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  • Grad Program Remains No. 1 in 2025–2026 U.S. News Rankings

    Grad Program Remains No. 1 in 2025–2026 U.S. News Rankings

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  • UT PGE Students Compete in SPE Paper Contest

    The Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering (UT PGE) held its annual department-wide Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) local paper contest on Feb. 21, with 25 students participating in the bachelor’s, master’s and PhD divisions.
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  • UT PGE Hosts 5th Annual Energy AI Hackathon

    Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering (UT PGE) professors John Foster and Michael Pyrcz co-hosted The University of Texas at Austin’s fifth annual Energy AI Hackathon Jan. 24–26.
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  • Top 10 Moments of 2024

    As we ring in 2025, we’re celebrating the bright future ahead for our engineers and reflecting on all that we accomplished last year. A look back at our top moments of 2024 makes one thing clear — UT PGE continues to be the pre-eminent program for innovation and excellence in energy.
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Geothermal at UT PGE 

If geothermal power constitutes just 3% of the global energy mix in 2050, as much as 9 gigatons of greenhouse gas emissions could be eliminated. Here’s how UT PGE is helping to make it happen. 

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