UH Energy partnered 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.

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Produced by the Valenti School of Communication

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

Speakers:

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

John Barton
Professor of Practice
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 of Sociology
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
Cullen College of Engineering at the University of Houston