Program

Welcoming Remarks and Introduction to the Forum:
Dr. David E. Daniel | President, UT Dallas | Former TAMEST President

Comments and Discussion by the Panel:
Mr. David G. Booth | Chairman & Co-CEO | Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dr. Ray M. Bowen | Chairman, National Science Board | Former President, Texas A&M University
Dr. Michael S. Brown | Nobel Laureate & Regental Professor, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dr. David E. Daniel | President, UT Dallas | Former TAMEST President |
Dr. J. Tinsley Oden | Associate Vice President for Research & Director of Institute for Computational Engineering & Sciences, UT Austin | Former TAMEST President
Mr. Rex W. Tillerson | Chairman & CEO, Exxon Mobil Corporation

MODERATOR:
Dr. Larry R. Faulkner | President, Houston Endowment Inc. | Former President, UT Austin


Webcast

A webcast of the forum is available for viewing by clicking here.


Media Coverage

   

With budget tight, Texas waffles on university research

OpEd in Houston Chronicle co-authored by Drs. Holditch and Brinkley

OpEd in Dallas Morning News co-authored by Drs. Holditch and Brinkley

Exxon CEO cheers for university research amid political push to focus on teaching

Texas panel debates future of research universities

Business, academic leaders back university research

UT forum to explore research mission of universities

 



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