Our Team

Dr. Matthias Raab 25+ year career has spanned academia, government, industry, and the professional services sectors, and involved collaborating with international leaders and experts in their fields. Matthias has strategic and operational responsibility for the successful delivery of complex major research and infrastructure projects.

Paul Barraclough has over 25 years of experience in the energy sector. In his previous role as Operations Manager at the OITC, Paul developed his extensive experience in the delivery of large-scale CO₂ storage demonstration projects. Paul led the research program for the Otway Stage 3 Project, where he pioneered the development of CO₂ monitoring and validation capabilities that are cost-effective, high resolution, on-demand and non-invasive.

Max Watson is the Senior Manager for Technology Development at CO2CRC Ltd and is Australia’s Delegate for the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum, a Ministerial-level international climate change initiative. Max has over 22 years of experience in developing industry-relevant, low-emission technologies, including carbon capture & storage (CCUS) and, more recently, hydrogen storage.

KS Chan is a low carbon solution expert and experienced Senior Manager at CO2CRC. In his time with CO2CRC, KS has led the commercial development of CO₂ capture and utilisatoion solutions, including the development of novel hybrid solvent absorption, membrane technology, and managing multiple first-of-its-kind low carbon solution projects.