Distinguished Lecture Series in Energy: Dr. Sridhar Seetharaman
October 13, 2025
11:00 am - 12:00 pmFrederick E. Giesecke Engineering Research Building (GERB) Third Floor Conference Room
The Texas A&M Energy Institute’s Distinguished Lecture Series in Energy will feature Dr. Sridhar Seetharaman, the Chief Science Officer for the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University and the Fulton Professor of Industrial Decarbonization, on Monday, October 13, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. CDT (UTC -5:00) in the Frederick E. Giesecke Engineering Research Building (GERB) Third Floor Conference Room and through a Zoom Meeting. The topic will be “Industrial Heat – Challenges and Opportunities.”
The Texas A&M Energy Institute Annual Distinguished Lecture: Dr. Elizabeth Endler
November 20, 2025
3:30 pm - 4:30 pmGeorge Bush Presidential Library and Museum’s Malek Theater
1000 George Bush Dr W
College Station, TX 77845
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On Thursday, November 20, 2025, from 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. CST (GMT -6:00), at the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum’s Malek Theater on the campus of Texas A&M University, the Texas A&M Energy Institute will host The Texas A&M Energy Institute Annual Distinguished Lecture by Dr. Elizabeth Endler, the Chief Scientist for Power & Systems Integration at Shell. The topic will be “The Science & Scale of Evolving Energy Systems: An Industrial Perspective.”
Distinguished Lecture Series in Energy: Dr. JoAnn Lighty
February 18, 2026
11:00 am - 12:00 pmFrederick E. Giesecke Engineering Research Building (GERB) Third Floor Conference Room
The Texas A&M Energy Institute’s Distinguished Lecture Series in Energy will feature Dr. JoAnn Lighty, the Acting Chair of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Professor of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering at Boise State University, on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. CST (UTC -6:00) in the Frederick E. Giesecke Engineering Research Building (GERB) Third Floor Conference Room and through a Zoom Meeting. The topic will be “Innovation and Creativity – Fueling the Solutions of Today’s Critical Food, Energy, and Water Challenges.”
Distinguished Lecture Series in Energy: Dr. Dmitry Ivanov
March 11, 2026
11:00 am - 12:00 pmFrederick E. Giesecke Engineering Research Building (GERB) Third Floor Conference Room
The Texas A&M Energy Institute’s Distinguished Lecture Series in Energy will feature Dr. Dmitry Ivanov, a Professor for Supply Chain and Operations Management in the Department of Business and Economics at the Berlin School of Economics and Law, on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. CDT (UTC -5:00) in the Frederick E. Giesecke Engineering Research Building (GERB) Third Floor Conference Room and through a Zoom Meeting. The topic will be “Supply Chain Viability and Digital Ecosystems.”
Distinguished Lecture Series in Energy: Dr. Birgit (Bea) Braun
March 25, 2026
11:00 am - 12:00 pmFrederick E. Giesecke Engineering Research Building (GERB) Third Floor Conference Room
The Texas A&M Energy Institute’s Distinguished Lecture Series in Energy will feature Dr. Birgit (Bea) Braun, an R&D/TS&D Fellow for Digital Innovation in the Packaging, Specialty Plastics & Hydrocarbons R&D organization at the Dow Chemical Company, on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. CDT (UTC -5:00) in the Frederick E. Giesecke Engineering Research Building (GERB) Third Floor Conference Room and through a Zoom Meeting. The topic will be “Dow’s Digital Transformation: Achievements, Challenges, and Future Prospects.”
Past Events
2025 Texas A&M Conference on Energy
September 25 - 26, 2025
On September 25-26, 2025, the Texas A&M Energy Research Society (TAMU ERS), in cooperation with the Texas A&M Energy Institute, will host the 9th Annual Texas A&M Conference on Energy at the Texas A&M Memorial Student Center.
Distinguished Lecture Series in Energy: Dr. Metin Turkay
September 10, 2025
11:00 am - 12:00 pmThe Texas A&M Energy Institute’s Distinguished Lecture Series in Energy will feature Dr. Metin Turkay, a Professor and Head of the Department of Industrial Engineering at Koc University, on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. CDT (UTC -5:00) in the Frederick E. Giesecke Engineering Research Building (GERB) Third Floor Conference Room and through a Zoom Meeting. The topic will be “Optimizing Industrial Processes: Breakthroughs in AI Training and Quality Control.”
Distinguished Lecture Series in Energy: Dr. Eleftherios (Terry) Papoutsakis
August 13, 2025
11:00 am - 12:00 pmThe Texas A&M Energy Institute’s Distinguished Lecture Series in Energy will feature Dr. Eleftherios (Terry) Papoutsakis, the Unidel Eugene DuPont Professor at the Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Delaware, as well as a Fellow of the Hagler Institute for Advanced Study at Texas A&M University, on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. CDT (UTC -5:00) in the Frederick E. Giesecke Engineering Research Building (GERB) Third Floor Conference Room and through a Zoom Meeting. The topic will be “Energy Production and Engineering Biology & What Metabolic Engineering/Synthetic Biology Can or Cannot Do.”
Texas A&M Geothermal Research Opportunities Symposium
April 28, 2025
7:00 am - 4:30 pmThe Geothermal Consortium at Texas A&M University and the Texas A&M Energy Institute are excited to host the inaugural Geothermal Research Opportunities Symposium on Monday, April 28, 2025, at the Embassy Suites by Hilton College Station. This event will bring together geothermal researchers at Texas A&M University and members of industry and government to explore collaboration opportunities to accelerate geothermal development in the state of Texas, in the US, and worldwide.
Building Nexus Resilience: Addressing Migration and Conflicts in Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Systems
April 9, 2025
8:30 am - 9:30 amAs a part of the Building Nexus Resilience Webinar Series, the Texas A&M Energy Institute, United Nations University – Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES), International Organization For Migration (IOM), International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA), SustainFood Network, NEXUSNET, and the International Water Resources Association (IWRA) are hosting a webinar on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.