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USGS Staff Profile:

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   abstract: Research Petroleum Engineer with the Geology, Energy & Minerals Science
     Center
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   abstract: "Dr. C. O\u0308zgen Karacan is a Research Petroleum Engineer with the\
     \ USGS Geology, Energy & Minerals (GEM) Science Center in Reston, VA."
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   abstract: "Dr. Karacan conducts research related to CO2-EOR, CO2 sequestration,\
     \ reservoir engineering of petroleum system, and coal mine and abandoned mine\
     \ methane emissions and resources. Before joining the USGS in 2017, Dr. Karacan\
     \ worked for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health\u2019\
     s (NIOSH) Pittsburgh Mining Research Division for 13 years, where he managed\
     \ research projects related to ventilation, and sources of gob gas and its control\
     \ in coal mines.Dr. Karacan has served as one of the Editors of International\
     \ Journal of Coal Geology (2009-2021), and the Editor of Results in Geophysical\
     \ Sciences (2020-2022). He is a Bureau member and vice chair of the United Nations\
     \ Economic Commission for Europe\u2019s (UNECE) Group of Experts on Coal Mine\
     \ Methane and Just Transition, and a U.S. delegate for Global Methane Initiative\u2019\
     s (GMI) Coal Mines Subcommittee. He holds associate professor of petroleum engineering\
     \ accreditation in Turkey and adjunct professor positions at China University\
     \ of Geosciences (Wuhan and Beijing). Dr. Karacan was awarded NIOSH Alice Hamilton\
     \ Awards in 2013 and 2016.Dr. Karacan received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees\
     \ in petroleum and natural gas engineering from Middle East Technical University,\
     \ in Ankara, Turkey and worked for the Pennsylvania State University between\
     \ 1998 and 2003 as a research associate."
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 email: ckaracan@usgs.gov
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   name: Ph.D. Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, Middle East Technical University,
     Ankara, Turkey, 1998
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   name: M.S. Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, Middle East Technical University,
     Ankara, Turkey, 1993
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   name: B.S. Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, Middle East Technical University,
     Ankara, Turkey, 1991
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     name: Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center
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   roleName: Research Petroleum Engineer
   startDate: '2024-05-10T20:46:02.403774'
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   name: '2017-present: USGS, Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center, Reston VA'
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   name: '2003-2017: CDC/NIOSH, Pittsburgh Mining Research Division, Pittsburgh PA'
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   name: '1998-2003: The Pennsylvania State University, University Park PA'
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   name: '1991-1998: Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey'
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   name: Coal resources
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   name: CO2 sequestration
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   name: Enhanced oil recovery
 - '@type': Thing
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   name: Mine drainage
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   additionalType: self-claimed expertise
   name: Mining and quarrying
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   additionalType: self-claimed expertise
   name: Mining hazards
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   additionalType: self-claimed expertise
   name: Natural gas resources
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   name: Reservoir characterization
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   name: Resource assessments
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   startDate: '2024-05-10T20:46:02.400426'
 name: Cevat O. Karacan, Ph.D.
 url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/cevat-o-karacan