Luminant Environmental Research Program
Luminant's Environmental Research Program (the "Program") provides research grants to students working on master or doctor degrees from Texas Institutions. The Program is administered by the Research Steering Committee. Funding is provided by Luminant Generation Company LLC ("Luminant") and, under certain circumstances, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC if the student and proposed research meets certain requirements and is approved by the Research Steering Committee.
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History of Research Program
The Program began in 1971, financed by Luminant and administered by an independent steering committee with the research conducted by the most qualified graduate students. Luminant has no review, editing or publishing rights to the program's findings and all of the work is published by the research fellows in open literature. Luminant has provided more than $4 million in funding for the completion of 100 independent, published student theses and dissertations on the company’s environmental footprint, including various potential environmental effects of surface lignite mining, electric power generation and electric power delivery.
Research Steering Comittee
The Research Steering Committee is an independent committee that selects the research proposals to be funded, and acts in an advisory role during performance of the research. The Committee comprises the following members:
- Dr. David Allen, University of Texas at Austin, Chemical Engineering (Air)
- Dr. Moses Attrep, Los Alamos National Lab, Nuclear
- Ms. Debbie Boyle, Oncor, Sponsor
- Dr. Jonathan Campbell, University of Texas at Arlington, Biology
- Dr. Charles "Chip" Groat, University of Texas at Austin, Geology
- Dr. Melanie Sattler, University of Texas at Arlington, Civil Engineering (Air)
- Dr. John "Jack" Sharp, University of Texas at Austin, Geology
- Dr. Nova Silvy, Texas A&M University, Wildlife
- Dr. Fred Smeins, Texas A&M University, Rangeland Ecology
- Mr. Sid Stroud, Luminant, Environmental Research Steering Committee Director
- Dr. Hans Williams, Stephen F. Austin State University, Forestry
- Dr. Dave Zuberer, Texas A&M University, Soils
Schedule
Proposal Package Requirements
Budget
Student Qualifications
Submittal and Contact Information