home at Hot Dry Rocks and is putting his eclectic skill set into action to invigorate the prospect and practice of sustainable geo-energies.
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Nicky Pollington - Geoscientist
Nicky completed a BSc Honours degree at the University of Tasmania in
1995. She has a background in exploration, mining and processing of
various resources including gold, copper, lead, zinc and cobalt. Her
work experience includes planning and carrying out regional and near mine exploration programs, mine geology, resource definition, process
plant monitoring and maintenance, environmental and structural
monitoring/mapping in complex geological terrains in Australia, Fiji,
Cyprus, Uganda and Zambia.
Nicky also has extensive skills with GIS mapping tools and database management for geological and metallurgical datasets.
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Chris Matthews - Geoscientist
Mr Matthews was the co-founder and first CEO of Torrens Energy Limited. He was CEO for two years and Chief Geologist for a further two years. As the Chief Geologist, he was responsible for designing, organising, and carrying out exploration programmes for EGS geothermal energy targets. Chris holds a Bachelor of Science Degree with Honours in Geology from the University of Adelaide and has around 13 years' experience in the minerals exploration and mining sector, natural resource management, government, as well as geothermal exploration. While at Torrens Energy Ltd he was instrumental in the company being awarded over $10M in federal and state grant funding. Chris was a founding member of the Australian Geothermal Energy Association (AGEA), an executive from 2008 until 2010, occupying the position of treasurer. He was also the AGEA Technical Manager for seven months in 2010, with active roles in technical, legislative and policy development.
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Lawrence Molloy - Business Development Manager/Technologist A trained geologist and engineer, Lawrence's primary responsibility is to expand existing and new business for Hot Dry Rocks. He is further responsible for commercializing HDR's Shallow Heat Flow Probe.
Lawrence started his career as a mining geologist for Royal Dutch Shell. More recently, he was the Executive Director of The Foundation for Geothermal Innovation, where he was instrumental in designing The Global Geothermal Challenge. Lawrence also executed Geothermal Washington, a policy initiative on geothermal energy in Washington State. For 15 years he was a Technology Officer with machinery and engineering multi-national EBARA Corp of Japan. Working globally, he was responsible for the development and deployment of next generation water and power technologies. Earlier in his career he worked with the Strategic Planning Division of the US EPA in Washington DC working with states and local governments in setting their long term environmental plans. A Certified Australia Engineer, he graduated from Colgate University in upstate New York and holds an M.S. in Water Resources Engineering from Stanford University.
Shannon Egan
Shannon is currently completing a Bachelor of Science, majoring in geology, at the University of Melbourne. His current work is focused on the Shallow Heat Flow Probe, which includes setting its calibration and preparing for its wide-scale use. Shannon has extensive laboratory experience at HDR. His lab work includes directly preparing core samples for thermal conductivity testing using Hot Dry Rock's own Portable Electronic Divided Bar (PEDB). Shannon is deeply interested in the Earth Sciences and the great potential for geothermal energy development.
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