The University of Texas at Austin Knowledge Transfer and Discovery

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1 The University of Texas at Austin Knowledge Transfer and Discovery

2 The University of Texas at Austin Founded Colleges and Schools 51,000 Students 9,594 Hispanic 4,722 Foreign 24,000 Faculty & Staff $2.14 billion Budget $644 million Research Tier 1 Research University Top 25 Schools/Faculty Rankings #28 World University Rankings

3 Knowledge Transfer and Discovery Through An Interdisciplinary University Partnership in Energy, Environment and Sustainability

4 Over Thirty-five Research and Policy Centers and Departments Focusing on Energy, Environment and Sustainability Center for Energy & Environmental Resources Center for International Business Education and Research Center for Transportation Research Bureau of Economic Geology Energy Management & Innovation Center Kay Bailey Hutchison Center for Energy, Law & Business Environmental Science Institute Center for Sustainable Development Center for Research in Water Resources Institute for Geophysics Center for Petroleum & Geosystems Engineering The Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law Department of Geography and the Environment

5 The mission of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Center for Energy, Law & Business s (KBH Center) is to provide the finest educational opportunities in the United States to students who wish to pursue careers in energy and to serve as a nexus for incisive, unbiased, and relevant research and conferences for policymakers around the world, a with a special focus on Latin America. The Kay Bailey Hutchison Center for Energy, Law & Business is an interdisciplinary academic center created by the School of Law and the McCombs School of Business

6 Knowledge Transfer and Discovery: Tier One Research University The Consortium Research Model Jackson School of Geosciences Bureau of Economic Geology The Advance Energy Consortium AEC An Industry Research Consortium Managed by the University of Texas at Austin Funding Research at Leading Universities Around the World

7 Knowledge Transfer and Discovery: Tier One Research University The Industry Affiliate Research Model Cockrell School of Engineering - Center for Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering vision is to be the premier academic research organization in all facets of oil and gas exploration and production. Faculty who impart knowledge about the world class research conducted at CPGE is an important aspect of the department's tradition of excellence, and many of undergraduate and graduate students are involved on its research programs. The department is home to the #1 Petroleum engineering graduate program and the #2 petroleum and geosystems engineering undergraduate program.

8 Jackson School of Geosciences, Institute of Geophysics, Gulf Basin Depositional Synthesis Project (GBDS) is an industry-supported, comprehensive synthesis of Cenozoic and Mesozoic fill of the entire Gulf of Mexico basin. The results are distributed as a digital data base that is updated regularly. The project has led to major new contributions to the understanding of the depositional history and framework of the Gulf of Mexico Basin. The deliverables for the project include a digital set of regional UTIG multi-channel seismic transects in the deep basin (traversing both U.S.A. and Mexico waters), a comprehensive GIS database, a suite of regional lithofacies and depositional systems maps generated from the data base and compilation of published information, and an extensive supporting bibliography. Knowledge Transfer and Discovery The Gulf of Mexico Basin one of the best studied basins in the world.

9 The Bureau of Economic Geology s Core Research Centers (CRC), located in Austin, Midland and Houston, are one of the largest repository for core and rock material in the world with combined holdings of nearly 2 million boxes of geologic material. The Integrated Core and Log Database (IGOR) is a searchable database for all CRC core and well cutting holdings. Layout rooms and processing rooms for slabbing core are available to the public. The Bureau of Economic Geology functions as the State Geological Survey of Texas

10 Collaborating to advance carbon capture and storage; a key technology to fight climate change and produce cleaner energy. The University of Texas at Austin is an international leader in developing carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology and is actively cooperating with the North American Energy Ministers Working Group on Climate Change and Energy created last year by the Secretaries of Energy and Natural Resources of Mexico, the United States and Canada. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) can dramatically help Mexico reach its ambitious plan submitted at the recent climate meeting in Paris to reduce 50% of their GHG emissions by the year 2050.

11 Cutting-Edge Scientific Energy Research Tier 1 Research University Institute of Geophysics UT Austin to Lead $58 Million Effort to Study Potential New Energy Source A research team led by The University of Texas at Austin has been awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy approximately $58 million to analyze deposits of frozen methane under the Gulf of Mexico that hold enormous potential to increase the world's energy supply. Estimates vary on the amount of energy that could be produced from methane hydrate worldwide, but the potential is huge. In the Gulf of Mexico, where the team will be sampling, there is estimated to be about 7,000 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of methane in sand-dominated reservoirs near the seafloor. That is more than 250 times the amount of natural gas used in the United States in 2013.

12 Knowledge Transfer and Discovery The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) #7 supercomputer in the World- June 2014 TOP500 list Stampede is one of the most powerful and significant current supercomputers in the U.S. for open science research. Able to perform nearly 10 trillion operations per second, Stampede offers infinite opportunities for computational science and technology ranging from highly parallel algorithms, high-throughput computing, scalable visualization, and next generation programming languages. STAR Partners: Aramco - BP - Chevron - ConocoPhillips - Dell - ENI - Exxon - Oracle - Raytheon - Shell - Technip

13 Knowledge Transfer and Discovery Partnerships with Mexico The University of Texas at Austin Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico The University of Texas System Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología

14 A Representative Sample of Professional Education and Capacity Building Program Clients Energy Industry Partners and Graduate Recruiters

15 Tailor Made Executive and Professional Capacity Building Programs Energy programs and curricula are custom designed to meet client needs for technical and non-technical professionals in course areas such as, but not limited to: Petroleum Geology Petroleum Engineering Oil and Gas Law Leadership Human Resources Electricity Water Resources Project Management Technical ESL Oil and Gas Accounting and Finance Energy and Environmental Policy Organizational Capabilities Renewables Building Energy and Environments

16 Tailor Made Executive and Professional Capacity Building Programs Program Managed by the McCombs School of Business Thirty Years Experience in Custom Program Development Interactive and Intense Courses to Challenge Participants Tailor-Made Programs One Day to Six Month Programs Flexible Class Sizes Location to Meet Client Needs Off-Campus Field Experience and Learning

17 Faculty: UT-Austin Professors and Researchers Industry Executives & Experts

18 Houston Corporate and Technology Centers Visits Washington DC & Austin Policy and Regulatory Programs Texas Oil and Gas Development Field Trips

19 Cockrell School of Engineering s Center for Lifelong Engineering Education (CLEE) is an innovative leader in developing professional education programs led by engineering faculty and leading industry experts to provide results-based programs with immediately applicable tools. Master's Degree Programs, Certificate Programs and in-depth Professional Development training programs which provide results-based learning and continuing education units (CEUs)to busy engineers in the fields of Energy, Environment and Petroleum. Professional Capacity Programs in Engineering

20 The University of Texas at Austin: Apodaca, Nuevo Leon, Mexico Teaching Campus

21 Mexico Degree Programs: Executive MBA Mexico City Program Executive MBA Mexico City Class of 2015 Executive MBA program designed for mid-career professionals and executives who want to stay close to home, but still earn a U.S. MBA. This dual-degree program awards an MBA from The University of Texas at Austin and a Master s of Administration from Tecnológico de Monterrey - Campus Santa Fe.

22 Mexico & International Degree Programs: University of Texas School of Law The University of Texas School of Law has joined with the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) to offer a unique joint degree program for students to earn both a Juris Doctor degree from The University of Texas School of Law and a Licenciatura en Derecho from ITAM. Also the Master of Laws Program where students from all over the world - 61 students from 16 countries come to the University of Texas School of Law to increase their knowledge of the law and gain a valuable postgraduate degree with a concentration in Global Energy, International Arbitration & Environmental Law.

23 Top Ranked Interdisciplinary Energy Resources Graduate Program The Energy and Earth Resources Graduate Program provides interdisciplinary studies in areas of geosciences, engineering, management, finance, economics, law and policy to 64 students from 15 countries (2015). This program is well suited for those looking towards 21st century careers in energy, mineral, water, and environmental resources. EER offers the Master of Arts in Energy and Earth Resources (MAEER) and the Master of Science in Energy and Earth Resources (MSEER), as well as dual degrees with the LBJ School of Public Affairs (MPAFF and MGPS) and the Red McCombs School of Business (MBA).

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