Coming Soon in Spring 2026
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Are you ready to gain a comprehensive understanding of hydrogen energy, its production, policy frameworks, and its role in the global energy transition? This new course will cover a range of key economic, regulatory, and technical topics and is taught by Brian Korgel, University of Texas at Austin Energy Institute director and Chemical Engineering professor.
Course Objectives
- Identify and compare various hydrogen production technologies.
- Describe hydrogen storage and transportation methods and their challenges.
- Analyze European and U.S. hydrogen policy frameworks and economic opportunities.
- Evaluate global hydrogen market trends and international collaborations.
- Discuss industrial, transportation, and power generation applications of hydrogen.
- Assess the environmental benefits and societal impacts of hydrogen energy.
- Formulate informed perspectives on the future directions of hydrogen energy.
Format: Online, Asynchronous (Self-Paced) 15 hours of instruction
CEUs: Earn 1.5 CEUs
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Target Audience:
- Early-career researchers in programs related to energy systems, environmental science, chemical engineering, public policy, or economics.
- Industry professionals who need to understand hydrogen technologies and their applications for transitioning toward low-carbon solutions.
- Policy and regulatory practitioners involved in energy policy, environmental regulation, or sustainable development strategies.
Meet the Instructor
Lead instructor for the course is Brian A. Korgel, Ph.D., director of The University of Texas at Austin Energy Institute and the Rashid Engineering Regents Chair Professor in the UT McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering. Throughout the course students will also hear from additional leading experts in the hydrogen space.
As a renowned researcher, scholar and teacher, Korgel offers a wealth of knowledge for this course. He directs the Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC) for a Solar Powered Future (SPF2050), the Nanotechnologies area of the UT Austin Portugal Program at UT, and serves as Associate Editor of the journal, Chemistry of Materials. He is a former Fulbright Fellow and has been Visiting Professor at the University of Alicante in Spain, the Université Josef Fourier in France and the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing.
Korgel received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from UCLA in 1997 and was a post-doctoral fellow at University College Dublin, Ireland, in the Department of Chemistry. He has given more than 260 invited talks and published more than 280 papers. He is also an artist, exploring language and human/technology cohabitation.
Outside the university, Korgel has co-founded two companies, Innovalight and Piñon Technologies, and received various honors including the 2012 Professional Progress Award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and election as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). He is also a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE).
More about Korgel here.
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