What is UH Energy?

UH Energy is an umbrella for efforts across the University of Houston system to position the university as a strategic partner to the energy industry by producing trained workforce, strategic and technical leadership, research and development for needed innovations and new technologies. That’s why UH is the Energy University.

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Features in Energy

UH Law and Center for Carbon Management in Energy Create Summer Fellowship Program

October, 2020

A group of six law students and recent UH graduates participated in a six-week summer fellowship, where they researched various topics in energy law for the Center for Carbon Management in Energy.

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Energy Advisory Board Spotlight: Andy Krieger

October, 2020

Andy Krieger, senior vice president of wells for BP Global Wells Organization, sat down with UH Energy for a conversation about his start in the energy industry, his role on the Energy Advisory Board and his advice for students.

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Professor of Subsea Engineering Recognized as Distinguished Member by SPE

October, 2020

The Society of Petroleum Engineers recently named Phaneendra Kondapi, a professor of subsea engineering, assistant dean of engineering programs at UH Katy and former director of Subsea Engineering, as a Distinguished Member.

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UH researchers asked to provide second opinion to Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem

October, 2020

A team of University of Houston geophysicists analyzed subsidence and seismic activity in and around the Brazilian coastal city of Maceió as part of a project for Braskem, a major petrochemical company in the South American nation.

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$1.6

BILLION

UH Energy
Greater Houston Impact

Drawing on an array of academic and research resources, UH Energy serves as a strategic partner to the industry, producing specialized personnel, innovative scholars and technological experts from the more than 8,000 students pursuing energy-related careers.

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BY THE NUMBERS

9Energy-related Colleges
30 Energy-related Undergraduate Programs
46Graduate and Professional Programs
1stIn the Nation Subsea Engineering Master's Program
11Energy-related Graduate Certificates
40%Students in Energy-related Degree Programs
24Energy Advisory Board Members
29Research Centers

Chief Energy Officer Ramanan Krishnamoorti

Energy-Related Colleges

Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design

College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

$College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics$

UH Energy Featured Events

November

11:00am

2020 PIPELINE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

An annual event that brings together pipeline operations, engineering and construction senior executives who are driving transformation and innovation in pipeline and distribution system design, construction, and operations. Join us for sessions on Nov. 10, 12, 17 and 19 to learn about what the future holds in our industry.

November

TBD

20-21 UH ENERGY SYMPOSIUM SERIES: HOUSTON: THE LOW CARBON ENERGY CAPITAL - FOUR WAYS FORWARD: CIRCULAR PLASTICS ECONOMY

UPDATE This symposium is being postponed until further notice.
Houston and the Gulf Coast has seen an unprecedented growth of the downstream chemicals and plastics industries over the last two decades, largely driven by the availability of cheap natural gas and natural gas liquids. Globally it had been anticipated that the manufacturing of plastics would grow by as much as a factor of five over the next three decades.

What is UH Energy?

Features in Energy

UH Law and Center for Carbon Management in Energy Create Summer Fellowship Program

Energy Advisory Board Spotlight: Andy Krieger

Professor of Subsea Engineering Recognized as Distinguished Member by SPE

UH researchers asked to provide second opinion to Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem