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Paul Oakley |
| Venue Wednesday, April 14, 2004 Room 2168 Rayburn House Office Bldg. Washington, DC |
Agenda 11:30 AM – Social Hour 12:30 PM – Lunch 1:00 PM – Presentation by Brenda Pierce Adjourn by – 2:00 PM |
Reservations RSVP Hotline: (202) 586-2907 anita.bedrosian@hq.doe.gov P.O. Box 44789 Washington, DC 20026 |
BRENDA PIERCE, ENERGY PROGRAM COORDINATOR
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
“THE UNITED STATES…THE SAUDI ARABIA OF COAL?”
The Washington Coal Club is pleased to announce its April 14, 2004 meeting will feature Ms. Brenda Pierce, Program Coordinator, U.S. Geological Survey.
Brenda Pierce’s interest in coal began as an undergraduate student, when she worked for the U.S. Bureau of Mines, in the Office of Mine Health and Safety Technology. Ms. Pierce transferred to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) – Branch of Coal Geology when she graduated from the George Washington University. At the USGS, Ms. Pierce specialized in coal technology and coal quality, at the same time obtaining graduate degree from the George Washington University.
Ms. Pierce has been with the USGS for approximately 20 years, working on a variety of projects including predicting coal cleaning/washability characteristics, coalbed methane characterization, sampling protocols, new petrographic procedures, determining the origins of coal beds by reconstructing deposited environments, predicting acid mine drainage, and studying the geology of coals around the world.
From 1993 to 2000, Ms. Pierce led a project to explore for and assess the coal resources of Armenia. This was a USAID-funded project to work with Armenian counterpart agencies to computerize the Armenian geological survey, upgrade their laboratory and geophysical logging facilities, map the country, and conduct exploration drilling. After returning to the U.S., Ms. Pierce became the Chief of the USGS National Coal Resource Assessment Project. This was the first digital assessment of the major coal resources of the country, those resources that will supply the bulk of the Nation’s electrical needs for the next few decades. In the fall of 2002, Ms. Pierce moved to the Energy Program office and in the spring of 2003 became Program Coordinator.
The Energy Resources Program is responsible for providing science and information on the availability and quantity of worldwide resources. Understanding oil, gas, coal and other resources and the impact of using or producing those resources is needed for strategic planning, formulating economic and energy policies, evaluating lands in the purview of the Federal government, and developing sound environmental policies.
Ms. Pierce served as Chair of the Coal Geology Division of the Geological Society of America (1989-1999) and is on the Board of the International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, as well as belonging to a number of other professional societies, including the Society for Organic Petrology and the International Committee on Coal Petrology. She has published a number of manuscripts in research and technical journals.
Paul Oakley
President (2004)
| * Please make your reservations
by 5:00 P.M., Monday, April 12, 2004. Your check for $45 to cover the cost
of the social hour refreshments and lunch should be mailed to: Washington
Coal Club, P.O. Box 44789, Washington, DC 20026 or hand delivered at the
meeting. * No-shows will be billed unless reservations are canceled two (2) days prior to the luncheon meeting. * Advance reservations are strongly recommended since only a limited number of walk-ins can be seated for lunch. |