Professional Service

• American Rock Mechanics Assoication. Role: Organizer. Organizer for SEDHEAT: Unlocking the Energy Elephant. This is part of the NSF SedHeat Workshop Series related to Science and Engineering for Geothermal Energy in Sedimentary Basins. 03/02/2017 - 03/03/2017
• American Rock Mechanics Association. Role: President. President. 06/2015 - 06/2017
• International Society of Rock Mechanics. Co-Organizer of GeoProc 2015 The 5th International Conference on Coupled Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical-Chemical (THMC) Processes in Geosystems: Petroleum and Geothermal Reservoir Geomechanics and Energy Resource Extraction. 02/25/2015 - 02/27/2015
• Society of Petroleum Engineers Salt Lake Petroleum Section. Role: Aws above . Program Chair. 06/2014 - 05/2015
• American Rock Mechanics Association. Role: Vice President. Vice President. 06/2013 - 06/2015
• Society of Petroleum Engineers. Role: Member. Membership Committee. 09/2011 - present
• American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA). Role: Board Member. Board Member. 06/30/2011 - 06/29/2017
• American Rock Mechanics Association. Role: Program Technical Chair. Program Technical Chair for 44th U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium, Salt Lake City, June 26-30, 2010. Scholarly Service. 2009 - 2010. 06/26/2010 - 06/30/2010
• Society of Petroleum Engineers. Role: Program Technical Chair. Program Chair, Salt Lake Petroleum Section. 06/2010 - 06/2011

Honors & Awards

• Fellow. American Rock Mechanics Association, 06/2013
• Rocky Mountain North America Regional Service Award. Society of Petroleum Engineers, 10/2012

Internal Service

• Graduate Committee. Member, 10/2011 - present. Department service.

Outreach

• Career Day, SL Community College Salt Lake Community College. Role: Presented on Petroleum and Energy Engineering. Presentations for Engineering Carreer Day - for high schools students from the Salt Lake Valley. 09/30/2010 - 09/30/2010

In the Media

• NPR Segment. 11/08/2023. https://www.npr.org/2023/11/08/1211459899/a-new-ty...
• The Salt Lake Tribune, "Geothermal hotspot near Milford proving ground for clean energy viability anywhere.". 09/20/2023.
• How rural southwest Utah is proving the potential of renewable geothermal energy, KUER 90.1, By David Condos, September 18, 2023 . 09/18/2023. https://www.kuer.org/business-economy/2023-09-18/h...
• Journal of Petroleum Technology: Test Shows Fracturing Can Also Create Underground Water Heating Systems. 09/01/2023. https://jpt.spe.org/test-shows-fracturing-can-also...
• "Utah FORGE project confirms connectivity of EGS reservoir" in ThinkGEOENERGY. 07/10/2023. https://www.thinkgeoenergy.com/utah-forge-project-...
• Utah geothermal project hits a milestone, pumping water through deep granite, Salt Lake Tribune. 07/07/2023. https://www.sltrib.com/news/2023/07/07/utah-geothe...
• Utah's FORGE geothermal site proves it's more than just wishing wells. 07/06/2023. https://www.ksl.com/article/50681501/utahs-forge-g...
• Utah’s FORGE geothermal site proves it’s more than just wishing wells. 07/06/2023. https://www.deseret.com/utah/2023/7/6/23778406/uta...
• Journal of Petroleum Technology: Time To See if Fracturing for Steam Pays Off. 04/01/2023. https://jpt.spe.org/time-to-see-if-fracturing-for-...
• Journal of Petroleum Technology: When Fracturing for Geothermal, Is Proppant Really Necessary? 03/16/2023. https://jpt.spe.org/when-fracturing-for-geothermal...
• Journal of Petroleum Technology: Geothermal Demands Extreme Tools, but Which Will Really Be Required? 03/14/2023. https://jpt.spe.org/geothermal-demands-extreme-too...
• Journal of Petroleum Technology reports on advances in geothermal drilling attributable to activities at the DOE's Utah FORGE enhanced geothermal field laboratory near Milford Utah. 06/2022. https://jpt.spe.org/drillers-vs-granite-hard-rock-...
• Forbes Questions related to the hydraulic fracturing as part of the DOE Utah FORGE's Enhanced Geothermal Field laboratory near Milford Utah. 05/2022. https://www.forbes.com/sites/ianpalmer/2022/05/19/...
• ThinkGEOENERGY: Interview on recent hydraulic fracturing for the DOE's Utah FORGE Enhanced Geothermal Systems Laboratory near Milford, Utah. 05/2022. https://www.thinkgeoenergy.com/interview-dr-john-m...
• Turning Algae into Fuel. 03/04/2019. https://www.coe.utah.edu/2019/03/04/turning-algae-...
• A Possible New Future for Geothermal Energy in National Driller, by Alexis Brumm. 10/2018. http://digital.bnpmedia.com/publication/?i=529945&...
• USTAR Professor John McLennan involved in $10 Million DOE FORGE Grant. 02/2017. https://t.e2ma.net/webview/asovp/a1da838bf09fd9891...
• "Heres Where the Next Big Fracking Boom Could Be." CNBC. 05/27/2015. http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/heres-where...
• Spring 2015 saw graduation of the first students from the Department of Chemical Engineering's MS in Petroleum Engineering - Article in USTAR Newsletter. 05/2015. http://www.innovationutah.com/blog/university-of-u...
• Grad Program Urges Responsible Mining. The Daily Utah Chronicle. 08/28/2013.
• Deseret News U. launches new petroleum engineering graduate program. 07/26/2013. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865583672/U-lau...
• Petroleum Engineering Launches at the U. 07/2013. http://unews.utah.edu/news_releases/petroleum-engi...
• "Emerging Technology: Alternative Energy Gets Cracking" by Michael O'Malley in utahpulse.com. 08/08/2011. http://www.utahpulse.com/featured_article/emerging...
• Alternative Energy Gets Cracking - Stimulating Geothermal Power Production (July/August 2011, page 74). 07/2011. https://www.zionsbank.com/comm_magazine.jsp