10/27/2026

Webinar Presented by USAEE and LSU Energy Institute: Lessons from Two Centuries of Energy Research

Tuesday, October 27 | 2:00 p.m. EDT

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Join the United States Association for Energy Economics (USAEE) on Tuesday, October 27 at 2:00 p.m. EDT for the next USAEE webinar, "Lessons from Two Centuries of Energy Research." It is often said that those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it. Certainly, there are many lessons to be learned from the history of energy economics and policy-making and panelists Guy F. Caruso (Center for Strategic and International Studies), James L. Sweeney (Stanford University) and Troy Thompson (Texas A&M University) — along with moderator Michael C. Lynch (Energy Policy Research Foundation) — are well suited to address the questions of the day in the context of history. These distinguished USAEE members, each with a half-century of experience, will describe their careers and experiences, and the relevance to today’s energy challenges.

Registration is required; there is no fee to attend this webinar. This webinar is presented in collaboration with the LSU Energy Institute. 

Panelists

Guy F. Caruso
Senior Advisor | CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program

Guy F. Caruso is currently a senior adviser in the CSIS Energy and National Security Program, having served as executive director of the CSIS Strategic Energy Initiative from 1998 to 2000. Prior to rejoining CSIS, he had served since February 2002 as administrator of the Energy Information Administration (EIA), the statistical agency within the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) that provides independent data, forecasts, and analyses regarding energy.

James L. Sweeney
Professor of Management Science and Engineering, Emeritus | Stanford University

James (Jim) Sweeney, Stanford University, is professor of management science and engineering, emeritus. Professional activities focus on economic policy and analysis for energy and the environment, especially energy efficiency. He is senior fellow of USAEE, Precourt Institute for Energy, and Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. Sweeney was founding chair of the California Energy Commission’s Petroleum Market Advisory Committee and founding director of the Precourt Energy Efficiency Center. 

Troy Thompson
Assistant Professor of Practice; Interim Director, Dianne and M. Edward Rister '74 Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program | Texas A&M University

Troy Thompson is an Assistant Professor of Practice and Interim Director of the Dianne and M. Edward Rister '74 Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Texas A&M University. During his business career, he was a member of the Global Procurement/Supply Chain Leadership team at Chevron and a manager at Deloitte and Halliburton.  His past roles focused on analytics, economic analysis and strategic planning. 

Moderator

Michael C. Lynch
Distinguished Fellow | Energy Policy Research Foundation
President | Strategic Energy & Economic Research

Michael Lynch is a Distinguished Fellow with the Energy Policy Research Foundation in Washington, D.C.  and president of Strategic Energy & Economic Research. He has worked on energy economics and policy for over forty years, much of it at M.I.T., is published in seven languages, and is the author of 2016’s The Peak Oil Scare and the Coming Oil Flood.