The Institute for Transnational Law is pleased to announce that Hamidou Drame has been appointed Vice President for Research at the Longhorn Energy Club (LEC). Drame serves as a 2019-2020 MD Anderson Research Fellow in the Institute for Transnational Law. His research focuses on the intersection of law and policy in the Guinean mining sector. In addition to serving as a research fellow in the Institute, Drame is also a Fulbright Scholar from Guinea pursuing a LL.M. in Global Energy, International Arbitration, and Environmental Law at The University of Texas School of Law. In a conversation with the Institute in regard to his recent appointment at the LEC, Drame remarked, “I am delighted to join the LEC leadership. I look forward to working with the UT community interested in energy issues and facilitating the participation of students in the Energy Research Contest organized by the LEC in February 2020 during the UT Energy Week.” According to its website, “Longhorn Energy seeks to leverage the world-class academic, co-curricular, and extra-curricular energy opportunities at UT for the betterment of all members of the UT community. In particular, the aim of this organization shall be to build community and collaboration between students at UT, support energy-related activities and events, and to aid members in pursuit of energy careers.” To learn more about UT Energy Week 2020 and register for this week-long interdisciplinary conference on current and emerging issues in the energy sector, visit energyweek.utexas.edu. UT Energy Week involves students, faculty, and staff from centers, clubs, departments, institutes, and schools from across UT campus.
