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Teaching Experience

Sustainable Energy Development

The micro-credentialing program includes topics like energy measurements, energy transition, energy efficiency, electricity generation, recycling, cement production, steel production, transportation fuels, transnational comparisons, public policy, and government incentives.


Topics taught: 

  • Climate Change, Sustainable Energy Development, and American Politics
  • American Institutions and the Political Polarization on Climate Change
  • Policymaking - Design, Implementation, and Evaluation for Sustainable Energy Development
  • Economic Analyses for Decision-makers - Carbon Pricing and Sustainable Energy Development
  • Policy Analyses for Sustainable Energy Development Pathways 
  • State and Local Politics for Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Development



Learning Objectives

  • Key characteristics and drivers of the Energy Transition and the Energy Trilemma
  • Critical perspectives for the decision-makers 
  • Requirements for Sustainable Energy Development
  • Fundamental components of the energy value chain(s) in Oil and Gas, Petrochemicals and Electric Power
  • Drivers for renewables and energy storage and key enablers for the integration into the energy mix
  • Applications of Techno-Economic Analysis, Policy Analysis, and Life Cycle Analysis in sustainable energy development
  • The business drivers of the energy industry and future scenarios
  • The requirements of project management for sustainable energy development
  • Technical and Business drivers for investments and decision-making

Program Details & Students' Testimonials

Workforce Development

Program Evaluation for Upskilling and Reskilling for the Energy Workforce

We use Skill Acquition Theory and Human Capital Theory to understand if six online energy transition-related micro-credentialing programs across the University of Houston System met students’ expectations for augmenting their foundational knowledge and skills. We also assess the role of energy companies in supporting reskilling and upskilling opportunities for their workforce and the potential of micro-credentialing programs for addressing interdisciplinary and continued education.


The longitudinal study was conducted over two years and surveyed about 250 students once they had enrolled in the programs and three months after they had been credentialed. Study participants included undergraduate and graduate students, and energy professionals enrolled in the Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration (CCUS), Data Analytics for the Process Industries (DAPI), Energy Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), The Hydrogen Economy (THE), Sustainable Energy Development (SED), and Upstream Energy Data Analytics (UEDA) programs. 

Teaching Assistant Experience

2018-2019

2018-2019

2018-2019

MANA 4397 Strategic Management for the Oil and Gas Industry

Undergraduate 

C.T. Bauer College of Business, 

University of Houston


2018-2019

2018-2019

2018-2019

MANA 7397 Strategic Leadership in the Energy Sector

Graduate 

C.T. Bauer College of Business, 

University of Houston

2016-2018

2018-2019

2016-2018

SCM 4380 Enterprise Resource Planning

Undergraduate 

C.T. Bauer College of Business, 

University of Houston

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