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CEE Visiting Researchers

The Center serves as a host/mentor for Visiting Researchers from governments, national energy companies and research institutions who are interested in a short-term residence in the U.S. in order to study energy markets, industry organization and policy/regulatory issues and approaches. This program facilitates the exchange of information and knowledge, enhances cultural exchange between visitors, corporate organizations, and university personnel and contributes to the growing body of research at the Center and elsewhere on market-based energy development and related topics. We have hosted visiting researchers from Turkey, Germany, South Korea, China, India, Colombia, Mexico, and The Republic of Georgia.
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Adeniyi Olukoya
University of Maryland, Baltimore Country
June - August 2007

Adeniyi is pursuing a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He spent almost three months at the Center for Energy Economics as a student intern. While at CEE, he was involved in various research projects led by the Center. In particular, he:

  • Researched effects of LNG facilities on project sites and nearby communities.
  • Monitored and organized records of past and future changes in natural gas prices and commitments.
  • Compiled data for a study on greenhouse gas emissions.
  • Conducted an In-depth study on liquefied natural gas and small scale natural gas processing.
Visiting Researchers
Mustafa Erkan, LL.M.
University of Exeter
February - July 2007

Mustafa is a Ph.D. candidate in law at the University of Exeter and is currently working as a visiting scholar at Center for Energy Economics, University of Texas at Austin (until August 2007). Mustafa has been working as a lawyer at the Ankara Bar Association in Turkey since December 2000 (currently not practicing). He specializes international dispute resolution through arbitration, mediation or litigation. He has a special focus on oil & gas and energy investment disputes with State parties, including issues of State responsibility, sovereign immunity and investment treaty protections. He used to work as a paramedic from 1993 to 2000.

While at CEE, Mustafa ran a research project related to the management of the political risks faced by international petroleum investors during the life span of their projects, concentrating on how effective contractual clauses can be to protect against and avoid investment disputes that can lead to expropriation. He has developed a questionnaire and surveyed state agencies, international petroleum lawyers, executives of petroleum companies, scholars and international organizations to get their views and experiences regarding contractual clauses.

Dr. Chang Hyeun Cho
Korea Institute for International Economics and Trade
September 2006 - February 2007

Dr. Cho is a Research Fellow at the Korea Institute for International Economics and Trade (KIET). Dr. Cho spent a few months at CEE studying electricity sector restructuring in the US and Texas, and conducting research on restructuring of the electricity sector in Korea. While at CEE, Dr. Cho presented at CEE's Think Day on South Korea. He discussed his research conclusions regarding Texas and US electricity restructuring and regulation and considerations for generation fuels as compared to the Korea experience. Dr. Cho, jointly with CEE's Dr. Gurcan Gulen and Dr. Foss, published a paper in KIET Industrial Economic Review, Volume 12, No 2, March - April 2007. The paper can be downloaded here or accessed here.
Previous Visiting Researchers

Stephan Grief
University of the Armed Forces, Germany
2003 and 2004

Andreas Hummel
University of the Armed Forces, Germany
2003 and 2004

Shoulian Cao
China Geophysical University
2001-2002