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John Schramski headshot
Jan. 25, 2018, 5:15 to 6:15 p.m.
Avaya Auditorium, POB 2.302 | 201 E 24th St, Austin TX, 78712

The UT Energy Symposium kicks off the semester by welcoming Professor John R Schramski of the University of Georgia's College of Engineering to give a talk titled "Food Security: Thermodynamics, Ecology, and Economics."

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Scheduled
Dec. 5, 2017, 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Student Activity Center (SAC)

Learn about Mexico’s federal energy regulatory agency (CRE) which oversees the activities related to the oil and gas midstream, and downstream sectors and the electricity industry in Mexico.

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Scheduled
Jessika Trancik headshot
Nov. 30, 2017, 5:15 to 6:15 p.m.
Avaya Auditorium, POB 2.302 | 201 E 24th St, Austin TX, 78712

This week's featured speaker at the UT Energy Symposium is Jessika Trancik, Professor in Energy Studies with the Institute for Data, Systems and Society at MIT. Her talk is titled "Drivers of technological improvement in clean energy."

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Nov. 29, 2017, 8 to 9:30 p.m.
Paramount Theatre

Texas is a demographic and climatic hot spot. In the 21st century, our region is projected to undergo a doubling of its population and a shift to a more drought-prone climate. This poses synergistic challenges...

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Scheduled
Nov. 16, 2017, 5:15 to 6:15 p.m.
Avaya Auditorium, POB 2.302 | 201 E 24th St, Austin TX, 78712

This week's featured speaker at the UT Energy Symposium is Neil McAndrews. His talk is titled "Notes on 100% Renewable Cities in Texas."

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Scheduled
Nov. 9, 2017, 5:15 to 6:15 p.m.
Avaya Auditorium, POB 2.302 | 201 E 24th St, Austin TX, 78712

This week's featured speaker at the UT Energy Symposium is Matthew Heun, Professor of Engineering at Calvin College. His talk is titled "From Theory to Econometrics to Energy Policy: Cautionary Tales for Policymaking Using Aggregate Production Functions."

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Scheduled
Nov. 2, 2017, 5:15 to 6:15 p.m.
Avaya Auditorium, POB 2.302 | 201 E 24th St, Austin TX, 78712

This week's featured speaker is Barbara Burger, President of Technology Ventures at Chevron.

Refreshments will be served in the POB Connector Lobby at 4:45 p.m., followed by a 45-minute presentation and a 15-minute Q&A session.

UT Energy Symposium talks are free and open to the public; no RSVP required.

Note: this talk will not be recorded.

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Oct. 26, 2017, 5:15 to 6:15 p.m.
Avaya Auditorium, POB 2.302 | 201 E 24th St, Austin TX, 78712

This week's featured speaker at the UT Energy Symposium is Juan J. Torres, Associate Laboratory Director, Energy Systems Integration, at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. He will speak on “Grid Technology Trends and the Integration of Renewables.”

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Scheduled
Oct. 23 to 24, 2017, All Day

Texas Renewable Energy Industry Alliance (TREIA's) Annual Conference

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Scheduled
Oct. 19, 2017, 5:15 to 6:15 p.m.
Avaya Auditorium, POB 2.302 | 201 E 24th St, Austin TX, 78712

This week's featured speaker at the UT Energy Symposium is Maria Gallucci, the 2017-2018 UT Energy Journalism Fellow. She will speak about her ongoing reporting into the topic of "Cutting Carbon in Maritime Cargo Shipping."