Energy Frontier: The Wyoming Landscape

Wyoming is the top coal-producing state in the U.S. This episode focuses on how Wyoming is exploring non-thermal applications to utilize this vast resource.

Nuclear energy is an extremely powerful source of low-carbon energy, but it is often not well understood. In this episode, listeners will learn about SER's Nuclear Energy Research Center and explore the process for generating nuclear energy, the benefits and risks of this technology, and its future in Wyoming.

Wyoming is a top oil and natural gas-producing state and continues to explore ways to access untapped oil and gas reserves, including the Mowry Project. In this episode, we speak with  Scott Quillinan, SER's Senior Director of Research, to explore the structure of SER's research program and the vital importance of pursuing multi-disciplinary oil and gas research. 

Wyoming is one of the largest energy-producing states with strong oil, gas, and coal sectors, with an increasingly growing hub for advanced technologies like nuclear, hydrogen, and carbon capture and sequestration. This episode focuses on how the School of Energy Resources is preparing the next generation of Wyoming's workforce.

This episode introduces listeners to the creation of the School of Energy Resources, its early days, and its evolution. Dr. McLaughlin also discusses SER's recent growth and describes some of its biggest projects. 

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Energy Frontier: The Wyoming Landscape. This episode is hosted by Kara Fornstrom, Director of the Center for Energy Regulation and Policy Analysis at the School of Energy Resources, University of Wyoming, to introduce listeners to the permanent podcast host, Dr. Holly Krutka, SER Executive Director. In this episode, listeners will learn more about Dr. Krutka, th...