Energy and renewable energy generation, usage, conservation, policy, and education

Decision making and policy for efficient use of natural resources based upon natural capitalistic, embodied energy, and life cycle approaches with numerical optimization

The nexus of water and energy

Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and multistable equilibrium system design

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, December 1997

Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, May 2004

Research Associate, Center for International Energy and Environmental Policy, The University of Texas at Austin, 2008-present

Postdoctoral Fellow, Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, 2007–2008

Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Energy and Environmental Resources, The University of Texas at Austin, February 2007–September 2007

Director of Scientific Research and Research Scientist, UniPixel Displays, Inc., 2004–2006

Teaching Assistant, The University Of Texas at Austin, 1998–2004

King, Carey W. and Webber, Michael E. Water Intensity of Transportation. Environmental Science and Technology. 2008, 42 (21), 7866-7872; (Policy Analysis) DOI: 10.1021/es800367m.

King, Carey W. and Webber, Michael E. The Water Intensity of the Plugged-In Automotive Economy. Environmental Science and Technology. 2008, 42 (12), 4305-4311; (Article) DOI: 10.1021/es0716195.

King, C., Webber, M. and Duncan, I. “Water Intensity of Transportation Fuels: Water Projections for Fuel Adoption Rates of Light Duty Vehicles,” Paper ES2008-54147, Proceedings of the ASME 2nd International Conference on Energy Sustainability, Jacksonville, FL, August 10-14, 2008.

King, C., Webber, M. “Methodology for Calculating the Ability of Renewable Energy Systems to Manufacture Themselves,” Paper ES2009-90026, Proceedings of the ASME 3rd International Conference on Energy Sustainability, San Francisco, CA, July 19-23, 2009.

King, C., Gülen, G., Essandoh-Yeddu, J., and Hovorka, S. “Economic Analysis of an Integrated Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Network for Capture and Enhanced Oil Recovery along the Texas Gulf Coast,” Paper ES2009-90415, Proceedings of the ASME 3rd International Conference on Energy Sustainability, San Francisco, CA, July 19-23, 2009.

National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Fellowship, 2003

College of Engineering (CoE) Endowed Presidential Scholarship, 2003

Bruton Fellowship (CoE), 2001

Thrust 2000 Fellowship (CoE), 2000

University Fellow, 1998–1999

Engineering Graduate Fellowship (CoE), 1998

Cooperative Education Work Program Engineering Scholar, 1997

Engineering Scholar, 1995–1997

Ernest Cockrell Jr. Scholarship, 1996