UCL Australia • International University Precinct in Adelaide • School of Energy & Resources (SERAus) – opened in 2010 • International Energy Policy Institute (IEPI), Mullard Space Science Laboratory (MSSL) Overview UCL Australia applies a systems approach to [energy and resources] research across sectors and disciplines (technology, natural and social sciences, economics, law, etc.) with particular focus on:
• Systems modelling (process optimisation, project organisation and management); • Impact assessment (environment, society, economy); • Decision support (governance, business models, big data analysis); and • Policy analysis and assessment (energy security, climate change, regional and national priorities).
MSc in Energy and Resources Management (Two years - full time study) CORE COURSES • Economics of Energy, Resources and the Environment • Energy Technology Perspectives • Law for Energy and Resources • Resources Development and Sustainable Management
ELECTIVE COURSES • Project Management for Energy and Resources • Energy Efficiency and Conservation • International Policy and Geopolitics of Energy and Resources • Macroeconomics and Sustainability • Political Economy of Oil and Gas • Financing Resource Projects • Social Licensing • Water Resources Management • Research Project A and Research Project B Current PhD Research • Market rules and regulations for an Australian renewable energy “Super Grid”
• Investment irreversibility, uncertainty and disruptive technology innovation
• Stakeholder engagement & (mega) project management
• Biodiversity offsetting in the sea
• Design of more effective environmental monitoring programmes
• Optimisation of advanced wastewater treatment processes
• Life cycle analyses of underground coal gasification
Shale Gas . Petrophysical characterisation of shale plays . Potential of shale gas development using supercritical fluids . Economic impact analysis of shale plays . Policy and markets analysis of oil and gas resources
Energy, Resources & the Marine Environment Lab
Better environmental monitoring & management ERME Lab - Capabilities
Environmental Monitoring Design & Review - dredging, port development, pipelines, offshore - benthic, pollution, aerial surveys for megafauna - process optimisation
Development of New Methods - setting waste water quality criteria - ecotoxicology (Whole Effluent Toxicity testing)
Policy & Community Engagement - biodiversity offsetting - social licence to operate
Further Information Dr Craig Styan Director of Research UCL Australia University College London [email protected]
Tel: +61 (8) 8110 9966 http://www.ucl.ac.uk/australia