March 2021

Lauren W. Boyd is the Program Manager of the Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) program at the U.S. Department of Energy, Geothermal Technologies Office.  In this role, Lauren is responsible for all activities related to EGS, including strategic planning, budget formulation, and project execution of a broad RD&D portfolio.  This portfolio includes EGS demonstration projects, research and development projects, and new technology initiatives, such as the DOE’s Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE), which focuses on EGS validation, optimization and...Read more

Omer C. Onar received his Ph.D. degree from Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) in Electrical Engineering, in July 2010, Chicago, IL. At IIT, he was a doctoral research assistant and a PhD student at the Energy Harvesting and Renewable Energies Laboratory at the Electric Power and Power Electronics Center. He is the recipient of the IEEE-Vehicular Technology Society’s 2008 “Transportation Electronics Fellowship” (world-wide single award) and the IEEE-Power Electronics Society’s 2009 “Joseph J. Suozzi INTELEC® Fellowship in Power Electronics” (world-wide single award). In July 2010, he...Read more

Ms. Laihmen Quan is an international graduate student pursuing her Doctorate in Chemical Engineering from Mississippi State University. At the age of sixteen, she moved from Honduras and started her educational journey in Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. After graduating with honors, she transferred to Mississippi State University (MSU) and completed her bachelor's degree in chemical engineering. Ms. Quan is currently a graduate research assistant at MSU under the supervision of Dr. Maryam Mirabolghasemi. Her research focuses on a preventive approach for in-situ permeability...Read more