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Hello everyone and Happy Earthy Day!
The students are active and earning recognition for their contributions. Many congratulations to them for their various successes (see below for some examples).
Graduation is around the corner, and then we will ramp up for another school year. Meanwhile, we will stay active this summer conducting research, teaching short courses (FREE for teachers!) and producing documentaries as part of our overall effort to improve energy literacy.
Meanwhile, you might enjoy the opening to my op-ed in today's Houston Chronicle (link to the full column is below):
"If you’re celebrating Earth Day today, make sure to thank Texas. That’s because both the holiday and the broader environmental movement were launched partially in response to the Apollo-era space program, whose orbital altitude let us see the beauty of our planet from a new perspective. And none of that would have been possible without our state’s Johnson Space Center. It’s fortuitous that the Artemis II mission timed its success in the lead-up to this year’s Earth Day, setting Texas up to repeat this feat."
These are just some of our latest examples of how we engage in outreach and education to change the way the world thinks about energy. Please stay in touch.
Sincerely,
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- WEG students competed at UT Energy Week with Eesha Bilal winning 1st prize and Laura Rivera Gomez winning 2nd prize in the Energy Policy category
- Michael Webber filmed a live lecture, 'The Future of AI, Energy and Water', in collaboration with The Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life at UT Austin
- Catherine Russell and Grayson Cliff won a student mini-pitch competition at the ARPA-E Innovation Summit
- The group had a night at the movies seeing Project Hail Mary, the new film based on the book by Andy Weir, the first pick for the WEG Book Club
- Undergraduate research assistants Emily Altamirano, Eesha Bilal and Hailey Clingan attended CERA Week in Houston, TX
- Laura Rivera Gomez moderated a Women in Energy Panel hosted by Cleantech Group and GWiB
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Josh Rhodes and Michael Webber discuss the dramatic growth in electricity demand on The Energy Capital podcast
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Educational Opportunities | | |
This summer the LBJ School will be hosting a short course, Energy Technology & Policy taught by Webber Energy Group members Michael Webber, Harry Kennard, Emily Beagle and Yael Glazer. Registration is now open.
Topics will be interdisciplinary and will include an introduction to quantitative concepts in energy, including the differences among fuels and energy technologies, energy policy levers, and the societal aspects of energy, such as culture, climate, environment, food, water, economics, security, and international affairs.
High school teachers interested in participating can register for FREE and may be eligible for expenses reimbursed up to $400.
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