John Harju
Associate Director for Research
Energy and Environmental Research Center
University of North Dakota

Mr. Harju is the Associate Director for Research, Energy and Environmental Research Center, University of North Dakota. He oversees the Plains CO2 Reduction (PCOR) Partnership, a collaborative effort of public and private sector stakeholders working toward a better understanding of the technical and economic feasibility of capturing and storing anthropogenic CO2 emissions from stationary sources in the central interior of North America. His responsibilities at EERC also include developing and administering environmental programs involving water management and contamination cleanup and building industry–government–academic teams to carry out research, development, demonstration, and commercialization of environmental products and technologies.

Ed Steadman
Senior Research Advisor
Energy and Environmental Research Center
University of North Dakota

Mr. Steadman is the Senior Research Advisor, Energy and Environmental Research Center, University of North Dakota. His responsibilities at EERC include directing a multidisciplinary team of researchers on a carbon sequestration project which details inventories of CO2 sources, geologic and terrestrial sinks, and sequestration infrastructure; identifying CO2 capture and separation technologies; investigating monitoring, mitigation, and verification technologies and permitting requirements; and defining the most promising opportunities for carbon sequestration in nine states and three Canadian provinces.

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