Shane Walker, Director of the Texas Tech Water Resources Center and Professor of Civil, Environmental, & Construction Engineering, is an expert in water and wastewater engineering. His research centers on advanced treatment processes for brackish desalination, potable reuse, and produced water.
Alan is a founding member of Pioneer Water Management LLC (PWM), developing and leading PWM operations and engineering since inception in 2014.
Rusty Smith leads Texas Tech’s Water Consortium, bringing expertise from both public policy and economic development in water, agriculture, and energy.
Rick McCurdy, VP at Select Water Solutions, leads efforts in minimizing freshwater use and advancing treated produced water technologies in the energy sector.
Dr. Katie Smye leads research at UT Austin on induced seismicity and reservoir response, with a focus on water injection in the Permian Basin.
Dr. Michele Harmon began her career working for two Fortune 500 companies, then transitioned back to education serving as a middle school teacher and administrator, and worked as a director in three large urban school districts in Texas serving as the Director of Special Programs, Human Resources, and Career and Technical Education.