2020 News
UW School of Energy Resources Faculty Members Produce Study with U.S. Energy Association
December 16, 2020 — Professor Tara Righetti, in the University of Wyoming College of Law and School of Energy Resources (SER), and Kris Koski, an SER associate lecturer, co-wrote an energy industry study with the United States Energy Association (USEA).
SER Seeks Energy Proposals for Funding Opportunity
December 7, 2020 — The School of Energy Resources is seeking proposals that evaluate technology, policy and/or economics in the following fields of interest: Hydrogen storage, Hydrogen transportation, Rare earth element extraction, Solar, Wind, Biomass with carbon capture toward carbon-negative projects
UW Professor Selected as John and Jane Wold Centennial Chair in Energy
December 7, 2020 — The University of Wyoming has named Professor John Kaszuba as the recipient of the John and Jane Wold Centennial Chair in Energy.
UW’s Carpenter to Speak on State’s Carbon Capture Perspective
December 7, 2020 — The director of the University of Wyoming’s Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute will speak about regulation of wells for geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide Wednesday, Dec. 9, at 9 a.m.
UW School of Energy Resources Faculty Members Produce Study with the USEA
December 3, 2020 — In a collaborative project with West Virginia University, Professor Tara Righetti of the College of Law and School of Energy Resources, and Kris Koski of the School of Energy Resources authored a study with the United States Energy Association (USEA).
UW School of Energy Resources Welcomes New Researchers
December 3, 2020 — The University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER) is pleased to welcome two new researchers to its team, Selena Gerace and Jada Garofalo.
December 2, 2020 — A new study from the University of Wyoming’s School of Energy Resources (SER) and the Ruckelshaus Institute of Environment and Natural Resources explores Wyoming residents’ perspectives of energy development, including “social license,” or the level to which Wyoming residents support or oppose different forms and amounts of energy development.
Request for Proposals: Rocks & Reservoirs Phase 2
November 19, 2020 — The Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute (EORI), in collaboration with the Center of Innovation for Flow through Porous Media (COIFPM), the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER) and the Wyoming Energy Authority (WEA) is seeking proposals for Rock & Reservoirs Phase 2.
Proposal Announcement: Virtual Symposium on the Law and Economics of Energy Regulation
November 17, 2020 — The Center for Energy Regulation & Policy Analysis (CERPA) and the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources are seeking academic proposal submissions for the Virtual Symposium on the Law and Economics of Energy Regulation which will take place June 5, 2021.
The Center for Energy Regulation & Policy Analysis at the UW School of Energy Resources Launches Working Paper Platform
November 13, 2020 — The Center for Energy Regulation & Policy Analysis (CERPA) at the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources launched a new section of its website dedicated to housing “working papers” currently in production through the Center.
Wyoming CarbonSAFE Project Enters Phase III
November 4, 2020 — On Oct. 1st, the School of Energy Resource’s (SER) Center for Economic Geology Research (CEGR) at the University of Wyoming officially launched Phase III of the CarbonSAFE project.
Official from the Office of Fossil Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy Visits the School of Energy Resources
October 29, 2020 — The School of Energy Resources (SER) was delighted to host Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Clean Coal and Carbon Management, Lou Hrkman, on Wednesday. DAS Hrkman is an official in the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy.
SER Graduate Student Ellen Polites Contributes to Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Research
October 23, 2020 — SER Graduate Student Ellen Polites Contributes to Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Research. Though housed in the UW Department of Geology and Geophysics, the research Polites is working towards for her master’s thesis is part of the greater research endeavor spear-headed by the Center for Geology Research (CEGR), the CarbonSAFE project.
UW School of Energy Resources Requests Nominations for Occidental Chair in Energy and Environmental Technologies
October 21, 2020 — The School of Energy Resources (SER) at the University of Wyoming is requesting nominations for the Occidental Chair in Energy and Environmental Technologies.
October 13, 2020 — Typically, when one thinks of a geoscientist, visions of an outdoorsy person come to mind. If you type in “geoscientist” photos on Google, a series of images pops up of students and researchers hiking in a canyon collecting rocks.
Professor Tara Righetti Publishes Article on Split Estates in the International Journal of the Commons
October 7, 2020 — Professor Tara Righetti of the School of Energy Resources recently published an article with the International Journal of the Commons in a special edition of the publication. The Journal is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed resource, dedicated to furthering the understanding of institutions for use and management of shared natural resources.
UW Masters Student Conducts Rare Earth Element Research
June 1, 2020 — Geology master’s student Garrett Gay is developing a methodology for separating, dissolving, and analyzing mineral grains to access potential Rare Earth Element (REE) resources in Wyoming.
April 22, 2020 — The Wyoming Energy Authority is accepting applications for its inaugural Executive Director. The application process begins immediately and the initial deadline is May 18, 2020. However, the position will remain open until filled.
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