Mike Crabtree is President and CEO of SRC, leveraging over 30 years of experience in energy and clean tech with a strong emphasis on innovation and R&D in those two sectors. His international footprint extends across 30 countries in Europe, Africa, North America and the Middle East. Holding a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and a master’s degree in petroleum engineering, Mike chairs several Canadian and US companies and has raised hundreds of millions of dollars from government and private investors for successful new technology ventures.
Prior to SRC, he was an executive board member at Carbon Engineering Inc, focusing on direct air capture of carbon dioxide. Mike also founded and led Oilflow Solutions Inc, an oilfield services company, and held numerous senior executive roles at Schlumberger Inc.
Currently, he is leading SRC on the development of North America’s first vertically integrated Rare Earth Processing Facility, which will be operational in 2024 and introducing the world's first eVinciTM microreactor into Saskatchewan before the end of the decade.
In the news
- Saskatchewan Research Council Hosts Successful Inaugural Tech Expo in Saskatoon - November 2024
- Saskatchewan Rare Earths Refining Can Compete with China - October 2024
- Canada Opens Critical Minerals Hub, Challenging China's Dominance - September 2024
- Saskatoon Set to Take on China in Production of Critical Minerals - September 2024
- Sask. Research Council Breaks New Ground at Rare Earth Processing Facility - September 2024
- First-Ever Compact Nuclear Reactor Can Run for 8 Years Without a Drop of Water - September 2024
- Saskatchewan Rare Earth Processing Facility Adding Second Line with $16 Million in Federal Funds - August 2024
