Energy and Earth Resources
Master of Arts
Master of Science in Energy and Earth Resources
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Campus address: E. P. Schoch Building (EPS) 1.144, phone (512) 471-9875, fax (512) 471-5585; campus mail code: C9000
Mailing address: The University of Texas at Austin, Energy and Earth Resources, 2275 Speedway Stop C9000, Austin TX 78712
E-mail: jsmith@jsg.utexas.edu
URL: http://www.jsg.utexas.edu/eer/
Facilities for Graduate Work
The program in energy and earth resources is interdisciplinary. The facilities of the Departments of Geological Sciences, Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering, Economics, Government, and Geography and the Environment, the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, and the McCombs School of Business are available. Materials located in the Walter Geology Library, the McKinney Engineering Library, and the Perry-Castañeda Library include an array of specialized publications, such as the contract research of the United States Department of Energy and its predecessors, a selective collection of United States and Texas government documents, conference proceedings, and society and association publications. In addition, a wide range of electronic information resources in science, business, and the social sciences is accessible through the University Libraries website.
Areas of Study
Graduate study in energy and earth resources includes study in geological sciences, petroleum and geosystems engineering, economics, resource management, government, law, and policy studies. The student’s program should represent as broad a spectrum as possible of energy and earth resources courses.
Graduate Studies Committee
The following faculty members served on the Graduate Studies Committee in the spring semester 2017.
Ross Baldick Fred C Beach J Eric Bickel John C Butler Richard J Chuchla James S Dyer John S Dzienkowski David J Eaton Brent Elliott William L Fisher Michelle M Foss Charles E Gholz Genaro J Gutierrez Svetlana Ikonnikova Charles Kerans Carey W King J Richard Kyle Larry W Lake |
Edgardo M Latrubesse Stephen E Laubach Krishan A Malik James T O'Connor Sheila Marie Olmstead Jon E Olson Suzanne A Pierce Varun Rai Bridget R Scanlon Kamy Sepehrnoori John M Sharp Jr David B Spence Ronald J Steel Melinda E Taylor Scott W Tinker Carlos Torres-Verdin Michael E Webber Michael Howard Young |
Admission Requirements
The entering student who wishes to pursue an advanced degree in energy and earth resources should have a bachelor’s degree in one of the participating disciplines. Each advanced degree program is designed to provide a broad acquaintance with energy and earth resources problems, both from a technological and from a business, economic, law, or policy perspective.