Distinguished Lecture Series in Energy: Dr. Birgit (Bea) Braun
March 25, 2026
11:00 am - 12:00 pmThe 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 “From Prediction to Profit: How Machine Learning and Optimization Create Advantage at Dow.”
Powering Texas: Academic and Policy Perspectives
March 25, 2026
12:00 pm - 6:30 pmThe Bush School of Government and Public Service’s Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy will host an in-depth public conversation on Wednesday, March 25, on one of Texas’ most pressing challenges, meeting the state’s growing demand for electricity.
Distinguished Lecture Series in Energy: Dr. JoAnn Lighty
February 18, 2026
11:00 am - 12:00 pmThe Texas A&M Energy Institute’s Distinguished Lecture Series in Energy will feature Dr. JoAnn Lighty, an emeritus 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). The topic will be “Innovation and Creativity – Fueling the Solutions of Today’s Critical Food, Energy, and Water Challenges.”