2012

• Americans' Vehicle and Travel Choices: Opportunities for Plug-In Vehicles in the Nation's Fleet Evolution (also See Video) presented by Dr. Kara Kockelman, Professor & William J. Murray Jr. Fellow, Department of Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, May 3, 2012
• The Future of Water in Texas, and What It Means for Energy (See Video), presented by Thomas Mason, Former General Manager of the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) and currently with the law firm Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody, April 26, 2012
• Taking Green Technologies from Innovation to the Market: A VC’s Perspective (See Video), presented by Ashmeet Sidana, General Partner, Foundation Capital, April 12, 2012
• California's March Towards Sustainable Energy: Assessing the Record and Lessons for Future (also See Video), presented by Andrew McAllister, Managing Director, California Center for Sustainable Energy, April 5, 2012
• Simulating Complex Systems: Applications to Energy (also See Video), presented by Dr. Charles Macal, Senior Systems Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory, March 29, 2012
• The Energy Industry's Media Triumphs and Disasters (also See Video), presented by Mark Fischetti, Energy and Environment Editor, Scientific American, March 22, 2012
• National Oil Companies: Fueling Anxiety (also See Video), presented by Mark Thurber, Associate Director for Research, Program on Energy and Sustainable Development, Stanford, March 8, 2012
• What the Characteristics of Wind and Solar Electric Power Production Mean for Their Future (also See Video), presented by Jay Apt, Professor of Technology, Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University, March 1, 2012
• From Here to Eternity (and Beyond): Transforming to a Clean Energy Economy (also See Video), presented by David Crane, President and CEO, NRG Energy, February 23, 2012
• Student Research Showcase (also See Video), featuring the following:
  • Project Valuation in the Oil & Gas Industry, presented by Sudamsh Bai-Reddy, McCombs School of Business, February 16, 2012
  • Going Solar: Economics of Decision-making, presented by Benjamin Sigrin, Energy and Earth Resources and LBJ School of Public Affairs, February 16, 2012
  • Comparative Performance of Electric Vehicles, presented by Dave Tuttle, Electrical and Computer Engineering, February 16, 2012
  • Granularity Maters--Insights from Pecan Street Inc.'s Demonstration Projects, presented by Dan Weisberg, Pecan Street Inc., February 16, 2012
• Geopolitical Implications of Shale Gas (also See Video), presented by Amy Jaffe, Fellow in Energy Studies and Director of the Energy Forum, Baker Institute, Rice University, February 8, 2012
• Utility of the Future (also See Video), presented by Roger Duncan, Research Analyst, Center for International Energy and Environmental Policy, January 19, 2012
• Nuclear Power and a Tsunami (PDF), by Dr. Dale E. Klein, Associate Director, Energy Institute, January 4, 2012.
  
  

2011

• Coal Markets: Coal, Climate, and China (also See Video), presented by Richard Morse, Director, Coal and CCS research, Program on Energy, Stanford University, November 3, 2011
• Solving the Climate Problem at Scale: An Environmentalist's Perspective, presented by Armond Cohen, Executive Director, Clean Task Force, October 27, 2011
• International Mechanisms for Climate Change Finance (also See Video), presented by Gevorg Sargsyan, Program Coordinator Climate Investment Funds, World Bank, October 20, 2011
• Impact of Wind Generation Development on Thermal Generation Investments (also See Video), presented by C.K. Woo, Senior Partner, Energy+Environmental Economics, October 13, 2011
• The Eagle Ford Shale: Opportunity and Responsibility, presented by David J. Porter, Texas Railroad Commissioner, October 6, 2011
• The Future of Natural Gas in the U.S., presented by Marianne Kah, chief economist for ConocoPhillips, September 29, 2011
• The Past, Present, and Future of Photovoltaics, presented by Dr. Ryne Raffaelle, Professor of Physics, Microsystems Engineering and Sustainability and the Vice President for Research and Associate Provost of Rochester Institute of Technology, September 22, 2011
• How New Energy Technologies Can Still Catalyze Opportunity (also See Video), presented by Brewster McCracken, Executive Director, Pecan Street Project, September 15, 2011
• Regulatory Mechanisms to Foster Investments in Energy Efficiency, by Jay Zarnikau, Adjunct Professor, LBJ School of Public Affairs and President, Frontier Associates, September 8, 2011
• Historical Energy Overview & Why There is No Consensus for the Future, by Dr. Carey King, Research Fellow, CIEEP, UT Austin, September 1, 2011

2010

UT: Leaders in Energy

• President's Retreat Presentation, Thursday, December 2, 2010
• Raymond L. Orbach, Director, UT Austin Energy Institute

Solar Energy Opportunities: A DOE Primer

• Cockrell School of Engineering Internal Workshop - Disruptive Solar. December 1, 2010
• Raymond L. Orbach, Director, UT Austin Energy Institute

Our Sustainable Earth

• Colloquium: Arizona State University, Department of Physics, October 28, 2010
• Raymond L. Orbach, Director, UT Austin Energy Institute

Research Infrastructures: Political Decision Making

• Presentation to PA 388K: Advanced Topics in Public Policy, LBJ School of Public Affairs
• Raymond L. Orbach, Director, UT Austin Energy Institute

The Case for Science: Economic Growth, Scientific Literacy, Intellectual Excitement

• Science and Technology Education Partnership, October 13-14, 2010
• Raymond L. Orbach, Director, UT Austin Energy Institute

Our Sustainable Earth

• 2010 Nebraska Research & Innovation Conference - Renewable Energy: Building a Sustainable Future for Nebraska, Tuesday, October 5, 2010
• Raymond L. Orbach, Director, UT Austin Energy Institute

Expanded University Research Opportunities at the Department of Energy

• APLU 2010 Council on Research Policy and Graduate Education (CRPGE) Workshop & Summer Forum, Sunday, August 8, 2010
• Raymond L. Orbach, Director, UT Austin Energy Institute

Lab to Market: Research at the University of Texas at Austin

• Fulbright Fellows, Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, June 1, 2010
• Raymond L. Orbach, Director, UT Austin Energy Institute

The U.S. Department of Energy: A Primer

• Meeting Energy Demands of the Future - An Energy Researcher's Symposium, The University of Texas at Dallas, May 19-20, 2010
• Raymond L. Orbach, Director, UT Austin Energy Institute

Basic Resarch in Electric Technologies: The University of Texas at Austin

• Presentation to the Board, Center for the Commercialization of Electric Technologies, May 7, 2010
• Raymond L. Orbach, Director, UT Austin Energy Institute

Fuels from Sunlight

• Presentation to ConocoPhillips Global Research
• Raymond L. Orbach, Director, UT Austin Energy Institute

Economic Development in Texas

• Texas Economic Develoment Council Spring Conference, April 22, 2010
• Raymond L. Orbach, Director, UT Austin Energy Institute

Research Infrastructures: Political Decision Making

• European Conference on Research Infrastructures
• Raymond L. Orbach, Director, UT Austin Energy Institute

Energy Grand Challenges: The Role of the Energy Institute, The University of Texas at Austin

• IBM Distinguished Speaker Series, April 9, 2010
• Raymond L. Orbach, Director, UT Austin Energy Institute

The Political Fallout from Climategate

• IUCN-UT Roundtable Colloquium on Climate Change Law and Policy after Copenhagen, Thursday, April 1, 2010
• Raymond L. Orbach, Director, UT Austin Energy Institute

Business Opportunities at the Forefront of Scientific Research

• 5th Annual Alumni Business Conference, March 26, 2010
• Raymond L. Orbach, Director, UT Austin Energy Institute

Show Stoppers for Energy Production

• APS March Meeting, March 17, 2010
• Raymond L. Orbach, Director, UT Austin Energy Institute

Dynamics of Complex Systems: From Picoseconds to the Age of the Universe

• Physics Department Colloquium, March 3, 2010
• Raymond L. Orbach, Director, UT Austin Energy Institute

View from the University of Texas: Innovative Business Opportunities and Technologies for Carbon Mitigation

• Carbon and Climate Change, The University of Texas School of Law, February 17-18, 2010
• Raymond L. Orbach, Director, UT Austin Energy Institute

Energy Security: From Deal Killers to Game Changers

• Materials Science and Engineering Department, University of Texas at Dallas, Thursday, January 28, 2010
• Raymond L. Orbach, Director, UT Austin Energy Institute

An Introduction to the Energy Institute

• Raymond L. Orbach, Director, UT Austin Energy Institute

2009 Winter Simulation Conference "Energy Alternatives" - "From Cracks to Climate"

• Raymond L. Orbach, Director, UT Austin Energy Institute

The Achilles Heel of Nuclear Energy: Disposal of Spent Fuel

• Raymond L. Orbach, Director, UT Austin Energy Institute, November 23, 2009

Jackson School Of Geosciences Commencement Address

• Raymond L. Orbach, Director, UT Austin Energy Institute, December 5, 2009

Energy Security in the 21st Century

• National Energy Forum, Knoxville, Tennessee
• Raymond L. Orbach, Director, UT Austin Energy Institute, December 8-9, 2009

Tech Transfer and University Startups at the University of Texas at Austin

• University Startups Conference 2009, National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer
• Raymond L. Orbach, Director, UT Austin Energy Institute

The Scaling Issue: Scientific Opportunities

• SciDAC 2009
• Raymond L. Orbach, Director, UT Austin Energy Institute

Social Sciences Proposal

Sustainable Energy Security

• Presentation to the Sustainable Energy Advisory Board, November 17, 2009
• Raymond L. Orbach, Director, UT Austin Energy Institute

Letter to Ms. Joan Perras, Assistant to the Department Head, Department of Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy, Jonsson Rowland Science Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

• Raymond L. Orbach, Director, UT Austin Energy Institute, December 28, 2009

The Energy Institute at The University of Texas at Austin

• Presentation to Sandia National Laboratory, January 19, 2010
• Raymond L. Orbach, Director, UT Austin Energy Institute