Guest Speaker(s): John Kaldi

John Kaldi is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Adelaide. He is the CO2CRC Distinguished Scientist and holds the South Australia State Chair in Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS). John received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in geology from Queens College, City University of New York, and a PhD in Geology from Cambridge University in the UK. His career includes 18 years in the Petroleum Industry in both technical and managerial roles with Shell, ARCO & VICO. John has served as Distinguished Lecturer for various professional organizations, including the American Association of Petroleum Geoscientists (AAPG), the Indonesian Petroleum Association (IPA), the Petroleum Exploration Association of Australia (PESA), and twice for the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE). He has served as AAPG’s International Regions Vice President (2013 – 2015) and as AAPG Chair of the House of Delegates (2019 – 2020). Since 2015, he has been the chair of the International Steering Committee of the IEA Greenhouse Gas Division’s Education Program. He has been the author and presenter of over 150 journal articles and technical conference papers.