
Kennedy collecting He gas samples at The Geysers. (Photo Credit: P.F. Dobson, Berkeley Lab).
In particular, his work in noble gases and isotope geochemistry related to geothermal systems has had a significant and lasting impact on the understanding of geothermal system evolution and has provided a valuable tool related to geothermal system exploration.

Mack Kennedy
Kennedy previously led the geothermal R&D efforts at Berkeley Lab and continues to work with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Geothermal Technologies Office. At present, Kennedy co-leads the efforts to establish an EGS laboratory at Fallon, Nevada, which is one of two sites currently under consideration by the DOE as the final location for FORGE (Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy), a controlled field laboratory dedicated to developing the science and engineering needed to enable widespread adoption of EGS.