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Research & Initiatives2004-Star-B1 Regional Development, Population Trend and Technology Change Impacts on Future Air Pollution Emissions
Urban development results in changes to land use and land cover and, consequently, to biogenic and anthropogenic emissions, meteorological processes, and processes such as dry deposition that influence future predictions... More
Faculty & StaffAdelman, David
David E. Adelman teaches and writes in the areas of environmental law, intellectual property law, and climate change policy. Professor Adelman’s research focuses on the many interfaces between law and science. His arti... More
CoursesAdvances in CO2 Injection and Storage in Geologic Formations (GEO 391)
This class is a cross disciplinary, project-based course in new technology for greenhouse gas emissions reductions. Topics covered will include multiphase fluid flow, pore scale studies, imaging micromodels, capillary an... MoreResearch & InitiativesAfter Copenhagen: Climate Governance and the Road Ahead
The Copenhagen conference provides important lessons for future international cooperation on climate change. The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meeting showed that global conferences (with hundreds of... MoreResearch & InitiativesAir Quality Research Program
The specific goal of the State of Texas Air Quality Research Program (AQRP) is to support scientific research related to Texas air quality, in the areas of emissions inventory development, atmospheric chemistry, meteorol... MoreResearch & InitiativesAir Resources Engineering Program
The University of Texas at Austin has developed one of the world's largest and most active programs in Air Resources Engineering. The University of Texas Program in Air Resources Engineering (UTPARE) currently includes ... MoreFaculty & StaffBerberoglu, Halil
Dr. Berberoglu’s research integrates thermal-fluid sciences with bio- and nano-technology and focuses on exploiting a wide range of renewable energy sources and carbon sequestration technologies. His research activitie... MoreFaculty & StaffBreecker, Daniel
Breecker is primarily interested in pursuing a process-based understanding of soils and the "critical zone" with the goal of determining how climate influences soils and how soils influence climate. A better understandin... MoreResearch & InitiativesBuild Carbon Neutral
The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and Mithun, a multidisciplinary design practice (www.mithun.com), have joined forces to expand our current understanding of the construction industry\'s role in global warming and ... More
Centers & InstitutesBureau of Economic Geology
The Bureau of Economic Geology, established in 1909, is the oldest research unit at The University of Texas at Austin. The Bureau, part of The John A. and Katherine G. Jackson School of Geosciences at The University of T... MoreResearch & InitiativesCarbon Capture and Sequestration
Sponsor: Luminant Carbon Management Program MoreCoursesCarbon-Based Energy in the 21st Century (PA 388K)
This course will cover current and projected carbon-based resource demand, dependency. Including issues affecting the use of carbon-based fuels and technology such as: (1)Resource supply quantity and access; (2) National... MoreFaculty & StaffCarr, David L.
David Carr is a petroleum geologist whose primary interests lie in clastic sedimentology and stratigraphy. He has served as a consultant, performing a variety of reservoir characterization and exploration projects that h... MoreCenters & InstitutesCenter for Environmental Research (CER) at Hornsby Bend
The Center for Environmental Research at the Austin Water Utility's Hornsby Bend Biosolids Management Plant is a partnership formed in 1989 with the City of Austin, the University of Texas, and Texas A&M University to s... MoreCoursesChemistry and the Environment (UGS 303)
Designed for students with only high-school background in the subject of chemistry. Topic description: Elementary topics in environmental chemistry: essential chemical and physical processes in the earth's atmosphere; in... MoreCoursesClean Energy Technologies & Public Policy (PA 680)
This PRP will investigate a minimum of 12 clean energy technologies within the domains of renewable energy power production, transmission and distribution; energy efficiency technologies; alternative energy transportatio... MoreCoursesClimate Change Law and Policy (PA 188G)
PA 188G Climate Change Law and Policy is an intensive introduction to international and national debates on the appropriate responses to global warming. MoreResearch & InitiativesClimate Change Working Group, ESI
UT's Environmental Science Institute's Climate Change Working Group has members focused on all aspects of Climate Change such as history, modeling, impacts, process studies, remediation, and education and outreach. MoreCoursesClimate Change: Current Literature (GEO 391)
MoreCoursesClimate System Modeling (GEO 347G; GEO 387G)
Studies the basic theory of climate system modeling using state-of-the-art regional climate models in a variety of applications. Subjects may include paleoclimate study and future climate prediction based on greenhouse g... MoreCoursesClimate System Physics (GEO 371; GEO 391)
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Degree Plans & CurriculumClimate Systems Science - Geological Science (MA, MS, PhD)
Modern climate change may be the single most important problem humanity has ever faced. The new Climate Systems Science program at the Jackson School of Geosciences is poised to answer some of the most pressing questions... MoreResearch & InitiativesClimate Systems Science Research Group
The Jackson School of Geosciences Climate Systems Science group includes researchers from diverse geoscience disciplines coming together to improve our understanding of the Earth\'s climate system. The group is involved ... MoreResearch & InitiativesCost-Effective Capture & Storage of CO2 through Energy Production from Saline Aquifers
The potential to sequester very large volumes of CO2 in deep saline aquifers is very well known. A significant fraction of these deep, high-temperature aquifers are saturated with CH4 (methane) at pressures exceeding nor... MoreCoursesDevelopment of a Solar-Powered Vehicle (EE 309S; EE 362S; ME 379M; ASE 379L)
Analysis, design, and construction of a solar-powered car for national competitions involving other universities. Study of electrical, mechanical, and aerodynamic systems. Electrical Engineering 309K (Topic: Development ... MoreCoursesDevelopment Within a Low Carbon World (PA 388K)
This course seeks to prepare professionals for post-Kyoto climate negotiations and address sustainable development issues associated with adoption of climate-related technologies in developing nations. One half of th... MoreFaculty & StaffDuncan, Ian
Dr. Duncan leads the Earth Systems and Environment group at BEG. For the last 4 years Ian has been working on policy, as well as legal and technical aspects of carbon management in the context of CO2 Enhanced Oil Recove... MoreFaculty & StaffDurrenberger, Cyril
Cyril Durrenberger is a Senior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering and a Research Fellow at the Center for Energy and Environmental Resources at the University of Texas at Austin. His research interests lie in issues relate... MoreCoursesEarth, Wind, And Fire (GEO 302E)
Geologic phenomena that affect everyday life, including global warming, earthquakes, volcanism, desertification, river and coastline flooding and erosion, groundwater, mineral resources, and plate tectonics. MoreCoursesEnvironmental Economics (PA 693L)
This course seeks to develop student capabilities for analysis and decision-making in the area of environmental economic policy. The course will also provide international perspectives on climate change policies in the U... MoreCoursesEnvironmental Life Cycle Assessment (CE 397)
Life cycle analysis (LCA) identifies the “cradle to grave” environmental and sustainability impacts of a product, processes, or policy. This course teaches life cycle methods, including process-based methods, input-o... MoreCoursesEnvironmental Sustainability (GRG 396T)
What is sustainability science? How does sustainability relate to intergenerational equity, climate change, economic development, and the global commons? We will approach these topics through the lens of the most current... MoreResearch & InitiativesEnvironmental Trace Contaminants
The goal of the CER’s research effort is to assess the long‐term safety, sustainability, and ecological impacts of applying Class B biosolids to the Hornsby Bend facility site. Most of the existing biosolids research... MoreResearch & InitiativesExport Growth, Energy Costs, and Sustainable Supply Chains
The research examines sustainable supply chains in North America and the role played by rail intermodal operations in lowering ten-mile fuel and emission costs. It examines whether current systems favor imports over expo... MoreResearch & InitiativesFrio Brine Pilot Study
From October 4–14, 2004 the Frio Brine Pilot team injected 1,600 tons of CO2 1,500m below surface into a high permeability brine-bearing sandstone of the Frio Formation beneath the Gulf Coast of Texas, USA. The project... MoreResearch & InitiativesGeological CO2 Storage and Natural CO2 Reservoirs
Geological CO2 storage is currently the only option to mitigate anthropogenic CO2 emissions from continued use of fossil fuels. Secure geologic storage of CO2 requires an understanding of the long-term evolution of CO2 i... MoreCoursesGlobal Environmental Change (BIO 359; BIO 386)
Global change as it affects terrestrial ecosystems, including feedback between ecosystems and the atmosphere. Greenhouse gases and global warming, ozone, biological invasions, and land-use change. Prerequisite: Biology 3... MoreCoursesGlobal Environmental Governance (PA 188G)
This three-credit class will provide an introduction to the policies, statutes, regulations, agency orders, and legal cases addressing the many aspects of energy use. We will briefly explore controls imposed on the extra... MoreCoursesGreenhouse Gas Control Technologies (CHE 384; CHE 379)
"This course will be structured around GHGT-10, the 10th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies. Attendance will be required at the Conference to be held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands from Septe... MoreCenters & InstitutesGulf Coast Carbon Center
The Gulf Coast Carbon Center seeks to apply its technical and educational resources to implement geologic storage of anthropogenic carbon dioxide on an aggressive time scale with a focus in a region where large-scale red... MoreFaculty & StaffHesse, Marc
Flow and transport in porous media, reactive flow, multi-phase flow, geomechanics, mathematical modeling, numerical simulation, geological CO2 storage, magma dynamics. MoreFaculty & StaffHovorka, Susan
Dr. Susan Hovorka is interested in the application of geological techniques to environmental problems, particularly focusing on the issue of permeability in both tight and very transmissive systems. This interest has lea... MoreResearch & InitiativesImproving Estimates of Ancient Atmospheric CO2 Concentration
The goal of this project is to calibrate the paleosol carbonate CO2 barometer for Vertisols in order to improve estimates of the concentration of CO2 in Earth’s ancient atmosphere. If the value(s) determined for the so... MoreCoursesIntegrating Energy Options and Policies for the 21st Century (PA 680)
This PRP will examine policies that are encouraging or discouraging the increased use of nuclear energy and natural gas, then focus on factors that are inhibiting development of members of the group of less recognized en... MoreResearch & InitiativesInventory of Brine Formations Suitable for Geologic Sequestration
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions by injecting unwanted gases into unused deep-brine-bearing aquifers is an attractive option because large-volume sinks underlie many carbon dioxide sources. In this study, funded by DOE/... MoreFaculty & StaffKing, Carey
Dr. Carey King studies energy systems, how they work together, how they impact the environment, and how and why humans as a society consume energy resources. He specializes in dynamic systems modeling and nonlinear optim... MoreCenters & InstitutesLady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
The mission of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center is to increase the sustainable use and conservation of native wildflowers, plants and landscapes. Decades ago, former first lady Lady Bird Johnson recognized that ou... MoreCoursesLand Atmosphere Interaction Dynamics (GEO 391)
Basics of terrestrial surface energy, water and carbon balances. Micrometeorology and atmospheric boundary layer. Ecohydrology, biometeorology, hydrometeorology, and hydroclimatology. Theory, modeling, and observations. ... MoreResearch & InitiativesLatin American Forum on Energy & the Environment
The Latin American Forum on Energy & the Environment is a unique program that addresses a critical need to bring together government and industry decision makers, scholars and scientists, to foster dialogue around energy... MoreResearch & InitiativesMaterials for Lithium-Ion Battery Electrodes
New electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries are essential for reducing greenhouse gases and enhanced utilization of renewable energy sources. We are trying to identify new materials and nano-structures for use as... MoreFaculty & StaffMcDonald-Buller, Elena
Dr. Elena McDonald-Buller is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. She currently oversees a research group at the ... MoreFaculty & StaffMeckel, Timothy A.
Dr. Meckel's research interests include stratigraphy, structural geology, and tectonics. He has been involved with several large field projects studying carbon sequestration in geological formations in order to reduce gr... MoreFaculty & StaffMurphy, Cynthia
Cynthia Folsom Murphy is a Research Associate for the Center for Energy and Environmental Resources, at the University of Texas at Austin. Her primary research interests lie in the area of environmental and economic asse... MoreResearch & InitiativesNative Turfgrass Project
Using a grant from Wal-Mart, the Lady Bird Wildflower Center is in year two of an effort to develop a multi-species turf grass that conserves water, is disease resistant and stands up to foot traffic, while creating the ... MoreFaculty & StaffNicot, Jean-Philippe
Dr. Nicot's research interests include numerical modeling of multiphase flow and contaminant transport in both the unsaturated and saturated zones; geochemical modeling and reactive transport; water resources management;... MoreFaculty & StaffOlson, Hilary
Hilary is a stratigrapher who integrates biostratigraphic and paleoenvironmental data (foraminifera) with core and seismic data. Her regional experience includes the Gulf of Mexico, Faeroe Basin, San Joaquin Valley (CA),... MoreFaculty & StaffPaine, Jeffrey
Jeff is the coordinator of near-surface geophysics projects at the Bureau. His principal research interest, geophysical applications in the shallow subsurface, combines an academic background in geophysics and extensive ... MoreCoursesPublic Transportation Engineering (CE 392M)
Topics to be discussed are demand estimation, route design, basic vehicle scheduling relationships, driver scheduling, networks, rail transit, propulsion systems, and para-transit concepts. MoreResearch & InitiativesReducing the Evironmental Impact of Concrete Production
The purpose of this research is to explore methods of reducing the environmental impact of concrete production while maintaining or improving current performance standards. This is being achieved through the synthesis of... MoreCoursesResearch in Climate Change Science (GEO 394)
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MoreFaculty & StaffRochelle, Gary
Control of air pollution by acid gases, carbon dioxide, and air toxics, CO2 capture, flue gas desulfurization, acid gas treating, CO2 mass transfer with chemical reaction, electrolyte thermodynamics, reaction kinetics in... MoreFaculty & StaffRomanak, Katherine Duncker
Dr. Romanak's research interests include geochemistry and isotope systematics of carbon cycling in the vadose zone and in freshwater aquifers; soil-gas monitoring and surface gas flux measurements at CO2 sequestration si... MoreResearch & InitiativesSACROC Historic Oil Field
The Gulf Coast Carbon Center has been conducting a major research project in the Scurry Area Canyon Reef Operators (SACROC) oilfield near the eastern edge of the Permian Basin in Scurry County, Texas. Since 1972 over 175... MoreResearch & InitiativesSECARB Stacked Storage Test
The Bureau of Economic Geology Gulf Coast Carbon Center is currently conducting a $34 million multi-year field study of sequestration and monitoring strategies for long-term storage of carbon dioxide. The site for the pr... MoreResearch & InitiativesSequestration of Greenhouse Gases in Brine Formations
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions by injecting unwanted gases into unused deep-brine-bearing aquifers is an attractive option because large-volume sinks underlie many carbon dioxide sources. In this study, funded by DOE/... MoreResearch & InitiativesSmart Building Initiative
Tools are now available that offer real-time data for people who want to learn how their personal choices impact energy consumption at the room level. In a year-long project, the Smart Building Initiative marries this te... MoreFaculty & StaffSmyth, Rebecca
Rebecca Smyth research interests include studies related to geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide; hydrogeologic assessment of sites impacted by petroleum exploration and production activities; LIDAR (Light Detection ... MoreResearch & InitiativesSTORE (Sequestration Training, Outreach, Research and Education) Alliance
The overall mission of our Alliance for Sequestration Training, Outreach, Research and Education (STORE) is to promote better understanding of CO2 sequestration science and engineering technology. Our efforts are helping... MoreResearch & InitiativesSustainable Sites Initiative
The Sustainable Sites Initiative is an interdisciplinary effort by the American Society of Landscape Architects, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at the University of Texas at Austin and the United States Botanic ... MoreResearch & InitiativesThe Design and Estimation of a Household Vehicle Evolution and Composition Model for Assessing the Impact of Transportation Policies on Global Climate Change and Air Quality
This study focuses on the design and development of a comprehensive vehicle fleet composition, utilization, and evolution simulator that can be used to forecast household vehicle ownership and mileage by type of vehicle ... MoreResearch & InitiativesThe Economics of Climate Engineering
This work addresses possible responses to climate change. MoreFaculty & StaffTrevino, Ramon
Ramon Trevino's research interests include carbon storage and sequestration; and sequence stratigraphic interpretation and reservoir characterization. MoreResearch & InitiativesUsing Real Time Traveler Demand Data To Optimize Commuter Rail Feeder Systems
Commuter rail systems, operating on unused or under-used railroad rights-of-way are being introduced into many urban transportation systems. Since locations of available rail rights-of-way were typically chosen long ago ... MoreFaculty & StaffWebber, Michael
Michael Webber's research interests include energy systems analysis, renewable and alternative energy, energy policy, the nexus of energy, food and water, algae biofuels, and energy in Texas. Michael is one of the origin... MoreFaculty & StaffWheeler, Mary
Dr. Wheeler has been on the faculty since 1995. She is the Director of the Center for Subsurface Modeling. She has published over 200 technical reports and refereed journal publications, made over 400 oral presentations ... MoreFaculty & Staff