News

Energy Institute News Briefs Issue 11, April 2012. Click here.

US Wind Industry Grew 31% in 2011 over Previous Year: Click here to read more about the American Wind Energy Association's report released 12 April 2012.

College of Architecture: Solar-powered umbrella design places 3rd in national contest. Read about this multidisciplinary TAMU student team's design here.

Global Petroleum Research Institute and TEES working to purify Colombia's water: Texas A&M is a leader in developing and using water filtration technologies; read more.

Dr. Le Xie, Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, received the Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award from Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU). See the full story here.

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Featured

EERE Critical Materials Workshop: DOE's Advanced Manufacturing Office posted presentations and videos of its Critical Materials Workshop help April 3rd to provide background information on critical materials assessment, current research within DOE related to critical materials, and the foundational aspects of Energy Innovation Hubs. For more information, click here.

The American Society for Engineering Education held its annual conference in early March and has made presentations available online. Topics include trends in federal R&D funding, research opportunities with federal agencies, and more. To download the presentations and for more information, click here.

Find an Expert! To find Texas A&M researchers with expertise in particular energy areas, go to one of the links above (Bioenergy, etc.) and then click "Faculty Expertise." To view individual webpages, click on the researcher's name.

Centers / Labs / Facilities: To learn more about Texas A&M cross-cutting centers and institutes, click on the link above. Centers, labs, and facilities associated with energy research areas are also accessible.

Events

2012 Offshore Technology Conference: The Houston Chronicle's photos from the EI/RVP reception on Wednesday evening at Reliant Stadium can be viewed here.

2012 TEXAS WATER SUMMIT - Securing Water for Texas' Future: The Academy of Medicine, Engineering & Science of Texas will host this year's conference at the AT&T Executive Education & Conference Center, Austin, May 20-21, 2012. Scientists, engineers, policy analysts, legislators, CEOs and agency officials will address Texas' emerging water security challenges. For more information and to register, click here.

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Energy Conferences Worldwide: A monthly listing of energy conferences listed by date with links to web pages for more information. Click here.

AllConferences.com: directory of conferences, conventions, exhibits, seminars, workshops, events, trade shows and business meetings. Includes calendar, dates, location, web site, contact and registration information. Click here.

U.S. Energy Information Administration: Conference listings by month in North America and internationally. Click here.