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
April 16, 2024
The Politics of the Energy Transition
David Spence, Professor of Energy Law, The University of Texas at Austin
Joshua Busby, Professor of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin
Sheila Olmstead, Professor of Public Affairs and Dean Rusk Chair, The University of Texas at Austin
April 9, 2024
What Can Biology and Ecology Teach Us About Energy and the Economy?
James H. Brown Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico
Charles A. S. Hall Professor Emeritus, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
April 2, 2024
The Economics of Decarbonizing the Electricity Sector
Jackson Dorsey, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Texas at Austin.
March 26, 2024
Can Business Models Accelerate Sustainable Energy Transitions in the Commercial Sector Without the Need for Government & Utility Incentives or Feed in Tariffs?
Matthew Nemerson, VP Strategic Partnerships, Budderfly
March 19, 2024
Linking Zero Net Energy Housing with Affordable Housing
Michael Garrison, Professor of Architecture, Cass Gilbert Teaching Fellow, School of Architecture, The University of Texas at Austin
March 5, 2024
Planning and Operational Challenges on the Path to a Cleaner Future
Mark G. Lauby, Senior Vice President and Chief Engineer, NERC
February 27, 2024
Nationwide Charging Needs for Accelerating Electric Vehicle Adoption
Eric Wood, Senior Researcher at NREL
February 13, 2024
Incorporating Nuclear in the Energy Mix to Achieve Net Zero
Jhansi Kandasamy, Executive Director for Net-Zero at Idaho National Laboratory
February 6, 2024
Reducing Grid Emissions with a Software Upgrade
Dr. Kyri Baker, Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Boulder
January 30, 2024
The Coal Trap: How West Virginia Was Left Behind in the Clean Energy Revolution
James Van Nostrand, Former Charles M. Love, Jr. Endowed Professor West Virginia University College of Law
January 23, 2024
The HyVelocity Hydrogen Hub Project & the US Model for Energy Innovation
Brian Korgel and Andy Uhler, Rashid Engineering Regents Chair Professor of Chemical Engineering & Director of the Energy Institute and UT Energy Journalism Fellow.
January 16, 2024
Changing Energy Geopolitics with Notes on the Eurasia Crises
Tatiana Mitrova, Research Fellow, Center on Global Energy Policy and Independent Director