Texas A&M Energy Newsletter

June 2025 | Issue 5

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Texas A&M Authors Carbon Dioxide Capture and Sequestration Safety Study

Texas A&M University, supported by the Greater Houston Partnership’s Houston Energy Transition Initiative and the Houston CCS Alliance, has prepared a comprehensive meta-study on the safety of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) in the U.S.

The Texas A&M Energy Institute, the TEES Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center, and the TEES Gas and Fuels Research Center jointly developed this work.

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Announcing the 2025-2026 Texas A&M Chevron Energy Graduate Fellows

The Texas A&M Energy Institute, in partnership with Chevron, is pleased to announce the selection of 10 outstanding doctoral students as Texas A&M Chevron Energy Graduate Fellows for the 2025-2026 academic year.

A photograph of strawberries being watered by spray irrigation heads with wind turbines in the background.

Texas A&M and Agricultural University of Athens to Develop Master’s Program

Texas A&M University and the Texas A&M Energy Institute are initiating a significant collaborative project with the Agricultural University of Athens to establish a dual master’s program centered on the critical intersection of Water, Energy, Food, and Climate Change.

The 2025 Summer School in Greece Participants (L-R) Bella Patel - Bilal Mazhar - Noah Campbell - Isabelle Sasi - and Eve Pickering

Energy Institute Launches 2025 Summer School in Greece

The Texas A&M Energy Institute is hosting a new undergraduate research program for five undergraduate students called the "2025 Summer School in Greece," which is organized in cooperation with the Agricultural University of Athens, Greece.

(L-R) Roman Shor - Stratos Pistikopoulos - Barry Smitherman - Rita Okoroafor - David Staack - Eduardo Gildin

Texas A&M Hosts Geothermal Research Opportunities Symposium

In April, Texas A&M hosted a new event, a Geothermal Research Opportunities Symposium, which was organized by Dr. Rita Okoroafor and colleagues. More than 120 participants attended with significant industry representation.

Jalal Ahmed and Stratos Pistikopoulos shake hands after signing an MOU between the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission and Texas A&M University

Texas A&M and Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission Sign MOU

Texas A&M University and the Texas A&M Energy Institute signed an MOU with the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission to identify and implement joint education and research projects on innovative topics, which could include exchanges of faculty and students.

Spring 2025 graduates from the Master of Science in Energy program. (L-R) Brandon Thompson - Inti Rodriguez - Riham Saoui - Oteniel Epalanga - Jack O'Brien.

Congratulations to Recent Master of Science in Energy Graduates

The Energy Institute congratulates the following recent graduates from the Master of Science in Energy program, pictured in order from left to right: Brandon Thompson, Inti Rodriguez, Riham Saoui, Oteniel Epalanga, and

Jack O'Brien.

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