openGHGRP is supported by faculty, researchers, and staff at the Center for Energy and Environmental Systems Analysis (CEESA), an organized research unit of the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin.
The openGHGRP team is led by CEESA Principal Investigator Erin Tullos, Ph.D.
Team
Dr. Erin Tullos is a Professor of Practice in the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. With nearly 20 years of experience across industry, academia, and international policy, she specializes in methane detection, measurement, and mitigation in the oil and natural gas sector. Previously, she served as Senior Advisor to the United Nations Environment Programme's Oil and Gas Methane Partnership (OGMP 2.0) and held technical and leadership roles at ExxonMobil, Scientific Aviation, GTI Energy, ConocoPhillips, and Phillips 66. Her work focuses on advancing practical, data-driven solutions that reduce emissions and improve environmental performance.
Simon Lomax – openGHGRP Executive Director
Simon Lomax is a Senior Fellow at CEESA and an energy and environmental policy professional with more than 25 years of interdisciplinary experience across the information, government, energy, cleantech, nonprofit, and higher education sectors. In previous roles, he served as an energy and environmental reporter for Bloomberg News, a Congressional Fellow with the American Political Science Association, a senior editor with Argus Media, and an advisor to trade associations and companies in the oil and natural gas sector. He also serves as the Director of the Accelerated Methane Reduction Initiative at the Payne Institute for Public Policy, a think tank based at the Colorado School of Mines.
Dr. David Allen
Norbert Dittrich-Welch Chair in Chemical Engineering; Bill L. Stanley Endowed Leadership Chair in
Chemical Engineering;
CEESA Co-Director, UT Austin
Jen Snyder
Senior Training Specialist,
CEESA, UT Austin
Xenia Rivera
Senior Manager, Research
Engagement & Impact Strategy,
CEESA, UT Austin
openGHGRP software engineering and data implementation services provider