The Texas A&M Energy Institute, the Glasscock Energy Humanities Working Group, the Glasscock Science & Technology Working Group and colleagues from the Texas A&M College of Liberal Arts are joining together to host the first Energy & Humanities Workshop on September 6, 2019 in College Station, TX at the The Stella Hotel.
The goal of this workshop is to bring faculty, students and professionals who share an interest in the interactions of energy, social science, and humanities research, education and exploration.
This interdisciplinary environment will aim to identify areas of common interest, create new interactions and collaborations, and promote interdisciplinary scholarship, teaching, and research across the university, state, and nation.
Schedule
| 9:30 a.m. | Refreshments and Registration |
| 10:00 a.m. | Opening Remarks: Professor Stratos Pistikopoulos |
| 10:05 a.m. | Welcome: Valentini Pappa and Jeff Sammons |
| 10:20 a.m. | Invited Keynote Speaker Prof. Martin V. Melosi Cullen Professor Emeritus of History, Center for Public History, University of Houston The Historian and Energy: What Are the Major Contributions to Energy Humanities? |
| 11:20 a.m. | Presentations Gregory Gause Chair and Head of the International Affairs Department, Texas A&M University Teaching the Politics of the World Energy Market Christian Brannstrom Professor of Geography, Texas A&M University Causes of Wind-Power Conflicts in Northeastern Brazil James D. Bradbury School of Law, Texas A&M University Balancing the Footprint: |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:00 p.m. | Presentations Mark Barteau Vice President for Research, Texas A&M University Bassel Daher Research Associate, BAEN/TAMUEI, Texas A&M University TAMUEI Convergence Research Incubator |
| 1:45 p.m. | Round Table Discussions Session 1: Identifying Targets Session 2: Towards Group Formation |
| 3:00 p.m. | Open Discussion |
| 4:00 p.m. | Closing Remarks |