The University of Texas at Austin
Graduate Engineering Council and
The College of Engineering present:

Science, Engineering and Energy Policy

Wednesday, 4 - 5 PM ACES 2.302

The challenges facing U.S. energy policy makers this century are daunting. The buffer between energy produced and energy consumed is shrinking as global demand for fossil-fuel resources grows with increasing populations and per-capita increases in energy consumption in both developed and developing nations. While demand is increasing, countries with fossil-fuel resources are disproportionately gaining political power and complicating foreign relations and global security. Furthermore, the conversion of fossil fuels to energy by combustion processes is lowering air quality and driving the greenhouse effect and its contribution to global climate change.

Scientists and engineers are developing new technologies that convert fossil fuels to energy more efficiently and tap into renewable energy resources, but which technologies actually make sense from an economic, thermodynamic, and environmental point of view, and who decides what research and technologies should and should not be pursued? In an effort to increase awareness and discussion of these critical challenges and stimulate energy policy dialogue at The University, the Graduate Engineering Council in collaboration with the College of Engineering has invited representatives from a variety of institutions that affect energy policy to come speak about their efforts to face the 21st century energy challenges.

Date	Speaker	Title and Organization	Lecture Title
09/20	Scott Minos	Public Affairs Specialist, The U.S. Department of Energy	The U.S. Energy Policy (I)
09/27	Richard Amato	President and CEO, Venti Energy	Austin Entrepreneurs and the Clean-Energy Market
10/04	Dr. David Allen, Dr. Charles Groat, Dr. Makul Sharma	Founders, The U.T. Institute for Energy Studies	What Role will UT Play in Energy Research, Education, & Policy?
10/11	Larry Harlan	Public Affairs Manager, ExxonMobil	The Energy Outlook of the World’s Largest Energy Co.
10/18	Mr. Matthew L. Wald	Journalist, The New York Times	The U.S. Energy Policy (II)