Bring your curiosity and your career questions about the oil and gas industry for an informal seminar with EAPS alum Donald Paul in the Earth Resources Laboratory (2nd floor – Toksöz Conference Room).

Donald Paul is the Executive Director of the USC Energy Institute, Professor of Engineering, and holds the William M. Keck Chair of Energy Resources at the University of Southern California.

Dr. Paul had a distinguished 33-year career with the Chevron Corporation, retiring in June 2008 as Vice President and Chief Technology Officer.  During his career, he advanced through positions of increasing responsibility in research and technology development, exploration and production operations, and executive management, including appointment as the president of Chevron’s Canadian subsidiary.

Dr. Paul currently serves as a Senior Advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington D.C. and in 2014, was re-appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Energy to the National Petroleum Council. He participates in advisory roles at several universities (including MIT), governments, national laboratories, oil and gas companies, utilities, technology companies, and venture capital firms. He is frequently recruited to speak at national and international forums on the future of energy, the security of energy systems, intelligent energy infrastructures, and energy careers.

RSVP to Angela Ellis: aellis@mit.edu or 3-5796.