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Rice University's Master Of Energy Economics
Higher Education
Houston, TX 473 followers
Professional energy education to power your career.
About us
The Master of Energy Economics is a 12‐month, full‐time professional master’s program designed to educate future leaders and strategic thinkers in the energy sector. Students develop skills to provide insightful analysis of energy markets in order to inform future market orientation, capital asset decisions and firm strategic direction. Built upon programs in the Economics Department and the Baker Institute’s Center for Energy Studies (CES), the Master of Energy Economics provides a new avenue for energy professionals to develop human capital relevant for business development and/or strategic planning roles.
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http://meecon.rice.edu
External link for Rice University's Master Of Energy Economics
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- Higher Education
- Company size
- 1,001-5,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Houston, TX
- Type
- Educational
- Founded
- 1912
- Specialties
- Oil and Gas, Electricity, International Trade, Industrial Organization, Geopolitics, and Transportation
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6100 Main Street
Houston, TX 77005, US
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Rice University's Master Of Energy Economics reposted this
García said when he first came to Rice to attend the School of Social Science’s Statistical Training and Research Techniques program, he was amazed by the warm welcome he received from current students, professors, Fulbright@Rice and the whole community in Houston. “Rice can be defined with four words: friendly and intellectually challenging,” García said. “I chose the Master of Energy Economics as I wanted to combine my previous experience in academia with exposure to the energy industry. Choosing Rice has been the best decision I’ve taken in my career.” Read more: https://lnkd.in/gk9UMjBN #STaRTatRice2024 #RiceSocSci #ShapingTheFuture Rice University's Master Of Energy Economics
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Tilsa Ore Monago, PhD, MEECON lecturer and fellow in energy and market design at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy, taught a lecture to undergraduate students and faculty from Brazil who spent a week on campus exploring the role of AI in sustainability and natural disaster resiliency practices, amid Hurricane Beryl. #RiceMEECON #RiceSocSci #ShapingTheFuture #MEECON #EnergyEconomics #Economics #MastersDegree #Masters https://lnkd.in/gUkP7mmx
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Ken Medlock, co-director of the Master of Energy Economics program, "is an expert in the energy economics field and has published numerous scholarly articles in his primary areas of interest, which include: natural gas markets, electricity markets, energy commodity price relationships, transportation, national oil company behavior, economic development and energy demand, energy use and the environment and various energy transitions topics ranging from engineered and nature-based carbon capture to hydrogen to the economic drivers of technology adoption. He has testified multiple times on Capitol Hill on U.S. energy exports and electricity market evolution, has spoken at OPEC and is frequently asked to speak about global and domestic energy issues." #MEECON #EnergyEconomics #Economics #MastersDegree #Masters #GradSchool
In the wake of Hurricane Beryl, Rice University experts are available to discuss the storm and its impact: https://lnkd.in/d4QhiV2r #RiceSocSci #ShapingTheFuture
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Join the Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE GCS Gulf Coast Section and Rice University's Master Of Energy Economics for a new “Fast Five Series” to catch up on the five most important things in energy. Our April 5th event, “What’s economics got to do with energy?” will be hosted by Peter Hartley, the George A. Peterkin Professor of Economics and Co-Director of the MEECON program. Dr. Hartley is a Scholar of Energy Economics at the Baker Institute and focuses on electricity, natural gas, oil, coal, nuclear and renewable energy. RSVP: https://lnkd.in/g825FvMm
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A big thank you to our alumni, Luke (Leelook) Min, PhD, ’23, Hasti Taghi, ‘18 and Justin T., ’23 for hosting Rice University's Master Of Energy Economics and Rice University's Master of Global Affairs students at ExxonMobil’s headquarters yesterday for a discussion about energy innovation!
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Check out the latest @Volts podcast episode, "What's Going on with Offshore Wind?" featuring Rice University's Master Of Energy Economics alumna Samantha (Bobo) Woodward, '16, a senior wind industry expert at Wood Mackenzie. https://lnkd.in/gK4kG_AW
What's going on with offshore wind?
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Last week our Rice University's Master Of Energy Economics students visited Port Houston, a strategic leader in the Houston ship channel, operating eight public terminals along the 52-mile waterway. The Port of Houston is a strategic gateway to the world and provides a vital role in driving economic growth. #energy #RiceSocSci #shapingthefuture
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Congratulations to our MEECON Academic Director, Peter Hartley, as the recipient of the United States Association for Energy Economics Association's Adelman-Frankel Award recognizing innovation in the field of energy economics. #usaee2023 #shapingthefuture #RiceSocSci
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