The University of Texas at Austin

Dr. Grimshaw has policy and technical interests in environmental protection and energy development. His dissertation for the PhD in geology (at The University of Texas at Austin) was on environmental protection and geologic hazards in growing urban areas, using San Marcos, Texas as a case study. Since graduate school, he has worked primarily as a technical and management consultant, providing professional environmental services for municipal infrastructure (wastewater treatment plants, landfills), private sector facilities (railroads, chemical plants, retail stores) and government installations (U.S. Air Force bases, U.S. DOE pilot plant sites, U.S. EPA laboratories). Much of his environmental work has been for energy-related facilities, including oilfield waste sites, coal mines, petroleum refineries, coal-fired power plants, and synthetic fuels (coal gasification and liquefaction) plants. Dr. Grimshaw has also held the position of Associate Director for Environmental Programs at the UT’s Bureau of Economic Geology and has taught courses on environmental geology at the community college level.

As he has transitioned his career from technical consulting to policy studies and development, Dr. Grimshaw has placed increased emphasis on alternative energy sources. When he obtained the Master of Public Affairs degree at the LBJ School of Public Affairs (2008, Mid-Career Option), he prepared his Professional Report on public policy toward cold fusion, a controversial potential new source of nuclear energy. He is currently co-instructing a Policy Research Project at the LBJ School on public policy toward alternative energy technologies and resources. Dr. Grimshaw plans to pursue his interest in cold fusion and other alternative sources of energy while continuing his work in the multifaceted field of environmental protection. His recently proposed course in Environmental Policymaking at the LBJ School for the Fall 2009 has been accepted by the faculty.

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