Stephen A. Holditch, P.E.
Professor Emeritus of Petroleum Engineering

 

e-mail: steve.holditch@pe.tamu.edu

Dr. Stephen A. Holditch retired from the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University on January 31, 2013, and is currently a Professor Emeritus. Dr. Holditch led the department from January 2004 to January 2012. He has been on the A&M Faculty since 1976 and has taught at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. He supervised more than 100 MS and PhD students while at A&M. Dr. Holditch has received numerous awards in recognition of his technical achievements and leadership and most recently was honored as an Outstanding Graduate of the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University.

• PhD, Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1976
• MS, Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1970
• BS, Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1969

• Member of USA National Academy of Engineering since 1995
• Has received the 3 highest technical awards given by SPE
• Lester Uren Award,
• John Franklin Carll Award, and
• Anthony F. Lucas Medal
• Elected as an Honorary Member of SPE in 2006
• On SPE Board of Directors from 1998-2003
• SPE Vice President of Finance 1998-2000
• 2002 SPE President
• Trustee of the SPE Foundation, 2002-Present
• Chairman of RPSEA 2009-2011
• 2010 Vice President of The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas
• 2011 President of the Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas
• Department Head of Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University, 2004-Present
• Member of the National Petroleum Council, 2006-Present
• Member of Saudi Aramco Research Advisory Council, 2006-Present
• Board Member of Triangle Petroleum, 2005-Present
• Board Member of Matador Resources Corporation Texas, 2003 – Present