Senior Director of Research, School of Energy Resources, University of Wyoming

Scott Quillinan

Scott Quillinan is the Senior Director of Research at the School of Energy Resources, University of Wyoming. With 15 years of experience, Scott has broad experience in subsurface R&D. Scott holds a B.S. and M.S. degree in Geology from the University of Wyoming and is a licensed professional geologist. Scott focuses his research interests on the energy transition and thoughtful approaches to decarbonize fossil fuel energy systems. Scott’s current programs include Wyoming CarbonSAFE (a commercial-scale CO₂ geologic storage project at a coal-fired power plant), exploration and production of rare earth elements and critical materials, and identifying low-carbon approaches to traditional energy resource development in the U.S and China. Scott chairs the Wyoming CCUS task force, co-chaired the Center of Advanced Energy Studies’-Innovative Energy Systems Work Group housed at Idaho National Laboratories, is Wyoming’s Chair for the Intermountain West Energy Sustainability & Transitions (I-WEST) housed at Los Alamos National Laboratory, and is a faculty member for the Department of Energy Program-Research Experience in Carbon Storage.