2016 UT Energy Week - Feb 16-19
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January 06, 2016
The 2016 UT Energy Week will feature experts in academia, industry, government and the non-profit world for a fresh look at some of the most vital energy issues facing society during the second annual event, organized by The University of Texas at Austin’s Energy Institute, student-led Longhorn Energy Club, and KBH Center for Energy, Law & Business. UT Energy Week will be held Feb. 16 – 19, 2016 in the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center on the UT Austin campus.
The program will feature a series of insightful panel discussions, prominent keynote speakers, and the latest in energy research findings from some of the world’s leading energy experts, including UT PGE's professor Mukul Sharma and alumnus Helge Haldorsen. Sharma is moderating a session on Friday, "Improvements in Oil & Gas Operations and Technology," and Haldorsen is giving a keynote speech on the same day.
Panel topics will run the gamut of topical energy issues, including:
- The role of natural gas and renewables in Mexico’s electric power sector reform
- The science and regulatory response to hydraulic fracturing
- Energy storage, renewables, and grid management
- De-carbonizing the electric grid
- The energy, food and water nexus
- The future of nuclear power
- Powering cities of the future
Conference supporters include the Cockrell School of Engineering, the Jackson School of Geosciences, CleanTX, and Texas Exes, along with academic units engaged in energy related research across the UT Austin campus.
UT Energy Week 2016 will also feature a Student Research Poster Competition, in which students will compete for $6,500 in prizes; and an Energy Technology Competition for start-ups, which offers cash and prizes in four categories: Oil & Gas, CleanTech, Energy and Water Efficiency, and Software.
For more about UT Energy Week 2016, check out the conference program. In addition, all UT faculty, students and staff will receive free admission to the week long program through registration on the UT Energy Week website.
