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 .