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About the ForumThe third annual University of Texas (UT) Energy Forum is a two-day conference led by students from across UT’s graduate programs. The Forum brings together UT faculty, students and staff along with energy industry professionals, government officials and NGO partners. The goal of the Forum is to showcase UT research and foster discussion between the different academic disciplines and energy related industries.

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About the Forum ................................................. 1

Volunteers & Special Thanks ............................ 2

Welcome Letter .................................................... 3

Forum Schedule ............................................... 4-5

Keynote Speakers ............................................ 6-9

Panel Discussions ....................................... 10-23

Workshops ................................................... 24-25

Faculty Research Spotlights ..................... 26-27

Texas Energy Research Competition ..... 28-33

UT Energy Poll ................................................... 34

Special Screening – Switch .............................. 34

Career Fair ........................................................... 35

Venue & Parking Information .................. 36-37

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CONFERENCE VOLUNTEERSConference Chair | Daniel Noll & Conference Vice Chair | Kristen Pranke

FINANCE ...................................................................................................Chair | Arpit Desai

LOGISTICS ........................................................................................ Chair | Natalie Fowler

MARKETING .............................................Co-chairs | Brian Kociuba & Chris Stanton

RESEARCH ..................................................................................................Chair | Ben Sigrin

SPEAKERS .........................................Co-Chairs | Alisa Schackmann & Matt Stringer

SPONSORSHIP ............................................Co-Chairs | John Maxwell & Ariel Shalin

CAREER EVENTS ................................................................................ Chair | Clare Magee

VOLUNTEERS

to the 3RD annual UT Energy Forum.

We are excited to build on last year’s success and continue to bring inspired people together to learn about new developments, connect with

other leaders in the energy industry, and discuss how we can solve our country’s energy challenges.

The world of energy is an exciting area in which to study, work and invest. It is the experience and passion of each attendee, like you, that makes this conference an opportunity for all of us to leave with a more thorough understanding of the energy issues that are facing the world today. Thank you for joining us.

The energy challenges we discuss are not going to be solved in an isolated laboratory, voting booth, or board room. The challenges we face are bigger than that. These challenges require collaboration between the best and brightest from every sector of society and all over the globe. We hope to have contributed to that effort by hosting some of those discussions.

The UT Energy Forum is based on the premise that interdisciplinary collaboration is critical to finding solutions for today's and tomorrow’s energy challenges. We have also done our best to create an environment where introductions and discussions outside the auditorium can be commonplace. In the spirit of the Forum, we encourage you to introduce yourself to a speaker or other attendee outside your usual circle of peers to get those discussions started.

In closing, none of this would be possible without our speakers who have been so generous with their time, our sponsors who have been so generous in supporting this kind of collaboration, and our volunteers who have worked so hard to bring it all together. We are deeply grateful for their important contributions.

Again, welcome to The University of Texas Energy Forum and thank you for joining us. Happy learning!

WELCOME LETTER

Daniel Noll2013 Conference Chair

Welcome

SPECIAL THANKS TOBernice Calderon | Tanya Andrien | John Butler

Jessica Miller | Program Design by Ann Marie Flamenco (afcreativ.com)

AT LARGE LEADERSHIP .........................................Nicole Hughes & Minator Azemi

Nora Ankrum Nick Digani

Jill KjellssonHarpreet Singh

Alex Voice Dad Xing

Umul AwadMario Bravo

Carl GroteCooke Kelsey

Matthew KraxbergerGen Li

Natalie BallewMargaret Cook

Dana LazarusJacob Lohman

Vinay Pandey

Emad AlabbadGriselda BlackburnColleen Dawes

Jeanne EckhartRobert FaresSteve Hester

George McGuirkMichael Sciortino Trevor Udwin

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THURSDAY ............................................................................ February 21, 2013

7:30 – 8:30am Registration and Light RefreshmentsPRESIDENTIAL LOBBY

8:30 – 9:45amOPENING REMARKS & KEYNOTE:

Scott Tinker, Director, Bureau of Economic GeologyBALLROOM

10:00 – 11:15amPANEL: The United States as an Energy Exporter:

Advantages, Difficulties, and Risks for Energy SecurityBALLROOM

11:30 - 12:30pm

WORKSHOPS: • 90 Degree Turn: New Challenges and Opportunities

in Horizontal Drilling QUADRANGLE• Building The Clean Energy Corridor GOVERNOR'S

• Methods and Tools for Energy Research SANTA RITA

SPECIAL SCREENING: Switch THEATER

12:30 - 1:30pm Lunch (Provided) BALLROOM

1:30 – 2:45pm

PANELS: • Renewable Defense: What do Military

Directives Mean for Diffusion of Energy Technology QUADRANGLE• Job Creation During the Life-Cycle

of Energy Technologies SANTA RITA

RESEARCH FAIRLOGGIA

1st round of judging: judges select top 3 in

each category

3:00 – 4:00pm

WORKSHOPS: • Entrepreneurship in Clean Energy

QUADRANGLE• Influencing and Measuring Campus Energy Use

SANTA RITA• Student Leadership in Energy Education

GOVERNOR'S

2nd round of judging: judges select order

of top 3

4:15 – 5:15 pm

KEYNOTE: David Victor, Professor, UC San Diego School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, and Co-Director, UC San Diego Laboratory on

International Law and RegulationBALLROOM

5:00 PM Ballot for "Crowd

Favorite"award closes

5:30 – 7:00 pm NETWORKING RECEPTIONSANTA RITA/QUADRANGLE

FORUM SCHEDULE

2013 UT ENERGY FORUM SCHEDULE

7:30 – 8:30am Registration and Light RefreshmentsBALLROOM

8:30 – 9:30amKEYNOTE:

Trevor Houser, Partner, Rhodium GroupBALLROOM 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

CAREER FAIRSANTA RITA

Student-only event9:45 – 11:00am

PANELS: • Advanced Geothermal Systems

QUADRANGLE• Boom Towns: Evaluating the Economic and Social Challenges of Rapid Development in

Rural AmericaBALLROOM

11:15 – 12:15pm

FACULTY RESEARCH SPOTLIGHTS THEATER

UT ENERGY POLL: Results and DiscussionQUADRANGLE

RESEARCH FAIRAward Ceremony

BALLROOM

12:15 – 1:30pm Lunch Break BALLROOM

1:30 – 2:45pm

PANELS:• Financial Innovation in Renewable Energy

BALLROOM• Managing the Demand Side of Natural Gas Resource Abundance

QUADRANGLE

3:00 – 4:00pm

KEYNOTE:Ben “Bud” M. Brigham, Chairman and CEO, Anthem Ventures/Brigham

ResourcesBALLROOM

4:00 – 4:15pm CLOSING REMARKSBALLROOM

FORUM SCHEDULE

FRIDAY .................................................................................... February 22, 2013

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Scott W. Tinker Director of the Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin

Dr. Scott W. Tinker is the Director of the Bureau of Economic Geology at The University of Texas at Austin and the Director of the Advanced Energy Consortium. He is also the acting Associate Dean for Research and Professor, and he holds the Allday Endowed Chair in the Jackson School of Geosciences at The University of Texas at Austin.

Scott weaves energy, the environment, and the economy into his talks, in which he envisions a very challenging, but positive, global future. In visiting more than 45 countries and numerous cities in the United States, Scott has given more than 400 invited and keynote lectures. His latest educational project is a major documentary film on global energy.

It is from these experiences and passions that Dr. Tinker has developed a vision for America’s energy future. He concludes that energy security – available, affordable, reliable, and environmentally sustainable – must drive energy policy and that efficiency and diversity are key elements to long-term energy security. Ultimately, energy security requires a reasoned balance among energy, environment, and the economy.

Dr. Tinker worked in the oil and gas industry for 17 years in research, exploration, and development, prior to coming to The University of Texas at Austin in 2000. Scott has been a licensed professional geoscientist in Texas since 2003. Dr. Tinker also holds appointments to the National Petroleum Council and the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission, and he currently serves on several private, university, and professional boards.

He graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree and majors in Geology and Business Administration from Trinity University. He received his Master of Science degree in Geology from the University of Michigan and his Ph.D. in Geosciences from the University of Colorado.

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David Victor Co-Director of the Laboratory on International Law and Regulation and ProfessorattheSchoolofInternationalRelationsandPacificStudies, The University of California at San Diego

David G. Victor is a professor at the UC San Diego School of International Relations and Pacific Studies and co-director of the School’s new Laboratory on International Law and Regulation. Looking across a wide array of issues from environment and energy to human rights, trade and security, the Laboratory explores when (and why) international laws actually work.

Prior to joining the faculty at UCSD Victor served as director of the Program on Energy and Sustainable Development at Stanford University where he was also a professor at Stanford Law School. At Stanford he built a research program that focused on the energy markets of the major emerging countries—mainly Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa. Earlier in his career he also directed the science and technology program at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, where he directed the Council’s task force on energy (co-chaired by John Deutch and Jim Schlesinger) and was senior adviser to the task force on climate change (co-chaired by George Pataki and Tom Vilsack). At Stanford and the Council he examined ways to improve management of the nation’s $50 billion strategic oil reserve, strategies for advancing research and regulation of technologies needed for “geoengineering,” and a wide array of other topics related to technological innovation and the impact of innovation on economic growth.

His books include: Global Warming Gridlock: Creating More Effective Strategies for Protecting the Planet (Cambridge University Press, April 2011), Natural Gas and Geopolitics (Cambridge University Press, July 2006), The Collapse of the Kyoto Protocol and the Struggle to Slow Global Warming (Princeton University Press, April 2001; second edition July 2004); Climate Change: Debating America’s Policy Options (New York: Council on Foreign Relations); and Technological Innovation and Economic Performance (Princeton University Press, January 2002, co-edited with Benn Steil and Richard Nelson). Victor is author of more than 150 essays and articles in scholarly journals, magazines and newspapers, including Climatic Change, The Financial Times, Foreign Affairs, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Nature, The New York Times, Science, Scientific American, and The Washington Post.

The Policy Gridlock on Global Warming: Why Have Twenty Years of International Talks Failed to Control

Emissions and How Can Policy Makers Do Better?

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Trevor Houser Partner, Rhodium Group

Trevor Houser is a partner with the Rhodium Group (RHG) and leads the firm’s energy and natural resources work. Mr. Houser’s work supports the investment management, strategic planning and policy needs of RHG clients in the financial, corporate and government sectors.

Mr. Houser is also a visiting fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington, an adjunct lecturer at the City College of New York, and a visiting fellow at the school’s Colin Powell Center for Policy Studies. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the National Committee on US-China Relations and serves on the Advisory Board of Center for US-China Relations at the Asia Society. Mr. Houser is author most recently of America’s Energy Security Options (2011), A Role for the G20 in Addressing Climate Change? (2010), Assessing the American Power Act (2010), The Economics of Energy Efficiency in Buildings (2009), Leveling the Carbon Playing Field: International Competition and US Climate Policy Design (2008), The Roots of Chinese Oil Investment Abroad (2008) and China Energy: A Guide for the Perplexed (2007). During 2009, Mr. Houser left RHG temporarily to serve as Senior Advisor to the US State Department where he worked on a broad range of international energy, natural resources, and environmental policy issues. While in government, Mr. Houser negotiated seven bilateral US-China energy agreements, including the US China Shale Gas Initiative and the establishment of the US-China Clean Energy Research Center.

Mr. Houser speaks regularly on international energy market and policy trends. He has testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, the U.S. Helsinki Commission and the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission.

Fueling Up: Economic and Environmental Implications of America’s Oil & Gas Boom

Ben "Bud" M. Brigham Anthem Ventures / Brigham Resources

Bud Brigham founded Brigham Exploration Company in 1990 and served as its President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board until its sale to Statoil ASA in December 2011. As founder and CEO, Bud managed Brigham Exploration Company’s rapid growth as a private company from an initial investment of $25,000 in 1990 to its initial public offering in 1997. Brigham Exploration was a leading innovator in the Williston Basin Bakken and Three Forks oil resource plays, and was the first operator in the basin to drill a long lateral high frac stage well, substantially expanding the play. The company accumulated 375,000 net acres in the Williston Basin and had drilled approximately 100 long lateral high frac stage wells with an average initial production rate of approximately 2,800 barrels of oil equivalent per day, prior to its sale in December 2011 for $4.5 billion. Bud subsequently founded Anthem Ventures, and more recently founded Brigham Resources and Brigham Development.

Prior to Brigham Exploration, Bud served for six years as an exploration geophysicist with Rosewood Resources, an independent oil and gas exploration and production company. Bud began his career in Houston as a seismic data processing geophysicist for Western Geophysical, a provider of 3-D seismic services, after earning his B.S. in Geophysics from the University of Texas. Bud is a member of the National Petroleum Council, the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG), the Independent Producers Association of America (IPAA), the Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists (SIPES), and The Bureau of Economic Geology Visiting Committee. He is also a member of the University of Texas Chancellor’s Council, the Longhorn Foundation and Texans First. In April 2012, Bud was inducted into the All American Wildcatters.

Catching Waves in a Rising Tide

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Richard K. MorseManagingPartneratSuperCriticalCapital,LLC,andAffiliatedResearcheratthe Stanford Program on Energy and Sustainable Development (through 2012)

Richard’s work in energy focuses on traded energy commodity markets and energy infrastructure investment. Richard is currently Managing Partner of SuperCritical Capital, an energy finance and analysis firm concentrating on analysis of international energy markets and global coal markets. Previously, Richard was Director of Research on Coal and Carbon Markets at the Stanford Program on Energy and Sustainable Development (PESD) and an energy commodities trader in US markets. His work is regularly cited in international media, and has been utilized by leading institutions including the World Bank, the US Department of State, and the International Energy Agency.

Davis Thames Senior Vice President of Marketing, Cheniere Energy

Davis Thames has served as the Senior Vice President of Marketing since December 2007 and President of Cheniere Marketing, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company since November 2007. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Thames worked for several years at Cross Country Energy, LLC, as Director of Finance, Risk Management and Credit for Transwestern Pipeline, Florida Gas Transmission, and Northern Border Partners. Previously, Mr. Thames worked in several structured commodity derivative and project finance teams for Enron Corp. Mr. Thames earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University, and an M.B.A. from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.

Sugandha D. Tuladhar Senior Consultant, NERA Economic Consulting

Dr. Tuladhar’s work focuses on economic analysis of regional, national, and international energy, environmental, and climate policies. He specializes in computable general equilibrium model development and its application, and designs economic models for energy and environmental policy analysis. As a general equilibrium modeler with extensive econometric and programming skills, he has helped design proprietary national and international economic and trade models used to assess the impacts of energy and environmental policies. He has developed models to analyze major US greenhouse gas reduction policies, transportation, and other energy policies. He has also analyzed international climate policies such as the Kyoto Protocol, European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), and Copenhagen Accord. Dr. Tuladhar previously consulted for the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and has a deep understanding of the operational aspects of multilateral institutions, including the ADB, DFID, the World Bank, and USAID. Dr. Tuladhar was a Fulbright Scholar and has authored and co-authored numerous articles, reports, and book chapters.

PANEL 1 PANEL 1

Thursday 10:00 am - 11:15 am Ballroom

Figures from the U.S. Energy Information Agency (EIA) suggest that supply of American natural gas will exceed demand by the year 2016. As a result of this boom, prices have dropped to record lows and spurred interest in building new facilities to enable liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. The federal government, however, has moved slowly to permit construction of these new export terminals due to concerns regarding the impact of exports on domestic prices and resource security. Similarly, a debate over the future of coal as an export commodity is unclear. This panel will explore the future of U.S. energy exports and discuss the risks and advantages posed by an increasingly interconnected global commodity market.

The United States as an Energy Exporter: Advantages, Difficulties, and Risks for Energy Security

Anthony Yuen Strategist at Citigroup - Global Commodities Research

Dr. Anthony Yuen is a strategist with Citi’s Global Commodities Research in New York. He is responsible for macroeconomic and quantitative research of commodity markets, particularly natural gas, power, oil and emissions. Previously, Anthony worked at McKinsey & Company in the greater China region and was most recently at Constellation Energy’s Commodities Group, where he led the build-out of natural gas fundamentals, among other responsibilities. He received his undergraduate and graduate degrees in Electrical and Computer engineering from the University of Toronto, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania. Anthony is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.

MODERATOR

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In recent years the U.S. military has become an important driver within the renewable energy sector. Recognizing the integral role that energy plays in military operations and the challenges posed by rising energy costs and supply chain logistics, leaders at the U.S. Department of Defense have taken steps to identify opportunities for promoting the use of efficient renewable energy technologies. Panelists will discuss the current opportunities for renewable energy technologies to address challenges facing the military, as well as the potential for future innovations across a range of applications.

Thursday 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm Quadrangle

Renewable Defense: What do Military Directives Mean for Diffusion of Energy Technology

PANEL 2 PANEL 2

Oliver Fritz DeputyDirectorforPolicy,OfficeoftheSecretaryofDefense

Mr. Oliver Fritz is the Deputy Director for Policy in the office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy Plans and Programs. In this capacity, he was the staff lead for developing the Department’s Operational Energy Strategy and supporting Implementation Plan. Prior to joining OSD, he was Assistant Director of Strategic Planning in the U.S. Air Force and a Principal at DFI Government Services. Mr. Fritz has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from UC Berkeley, a Master of Science in Political Science from the Security Studies Program at MIT, and is a term member in the Council on Foreign Relations.

Darrell Thornley Director of Energy Technologies, Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure

Darrell Thornley is responsible for the full range of energy services offered by the Federal Energy division of Shaw. A mechanical engineer, Mr. Thornley has practiced in the power and energy business arenas in private, public and governmental sectors for over 30 years. He has experience ranging from new business origination, project development, finance and joint venture formation to plant design and engineering, construction, and operations and maintenance. Mr. Thornley holds BS ME and BA EVS degrees from Western Michigan University and has held seats on the boards of industry associations. He has been a speaker and panelist at industry-related conferences and seminars throughout his career.

Paul Bollinger Director of Government Solutions, Boeing Energy

Paul Bollinger became general manager of Government Solutions for Boeing Energy, a division of Global Services & Support within Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS), in August 2010. He is responsible for Boeing Energy’s development of energy programs and services for federal, state and municipal government agencies. Before joining Boeing, Bollinger served as special assistant to the Assistant Secretary for Installations, Environment & Logistics for the U.S. Air Force where he had primary responsibility for ensuring the success of the Air Force Synthetic Fuel Certification program. Bollinger later served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy and Partnerships for the U.S. Army where he was responsible for the execution of the Army’s Energy Security Implementation Strategy. Bollinger is an adjunct Senior Research Fellow at the National Defense University and a graduate of the University of Kentucky

Fred BeachResearch Associate at the Center for International Energy and Environmental Policy (CIEEP), The University of Texas at Austin

Dr. Beach currently works as an independent researcher and consultant in the fields of Energy, Defense, and Government Policy. He earned his Master of Science in Physics from the Naval Postgraduate School, his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of Oklahoma, and is a graduate of the Defense Acquisition University. He continues to write and publish on topics related to Defense Acquisition and Energy Policy and is currently researching the potential and ramifications of the Defense Department's new emphasis on integrating clean and renewable energy sources into its global operations.

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Doug Lewin ExecutiveDirector,South-centralPartnershipforEnergyEfficiency as a Resource (SPEER)

At Good Company Associates, Doug Lewin assists with a variety of client work while also serving as the Executive Director of the South-central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource (SPEER). He manages Good Company’s Green Jobs Initiative, a collaborative project with Texas community colleges that aims to supply subject matter expertise and provide a link between clean energy businesses and educators. Before joining Good Company, Lewin was Texas State Senator Rodney Ellis’s Legislative Director and played a key role in passing statewide green jobs legislation, amongst numerous other bills. Lewin earned both his Bachelors and Masters Degrees from the University of Texas.

With the United States and other global economies struggling to escape anemic economic growth and prolonged levels of high unemployment, dissecting the job creation effects of energy technologies carries more importance now than ever. This panel will interpret historical indicators to inform projections on the job creation effects of fossil fuel, renewable energy, and energy efficiency investments. Panelists will discuss the effects of different energy technologies on net job creation and discuss which technologies represent the best investment for sustainable job growth. Panelists will also explore how industry trends are shaping curriculum alignments and educational programs.

Thursday 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm Santa Rita

Job Creation During the Life-Cycle of Energy Technologies

Jose Beceiro Director of Energy Initiatives, Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce

Jose Beceiro is the Director of Clean Energy at the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce. He works directly with Austin regional cleantech stakeholders including the City of Austin, Austin Energy, the UT Austin Clean Energy Incubator, the Austin Chamber Clean Energy Council, the State of Texas, and cleantech industry stakeholders in a collaborative effort to build Austin’s clean energy ecosystem into the “Clean Energy Capital of the World". Prior to joining the Austin Chamber, Beceiro worked as an economic development consultant for Austin-based Angelou Economics where he developed comprehensive economic development strategies for regions and communities, as well as site selection services for private sector clients.

PANEL 3

Michael Bettersworth Senior Advisor to the Chancellor and Associate Vice Chancellor for Technology

Advancement, Texas State Technical College

Michael Bettersworth is the senior advisor to the chancellor and associate vice chancellor for technology advancement at the Texas State Technical College System (TSTC). TSTC graduates more engineering associate degrees than any public or private higher education institution in the United States. In 2002, Michael founded TSTC Forecasting to identify and analyze new technical competencies needed by employers. This research has included a number of energy topics including wind energy, photovoltaics, CNG, ethanol, fuel cells, biodiesel and nuclear power. The core focus of Michael's work is to improve student employability through curriculum alignment with market demand.

MODERATOR

PANEL 3

Gürcan Gulen Research Associate, Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin

Dr. Gülen investigates and lectures on energy value chain economics, energy markets and commercial frameworks, and economic impacts of energy projects. He worked in North America, South Asia, West Africa, and Caucasus. He evaluated the Texas Renewables Portfolio Standard program and compared RPS programs nationwide; and co-organized a transmission forum in Washington, D.C. He participated in CEE’s Commercial Frameworks for LNG in North America program area. He has been working on unconventional natural gas resource potential, CO2-EOR value chain, integration of renewables, and resource adequacy. He received a Ph.D. in Economics from Boston College and a B.A. in Economics from Bosphorus University in Istanbul, Turkey.

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Doug Hollett DirectorfortheOfficeofGeothermalTechnologies,U.S.DepartmentofEnergy

Mr. Hollett is the Director for the Office of Geothermal Technologies at the U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Division. In this role he is responsible for both technical and project oversight and new technologies designed to advance geothermal’s role in the U.S. energy portfolio. Mr. Hollett has over 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, most recently with Marathon Oil, as well as prior experience with Unocal, USGS and Mass. Audubon. Mr. Hollett has an MS in Geology from the University of Utah, and a BA in Geology from Williams College.

PANEL 4

Brian J. Anderson Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, BenjaminM.StatlerCollegeofEngineeringandMineralResources

Brian J. Anderson is the Verl Purdy Faculty Fellow and an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at West Virginia University. Dr. Anderson’s research experience includes sustainable energy and development, economic modeling of energy systems, geothermal energy development, and molecular and reservoir modeling. Professor Anderson was a co-author and panel member of the MIT Report The Future of Geothermal Energy, where he was responsible for the development of the national technology deployment model and EGS supply curves. He is an expert in natural gas hydrates as an energy source and is the coordinator of the International Hydrate Reservoir Simulator Code Comparison Project.

MODERATOR

Friday 9:45 am - 11:00 am Quadrangle

Robert Hunt ChiefTechnologyOfficer,RenewableOne

Robert D. Hunt began his design and engineering career in 1969 as a New Nuclear designer for Newport News Shipbuilding, then a division of Tenneco Oil Company, where he designed nuclear reactor components for the U.S.S. Nimitz Aircraft Carrier. Mr. Hunt is a private inventor and the author of a number of published technical papers. He has made numerous conference presentations in the fields of Aquaculture, Aviation, and in Geothermal Power Generation. News articles have been published regarding Mr. Hunt’s inventions in almost every country in the world. Mr. Hunt received his degrees from colleges of Mississippi State.

Andrés Ruzo Doctoral Candidate in Geophysics, Southern Methodist University

As a boy, Andrés spent much of his time on his family’s farm on the Casita Volcano in Nicaragua. His childhood experience helped him understand the power of the earth’s heat and kindled in him a desire to learn how to harness it. This desire led him to Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, Texas, where he obtained undergraduate degrees in Geology and Finance; and is now pursuing a Ph.D. in Geophysics. He is specializing in geothermal studies, and his thesis will focus on heat flow in Peru. Andrés is also a National Geographic Young Explorer, and recently finished filming his first documentary in the Peruvian Amazon.

PANEL 4

Doug Blankenship Manager of Geothermal Research, Sandia National Laboratories

Douglas Blankenship is the manager of the Geothermal Research Department at Sandia National Laboratories, a group that focuses on R&D activities related to geothermal well construction and reservoir completion and operations. Mr. Blankenship has 30 years of experience in the development, testing, and monitoring of drilled and mined openings in subterranean environments, about 10 years with Sandia’s geothermal program and the remainder in the private sector supporting mining, oil & gas, and civil industries. He has a BS in Civil Engineering and a MS Geological Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley.

Recent breakthroughs offer renewed promise for harnessing heat from the Earth’s crust to generate electricity. Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS), which exploit high temperatures within dry and impermeable rock, may bring geothermal power production to much broader geography. Systems can also leverage the vast network of existing oil and gas wells to generate power. Other developments, such as hydraulic fracturing and liquid carbon dioxide utilization, are also rapidly altering the viability and economics of advanced geothermal energy. EGS alone has an estimated capacity of 20,000 times 2005 U.S. primary energy use. The facilities compare favorably to fossil fuels and nuclear in terms of capital costs, environmental factors, and consistency. This panel’s purpose is to explore the technical and financial challenges associated with this energy source.

Advanced Geothermal Systems

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Friday 9:45 am - 11:00 am Ballroom

As the natural gas industry in the United States expands production, many small and rural towns have undergone rapid development to sustain drilling activity and booming population growth brought about by increased oil and gas production. While these “boom towns” benefit in many ways from industrial development, they also face a number of economic and social challenges associated with their abrupt expansion. This panel discusses how booming oil and gas development affects small-town American communities. How can local governments plan for economic growth to maximize benefit and minimize harm? How do traditional small-town communities cope with sudden population growth and the resulting transformation of their community? What is the role of the oil and gas industry in confronting these challenges? What is the role of the state and federal government?

PANEL 5

Mark Boling President, V+ Development Solutions, Southwestern Energy Company

Mark K. Boling is President of V+ Development Solutions, a division of Southwestern Energy Company. He is a frequent speaker on a variety of topics relating to unconventional oil and gas developments and hydraulic fracturing operations. Prior to joining Southwestern, he was in private practice in Houston, Texas, specializing in oil and gas transactional work. Mr. Boling was a partner with the law firm of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. where he practiced in the firm’s Oil & Gas/Real Estate Section. Mr. Boling holds a Juris Doctorate degree from Southern Methodist University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from DePauw University.

John McChesney Outgoing Director of the Rural West Initiative at the Bill Lane Center for the American West, Stanford University

Dr. John McChesney is the Outgoing Director of the Rural West Initiative at the Bill Lane Center for the American West at Stanford University. John spent nearly 30 years at NPR as an award-winning editor, correspondent and news executive. He established two of the news department’s fundamental operating elements, both the National and Foreign Desks, which have repeatedly won the highest professional honors in journalism. As an NPR correspondent John has covered environmental issues in Asia, technology in Silicon Valley, food and agriculture in the rural West, and national security, including multiple assignments to the war in Iraq.

MODERATOR

PANEL 5

Leodoro Martinez Jr. Executive Director, Middle Rio Grande Development Council

Since 1994 Leodoro Martinez, Jr., has served as Executive Director of the Middle Rio Grande Development Council (MRGDC), stewarding programs funded under federal, state, and regional mandates for the council of governments including counties along the Texas/Mexico border. Mr. Martinez serves as Chairman of the Eagle Ford Consortium and on the Texas Railroad Commission’s Eagle Ford Shale Task Force. As Consortium Chairman he is leading a broad-based group of business, civic, and technology representatives that will ensure a responsible, sustainable development of clean energy solutions balanced against the transformative change and economic development opportunities manifested in the Eagle Ford shale play.

Thomas Tunstall Research Director for the Institute for Economic Development, The University of Texas at San Antonio

Thomas Tunstall, Ph.D. is the Research Director for the Institute for Economic Development at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Dr. Tunstall has consulted to small and large businesses across a wide variety of industry lines in the U.S., as well as overseas assisting the developing economies of Afghanistan, Azerbaijan and Africa. His background includes work in economic research, statistical analysis, forecasting, strategy development and operational implementation. He holds a Ph.D. in Economic Policy, and an M.B.A. from the University of Texas at Dallas, as well as a B.B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin.

Boom Towns: Evaluating the Economic and Social Challenges of Rapid Development in Rural America

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Friday 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm Ballroom

This panel will examine the future of financial markets for renewable projects. How will new financial instruments, especially ones that tap public capital markets, spur investment in renewable assets? Can these instruments overcome the boom and bust cycle of incentive uncertainty? Has policy uncertainty and the expiration of tax credits changed how developers finance projects? What can developers, policy makers, and investors do to continue the maturation and expansion of renewable asset financing?

PANEL 6

Ken Alston SpecialAssistantforFinance,U.S.DepartmentofEnergy

Ken Alston works in the Office of the Secretary of Energy on a portfolio that focuses on expanding financing and deployment of clean energy projects. Ken came to the Department from the White House National Economic Council, where he worked on the energy and entrepreneurship portfolios. He previously worked in the clean energy sector at Bay Area startups Simbol Materials and Editas, where he served as co-founder and CFO. Ken holds an MBA and MS in environment and resources from Stanford University and a BA in economics from the University of Virginia.

Monty HumbleManaging Director of the Texas Institute for Sustainable Energy and Adjunct Professor at the Center for Global Energy, International Arbitration, and Environmental Law, The University of Texas at Austin

Monty Humble is the Managing Director of the Texas Institute for Sustainable Energy and Adjunct Professor at the Center for Global Energy, International Arbitration, and Environmental Law at The University of Texas at Austin. He brings over 30 years of energy market, policy, and legal expertise to energy development. Currently, Mr. Humble is President and COO of Austin Energy Partners, LLC participating in the development of clean energy projects in the Northeastern United States. He is also leading legislative efforts related to transmission and renewable energy standards legislation in Congress for a multi-client coalition.

MODERATOR

Financial Innovation in Renewable Energy

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Michael R. Meyers Co-Head of the Energy & Infrastructure Group, Orrick

Michael R. Meyers is co-head of the Energy and Infrastructure Group. He also has been heavily involved in the firm’s international expansion, having overseen the opening of the firm’s first offices outside the United States. Mr. Meyers’ recent significant projects include representation of sponsors and investors in renewable energy projects; representation of purchasers and sellers of energy and other infrastructure projects and companies; and representation of participants in the U.S. electric industry restructuring. While Mr. Meyers devotes most of his time to activities in the energy industries, his extensive experience has led to his involvement in a wide range of transactions.

Parag Patel Director, Prudential Capital Group

Parag Patel is a Director in Prudential Capital Group’s Energy Finance Group: Power, located in Dallas. He is a part of a team responsible for marketing, originating and managing electric utilities, power cooperatives and project finance transactions in Mid-Continent U.S. Since joining Prudential in 2006, Parag has been actively involved in originating $2 billion for the Power group and managing his team’s $2.3 billion portfolio. Prior to 2006, Parag worked for a corporate and an investment bank providing transaction and advisory services. Parag received a BBA from Texas Christian University.

Puon Penn President, Wells Fargo Clean Tech Group

Puon Penn is a senior vice president and head of the National CleanTech & Emerging Tech Markets sector at Wells Fargo. Puon manages a team of banking professionals who serve the financial needs of businesses in technology and clean technology nationwide. The CleanTech Group provides expertise, financial services, and resources to help domestic and international companies focus on decreasing the use of fossil fuels, fertilizers, industrial chemicals, and other activities that cause greenhouse gas emissions or other harmful environmental effects. Puon earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from Reed College and his M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.

Radu Tutos Director of Finance, EDP Renewables North America

Radu Tutos has been Director of Finance at EDPR NA since 2010, successfully raising over $400 million in tax equity financing for North American wind energy projects. Prior to joining EDPR NA, Radu was a software entrepreneur and a Director of Mergers & Acquisitions at Enron, where he played a leading role in the acquisition of power and natural gas assets in Latin America and managed a gas marketing joint venture in Romania. Radu holds a Bachelor’s degree from Georgia Institute of Technology in Computer Science and an MBA from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business.

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Friday 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm Quadrangle

The supply of natural gas from shale exploration has flooded the U.S. market and pushed prices, at times in 2012, below $2 per mmbtu. Stabilizing the market in a way that will continue to incentivize production will require new strategies to increase the demand for natural gas across the U.S. industrial, manufacturing, and refining sectors. This panel will explore how companies are responding to the prospects of sustained natural gas resource abundance and altering their investment strategies to capitalize on this trend. It will also discuss what policies and regulations can help provide macroeconomic stability.

PANEL 7

Don McClure Vice President of Government and Stakeholder Relations and Legal, Encana Oil and Gas

Don McClure is Vice President of Government & Stakeholder Relations & Legal of EnCana Oil and Gas (USA) Inc. He has been with Encana and its predecessor company Pan Canadian Petroleum since 2000. He served as the inaugural chairman of the Board of Advisors for the Global Energy Management program at the University of Colorado Denver and is a recent chairman of the board for the Colorado Oil and Gas Association (COGA). He also serves as a member of the Executive Committee for both COGA and for the Western Energy Alliance and is actively engaged in the Alliance for Natural Gas of America (ANGA).

Jorge R. Piñón Co-Director of the Center for International Energy and Environmental Policy (CIEEP), The University of Texas at Austin

Jorge R. Piñón’s focus of study and research is the energy sector of Latin America and the Caribbean. He is recognized as an independent analyst of regional energy issues, as well as the politics of oil and natural gas in Latin America. Mr. Piñon has testified before U.S. House and U.S. Senate committees on issues of energy policy and Latin America; he is also a frequent guest energy analyst on CNN En Español, Bloomberg Financial News Services, and other news organizations. He holds a degree in Economics and a certificate in Latin American Studies from the University of Florida.

MODERATOR

Managing the Demand Side of Natural Gas Resource Abundance

PANEL 7

Seth Roberts Director of Energy and Climate Change Policy, The Dow Chemical Company

Seth Roberts is the director of Energy & Climate Change policy for Dow and is responsible for the management of the company’s position and global advocacy activities in the areas of Energy and Climate Change. In this role, Roberts works closely with industry organizations, government, and Dow customers to identify and develop new solutions to address energy and climate change challenges. Roberts joined Dow in 1991 and prior to his current position served as commercial director of feedstocks for Dow Europe in Horgen, Switzerland. In this role, he had global responsibility in supplying more than $10 billion annually in hydrocarbon feedstocks to major Dow sites. Roberts holds an MBA from Louisiana State University and a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Mississippi State University. He currently serves on the energy steering team for the American Chemistry Council and also represents Dow at the Pew Center for Global Climate Change.

Roger Ihne Mid-America Oil & Gas Client Portfolio Leader, Deloitte LLP

Roger Ihne serves as the oil and gas thought leader for the Deloitte Center for Energy Solutions. He has thirty-two years of experience, including over 20 years with Deloitte, as well as prior management positions with a Fortune 500 Oil & Gas company and the energy strategy practice of a large international consulting firm. Roger has authored a number of articles covering topics across the oil and gas industry and has been quoted in a number of publications, including: The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, The Petroleum Economist, The Oil & Gas Journal, The Oil Daily, Hydrocarbon Engineering, Hydrocarbon Processing, Investor’s Business Daily, and The Financial Times.

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DISCUSSIONCOLLABORATION

WORKSHOPS Breakout sessions providing opportunities for discussion and collaboration on a variety of municipal, regional, and national energy concerns.

WORKSHOPS WORKSHOPS

HOSTS

Thursday 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Quadrangle

Entrepreneurship in Clean EnergyDuring this workshop, Mitch Jacobson and Dr. Michael Webber (co-Directors of the Clean Energy Incubator) will share some opening remarks about innovation and entrepreneurship in the clean energy sector. They will pull from recent examples of successful (and non-successful) clean energy startups, along with funding trends, obstacles, and barriers. They will also identify opportunities that they think are particularly promising, and will provide some local perspective within a global context.

Mitch Jacobson, co-Director, ATI Clean Energy IncubatorMichael Webber, co-Director, ATI Clean Energy Incubator

HOST

Thursday 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Governor's

Student Leadership in Campus Energy EducationEnergy research and education often crosses traditional academic boundaries. Join the leaders of energy clubs across campus for this discussion on the future of multi-disciplinary energy education.

Longhorn Energy Club

HOSTS

Thursday 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Santa Rita

Influencing and Measuring an Individual’s Impact on Energy Use – How Faculty, Students, and Staff Can Help the University of Texas Meet the 2020 GoalThe University of Texas Energy Stewardship Program (ESP) was created as an active part of meeting the goals set by the President’s Sustainability Steering Committee (PSSC) to reduce both energy and water consumption by 20 percent by the year 2020. The mission of the ESP is to create a campus-wide culture of resource conservation amongst students, staff, and faculty and to provide measurable results for the university. Join the ESP staff for an interactive discussion on creative strategies for energy reduction and the motivational factors behind making them happen.

Amanda Berens, Technical Staff Associate, UT Facilities MaintenanceMeagan Jones, Technical Staff Associate, UT Facilities MaintenanceStephanie Perrone, Technical Staff Associate, UT Facilities MaintenanceMatt Stevens, Technical Staff Associate, UT Facilities Maintenance

Building the Clean Energy CorridorStakeholders from municipalities along the I-35 corridor will meet to discuss the mission of building a cohesive clean energy business community in Central Texas. Hosted by the CleanTX Foundation, this workshop will explore strategies and the 2013 agenda for promoting economic development in Central Texas through clean energy.

Thursday 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Governor's

John King, Executive Director, CleanTX FoundationHOST

90 Degree Turn: New Challenges and Opportunities in Horizontal DrillingNorth American Shale Gas stole energy headlines again in 2012 as the most dynamic energy frontier. In this workshop, hear from leading energy experts about the changing face of the industry as Baker Botts leads a discussion on new legal, financial, and technical hurdles likely to shape the industry in 2013.

HOSTS

Thursday 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Quadrangle

Jim Barkley, Partner, Baker Botts (Moderator)Bill Kroger, Partner, Baker BottsOmar Garcia, President & CEO, South Texas Energy & Economic Roundtable (STEER)Kane Heinen, Murphy Exploration & Production Co.

Methods and Tools for Energy ResearchAcademics and practitioners interested in understanding today’s energy systems are constantly challenged by a need to determine what tools are required to evaluate complex problems, often involving huge amounts of data. This workshop will guide young researchers and professionals through the techniques, software tools, and methodological approaches most common in modern energy research.

Thursday 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Santa Rita

HOSTS Jay Zarnikau, Frontier AssociatesMichael Plante, Research Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of DallasSteve Weise, Principal, Clean Energy Associates

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CUTTING EDGE RESEARCH

RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT TALKS

Michael F. Blackhurst Assistant Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

Mike Blackhurst is an Assistant Professor in the Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering Department at The University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Blackhurst’s research focuses on the sustainability of infrastructure systems given technology performance, user behavior, life cycle impacts, uncertainty, and realistic system constraints. His sustainability research has been profiled in the New York Times and National Geographic. Dr. Blackhurst’s graduate teachings include Environmental Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainability Planning. In addition to his academic career, Dr. Blackhurst has seven years of industry experience, providing engineering consulting for a broad array of public sector clients.

Brian A. Korgel Matthew Van Winkle Regents Professor of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

Brian A. Korgel received his PhD from UCLA in 1997 and was a post-doctoral fellow at University College Dublin, Ireland. He has been Visiting Professor at the University of Alicante in Spain, the Université Josef Fourier in France and the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing. He also directs the Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Next Generation Photovoltaics and has co-founded two companies, Innovalight and Piñon Technologies. He works in the field of nanomaterials chemistry and has published more than 190 papers. He has received various honors including most recently the 2012 Professional Progress Award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).

Carey King Research Associate, Center for International Energy & Environmental Policy (CIEEP), Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin

Dr. Carey King researches energy systems and how they work together and within the environment. Carey’s research interests focus upon relating measures of net energy to economics; understanding how technology and policy can interact within the nexus between energy and water; integration and transition to increased renewable energy production; the economics and life cycle of system-wide/integrated carbon capture and storage infrastructure; and promoting objective analyses of energy tradeoffs for energy education, decision-making, and policy development for natural resources. Carey has both a B.S. with high honors and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. is actively engaged in the Alliance for Natural Gas of America (ANGA).

Suzanne Pierce Research Assistant Professor, Center for International Energy and Environmental Policy,JacksonSchoolofGeosciences,TheUniversityofTexasatAustin.

As a trained hydrogeologist, Dr. Pierce has focus on transdisciplinary approaches, with research that integrates earth resource problems with decision processes for tractable and transparent solutions for management and policy. In early work, Dr. Pierce established a multi-stakeholder decision support system for sustainable aquifer yield in real-world regional groundwater management for central Texas. Additionally, Dr. Pierce worked in international metals mining and engaged in systems analysis for U.S. national labs system for energy-water interdependencies. Currently she is researching science-based perceptions of risk in geothermal energy development for the Tatio Geyser Basin of Chile.

RESEARCH SPOTLIGHTS TALKS

RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT TALKSModeled after the highly successful TED Talks format, these short presentations will showcase cutting edge research from preeminent research faculty.

Implications of Multiple "Green" Technology Choices on the Rebound Effect from Households

Powered Paint: Nanotech Solar Ink

Do We Have to Choose: Mitigate GHG Emissions or Grow the Economy?

Decision Pathways - Technologies To Guide Our Energy Future

Friday 11:15 am - 12:15 pm Theater

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The development of novel energy technologies and processes helps our nation address a number of economic and national issues. To promote such research, the UT Energy Forum has launched the first annual Texas Energy Research Challenge to encourage and showcase cutting-edge research performed by students around the nation in a variety of disciplines. Over 80 student researchers from nine universities will compete for $20,000 in total prize awards across three categories: engineering, physical & natural sciences, and social sciences.

Texas Energy Research Challenge

What Starts Here Changes the World...

TEXAS ENERGY RESEARCH CHALLENGE

Ali AfsharpoorThe University of Texas at AustinCfd Modeling Of The Effect Of Polymer Elasticity On Residual Oil Saturation At The Pore-Scale

Linda AkinkunmiTexas State UniversityRedox Induced Ion Cycling In Layered Chalcogenides

Wenlei BaiBaylor UniversityMicrogrid Modeling As A Stochastic Hybrid System

Natalie BallewThe University of Texas at AustinShale Gas In Argentina: A Systems Dynamics Approach

Andre BarbeRice UniversityThe Tax Neutrality And General Equilibrium Effects Of Fossil Fuel Taxation In The President’s 2013 Budget

Griselda BlackburnThe University of Texas at AustinA Decision Model For Resources On The Island Of Maui

Michelle CampThe University of Texas at AustinThe Effectiveness Of Energy Consumption Feedback In University Residence Halls As It Relates To Behavior Change And Reduced Usage

Katharine ChemelewskiThe University of Texas at AustinMorphological Control For Fast Charge And Long Cycle Life In High Voltage Li-Ion Batteries

William ChemelewskiThe University of Texas at AustinNovel Iron-Based Oxygen Evolution Reaction Catalyst For Sustainable Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production

Pai-Yen ChenThe University of Texas at AustinCost-Effective Photo-Thermo-Electric Conversion Devices For Solar And Thermal Radiation Energy Harvesting

Xueyang ChengThe University of Texas at ArlingtonPmu Based Generator Parameter Identification To Improve The System Planning And Operation

Jin Ouk Choi The University of Texas at AustinDecision Analysis For Sustainable Design And Construction

Burcu CigerliRice UniversityEffects Of North American Shale Gas On World Natural Gas Markets

Brent CoveleThe University of Texas at AustinComputer Modelling Of The Super-X Divertor For Fusion-Fission Hybrid Reactors

Yue DaiThe University of Texas at AustinThe disparity research on China regional energy efficiency

Hamed DarabiThe University of Texas at AustinGas Flow In Ultra-Tight Shale Strata

Texas Energy Research Challenge: 2013 Participants

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Texas Energy Research Challenge: 2013 Participants

Zhaohao DingThe University of Texas at ArlingtonAn Intelligent Microgrid Architecture For Rural Electrification Julie DitkofThe University of Texas at AustinAnalysis of time lapse seismic signal for an EOR and CCS site, Cranfield, MS

Changgui DongThe University of Texas at AustinComparing the Effects of the Renewable Portfolio Standards and the Production Tax Credit on Promoting Wind Capacity Deployment in the United States

Peerapong EkkawongTexas A&M UniversityDesign And Optimization Of Polymerflood Performance Measures

Amin EttehadThe University of Texas at AustinFuture Co2 Market: Implications For Co2 Eor-Storage Projects

Erik Funkhouser & Kaye SchultzThe University of Texas at AustinLow-Carbon Technology Transfer: Do Intellectual Property Regimes Matter?

Ghazaleh GhadimkhaniThe University of Texas at ArlingtonSolar Photoelectrosynthesis Of Methanol From Co2 Using Cuo/Cu2O Nanorod Arrays

William HardinThe University of Texas at AustinBifunctional, Non-Precious Metal Perovskite Nanocrystal Electrocatalysts With High Mass Activities For Water Oxidation And Oxygen Reduction

Azhar IlyasThe University of Texas at ArlingtonTransduction Of Photonic Energy To Electrical Energy Using Photosynthesis

Meijuan JiangThe University of Texas at AustinA Workflow To Estimate Reservoir Properties Of Unconventional Gas Shales: A Case Study Of The Haynesville Shale

Kriti KapoorThe University of Texas at AustinIntegrated Modeling And Optimization For Energy Efficient Cooling Systems

Mahdi KefayatiThe University of Texas at AustinHarnessing Demand Flexibility To Minimize Cost, Match Renewable Production And Provide Ancillary Services

Jay KelleyThe University of Texas at ArlingtonDevelopment And Evaluation Of A Microgrid Testbed At Ut Arlington

Benjamin LeibowiczStanford UniversityRepresenting Inter-Regional Technology Spillovers In A Computable General Equilibrium Energy-Economic Model

Rebecca LeonardThe University of Texas at AustinPaving The Way For Automation: A Novel Drilling System Using Bond Graphs

Meng LiuThe University of Texas at ArlingtonFinancial Opportunities By Implementing Renewable Alternatives Under ERCOT Demand Response Design

TEXAS ENERGY RESEARCH CHALLENGE

Borui LiuThe University of Texas at AustinDeveloping Ultrahigh-Capacity Lithium-Ion Battery Electrodes Using 3D Nanostructured Conductive Polymers

Chao LiuThe University of Texas at AustinRational One-Step Synthesis Of 3-D Zno Nanosuperstructures By Engineered Catalysts For Substantial Improvement Of Solar Water Oxidation Efficiency

Tarun MadanThe University of Texas at AustinNew process configurations of amine scrubbing for energy reduction in post-combustion carbon capture

Chetan MahajanThe University of Texas at AustinAtomistic Simulations Of Novel Proton Exchange Membranes For Fuel Cells

Nasim Mohammadi EstakhriThe University of Texas at AustinManipulating Optical Wave Propagation With Engineered Nanoscale Thin Metasurfaces For Light Trapping Solar Cells

Samiha MorsyTexas Tech UniversityPotential of Fracking-Chemical Flooding in Thin Heavy Oil Reservoirs

Peter NovakThe University of Texas at ArlingtonEvaluation Of The High Discharge Rate Cooling Requirements Of Energy Storage Devices At Ut Arlington

Alexander PakThe University of Texas at AustinComputational Investigation On The Origin Of Enhanced Capacitance In Nitrogen Doped Graphene Supercapacitors

Richard PattisonThe University of Texas at AustinAccessing Distributed Natural Gas: A Systems Perspective

Hamid PoorsafarThe University of Texas at AustinGazpolitik: The Eu, Russia, U.S., And Caspian

Sean PorseThe University of Texas at AustinUsing Analytical and Numerical Modeling to Assess the Utility of Groundwater Monitoring Parameters at Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Sites

Franklin QuilumbaThe University of Texas at ArlingtonOn The Smart Grid Ami-Based Load Forecasting: Data Preparation

Hariharan RamachandranThe University of Texas at AustinThermodynamic Modeling Of Gas Hydrates

Shiuan-Hau RauThe University of Texas at ArlingtonNeural Network Wind Capacity Forecasting To Improve Fuel Replacement Savings For A Microgrid

Scott RobinsonThe University of Texas at AustinAssessing The Impact Of The Texas Competitive Renewable Energy Zones Project (Crez) On Wind Turbine Siting: A Gis Based Approach

Thomas RowlinsonThe University of Texas at AustinThe Geopolitics Of Solar: Medgrid, Desertec And The Proliferation Of Eu/Mena Solar Megastructures

Texas Energy Research Challenge: 2013 Participants

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Texas Energy Research Challenge: 2013 Participants

Syed Dawar SajjadThe University of Texas at ArlingtonGuanidine Polymers For High Performance Anion Exchange Alkaline Fuel Cell Membranes

Piampoom SarikprueckThe University of Texas at ArlingtonDesign Optimization Of Phev Charging Station

Kiran SathayeThe University of Texas at AustinNoble Gas Partitioning at Bravo Dome CO2 Field

Jared SchwedeStanford UniversityPhoton-Enhanced Thermionic Emission For Solar Concentrator Systems

Mohamed ShaltoutThe University of Texas at AustinOptimal Control Of Wind Turbine Drivetrain

Brent ShermanThe University of Texas at Austin2-Methylpiperazine For Amine Scrubbing Carbon Capture

Biju ShresthaThe University of Texas at ArlingtonEvaluation Of High Power Energy Storage Devices At Ut ArlingtonQi ShuaiThe University of Texas at ArlingtonInvestigation Of The Elevator Energy-Saving Possibilities Based On Double-Fed Motor

Md SiddiqueThe University of Texas at ArlingtonNon-Equilibrium Phase Transformation And Particle Shape And Size Effect On Miscibility Gap Of Lifepo4 Particles

Gurpreet SinghThe University of Texas at AustinImpact Of Accurate Fracture Flow Modeling Using Multipoint Flux Mixed Finite Element Method

Harpreet SinghThe University of Texas at AustinA New Non-Empirical Approach To Model Transport Of Fluids In Ultra-Tight Gas Reservoirs

Tim SmithThe University of Texas at AustinPhotovoltaic Cost Reduction Powered By Nuclear Spending

Brady StollThe University of Texas at AustinSolar Vs Nuclear, The Case For Rooftop Photovoltaics

Yu-Sheng SuThe University of Texas at AustinRechargeable Li-S Batteries with Bi-Functional Carbon Interlayers

Mudita SuriUniversity of Minnesota- Twin CitiesSmart Grid In Context: Technology And Policy Across State Utilities

John TaborThe University of Texas at AustinGeochemical Analyses Of The Bakken Core And Its Implications For Unconventional Hydrocarbon Production

TEXAS ENERGY RESEARCH CHALLENGE

Michael TabornTexas A&M UniversityHarvesting Bioenergy From Wastewater

Abegayl ThomasThe University of Texas at ArlingtonSolution Combustion Synthesis And Characterization Of Cuwo4

Cara TouretzkyThe University of Texas at AustinProactive Energy Management In Buildings

Ashwin VenkatramanThe University of Texas at AustinProduction Planning Optimization In Shale Gas Fields

Yezhou WangThe University of Texas at AustinAnalysis Of Power System Security Under Hurricanes

Xin WangThe University of Texas at ArlingtonControl Strategies Of Micro Sources In Microgrid

Yuhe WangTexas A&M UniversityA New Approach to Load Balance for Parallel Compositional Simulation Based on Reservoir Model Over-decomposition

Travis WilsonThe University of Texas at El PasoTitanium Doped Tungsten Oxide Nanowires And Thin Films For Application In Photovoltaic Devices

Stephanie WoodThe University of Texas at AustinFacies architecture of the Pennsylvanian Marble Falls Formation, central Texas: how high amplitude sea level fluctuations affect the rock record

Wei YuThe University of Texas at AustinOptimization Of Multiple Hydraulically Fractured Horizontal Wells In Shale Gas Reservoirs

Zhenyuan ZhangThe University of Texas at ArlingtonEvaluation Of Switching Surges Generated During The Installation Of Smart Meter

Jingshu ZhangMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyLow Cost, High Efficiency Voltage-Mateched Triple-Junction Solar Cell Circuits For Solar Concentration Application

Yanbin ZhangTexas A&M UniversityUnconventional Reservoir Characterization Based On The Fast Marching Methods

Jinyu ZhangThe University of Texas at AustinSequence-stratigraphic and depositional framework of wave-influenced deltaic systems in the lower and middle Frio Formation, RedfishBay, Corpus Christi, Texas

Yijie ZhouTexas A&M UniversityA Novel Method For Well Placement In Tight Gas Reservoir

Texas Energy Research Challenge: 2013 Participants

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Friday 11:15 am - 12:15 pm Quadrangle

Thursday 11:30 am - 1:30 pm Theater

The UT Energy Poll, developed by the McCombs School of Business, seeks to provide an objective, authoritative look at consumer attitudes and perspectives on key energy issues. It is designed to help inform national discussion, business planning and policy development. Conducted biannually, the online poll rates leadership on energy issues, measures consumers’ energy priorities, and tracks knowledge and energy consumption behaviors. The poll is a collaborative effort of academics, polling experts, nongovernmental organizations, large energy users and energy producers.

Is fracking polluting our water? How dangerous is nuclear? Will we run out of oil? Can we clean up coal? Will renewables power our future? Get the straight answers to today’s most important energy questions in Switch, the acclaimed new documentary and web video series. In Switch, energy visionary Dr. Scott Tinker travels the world, exploring leading energy sites from coal to solar, oil to biofuels, most of them highly restricted and never before seen on film. He seeks the truth from the international leaders of government, industry and academia. In the end, he cuts through the confusion to discover a path to our energy future as surprising as it is practical.

ABOUT THE PROJECT: Switch is part of the Switch Energy Project (www.switchenergyproject.com), a multi-pronged effort to build a global understanding of energy. The project was created by Arcos Films, directed by acclaimed documentary filmmaker Harry Lynch and co-produced with energy expert Dr. Scott Tinker. It also includes a continually expanding website of 300 videos on the energy topics that drive our world; an education program of videos and curricula co-developed with NEED.org and the American Geological Institute; and eventually a broadcast/webcast series to discover solutions to our most pressing energy challenges.

ENERGY POLL

SWITCH SCREENING

UT Energy Forum Career FairConnecting Leading Talent with Leading Companies

Friday 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Santa Rita

The University of Texas at Austin houses some of the most highly regarded energy programs in the country. Linkages between these disciplines give students a fluency in a broad range of energy issues and skill sets, and consequently, the wealth of talent on campus transcends strictly technical applications. In this student-created opportunity, employers will have a unique chance to interact with graduate students whose energy proficiencies extend to economics, public policy, business and law. The career fair is open to all currently enrolled students.

PARTICIPATING COMPANIES:

BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP

CAMERON

CAPGEMINI CONSULTING

ENCANA

ENITE

SUNPOWER

WOOD MACKENZIE

CAREER FAIR

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