UH Energy is partnering with the TAMEST (The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas) Shale Task Force to host a provocative panel discussion on six impact areas of shale development in Texas: land, air, water, seismicity, transportation, socio-economy. Watch the teaser trailer produced by the Valenti School of Communication for more information.

Shale Development in Texas: Six Degrees of Consideration is featuring six panelists from the TAMEST Shale Task Force including:

David T. Allen, Melvin H. Gertz Regents Chair in Chemical Engineering | University of Texas at Austin

John Barton, Professor of Practice, Zachry Department of Civil Engineering | Texas A&M University

Brian W. Stump, Albritton Professor of Earth Sciences, Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | Southern Methodist University

Melinda E. Taylor, Senior Lecturer; Executive Director - Kay Bailey Hutchison Center for Energy, Law, and Business | Texas Law, University of Texas at Austin

Gene Theodori, Professor in the Department of Sociology | Sam Houston State University

Michael H. Young, Senior Research Scientist and Associate Director for Environment Division, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences | University of Texas at Austin

Moderating:

Christine Ehlig-Economides, William C. Miller Endowed Chair Professor of Petroleum Engineering | University of Houston

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