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Dr. Diana Allen, Ph.D., has been employed as an associate professor in the Department of Earth Sciences at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, since June 2002, where she served as an assistant professor from 1996 to 2000, and is a registered professional geoscientist with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia. Dr. Allen has over 10 years research and consulting experience in the hydrogeological design of ground source geothermal systems, particularly aquifer thermal energy storage (ATES) systems, and is a strong proponent of alternative energy technologies. Her consulting experience includes the design of the ATES systems at Carleton University ATES system (Phase 2), Environment Canada's Environmental Technology Center, and most recently, Agriculture and Agri-Foods Canada's new laboratory facility at the Pacific Agricultural Research Park in Agassiz, British Columbia. Dr. Allen has published numerous scientific papers and technical reports related to ATES system design, specifically, the optimization of the storage and energy recovery efficiency of ATES systems, and has given presentations at several international conferences and at technical sessions held in conjunction with the Expert Meetings for Annex 13 under the Implementing Agreement on Energy Conservation through Energy Storage (International Energy Association) on various aspects of well-field and well design, and numerical hydrogeological and thermal transport modeling. Dr. Allen has also been a member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Geothermal Energy Association for the past several years. | 