Past Events
Distinguished Lecture Series in Energy: Dr. Michael Baldea
March 27, 2024
11:00 am - 12:00 pmThe next presentation in the Distinguished Lecture Series in Energy, featuring Dr. Michael Baldea, the holder of the Henry Beckman Professorship in Chemical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, will be held on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, 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 “Machine Learning can Produce Actual Learning.”
Distinguished Lecture Series in Energy: Dr. George Moridis
March 6, 2024
11:00 am - 12:00 pmThe next presentation in the Distinguished Lecture Series in Energy, featuring Dr. George Moridis, the Robert L. Whiting Chair in Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University, will be held on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, 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 “Practical Aspects and Implications of Long-Term CO2 Sequestration in Saline Aquifers Using Vertical Wells.”
Seminar: Doug Lewin
February 20, 2024
12:00 pm - 1:00 pmThe Texas A&M Energy Institute is hosting a seminar by Doug Lewin on Tuesday, February 20, 2024, from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 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 “Putting the Pieces Together for a Reliable Grid and a Just Energy Transition.”
Distinguished Lecture Series in Energy: Dr. Shannon M. Bragg-Sitton
February 7, 2024
11:00 am - 12:00 pmThe next presentation in the Distinguished Lecture Series in Energy, featuring Dr. Shannon M. Bragg-Sitton, the Director for the Integrated Energy & Storage Systems Division in the Energy & Environment Science & Technology Directorate at Idaho National Laboratory, will be held on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, 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 “Achieving a Net-Zero Future: The Role of Nuclear Energy.”
Special International Energy Seminar: Dr. George Papadakis
February 2, 2024
1:30 pm - 2:30 pmAs a part of the funded project “METAVASIS” (Mobility for Energy Transition Awareness to Bring About Societal Impacts), implemented by the Texas A&M Energy Institute and the Agricultural University of Athens and supported by the U.S. Embassy in Athens, the Texas A&M Energy Institute is hosting a Special International Energy Seminar with Dr. George Papadakis, a Professor of Renewable Energy Technology at the Agricultural University of Athens. The seminar will be held on Friday, February 2, 2024, from 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. CST (UTC -6:00) in the Frederick E. Giesecke Engineering Research Building (GERB) Third Floor Conference Room and through a Zoom Meeting.
MOISES Workshop: Energy Trends in Bolivia
January 18, 2024
7:00 am - 10:30 amThe Texas A&M Energy Institute and the Universidad Privada de Santa Cruz de la Sierra (UPSA), with support from the US Embassy in Bolivia, are hosting the first of a series of hybrid workshops on Thursday, January 18 from 7:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. CST (-6:00) on “Energy Trends in Bolivia.”
The Texas A&M Energy Institute Annual Distinguished Lecture – Dr. Yassin A. Hassan
December 7, 2023
3:30 pm - 4:30 pmOn Thursday, December 7, 2023, from 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. CST (GMT -6:00) in the Forum at the Rudder Theatre Complex 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. Yassin A. Hassan. The topic will be “Nuclear Energy: A Sustainable Source in the Energy Mix.”
Distinguished Lecture Series in Energy: Dr. Lorenz T. (Larry) Biegler
November 29, 2023
11:00 am - 12:00 pmThe next presentation in the Distinguished Lecture Series in Energy, featuring Dr. Lorenz T. (Larry) Biegler, the Covestro University Professor of Chemical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, will be held on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, 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 “Multi-level Optimization Strategies for Large-Scale Nonlinear Energy Systems.”
2023 Texas Energy Summit
November 15 - 17, 2023
On November 15-17, 2023, the Texas Energy Summit, hosted by the Energy Systems Laboratory (ESL), will be held at the State of Texas Capitol Building. The ESL is a division of the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES), a member of the Texas A&M University System.
Distinguished Lecture Series in Energy: Dr. Mark O’Malley
October 18, 2023
11:00 am - 12:00 pmThe next presentation in the Distinguished Lecture Series in Energy, featuring Dr. Mark O’Malley, the Leverhulme Professor of Power Systems at Imperial College London and a Hagler Fellow at Texas A&M University, will be held on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 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 “Electricity First then the Rest: An Advantageous and Ambitious Timetable for Decarbonisation?.”