The Road Forward for Nuclear in the U.S. and Internationally
Dale Klein, Associate Director of the Energy Institute, Associate Vice President for research at UT Austin and former chair of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Building (and Maintaining) Competitive Advantage in Clean Manufacturing
Alan Goodrich, Senior Analyst, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
A Journalist’s Perspective on Covering Energy
Kate Galbraith, energy and environment reporter for the Texas Tribune
Climate Change and Climate Engineering
J. Eric Bickel, Professor, Cockrell School of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
CCS Speaker Panel
UT Senior Research Scientist Dr. Susan Hovorka, UT Professor of Chemical Engineering Gary Rochelle, and Douglas Heguy, Commercial Leader of Gasification at GE
Gas Power Nexus: A Closer Look at the Gas Value-Chain in Power Production
Eric Bradley, Vice President for Strategy at IPR-GDF Suez North America
Electric Vehicles and the EVGo Program
Arun Banskota, President of Electric Vehicle Services, NRG Energy
The Global Diffusion of Cleaner Energy Technologies
Kelly Sims Gallagher, Associate Professor of Energy and Environmental Policy at The Fletcher School, Tufts University
Powering San Antonio into the New Energy Economy
Doyle N. Beneby, CEO, CPS Energy
Student Research Showcase
- Ashlynn Stillwell, Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering: “Energy-Water Nexus: Water Impacts on Thermoelectric Power Generation”
- Yezhou Wang, Electrical Engineering: “Power Grid Safety and Security: How to Keep Your Lights On”
- Scott Robinson, Energy and Earth Resources and LBJ School of Public Affairs: “Behavioral Pathways in the Diffusion of Residential Solar PV”
- Steve Bryant, Petroleum Engineering: “Refracturing: Getting More out of Unconventional Resources”