He succeeds Sean Plasynski, who now serves as NETL’s deputy director and chief operating officer, the DOE said Friday.
The appointment continues Anderson’s previous involvement with NETL, where he coordinated a study on methane hydrate reservoir.
Anderson founded the WVU’s Energy Institute in 2014 to foster collaborative research and development of new technologies.
The former professor also coauthored a report on enhanced geothermal systems with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and is a member of various science organizations including AltaRock Energy‘s technical advisory board.