UT Energy Symposium
A weekly guest lecture series that is both free and open to the public and available for course credit.
In an effort to provide a multi-disciplinary platform for UT faculty and students to interact on the most pressing energy issues facing our world, the Energy Institute sponsors the UT Energy Symposium (UTES), which will enter its 25th semester in fall 2023.
The UTES serves as a “convener” for the campus community, uniting students interested in energy issues with faculty and others working on sustainable energy security. Students who register for the symposium receive one credit hour for the 15-week seminar course, which is open to both undergraduate and graduate students.
Ongoing themes for UTES include climate change policy, innovation and diffusion of energy technologies, low-carbon technology options and status, and behavioral aspects of energy consumption.
Each UTES talk will be recorded and posted on this page and on the Energy Institute YouTube channel following the event.
Instructor: Carey King
Unique Number (Spring 2024): 59680 (graduate students) / 59215 (undergraduates)
Day & Time: Tuesday, 12:30 – 1:45 p.m.
If you need an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact Christa Hopkins, who can be reached at 512-475-8447 or christa@energy.utexas.edu, no later than five (5) business days prior to the event.
UT Energy Symposium Talks
November 21, 2019
Will China Save the Planet?
Barbara Finamore, Natural Resources Defense Council; Senior Attorney and Senior Strategic Director for Asia
November 14, 2019
Political Permit Allocations and the Feasibility of Federal Climate Policy
Dr. Joel Landry, Assistant Professor of Environmental and Energy Economics at Penn State University
November 7, 2019
Making Science Communication More Strategic
Dr. John Besley, Ellis N. Brandt Professor of Public Relations at Michigan State University
October 31, 2019
Energy & Emissions Implications of Self-Driving Vehicles
Kara Kockelman, the Dewitt Greer Professor of Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
October 24, 2019
Technology progress and physical constraints on tight oil production
Frank Male, postdoctoral fellow in the Center for Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin
October 17, 2019
Which Costs Less to Power Our Future - Fossil Fuel or Clean Energy?
Mike Sloan, Virtus Energy Research Associates
October 10, 2019
The 10th Birthday of Perovskite Solar Cells - Will They Ever Grow Up?
Tim Siegler, postdoctoral researcher in the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin
October 3, 2019
Elements of Energy: Considering the Role of Critical Metals
Dr. Saleem Ali, Blue and Gold Distinguished Professor of Energy and the Environment at the University of Delaware
September 26, 2019
Fighting Over Eden: Energy, Environment and Religion in Modern America
Asher Price, Journalist, Austin American-Statesman and 2109 Energy Institute Journalism Fellow
September 19, 2019
Toyota Sustainable Mobility
Edward Mantey, GVP and Executive Advisor of Corporate Strategy & Planning and R&D at Toyota Motor North America
September 12, 2019
A Discussion on the State of Energy Policy and the Role of Energy Markets
Brent Bennett, Policy Analyst, Texas Public Policy Foundation