The Future of Energy Starts Here

The KBH Energy Center connects academia and industry, fueling collaboration and advancing energy solutions.

At the intersection of business, law, engineering, and geoscience, the KBH Energy Center delivers a unique, interdisciplinary perspective on the evolving energy landscape.

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.

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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

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Baker Botts 1L Reception

November 5, 2026
Student Event

You’re invited to Baker Botts’s Texas 1L Reception on Thursday, November 5 at 6pm! It will be at the firm’s Austin office (401 South 1st Street, Sky Lounge). RSVP here: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/01a0f42327fb706fb61134618340d649

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Energy Emissions Modeling and Data Lab’s 2026 Annual Event

October 13-15, 2026

Government, Industry Event

The EEMDL brings together hundreds of professionals from academia, industry, government and civil society who are working to reduce fugitive methane and other emissions from…

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The War Below: Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives

October 13, 2026

Open to All

Join us for dinner and a conversation around critical minerals with author Ernest Scheyder and GSLI Associate Director John Schwartz!

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Together with our colleagues across the Forty Acres, we will break down boundaries between law, policy, business and engineering to shape the future of energy — from oil and gas, to wind and solar, to energy storage and nuclear power.

Roger Bonnecaze, Dean, Cockrell School of Engineering at UT Austin

The Kay Bailey Hutchison Energy Center continues to be the pre-eminent energy center, providing a forum to discuss and explore the critical issues facing energy markets today and in the future.

Shane Young, Executive Vice President & CFO, Coterra Energy

The KBH Energy Studies Minor covers everything you need to know about energy, from different forms, applications in the real-world, and its overall importance. The Student Advisory Council connects you with like-minded students who are passionate about energy and hosts learning and networking events, so you can continue to expand your knowledge and reasoning.

William Citizen, Energy Studies Minor and Student Advisory Council

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Fueling the Future – Student Impact of the KBH Energy Center

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The Explorer’s Mindset: From Fundamentals Grow Exploration Superpowers

Forty-degrees Celsius and 80-percent humidity. That’s how Jurassic Park must have felt, in my opinion – or, in other words, just like home in Houston in summertime.

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