| | AGENDAAll presentations will take place in the Crum Auditorium on the ground floor of Robert B. Rowling Hall, located at 300 West Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard, Austin, TX 78705. |
8:00-9:00am | Breakfast & Registration
Crum Auditorium Foyer & Rowling Hall Atrium |
9:00-9:15am | Welcome: Kickoff & Announcements |
9:15-9:45am | Hydrogen 101: Key Facts You Need to Know about H2 and UT’s H2@Scale Project
Michael Lewis, Senior Engineering Scientist, Center for Electromechanics, The University of Texas at Austin View PDF Slides View Recording |
9:45-10:15am | An Overview of the Materials Challenges for Fuel Cells & Electrolyzers
Dr. Arumugam (Ram) Manthiram, Professor, Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering View PDF Slides View Recording |
10:15-10:30am | Break & Networking |
10:30-10:45am | An Introduction to UT’s GeoH2: Research to Advance the Hydrogen Economy at Scale
Dr. Mark Shuster, Deputy Director, Bureau of Economic Geology |
10:45-11:45am | Panel 1: Geological Hydrogen Storage – Opportunities and Research Needs - Dr. Mark Shuster, Deputy Director, Bureau of Economic Geology, Moderator (View PDF Slides)
- Dr. Peter Eichhubl, Senior Research Scientist, Bureau of Economic Geology (View PDF Slides)
- Dr. Lorena Moscardelli, Research Scientist, Bureau of Economic Geology (View PDF Slides)
- Dr. Tianyi Sun, Climate Scientist, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) (View PDF Slides)
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11:45-12:45 | Lunch & Networking
Crum Auditorium Foyer & Rowling Hall Atrium |
12:45-1:30pm | Panel 2: Empowering Tomorrow: Clean Hydrogen, Energy Justice, and Community Transformation
Consider a world in which the benefits of emerging energy technologies flow to all communities, foster environmental justice, and cultivate a skilled workforce. This panel will discuss the role of a clean hydrogen economy in transforming community conditions to reach a more sustainable future. - Dana Harmon, Founder and Principal, Juniper Advisory Group, Moderator
- Dr. Sergio Castellanos, Assistant Professor, Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
- John Hall, President and CEO, Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC)
- Liz Ramsay Dalton, Co-Founder and Partner, Mission Strategies
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1:30-2:00pm | An Overview of Recent Hydrogen Policy Developments
Dr. Emily Beagle, Research Associate, Webber Energy Group, The University of Texas at Austin View PDF Slides View Recording |
2:00-3:00pm | Panel 3: The Prospects for Hydrogen in the Permian Basin - Andy Uhler, Energy Journalism Fellow, Energy Institute, The University of Texas at Austin and the Columbia University Center on Global Energy Policy, Moderator
- Dr. Emily Beagle, Research Associate, Webber Energy Group, The University of Texas at Austin
- Dr. Brian Korgel, Director, Energy Institute and Professor, McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
- Michael Lewis, Senior Engineering Scientist, Center for Electromechanics, The University of Texas at Austin
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3:00-3:15pm | Break & Networking |
3:15-4:15pm | Panel 4: The H2 Economy: An Industry Perspective - Andy Uhler, Energy Journalism Fellow, Energy Institute, The University of Texas at Austin and the Columbia University Center on Global Energy Policy, Moderator
- Margaret Ferenz, Director, H2E Commercial Strategy & Planning, Air Liquide Americas
- Abhiram Kannan, Associate, Bidra Innovation Ventures
- John Koss, Director of Business Development, LNG & Net Zero, Sempra Infrastructure
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4:15-5:00pm | Panel 5: Clean Hydrogen Using Carbon Capture, Utilization, & Storage (CCS/CCUS) - Andy Uhler, Energy Journalism Fellow, Energy Institute, The University of Texas at Austin and the Columbia University Center on Global Energy Policy, Moderator
- Dr. Mojdeh Delshad, Research Professor, Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering (View PDF Slides)
- Dr. Seyyed Hosseini, Senior Research Scientist, Bureau of Economic Geology
- Andrew Waxman, Assistant Professor, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
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5:00-7:00pm | Poster Session & Networking Reception
Crum Auditorium Foyer & Rowling Hall Atrium |
