Webber Newsfeed http://ficp.engr.utexas.edu/webber Interesting news stories Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:06:00 GMT en-us Webber and King article recognized as Most-Accessed Article http://pubs.acs.org/journals/esthag/promo/most/most_accessed/index.html Wed, 25 Jun 2008 04:06:14 GMT The article "The Water Intensity of the Plugged-in Automotive Economy," published in Environmental Science & Technology, by Carey King and Michael Webber was recognized as a Most-Accessed Article for the first-quarter of 2008. Webber quoted in Austin American Statesman http://www.statesman.com/news/content/shared/news/stories/2008/06/DOGGETT_WARMING18_AUS.html Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:06:15 GMT Michael Webber was quoted in the Austin American Statesman article "Doggett unveils new bill to cut greenhouse gases" on June 18.  Webber to give talk at CEO Roundtable https://m360.austintechnologycouncil.org/ViewEvent.aspx?id=2618&instance=0 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:06:16 GMT On June 23 Michael Webber will give a talk to CEO's of Technology Companies entitled "The Cost of Green:  What Carbon Pricing and other Clean Energy Initiatives Mean for your Company’s Bottom Line."  The Event is presented by Austin Technology Council. Webber op-ed in Austin American Statesman http://www.statesman.com/opinion/content/editorial/stories/05/28/0529webber_edit.html Fri, 30 May 2008 04:05:17 GMT Dr. Michael Webber’s op-ed article titled “When it comes to energy policy, beggars can’t be choosers” was published in the Austin American Statesman this week. Webber Group in Austin American Statesman http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/05/27/0527energy.html Tue, 27 May 2008 01:05:22 GMT Michael Webber is quoted in a recent Austin American Statesman article on energy and water in Texas. Melissa Lott to teach Thermodynamics http://www.webberenergygroup.com/news/index.cfm#Newsfeed Wed, 14 May 2008 06:05:51 GMT Graduate student Melissa Lott will be co-teaching Thermodynamics (ME 326) with Dr. Keihne for the 9-week summer session. Cassandra Telenko to help with DTEACh http://www.engr.utexas.edu/dteach/ Wed, 14 May 2008 06:05:50 GMT Cassandra Telenko will be a graduate research assistant helping Dr. Kris Wood and Dr. Rich Crawford with DTEACh this summer.  DTEACh is a series of seminars to provide high school teachers with experience solving and creating engineering and science problems with hands-on projects modeled after modern design challenges. This year’s topic for training is Energy. Welcome New Webber Group Members http://www.webberenergygroup.com/news/index.cfm#Newsfeed Mon, 12 May 2008 05:05:02 GMT The Webber Energy Group has four new members starting this summer: Tommy Browder, Scott McNally, Andrew King, and Steve Goldman. Congratulations to Graduates http://www.webberenergygroup.com/news/index.cfm#Newsfeed Mon, 12 May 2008 05:05:18 GMT Congratulations to new graduates Ben Eisterhold, David Hoppock, Erin Keys, Jenny Davis, Avi Wolfson and Afolabi Ogunnaike! King, Holman and Webber Publish in Nature Geoscience http://www.nature.com/ngeo/journal/v1/n5/abs/ngeo195.html Mon, 12 May 2008 05:05:01 GMT Carey King, Ashlynn Holman and Michael Webber published commentary in the Nature Geosciences.  The article is titled “Thirst for energy.” Ben Eisterhold and Michael Webber Published in Geotimes http://www.geotimes.org/may08/article.html?id=comment.html Wed, 07 May 2008 02:05:44 GMT Ben Eisterhold, Energy and Earth Resources graduate student, and Michael Webber published an op-ed in the May 2008 issue of Geotimes.  The article is entitled “Resource Nationalization: A Smaller Piece of the Pie.” Ashlynn Holman to Present Poster at State Capitol http://www.webberenergygroup.com/news/index.cfm#Newsfeed Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:04:08 GMT Ashlynn Holman, graduate student in the LBJ School of Public Affairs and Environmental and Water Resources Engineering and Webber group member, will be presenting a poster at the state capitol April 28-30, 2008.  The capitol is hosting a conference Forecast: Climate Change Impacts on Texas Water.  Ashlynn’s poster is titled “Energy Water Nexus in Texas:  Planning for Future Energy and Water Needs.” Colin Smith & Stuart Cohen Win Departmental Poster Awards http://www.webberenergygroup.com/news/index.cfm#Newsfeed Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:04:21 GMT The Webber Group was recognized with the top two honors at this year’s UT Mechanical Engineering Departmental Poster Session. Colin Smith received the Best Poster award for his display of “Computational Modeling of Fuel Reforming with Ethanol-water Fuel Mixtures.” Contributors to the work also included ME graduate student Daniel Leahey, Dr. Janet Ellzey, and Dr. Webber. Stuart Cohen’s poster with Dr. Gary Rochelle and Dr. Webber, entitled “Turning CO2 Capture On & Off in Response to Electric Grid Demand: A Baseline Trade-off Analysis,” was awarded second place in the poster competition. Avi Wolfson and Cassandra Telenko Receive National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship Honorable Mention and the NSF Graduate Fellowship Award http://www.webberenergygroup.com/news/index.cfm#Newsfeed Sat, 12 Apr 2008 09:04:24 GMT Avi Wolfson is one of only 10 energy engineering students across the country receiving a very prestigious and promising Honorable Mention for The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. Cassandra is one of only 57 mechanical engineering students that received The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, providing full tuition, a generous stipend, and an optional foreign travel grant.

The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship is a highly prestigious award, supporting the top U.S. students beginning research towards Masters or Doctoral degrees. The selection process is rigorous and winners are selected using an intellectual criteria, based on outstanding academic and research records as well as research plans, and also a broader impacts criteria, based on a history of and dedication to contributing to the community and under served persons.

Cassandra Telenko got her B.E. from The Cooper Union in New York City and plans to stay at The University of Texas at Austin with The Webber Energy Group and the Product, Process, and Materials Design Lab. Jenny Davis Receives National Debate Award http://www.webberenergygroup.com/news/index.cfm Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:04:29 GMT Webber Group member Jenny Davis was named Scholastic All American at the CEDA National Debate Tournament. The award was for excellence in the classroom and in debate. Recipients of the award demonstrate their competitive excellence measured qualitatively or quantitatively, show evidence of their commitment to fair play in the activity; and show evidence of their contribution to the success and well-being of their forensics program. Afolabi Ogunnaike Given Lifetime Achievement Award http://www.webberenergygroup.com/news/index.cfm Wed, 26 Mar 2008 03:03:59 GMT Afolabi Ogunnaike, Webber Group Member and Chemical Engineering undergraduate student, was recently awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by UT’s African Students Association for outstanding leadership, service and dedication. Afolabi who served as the organization’s President (2005-6) and Treasurer (2004-5) helped launch a number of initiatives and the expansion of others during his time in office. Some of these successes include tripling the amount of money raised for charitable causes, overhauling the leadership structure and organizing an African talent show watched by over 600 people. The organization received numerous accolades including being named UTMost Outstanding Student Organization 2005 and 2006 in polls organized by The Daily Texan. Yahoo News featured Webber Group Research http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/electricvehiclescouldstrainwatersupplies Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:03:43 GMT Yahoo News released an article featuring research by Michael Webber and Carey King on the water intensity of hybrid vehicles. New York Times Features Webber Energy Group http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/18/science/18obelec.html Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:03:45 GMT The New York Times released an article featuring research by Michael Webber and Carey King on the water intensity of plug-in hybrid vehicles. Webber Group Featured in ScienceNOW http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2008/310/2 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:03:26 GMT ScienceNOW recently published an article featuring the research of Michael Webber and Carey King on the water intensity of plug in hybrid vehicles. Popular Mechanics features Webber Group Research http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/earth/4253590.html Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:03:40 GMT

Popular Mechanics recently published an article featuring the research of Michael Webber and Carey King on the water intensity of plug in hybrid vehicles.

 Webber Group Featured in The Detroit Free Press http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080316/NEWS07/803160652 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:03:29 GMT The Detriot Free Press featured the Webber Energy Group in an article noting research on the water intensity of plug-in hybrid vehicles. Canadian Business Features the Webber Energy Group http://www.canadianbusiness.com/markets/commodities/article.jsp?content=20080226_198711_198711 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:03:15 GMT Canadian Business Online published an article featuring Michael Webber and Carey King on March 10, 2008.  The article highlighted Webber and King’s research on the water intensity of plug in electric hybrid vehicles. Webber Group Featured in MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23564472/ Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:03:16 GMT MSNBC published an article featuring Michael Webber and Carey King on March 10, 2008. The article highlighted Webber and King’s research on the water intensity of plug in electric hybrid vehicles. King and Webber featured in Chemistry World article http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/News/2008/March/07030801.asp Sun, 16 Mar 2008 07:03:23 GMT Michael Webber and Carey King’s research was featured in a Chemistry World article about their research on the water intensity of cars powered by electricity. Melissa Lott wins Teaching Assistant Award http:// Sun, 16 Mar 2008 06:03:49 GMT Melissa Lott, Mechanical Engineering graduate student and Webber Group member, received the Rylander TA Award from the Cockrell School of Engineering for her work as a teaching assistant for thermodynamics (ME 326) in fall 2007. King Quoted in New Scientist Article http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn13418-thirsty-electric-cars-threaten-water-resources.html Thu, 06 Mar 2008 01:03:16 GMT Carey King, a Post-doctoral fellow in the Bureau of Economic Geology, was quoted in a March 2008 New Scientist article, “'Thirsty' electric cars threaten water resources”. Eisterhold and Webber Published in Geotimes http://www.geotimes.org/mar08/article.html?id=scene.html Sun, 02 Mar 2008 06:03:04 GMT

Ben Eisterhold and Michael Webber published the op-ed "Oil: Is Now the Time to Fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve?" in the March 2008 issue of Geotimes. Ben is a member of the Webber Energy Group and an Energy and Earth Resources graduate student in the Jackson School of Geosciences.

Plugging in to more water use http://pubs.acs.org/subscribe/journals/esthag-w/2008/feb/tech/ee_waterplugin.html Thu, 21 Feb 2008 05:02:11 GMT Carey King, post-doctoral fellow in the Bureau of Economic Geology, and Michael Webber recently published "The Water Intensity of the Plugged-In Automotive Economy" which was also the topic of a news story "Plugging in to more water use" both published in the Environmental Science & Technology. Job posting in Austin at E.oN Climate and Renewables http://www.webberenergygroup.com/documents/EoNClimateandRenewablesApplication.doc Sun, 27 Jan 2008 03:01:06 GMT E.oN Climate and Renewables (formerly Airtricity) looking for engineers interested in working in the wind industry. Webber Energy Blog Updates http://webberenergyblog.blogspot.com/ Wed, 23 Jan 2008 06:01:38 GMT The Webber Energy Blog is being updated daily!