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HARC, University of Leoben Establish Collaboration to Promote Low Impact Drilling

February 01, 2010 07:00 AM CST THE WOODLANDS, Texas - (BUSINESS WIRE) - The Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC) and Austria’s University of Leoben announce the formation of a research collaboration to promote advanced technology for low-impact oil and gas drilling. The new Environmentally Friendly Drilling Systems - European (EFD-EU) Chapter, established as part of the Environmentally Friendly Drilling (EFD) Program, will identify, fund and transfer cost effective technologies and best practices to accelerate development of reserves in a safe and environmentally friendly manner. According to Rich Haut, manager of the EFD program and senior research scientist at HARC...

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An Experimental Evaluation of NOx Reductions from Hydrogen Enhanced Diesel Combustion

HARC has just released a report on "An Experimental Evaluation of NOx Reductions from Hydrogen Enhanced Diesel Combustion."  Although mix results were obtained with regards to NOx emissions, the addition of hydrogen to the fuel did significantly reduce particulate matter emissions.

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HARC Senior Scientist Pris Weeks named Chair of GMFMC Ecosystem SSC

HARC Senior Scientist Pris Weeks has been named Chair of the Ecosystem Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) for the Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Management Council (GMFMC). GMFMC is one of 8 regional councils that develop management plans for fisheries in federal waters.  The goal of the Ecosystem SSC is to, "Restore and conserve marine resources, taking into account the protection of marine ecosystems, and foster the long-term sustainable use of marine resources in an ecologically and culturally sensitive manner through the use of a science-based ecosystem approach to resource management."

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@HARC Newsletter

Hurricane history provides preparedness lessons
Texas' hurricane history holds important information that can help decision-makers working in urban planning, disaster management and mitigation, and the stewardship of natural resources, according to researchers at the Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC), Texas A&M University-Galveston and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Distinguished HARC Fellow Nanopoulos honored for work in theoretical physics
When he was a high school student in his native Greece in the mid-1960s, Dimitri Nanopoulos was fortunate to have a teacher who discerned his great potential in math and physics – even though the student and his family were not so sure at first. "He said I was a born physicist," Nanopoulos recalled recently. "I asked, what is he talking about?"

SHARP researchers take aim at smog-boosting pollutants
In a six-week campaign of field studies led by HARC, researchers from a number of institutions conducted wide-ranging experiments to learn more about certain smog-boosting pollutants. The goal – help clean Houston's air....

HARC manages Solar Houston Initiative for the city
New solar power systems installed atop a downtown Houston landmark exemplify the work of the Solar Houston Initiative, which HARC is managing for the city of Houston. The initiative is part of the nationwide Solar America Cities program....

The Impact of Global Warming on Texas – a timely new edition
With man-made climate change now a hotter issue than ever, it's a particularly timely moment for an all-new edition of HARC's groundbreaking 1995 book, The Impact of Global Warming on Texas....

HARC helps UH plan S.O.S. event on sustainability, the arts
As a kaleidoscopic three-day event this spring demonstrated, artists are contributing to the public dialogue about how to build a sustainable future. HARC teamed with the University of Houston to plan the combination arts festival and academic symposium....

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