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Bio
State Geologist of Texas, since 2000
Professor, Edwin Allday Endowed Chair in Subsurface Geology
Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin
Research and Technical Interests
Global energy supply and demand
Technology administration
Multidisciplinary reservoir characterization
Carbonate sedimentology
Sequence stratigraphy
3-D reservoir modeling
Resource assessment
Education
B.S. Geology and Business Administration, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas
M.S. Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ph.D. Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado

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Professional History
Advanced Senior Geologist, Marathon Oil—Petroleum Technology Center, Littleton, Colorado, 1988–2000
Geologist, Union Pacific Resources, Englewood, Colorado, 1985–1988
Geologist, Robert M. Sneider Exploration, Houston, Texas, 1982–1984
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Selected Publications

Tinker, S. W., 2010, Strengthening Connections: Oil and Gas Investor, Industry Icons, v. 30, no. 1, p. 23.

Tinker, S. W., 2009, The 21st Century Bureau: Bureau of Economic Geology Annual Report 2009, 100th Anniversary edition.

Tinker, S. W., 2009, Global energy-build bridges, not walls: KNOW, The University of Texas at Austin.

Laubach, S. E., and Tinker, S. W., 2009, Earth’s Art, Celebrating the Centennial of the Bureau of Economic Geology, 1909–2009, 142 p.

Tinker, S. W., 2008, Building energy, economy and environmental bridges: Exploration Production Oil & Gas Review, v. 6, no. 11, p. 18–20.

Tinker, S. W., 2008, Energy myths and a few realities: Fort Worth Oil and Gas Magazine, July,      p. 19–21.

Tinker, S. W., 2007, The role of coal: investments make abundant resource even cleaner, in 2008 Report on solutions to Texas power needs: Clean Coal Technology Foundation of Texas, p. 20–21.

Tinker, S. W., 2006, Making enhanced recovery feasible in natural gas fields: The American Oil & Gas Reporter, v. 49, no. 5, p. 58–64.

Tinker, S. W., 2006, The “ I”in busIness ethIcs: American Institute of Professional Geologists, The Professional Geologist, v. 43, no. 2, p. 36–42.

Tinker, S. W., and Tobin, Katie, 2006, FutureGen: the world’s first near-zero emissions energy facility: Texas Region Petroleum Technology Transfer Council, ProducerNews, first quarter 2006, p. 2–3.

Tinker, S. W., 2005, Of peaks and valleys; Doomsday energy scenarios burn away under scrutiny: Dallas Morning News, June 26.

Tinker, S. W., 2005, Fossil fuels’demise oversold; Boring fact is oil not soon tapped out: Houston Chronicle, June 25.

Tinker, S. W., 2005, Comment: A proactive energy policy is the way to go: San Antonio Express-News, June 25.

Tinker, S. W., 2004, Oil and gas in energy research spending; a call for balance: Oil and Gas Journal, v. 102, no. 36, p. 18–24.

Tinker, S. W., 2004, Unconventional resources to play vital supply role as world transitions to gas: The American Oil and Gas Reporter, v. 47, no. 10, p. 63–71.

Tinker, S. W., Caldwell, D. H., Cox, D. M., Zahm, L. C., and Brinton, Lisë, 2004, Integrated reservoir characterization of a carbonate ramp reservoir, South Dagger Draw field, New Mexico: seismic data are only part of the story, in Seismic imaging of carbonate reservoirs and systems: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Memoir 81, p. 91–105.

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