Malcolm Wilson received his undergraduate degree in Geology from Nottingham, England. In 1977 he received a M.Sc. and in 1981 a Ph.D. from the University of Saskatchewan. From 1981 he was employed by Saskatchewan Energy and Mines, most recently as Director of Energy Development with responsibility for technology development and climate change. Since 2001, Dr. Wilson has been Adjunct Professor of Engineering and Graduate Studies and Research and was the Director of the Office of Energy and Environment at the University of Regina. He also acts as Director of the International Test Centre for Carbon Dioxide Capture (ITC) and was a founding member of the ITC.

Dr. Wilson was involved in the initiation and development of the IEA GHG Weyburn Monitoring and Storage Project. Malcolm Wilson was also a founder of the Prairie Adaptation Network and Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative (PARC). Dr. Wilson was one of the principal developers of the Petroleum Technology Research Centre (PTRC). Malcolm has become closely involved with a number of European and international initiatives including the IPCC Special Report on CO2 capture and storage, the European Network of Excellence “CO2GeoNet”, the European CO2SINK project and, most recently, the CSLF technology paper on gaps in monitoring and verification.

Malcolm has recently worked as Program Director for CO2 Management for the Energy Innovation Network, a catalyst for technology development in carbon management in Canada. Internationally, he is a principal collaborator in the European Commission research proposal, entitled “CO2-Capture using Amine Processes: International Cooperation and Exchange” (CAPRICE). Malcolm has also been an active contributor to the Expert workshop on technical and environmental aspects of subsea storage of CO2 organized by TNO IMARES, and most recently collaborated with Shell on risk assessment. Malcolm has accepted to serve on the Programme Committee for the International Greenhouse Gas Technologies Conference 9 (GHGTC-9).

Malcolm’s interests are environmental issues associated with the production and use of fossil fuels. In particular, the issues associated with climate change and technologies to reduce emissions.