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Nov. 9, 2017, 5:15 to 6:15 p.m.
Avaya Auditorium, POB 2.302 | 201 E 24th St, Austin TX, 78712

This week's featured speaker at the UT Energy Symposium is Matthew Heun, Professor of Engineering at Calvin College. His talk is titled "From Theory to Econometrics to Energy Policy: Cautionary Tales for Policymaking Using Aggregate Production Functions."

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Nov. 2, 2017, 5:15 to 6:15 p.m.
Avaya Auditorium, POB 2.302 | 201 E 24th St, Austin TX, 78712

This week's featured speaker is Barbara Burger, President of Technology Ventures at Chevron.

Refreshments will be served in the POB Connector Lobby at 4:45 p.m., followed by a 45-minute presentation and a 15-minute Q&A session.

UT Energy Symposium talks are free and open to the public; no RSVP required.

Note: this talk will not be recorded.

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Oct. 26, 2017, 5:15 to 6:15 p.m.
Avaya Auditorium, POB 2.302 | 201 E 24th St, Austin TX, 78712

This week's featured speaker at the UT Energy Symposium is Juan J. Torres, Associate Laboratory Director, Energy Systems Integration, at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. He will speak on “Grid Technology Trends and the Integration of Renewables.”

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Scheduled
Oct. 23 to 24, 2017, All Day

Texas Renewable Energy Industry Alliance (TREIA's) Annual Conference

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Scheduled
Oct. 19, 2017, 5:15 to 6:15 p.m.
Avaya Auditorium, POB 2.302 | 201 E 24th St, Austin TX, 78712

This week's featured speaker at the UT Energy Symposium is Maria Gallucci, the 2017-2018 UT Energy Journalism Fellow. She will speak about her ongoing reporting into the topic of "Cutting Carbon in Maritime Cargo Shipping."

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Scheduled
Oct. 17, 2017, 5:45 to 7:30 p.m.
Galvanize

What are the disruptive technologies, trends, and policies that are defining the future of the electric grid and its impact on you?

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Charles Forsberg headshot
Oct. 12, 2017, 5:15 to 6:15 p.m.
Avaya Auditorium, POB 2.302 | 201 E 24th St, Austin TX, 78712

This week's featured speaker is Charles Forsberg of MIT. His talk is titled "Coupling Heat Storage to Nuclear Reactors For Variable Electricity Output with Base-Load Reactor Operations."

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Kevan Weaver headshot
Oct. 5, 2017, 5:15 to 6:15 p.m.
Avaya Auditorium, POB 2.302 | 201 E 24th St, Austin TX, 78712

This week's featured speaker at the UT Energy Symposium is Kevan Weaver, Director of Technology Integration at TerraPower, LLC. His talk is titled "Generation IV Nuclear Energy Systems."

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Scheduled
Sept. 28, 2017, 5:15 to 6:15 p.m.
Avaya Auditorium, POB 2.302 | 201 E 24th St, Austin TX, 78712

This week's featured speaker is Professor Dave Nagel of George Washington University.

Refreshments will be served in the POB Connector Lobby at 4:45 p.m., followed by a 45-minute presentation and a 15-minute Q&A session.

UT Energy Symposium talks are free and open to the public; no RSVP required.

Sessions are recorded and available here.

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Scheduled
Sept. 7, 2017, 5:15 to 6:15 p.m.
Avaya Auditorium, POB 2.302 | 201 E 24th St, Austin TX, 78712

Brian Zarin, Director, Fueling Freedom Project, will be the invited speaker for the first talk of the fall 2017 semester.

The UT Energy Symposium meets every Thursday during the long semesters. Come early to attend a networking session before the talk: refreshments will be served at 4:45 p.m. in the POB Connector Lobby outside the auditorium.