Person

Williams, Adrian

Summary

Adrian Williams has made significant contributions to petroleum exploration, engineering and research in Australia and overseas. Adrian Williams is cited as leading the development of the Australian Petroleum Cooperative Research Centre and served as the chief of the Commonwealth Industrial and Scientific Research Organisation's (CSIRO) Division of Petroleum Resources from 1994 - 2004 and the chief of the CSIRO Division of Energy Technology mark II between 2002 and 2003. Other positions held include the CEO of Geodynamics Limited which changed its name to ReNu Energy in 2016, Chief Engineer Geomechanics for the Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation and affiliate of Australian Geothermal Solutions.

Related Corporate Bodies

Australian Petroleum CRC (1991 - 2003)
CSIRO Division of Energy Technology, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1981 - 1990)
Chief from 2002 - 2003
CSIRO Division of Petroleum Resources, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1993 - )
Chief from 1994 - 2004

Published resources

Resources

'Williams, Adrian', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1772559. Details

Resource Sections

'PESA ACT Workshop: Introduction to Petroleum Drilling', in PESA Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia, PESA, https://www.pesa.com.au/events/pesa-act-workshop-introduction-petroleum-drilling/. Details
'Energy Divisions', in CSIROpedia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), https://csiropedia.csiro.au/energy-technology/. Details
'Energy', in CSIROpedia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), https://csiropedia.csiro.au/energy/. Details
'Earth Science and Resource Engineering', in CSIROpedia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), https://csiropedia.csiro.au/earth-science-and-resource-engineering-2009/. Details
'Dr Adrian Williams - Affiliate', in Our People, Australian Geothermal Solutions, Australian Geothermal Solutions, c.2012, http://www.geothermalsolutions.com.au/index.php/about-us/our-people. Details
'Adrian Williams', in Meet the Trainer, PetroSearch, c.2013, http://www.petrosearch.com.au/AboutUs/Adrian. Details

Elizabeth Daniels

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