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UT Austin researchers selected for NSF Early Career Development Awards

May 4, 2017
Three UT energy researchers were among eight UT Austin faculty members selected for National Science Foundation Early Career Development Awards, the most prestigious honor offered...

Prof. Gary Rochelle participates in Congressional briefing on carbon capture

May 4, 2017
UT Austin Chemical Engineering Prof. Gary Rochelle joined a panel of experts from academia and industry for a Congressional briefing, “Carbon Capture: Tomorrow Just Happened,” hosted...

Borderland Exodus: Mexican Energy Development Spurs Depopulation Near Path Of Proposed Mexican Pipelines

April 12, 2017
ReVista, the Harvard Review of Latin America, has published an article by 2016-2017 UT Energy Journalism Fellow Lorne Matalon...

Varun Rai named Associate Dean for Research at LBJ School of Public Affairs

March 31, 2017
UT Austin Mechanical Engineering Professor Varun Rai has been named Associate Dean for Research at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, where he will oversee a broad portfolio of research efforts and initiatives...

UT Austin team improves performance of Li-sulfur battery

March 31, 2017
Researchers in UT Austin’s Department of Mechanical Engineering have developed an electrode for lithium-sulfur batteries that improves cyclic stability and rate capability. As published in the...

Researchers link Methane in groundwater to Natural Sources

March 31, 2017
UT Austin scientists have found that high levels of methane in well water from two counties near Fort Worth are probably from shallow natural gas deposits, not natural gas leaks caused by hydraulic fracturing...

New research examines investment options for the electric grid of the future

March 31, 2017
The cheapest and likeliest pathway to a cleaner energy future is one that leverages, not duplicates, the existing electric grid and associated infrastructure, writes Dr. Joshua Rhodes in a new article...

Lithium-Ion Battery Inventor Introduces New Technology for Fast-Charging, Noncombustible Batteries

March 31, 2017
Mechanical Engineering Prof. John Goodenough, renowned as co-inventor of the lithium-ion battery, has developed the first all-solid-state battery cells...

Op-Ed: Texas positioned to be a leader in producing hydrogen for electric vehicles, industrial applications

March 31, 2017
Texas is poised to be a leader in producing hydrogen for the next generation of electrically powered vehicles, and in the ongoing transition to a cleaner and more efficient energy system...

Op-Ed: time has come to dispense with the ‘war’ on coal and find innovations to reinvent a valuable industry

March 31, 2017
The U.S. coal industry needs to develop a collaborative approach with government to reinvent itself...