Dr. Michael E. Webber
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Associate Director, Center for International Energy & Environmental Policy
Fellow, Strauss Center for International Security & Law
Contact Information:
University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station C2200
Austin, TX 78712
T: (512) 475-6867
F: (512) 471-1045
E: webber@mail.utexas.edu
Office Location: ETC 6.106EA
Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 9:30-11:00 AM
Graduate Research and Teaching Students
Undergraduate Research Assistants and Advisees
Carey King | Resume, Spring 2007 to present
Mechanical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
Research Topics: the nexus of energy and water, transportation, energy in Texas
Graduate Research and Teaching Assistants:
Lindsey Bartlett | Resume, Fall 2007 to present
LBJ School of Public Affairs
Research Topic: The implications of China and Russia on the geopolitics of energy
Stuart Cohen, Fall 2007 to present
Mechanical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
Research Topic: Dynamic Carbon Capture and Sequestration
Steven Goldman, Summer 2008 to Present
LBJ School of Public Affairs
Research Topics: Economic effects of clean energy expansion in Texas
Ashlynn Holman| Resume, Fall 2007 to Present
LBJ School of Public Affairs and Environmental and Water Resources Engineering
Research Topics: the nexus of energy and water in Texas
Melissa Lott, Fall 2007 to present
Mechanical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
Research Topic: An online teaching tool on the tradeoffs of energy
Michael O'Donnell | Resume, Spring 2008 to present
Mechanical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
Research Topic: Lifecycle analysis of novel biofuels
Ian Partridge, Fall 2007 to Present
LBJ School of Public Affairs
Research Topic: climate change's impacts on water in Texas
Colin Smith, Fall 2007 to present
Mechanical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
Research Topic: Novel thermochemical pathways for biofuels conversion
Cassandra Telenko | Resume , Fall 2007 to present
Mechanical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
Research Topic: Principles and metrics of green design
David Wogan, Fall 2007 to present
LBJ School of Public Affairs and Mechanical Engineering
Research Topic: Assessing Biofuel Potential from Algae in Texas
Undergraduate Research Assistants and Advisees:
Alix Broadfoot | Resume, Spring 2007 to present
Civil Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
Research Topic: energy politics, energy in Texas
Tommy Browder, Summer 2008 to present
Mechanical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
Research Topic: The Potential Impact of Energy Depletion on Austin, TX and Precautionary Planning to Mitigate Potential Problems
Amanda Cuellar, Spring 2007 to present
Chemical Engineering and Plan II, Cockrell School of Engineering & College of Liberal Arts
Research Topic: livestock waste-to-energy
Andrew King , Summer 2008 to present
Mechanical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
Research Topic:An online teaching tool on the tradeoffs of energy
Scott McNally, Summer 2008 to present
Chemical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
Research Topic: The Potential Impact of Energy Depletion on Austin, TX and Precautionary Planning to Mitigate Potential Problems
Paolo Puccini, Summer 2008 to present
Mechanical Engineering and Plan II, Cockrell School of Engineering & College of Liberal Arts
Research Topic: Energy Policy in Latin America (Plan II Thesis)
Ben Branstetter, Summer through Fall 2007
Economics and Plan II, College of Liberal Arts
Research topic: Hydrogen Energy: An Analysis of Current Research and Investment Activity by the U.S. Government and Private Firms (Plan II thesis)
Present position: UBS
E: ben.branstetter@gmail.com
Jen Cregar, Graduate Research Assistant, Fall 2006 through Summer 2007
LBJ School of Public Affairs
Research topic: integrated metrics for automobiles
Present position: Austin Energy
Jenny Davis, Fall 2007 through Spring 2008
Plan II, College of Liberal Arts
Research Topic: Geopolitics of oil: the impact of China on US policy (Plan II Thesis)
Ben Eisterhold, Fall 2006 through Spring 2008
Energy and Earth Resources, Jackson School of Geosciences
Research Topic: Geological limitations to the strategic petroleum reserve (Master's Thesis)
Present Position: ConocoPhillips
David Hoppock, Research Assistant, Summer 2007 through Spring 2008
LBJ School of Public Affairs
Research Topic: Energy use and opportunities in the wastewater treatment sector
Present Position:
Climate Change Policy Partnership at Duke University
Erin Keys, Fall 2007 through Spring 2008
Mechanical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
Research Topic: solar energy in Texas
Present Position: GE
Commercial Leadership Program
Henri Kjellberg, Spring through Summer 2007
Aerospace Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
Research Topic: electrified transportation
Afolabi Ogunnaike, Fall 2007 through 2008
Chemical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
Research Topic: alternative energy opportunities in Nigeria
Nick Padon, Fall 2007
Mechanical Engineering and Plan II, Cockrell School of Engineering & College of Liberal Arts
Research topic: The Future of Nuclear Energy in Texas (Plan II Thesis)
Present position: ConocoPhillips
E: npadon@gmail.com
Andrea Pearlman, Independent Study advisee, Spring 2007
Mechanical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
Research topic: energy storage for the grid
Present position: Caterpillar
Avi Wolfson, Fall 2007 through Spring 2008
Biomedical Engineering and Plan II, Cockrell School of Engineering & College of Liberal Arts
Research Topic: Development of a Mathematical Model for Predicting Traffic Changes in Texas (Plan II Thesis)
Present position: MIT Techology Policy Program
E:
A.M.Wolfson@gmail.com