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By Woodrow W. Winchester, III, PhD, CPEM
Executive Director, Texas Engineering Executive Education

On July 1, 2023, I celebrated my one-year anniversary as TxEEE’s executive director, and what an exciting year it has been. Reflecting on the past year and looking to the future, there are both challenges and opportunities that I face in leading and growing TxEEE.

At TxEEE, we have an important role in bringing research to life – helping to translate it from the lab environment into working solutions that industry can disseminate.

The Energy Emissions Modeling and Data Lab (EEMDL) is a good example of how a cutting-edge research center at The University of Texas at Austin Cockrell School of Engineering is sharing its knowledge with companies and public agencies while ensuring proper training results from disseminating scientific advancements.

Committing to earning a master's degree is a big decision to balance with work and life. Why add that to your plate, and for what purpose? Read on to see what a few of our May 2023 graduates had to say. We are so proud of all our graduates. We celebrate their courage to pursue the challenge, the accomplishment of earning the degree and the many future successes to come.

Providing students with an immediate, recognized professional credential in addition to their master’s degree, Texas Engineering Executive Education (TxEEE) achieved formal certification by the American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM) for its Engineering Management program in April 2023. 

Brazilian Petroleum Corporation, better known as Petrobras, has a long history of collaboration with The University of Texas Cockrell School of Engineering. Of various collaborations, one, in particular, has been highly successful in providing specific, customized training for Petrobras employees. 

Cockrell School alumnus, software engineer and Shark Tank finalist Ecleamus Ricks, Jr. has always considered himself a creator. Fascinated with his grandfather’s skills as a carpenter, Ricks knew he wanted to build things using science and numbers.

The fast-moving world at the intersection of technology and business requires leaders who have confident technical and management skills to navigate the full range of challenges.

New student orientation which happened Aug. 18, 2022 is always an exciting day for Texas Engineering Executive Education (TxEEE) as it brings together the new faces of our three master’s degree programs in one place to meet, share and prepare.

On July 1, 2022, Woodrow W. Winchester, III. started his tenure as the new executive director of Texas Engineering Executive Education (TxEEE). Prior to his new UT position, Winchester served as the director of Professional Engineering Programs in the College of Engineering and Information Technology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

If you followed the news during Texas' snowpocalypse in February 2021, you probably heard explanations of what happened to the energy grid by Joshua D. Rhodes, Ph.D., a well-known energy educator and researcher specializing in residential smart grid applications.