Karen Kirk
Geologist
Location: Keyworth
Tel: 0115 936 3013
E-mail Karen Kirk
Biography
- 2003 : BSc (Hons) Geology - Derby University
- 2003 –present : Geologist (Subsurface Geology/CCS Team, BGS)
- 1996 –2003 : Scientific assistant (Subsurface Geology Group, BGS)
- 1994 –1996 : National Geological Records Centre helpdesk (BGS)
Skills
- CCS geoscience
- Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
- Seismic interpretation
Current projects and collaboration
- BIGCCS International Research Centre
- CO2CARE EU Framework 7 project
- CO2ReMoVe EU Framework 6 project
- Energy Technologies Institute, UK CO2 Storage Capacity Appraisal
- RISCS EU Framework 7 project
Professional association
- Geologists Association
Research interests
- Energy Science
- Geological storage of carbon dioxide
Published outputs
Key papers
BLACKFORD, J., BURNSIDE, N., HATTAM, C., KIRK, K., MAUL, P., NAYLOR, M., WIDDICOMBE, S. AND WRIGHT, I. Seepage and leakage, effects and environmental impact. Chapter 9. Geoscience of carbon dioxide (CO2) storage. Eds: Gluyas, J and Mathias, S. In Press.
HOLLOWAY, S., BENTHAM, M.S. AND KIRK, K.L. 2006. Underground storage of carbon dioxide : In: Carbon capture and its storage : an integrated assessment / edited by Simon Shackley and Clair Gough. Aldershot : Ashgate, 2006. p. 15-42
HOLLOWAY, S., VINCENT, C.J. AND KIRK, K.L. 2006. Industrial carbon dioxide emissions and carbon dioxide storage potential in the UK. COAL R308 DTI/Pub URN 06/2027.
HOLLOWAY, S., VINCENT, C.J., BENTHAM, M.S. AND KIRK, K.L. 2006. Top-down and bottom-up estimates of CO2 storage capacity in the United Kingdom sector of the southern North Sea basin. Environmental Geosciences, Vol 13, p. 71-84.
SHACKLEY, S., KIRK, K., MCLACHLAN, C., GOUGH, C. AND HOLLOWAY, S. 2006. A regional integrated assessment of carbon dioxide capture and storage : north west of England case study : In: Carbon capture and its storage : an integrated assessment / edited by Simon Shackley and Clair Gough. Aldershot : Ashgate, 2006. p. 171-207
