What it is:
Introducing our new community initiative: #BurningQuestions. We’re excited to engage our members and wider community, giving you a chance to ask your questions to gas industry experts.
#BurningQuestions fosters knowledge sharing and strengthens our sense of community.
If you have someone in particular you'd love to hear from, why not submit their details below?
How to participate:
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Ask your questions: ask up to three questions. Comment them on our social posts or submit them on the form below by the 15th of every month
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Answers published: Answers will be published in Flame at the end of each month, so make sure to subscribe if you aren't already. (All IGEM members should automatically receive Flame, so if you don't please let us know and we can look into it for you).
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Submit an expert or topic: If there is someone in the industry you'd like to hear from, put their name forward below and we will do the rest. If there is a topic you would like covered you can also submit this below.
Please note: While we aim to answer as many questions as possible, we’ll select the most relevant and thought-provoking ones to feature each month.
Professor Russell Thomas: Exploring the Legacy of the Gas Industry
(Submit your questions by 15 April)
Russell Thomas is a leading expert on the history and environmental legacy of the gas industry.
As Chair of IGEM’s Gas History Panel and Co-editor of Historic Gas Times, he has dedicated his career to examining how the evolution of gas engineering has shaped society and continues to influence the energy transition.
A Technical Director at WSP and Visiting Professor at the University of Strathclyde, Russell combines deep historical knowledge with technical expertise.
His research has spanned the remediation of former gasworks sites, the environmental impact of industrial activity, the repurposing of historical infrastructure and the transition of the gas industry from town gas through to the industry we know today. He has contributed extensively to academic literature, advised on major engineering projects, authored Historic England’s research report on the manufactured gas industry and the new book Gasholders: A History in Pictures.
Ask your questions:
Submit your ideas: who do you want to hear from? Which topics should we cover?
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