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

To Browse by conference, jump to the year of the conference. The entire proceedings is presented first, followed by each presentation.

*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 1977

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The Impact of Regulation Upon the Oil and Gas Industries, Lee Carter

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Energy and National Security, William A. Myers III

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Residential Energy Design, Charles E. Dorgan

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Heat Pumps Without Supplemental Heat, Carl W. Glaser

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Building Energy Standards and Codes, Charles E. Dorgan

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Heat Recovery Devices For Building HVAC Systems, Ronald H. Howell and Harry J. Sauer Jr.

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Economic Incentives in the Exploration, Extraction and Refining of Crude Oil, Angelos Pagoulatos, David Debertin, and Emilio Pagoulatos

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Recovery of Oil From Oil Shale -- An Overall Technological Perspective, Abu Ahmad and Sayeed Hasan

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The Current Status of the Canadian Coal Industry, Philip S. Martin

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Development of Industrial Owned, Small Hydroelectric Facilities, John S. Krikorian Jr.

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The Impact of a Continuing Energy Crisis: Changing Attitudes and Behaviors Regarding Thermostat Setback, John W. Frazier and Milton E. Harvey

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Manufacturers' Responses to Fuel Supply Problems, Evelyn R. Rosenthal

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Dilemmas in Decision-Making Towards The Resolution of the Energy Crisis, Rao J. Tatikonda, Mark R. Bomball, and Lakshmi U. Tatikonda

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Appropriate Technology And The Energy Crisis, James P. Bosscher

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The OPEC Oil-Pricing Policies, Vaman Rao

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Theoretical and Empirical Approaches To The Analysis of OPEC, Albert L. Danielsen

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Attainability and Nonattainability Under Anti-Pollution Laws, J. David Reed and John H. Hoag

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The Energy Needs of The Developing Countries, Vaman Rao

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Energy Crisis -- The Role Of Government, Lenore Loeb

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Banquet Speaker, William C. Phelps

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Overview and Impact of ASHRAE Standard 90 -- An Energy Standard For New Buildings, Edward A. Kriege

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Quantification of Energy Resource Consumption, William J. Coad

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Energy Conservation in Buildings -- The Missouri Plan, Jack Whittier, Bill Jurkiewicz, and Weston Fisher

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Energy Conservation -- Statewide Efforts in Oklahoma, Wayne C. Turner, Joe H. Mize, and Richard G. Hill

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A State Energy Program Involving The Montana State University System, R. O. Warrington Jr. and J. A. Charles

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Agricultural Crop Drying and Space Heating Using A Solar Energy Intensifier, M. A. Hellickson, W. H. Peterson, S. E. Saienga, and J. L. Julson

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Solar Heated Animal Shelters, Joan M. Wood

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Airfoil Data For Use of Wind Turbine Designers, Melvin H. Snyder

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A Small Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Feeding Power Into The Utility Grid, G. C. Thomann, M. Jong, and M. H. Snyder

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The Political Economy of OPEC, Loring Allen

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Some Financial Implications of Divestiture Legislation, John Griffith and Jack W. Waldrip

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A Systems Study of Our Energy Problems, S. C. Lee

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Countdown For Energy Research, Development and Demonstration In America, Tom Day

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Volunteers In Energy Conservation -- Potential and Problems, Clayton L. Smith

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The Impact of Changing Net Returns on Minimum Energy Requirements For Grain Farms, James B. Kliebenstein, Robert M. Finley, and Douglas C. Farthing

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An Overview of Potential Impacts of Changing Petroleum Energy Prices on Grain Farms, Jean-Paul Chavas and James B. Kliebenstein

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Low Head Power Generation With Bulb Turbines, J. L. Carson and R. S. Samuelson

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Economics and Net Energy Analysis: Is A New Analytical Technique Needed for Energy Decision Making?, William J. Kruvant

Conference Proceedings from 1976

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3rd Annual UMR-MEC Conference on Energy -- Entire Proceedings, University of Missouri--Rolla

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Frontmatter -- 3rd Annual Conference on Energy 1976, University of Missouri--Rolla

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Geophysical Approaches to Coal Exploration, Gerald B. Rupert

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The Forgotten Fundamentals of the Energy Crisis, Albert A. Bartlett

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World Oil Supplies and the Next 25 Years, J. A. Eyer

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DevonianOhio Shale Productive Potential, W. M. Hennington

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Seismic Reflection Profiling -- In Mining and Civil Engineering, John B. Farr

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Hydraulic Container Pipelining -- A Future Transportation System to Conserve Energy, Henry Liu and Donald L. Gibson

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Minimizing Transportation Cost With Computerized Routing, James K. Byers and Kaye Grau

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Economics of Underground Distribution Cables, M. Mohajery

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Rail Transportation Systems That Help Us Meet Our Energy Requirements, Alvin J. Hurt Jr.

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An Analysis of Optimum Loading Conditions for P-N Junction Solar Cells, R. C. Durbin and J. A. Counsil

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Computer Aided Design of a Continuous Duty Energy System, Andrew H. P. Swift Jr.

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The Design of Passive Solar Heating Systems, Gordon L. Moore

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The Tradeoffs Between Energy Conversion Stages, Environmental Effects, and Technical Efficiency, Angelos Pagoulatos

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Utilization of Waste Heat from Electric Power Generation, David A. Barclay and J. L. Gaddy

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Coal Chemistry: Aspects of Analysis, Structure, Reactions, Conversion, and Byproducts, Stanley E. Manahan

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Application of Special Fluidized Bed Techniques to Coal Gasification, Gary Kent Patterson

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The Status of and Need for New Coal Gasification Technology, Jimmie R. Bowden

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Technoeconomic Aspects of Photovoltaic Electric Power Systems (PEPS), Jerry O. Bradley and Dennis R. Costello

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The Demand and Supply of World Petroleum and its Consequences for Agricultural Economic Development, Amalia Vellianitis-Fidas

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Energy Crisis and Food Crisis: The Role of U.S. Agriculture, Dan Dvoskin and Earl O. Heady

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Remote Sensing as a Tool in Assessing the Impact of Topographical Alterations on the Microclimate, R. A. Sutherland and J. F. Bartholic

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Training Programs for Energy Management in Developing Countries, J. Byron Nelson, Burns E. Hegler, and J. Derald Morgan

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Process Energy Evaluations and Optimization in International Projects, Marshall E. Findley

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On Energy Strategies and Pecuniary Calculation, Herman E. Daly

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Human Resources for Energy Systems: Alternative Strategies of Allocation, Curtis H. Adams and Burns E. Hegler

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Human Resources in Electrical Energy Conservation, Tom Day

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Energy Status in Puerto Rico: An Assessment of the Petroleum Situation, Juan J. Rigau

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Manpower Programs for Engineers and Technologists in Future Energy Systems, Burns E. Hegler

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The Energy Dilemma of Puerto Rico, Juan A. Bonnet Jr. and Fernando L. Perez

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Toward Establishing A National Energy Policy, J. L. Gaddy

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On The Need For A National Energy Policy, Robert A. Weatherup and Roy G. Weatherup

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Forecasting as an Aid to Establishing a National Energy Policy, Yildirim Omurtag and Thomas J. Murray

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Economic Analysis of Wind Generation and Energy Storage for Electric Utility Systems, B. W. Jones and P. M. Moretti

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Application of Solar Energy Collectors to Grain Drying, Gene C. Shove

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Innovative Wind Turbines, Richard E. Walters, Jerome B. Fanucci, John L. Loth, William Squire, Paul G. Migliore, and Reazul Huq

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Solar Energy for Drying Shelled Corn and Hay, Mylo A. Hellickson, William H. Peterson, and David P. Yexley

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When Being Morally Responsible Isn't Simple, Richard H. Bube

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Household Recycling -- A Potential Community Service Opportunity for Concerned Engineers, James P. Bosscher

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"Home Winterization for Poor Elderly" -- A Model of Value Clarification in the Energy Crisis, Clayton L. Smith

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Nuclear Safeguards, Jay O. Hunze

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Current High-Level Waste Solidification Technology, W. F. Bonner and W. A. Ross

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The National Waste Terminal Storage Program, C. D. Zerby

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Utilization of Fission Products in Thermal Systems, Harold D. Hollis and Gary S. Stewart

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The Effect of AEC/NRC Regulation on the Development of Nuclear Steam Power, David L. Bodde

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De Facto Limits to Growth: Federal Environmental Policy and Domestic Energy Development in the United States, Richard H. K. Vietor

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Economic Aspects of Imposed Air Standards, John H. Hoag and J. David Reed

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A Detailed Analysis of the Environmental Effects of Energy Utilization in the U.S. Economy, H. J. Plass Jr.

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The Realization of an Educational Program for Improving Energy Efficiency in the Furniture Industry, Herbert M. Eckerlin and Albert S. Boyers

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Energy Conservation in Aeronautical Ground Testing, R. W. Hensel

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Energy Conversion Efficiency Versus Energy Utilization Effectiveness, Yildirim Omurtag and Donald A. Cline

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Solar Energy Utilization and Resource Recovery Application in Space Heating, Panos Kokoropoulos and Raghupathy Bollini

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Design of a Large Solar Heating System for a Campus Complex of Buildings, John R. Schneider and Sherril F. Glover

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A Solar Energy System for Domestic Hot Water, Thomas J. McNamara

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Net Energy Analysis Theoretical and Methodological Considerations, David A. Huetter

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Energy Use and Technological Progress, C. E. Moody Jr.

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Prospecting and Developing Coal Reserves in the Western Interior Coal Region, Charles E. Robertson

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Coal-Oil Slurries as a Device to Conserve Fuel Oil in Existing Industrial Furnaces, Lee Carter

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In Situ Leaching of Uranium, Nicholas H. Tibbs

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Developing an Experimental Oil Shale Mine, Stephen Utter

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The Conservation of Space and Energy through Use of the Subsurface by Planned Excavation and Conversion of Mined Areas, Truman Stauffer Sr.