The UMR-MEC* Conference on Energy was organized in 1974 with the purpose of providing social scientists, scientists and engineers a means for rapid communication of their most recent research results in the field of energy and to offer solutions to the energy related problems of local government, business, industry and the general public.

The Conference was sponsored by the University of Missouri-Rolla and the Governor's Energy Council within the State of Missouri Department of Natural Resources with the cooperation of many professional societies. Much of the conference support was provided by the Department of Natural Resources and through a program of company registrations. The conference was first called UMR-MEC* and later UMR-DNR** Conference on Energy.

The 1970s was a very turbulent time for energy and these papers provide a historic look at the times and the impetus for changes in energy sources and management.

The conference was held at the University of Missouri--Rolla (now Missouri University of Science and Technology). The following years have been digitized:
  • April 24-26, 1974
  • October 7-9, 1975
  • October 12-14, 1976
  • October 11-13, 1977
  • October 10-12, 1978
  • October 14-16, 1980

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*University of Missouri--Rolla (UMR) - The Governor's Missouri Energy Council (MEC)
**University of Missouri--Rolla (UMR) - Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR)

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Conference Proceedings from 1980

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7th Annual UMR-DNR Conference on Energy -- Entire Proceedings, University of Missouri--Rolla

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Industrial Refrigeration Energy Conservation -- Application Data, Thomas L. White

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Templifier Heat Pump, Tony Conigliaro

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Industrial Low Temperature Waste Heat Utilization, Mehmet Altin

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Full Food and Fiber Production, James D. Atwood

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Arkansas Wood Fuels: A Feasibility Study, Ralph O. Gunderson

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Wood Fuels in Power Generation, Yildirim Omurtag, Larry Wetzel, and Michael McEvilly

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Cogeneration of Ethanol from I.C. Engine Powerplants: An Economical and Convenient Method to Supply Process Energy for Ethanol Production, Randall Noon

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Agri-Fuel Potentials of Butanol/Acetone Production: An Alternative to Ethanol for a Gasoline Substitute, Randall Noon

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The Oil Industry and Antitrust Merger Policy, Pauline Weber

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Pipeline Gathering System Operations Model, Mark E. Ryan

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The Price of Oil, R. W. Clack

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Managing in an Energy Scarce Environment, John Amos

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Ratepayer Financing of Solar Thermal Electric Commercial Demonstration Projects, Mark D. Jarmie and Jeff V. Conopask

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Rate of Return Regulatory Policy -- The Bane of Electric Utilities?, Charles David Laderoute

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The Regulatory Nemesis, K. Daniel Hinkle

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The FERC's PURPA Cogeneration Rules: Economics, Rate Design, and Policy Aspects, Charles David Laderoute

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Amorphous Silicon Solar Cells: A Review, Robert D. Engelken and Patrick L. Cole

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Photovoltaic Performance with Concentration Theory and Experiment, M. H. Cobble, R. M. Wabrek, and E. Lumsdaine

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Solar Energy Teaching Lab with Large Scale Working Model, Jim Pearson and Tom Cook

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Use of Ailerons to Improve Control of Large Wind Turbines, Melvin H. Snyder, W. H. Wentz Jr., and John T. Calhoun

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Microprocessor Based Control for Wind Turbines, Mubde Absi and Curtis Dodd

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Entropy Based Analytic Techniques, John O. Dow

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Modeling as an Aid to Energy Policy and Planning, Paul F. Hultquist, Richard S. Collier, Ellis A. Monash, and Bernard H. Burzlaff

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The Energy Conservation and Safety Dilemma, Burns E. Hegler

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Correlation of Bus Ridership with the Trend of Gasoline Price in a Major Metropolitan Area, Andrew D. Jones and Braja M. Das

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Double Envelope House Design, Construction and Operation, James A. Ray

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Limitations of Underground Building as an Energy Alternative, A. M. Hanna and N. Evans

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UMR Minerals Building: An Innovative Approach to the Construction of Underground Buildings, Bruce H. Green and David A. Summers

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Energy Management in Institutional Facilities, Raj Kumar

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Surface Heating Greenhouses with Waste Heat, P. N. Walker and H. J. Rand

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A Review of ASHRAE Standard 100: Energy Conservation in Existing Buildings, Albert W. Black III

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10 kw Per Capita, Harry A. Brown

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Energy and Economic Development, Steven Skeet Chang

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The Gloom Gets Doomier, David A. Summers

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Economics, Politics and the Future Supply of Energy Sources, Raphael Shen

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Energy for an Older Home: A Solar Retrofit, Eugene Warren

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Technological Status and Legal/Regulatory Aspects of Low-Head Hydroelectric Power Development in Missouri, Charles Darwin Morris and Gordon E. Weiss

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Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage: A Cost and Sizing Study, Haur D. Shaw, J. Derald Morgan, and Max Darwin Anderson

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Energetics of Moving Magnetic Waves, Tom Day

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The Economics and Adaptation of Microwave Heating & Cooling, Tom Day

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Stabilization of Oil Shale Waste Piles, Stephen Utter

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Determination of Washability and Flotation Characteristics of Important Missouri Coal Seams, Hayri Erten

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The Economics of Metals Recovery from Power Plant Fly Ash via the Ames HiChlor Process, S. J. Weiss, G. Burnet, and C. Y. Chang

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Acid Precipitation: The Coal Legacy in the Upper Midwest, Dennis M. Richter

Conference Proceedings from 1978

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5th Annual UMR-DNR Conference on Energy -- Entire Proceedings, University of Missouri--Rolla

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Keynote Speech: New Energy Concepts -- Engineering Development Challenges, Joseph M. Marchello

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New Trends in Building Design and Planning -- For the Age of Energy Conservation, C. William Brubaker

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The National Solar Heating and Cooling Information Center, Jeremy A. Lifsey and Sanford Zane Meschkow

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Solar Technology Inventory for the Mid-American Region, L. Icerman and S. K. Parker

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The Arizona Solar Tax Incentives Package, Donald E. Osborn

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Impacts of Energy Price Increases on Fertilizer Use and Crop Acreages, David L. Debertin, Angelos Pagoulatos, and Fred O. Boadu

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The Effect of Crude Oil Prices on the Output Composition of Refined Petroleum Products, Angelos Pagoulatos, David L. Debertin, and Emilio Pagoulatos

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Generation for Maximum System Efficiency, Charles A. Gross

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Energy Conservative Electric Lines-Now!, Paul F. Pugh and A. S. Yeranian

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Maxwellian Concepts of Magnetro-Electrodynamics and the Reality of MED Energy Producing Devices, Tom Day

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The Prediction of the Optimum Performance of Venturi-Type Wind-Energy Concentrators, J. A. C. Kentfield

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Electrical Energy Conversion Techniques for the Vertical Axis Wind Turbine, Curtis W. Dodd and James L. Evers

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Design of Wind-Powered Cold Storage Facility, D. H. Vaughan, H. L. Moses, J. C. Blanton, and J. D. Baldwin

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Oklahoma's Energy Extension Service Program -- Past, Present and Future, John W. Willis Jr.

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Energy Audits In New Mexico: Plans and Programs, Thomas T. Shishman

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Monitoring the Pilot Energy Extension Service Program, Owen D. Osborne

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Disseminating Energy Information and Technical Assistance to Clientele Groups, H. LeRoy Marlow

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A Strategy for the Practical Utilization of Thorium Fuel Cycles, Paul R. Kasten

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The Role of the Civex Process in the Nuclear Industry, Thomas E. Eaton and Joseph C. Carter

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LUNCHEON SPEAKER: Can Government Be Creative, Alberta C. Slavin

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Mississippi County Community College -- A Photovoltaic Demonstration Project, William M. Woodsmall Jr.

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On the Thermodynamics of Direct Energy Conversions, A. A. Rahman

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Toward a Methodology for Evaluation of Solar Systems, William P. Moran, Gene E. Kouba, and Bruce V. Ketcham

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Direct Energy Conversions of Solar Energy, A. A. Rahman

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Long Term Stability of Linearized Thermistor Circuits, Gene E. Kouba

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Energy from Swine Manure, J. R. Fischer, E. L. Iannotti, and D. M. Sievers

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Low BTU Producer Gas -- A Fuel of the Past and a Fuel of the Future, Lee Carter

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Methane Production from Livestock Wastes by Anaerobic Digestion, Panos Kokoropoulos and Harlan H. Bengtson

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Effective Utilization of Energy from Biomass Residues in Agricultural Applications, Harry W. Parker

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Comparison of Stirred and Immobilized Cell Reactors For Ethanol Production, Oliver C. Sitton and J. L. Gaddy

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Ambient Air Quality as Related to Energy Conversion Facilities, Economic Activity and Population, Walter P. Page

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Some Problems with Economic Models Involving Air Pollution, John Hoag and J. David Reed

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Energy Is Not Just Flipping the Switch Any More, Alfred L. Ransome

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Stabilization of Uranium Mill Trailings, N. H. Tibbs, D L. Rath, E. E. Otto, and L. F. Alsup

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Community Federal Office Center -- A Unique HVAC System, Milton J. Murry

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Microprocessor Time Clock for Localized Energy Control, Roger I. Staab and Dallas M. Shiroma

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Stratiform Domes: High Performance Thin-Shell Concrete Structures, Jonathan P. Zimmerman

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Recycle Inplant Air -- A Method of Energy Conservation, Milton J. Murry

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Innovations in Heat Pumps, Ronald Hunter Howell and Harry J. Sauer Jr.

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Sizing of Air-Conditioning Systems -- The New Methodology, Harry J. Sauer Jr. and Ronald Hunter Howell

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Energy and the Nation: The Social and Political Trends, John R. Dew

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On the Conceptualization and Measurement of Energy-Related Attitudes, Richard A. Zeller, Randy L. Workman, H. Theodore Groat, and Arthur G. Neal

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The Effects of Energy Conservation on Politics, Employment and Inflation, B. M. Worrall

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Energy Efficiency: Determination and Commentary, Dennis M. Richter

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Energy Substitution Prospects, Vaman Rao

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Cost Accounting Regulations in Oil and Gas Industries, Lakshmi U. Tatikonda and Rao J. Tatikonda

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Electricity Generation and Abatement of Gypsum Production, Angelos Pagoulatos

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Input-Output Analysis of Industrial Energy Consumption: Some Effects of Changing Prices and Federal Regulation, John R. Griffith and Ruth Y. Griffith

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The Advantages of Local Extremes of Systems when Considering Energy Supply Trends toward Size and Complexity, Harold A. Kurstedt Jr., Arthur M. Squires, and William A. Kramer

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Design and Operational Characteristics of a Retrofit Solar Heating System, D. J. Wetteroff and Bassem F. Armaly

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Concentration of Solar Energy Using a Cassegrain Type Solar Furnace, M. H. Cobble and W. C. Hull

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Commercially Available Vacuum Tube Solar Collectors, Stanley J. Ring

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Testing of Solar Collectors by a Standard Method, Harry J. Sauer Jr. and Bassem F. Armaly

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The Solar Connection -- Promise or Peril?, Paul S. Strong