Joseph Batir, Ph.D. is a Senior Geothermal Geoscientist specializing in thermal resource characterization in sedimentary basins and geospatial analysis for greenfield resource exploration. Dr. Batir was awarded a B.Sc. in Geology from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, a M.Sc.in Geothermal Energy from the School for Renewable Energy Science, and a Ph.D. in Geophysics from Southern Methodist University. His expertise is thermal resource characterization through surface and subsurface geospatial analysis, play fairway mapping, and thermal numerical modeling, leading to discovery of unknown and underutilized energy resources. Dr. Batir has performed geothermal research since 2010 including projects throughout the Continental United States, Alaska, Africa, and Iceland. He leads the Petrolern geothermal technical team in their thermal resource characterization and oilfield energy conversion efforts.