The KBH Energy Center connects academia and industry, fueling collaboration and advancing energy solutions.
This collaboration among UT Austin’s McCombs School of Business, School of Law, Cockrell School of Engineering, and Jackson School of Geosciences, allows the Center to offer students a comprehensive view of energy and enrich the energy dialogue on campus and beyond.
We connect industry leaders, energy experts, students, and faculty to create opportunities for engagement, conversation, and education.
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Annual Symposium and Honoree Dinner
November 9-12, 2026
Student Event
Applications are open to all UT Austin students wanting to experience being at the heart of the oil and gas industry.
Roger Bonnecaze, Dean, Cockrell School of Engineering at UT Austin
Shane Young, Executive Vice President & CFO, Coterra Energy
William Citizen, Energy Studies Minor and Student Advisory Council
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GTI Energy recently had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Michael Webber for a guest lecture on the role of innovation in the transitions of energy systems over the course of modern human history. This post is inspired by the conversations that took place.
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A Kentucky family turned down $26 million rather than let their 200-year-old farm become an AI data center. Texas Governor Greg Abbott says data center companies "dug their own grave." And Bill Gates, the ultimate tech optimist, now says he wishes AI would slow down. What is AI actually costing us? Energy expert Professor Michael Webber (UT Austin, former Chief Science and Technology Officer at global energy giant ENGIE, author of Power Trip) breaks down what AI is really doing to your power bill, why tech companies are betting on nuclear and what restarting Three Mile Island means. Plus: billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller admits AI wrote his Wall Street Journal op-ed, and asks why that should bother anyone.
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