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A Lack of Systematic Thinking Keeps America from Staying Great

Jan. 26, 2018
Our economic system operates within intellectual, social, and physical constraints. Each of these constraints can feedback to affect the others...

Offshore Drilling: Whither State Influence?

Jan. 12, 2018
The Trump Administration recently announced its intention to consider opening large swaths of the Atlantic, Pacific and eastern Gulf coasts for oil and gas production.

Perry Says NOPR; FERC Says Nope (To Propping Up Coal)

Jan. 8, 2018
Today FERC unanimously terminated the Proposed Rule on Grid Reliability and Resilience Pricing that had been submitted to the commission by the secretary of energy...

Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering issues 2017-18 issue of Energy One magazine

Dec. 18, 2017
In keeping with President Gregory Fenves’ characterization of UT Austin as the “university of what’s next,” the Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering has...

New agreement between UT Austin and Monterrey Tech paves the way for energy research and educational exchange program

Dec. 18, 2017
UT Austin has formed a new partnership with Monterrey Tech to help develop a reliable, clean, sustainable and affordable electric power sector for Mexico...

Courts are not the place to resolve scientific debates

Dec. 18, 2017
At a time when science is under continual attack from politics and other sources, the last thing we need is to resolve differences concerning controversial topics in the courts...

Improving women’s lives through energy: what Rick Perry got right and wrong

Dec. 18, 2017
Access to energy can help promote women’s rights and improve their lives, particularly in developing nations, write Sheril Kirshenbaum and Prof. Michael Webber in a new op-ed...

On-campus solar energy data to become available

Dec. 18, 2017
Urban sustainability company Sol Design Lab says it hopes to soon release data from UT’s two solar charging stations on campus to improve energy research...

UT engineers wrap up groundbreaking research on smart manufacturing

Dec. 18, 2017
A team of UT Austin engineers is completing an $11.3 million project to modernize the U.S. manufacturing industry through development of the first smart manufacturing platform for...

UT alumni Jeff and Mindy Hildebrand donate $25 million to Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering

Dec. 18, 2017
A $25 million donation to the UT Austin’s renowned Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering from alumni Jeff and Mindy Hildebrand will provide...