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Student News
Paulo José Waltrich, one of our PhD candidates, has been awarded the ABCM Prize for the best MSc thesis for 2008/2009. ABCM is the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering. The title of Paulo thesis is Analysis and Optimization of Accelerated Flow Evaporators Applied to Domestic Refrigeration. Paulo gained his MSc degree from the Federal University of Santa Catarina, under the supervision of Professors Jader Riso Barbosa, Jr. and Claudio Melo. (11/09)
Brian LeCompte, M. Eng. Distance Learning student, was notified that his paper, Evaluation of Haynesville Shale Vertical Well Completions With a Mineralogy Based Approach to Reservoir Geomechanics, was judged as the best paper written primarily by a YP in the Formation Evaluation discipline in the 2nd Annual ATCE YP Paper Contest. The SPE 2009 ATCE Programming Committee and the YP Coordinating Committee will present Mr. LeCompte with his certificate at the ATCE YP Reception scheduled for Tuesday, 6 October 2009 at 5:30 pm in the Belle Chasse Room at the Hilton Riverside Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. (9/09)
Texas A&M University’s student chapter of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) has been selected as the 2009 Outstanding Student Chapter for the North America Region. More... (8/09)
Graduate student Abhishek Anchliya has been selected to receive the SPE Young Member Outstanding Service Award. Anchliya has served as a member of the International Student guidance Committee and the Young Professionals Committee, where he has worked to coordinate programs that help students move into the professional organization. He has also served as editor of The Way Ahead, the SPE magazine for young members. (8/09)
Meagan May, an incoming freshman Petroleum Engineering Major, was one of 30 students selected to compete in the Under Armour All-American softball game on Tuesday, July 21, 2009. The game is part of the ESPN RISE Games, which began Sunday at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex and will be televised at 6:00 pm Saturday the 25th on ESPNU. May was selected to compete by a committee of high school softball experts from ESPN RISE, a high school sports magazine. She is a Gatorade Player of the Year finalist, was a three-time academic all-district performer as a catcher at Klein Oak High School in Spring and, as a junior, she was a TSWA all-state selection. (7/09)
Department News
The Environmentally Friendly Drilling Systems (EFD) Program, a collaborative project led by the Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC) with Texas A&M’s Petroleum Engineering Department, has been selected by the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission's Stewardship Award Subcommittee as the winner in the Environmental Partnership category. The award was presented at the Commission's annual meeting in Biloxi, Mississippi, on October 5. More... (10/09)
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Dr. Ronald Robinson, a former professor, department head, and A.B. Stevens Endowed Chair at the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University, passed away on August 30, 2009. His obituary can be found here, along with information on how to contribute to a memorial graduate level scholarship in his honor. More information Dr. Robinson can also be found here. (9/09) |
Joseph H. Welborn, Sr., Class of 1941, has established an endowed scholarship in petroleum engineering. More... (8/09)
Petroleum engineers from the Class of 1975 have established a permanent tribute in memory of classmate Charles A. Rohan. More... (5/09)
The annual Student Paper Contest February 7th session winners can be found here.
February 14th Division winners can be found here.
Gulf Coast Regional Results can be found here.
Sponsors for the contest can be found here.
Texas A&M's Dwight Look College of Engineering Graduate program has moved up to rank 14th in the nation. The Petroleum Engineering Graduate program is still ranked 2nd nationally and 2nd among public institutions. More...
Faculty/Staff News
The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) recently honored Dr. Akhil Datta-Gupta with the John Franklin Carll Award at SPE's Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition held 4-7 October in New Orleans, La. Datta-Gupta is Professor and LeSeur Endowed Chair at the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University.
The John Franklin Carll Ward, established in 1956, recognizes contributions of technical application and professionalism in petroleum development and recovery. Datta-Gupta is being recognized for his fundamental contributions to fast-flow simulation methods and dynamic data integration into high-resolution geologic models. (10/09)
The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) recently honored Dr. Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din with the Production and Operations Award at SPE's Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition held 4-7 October in New Orleans, La. Nasr-El-Din is a professor and holder of the Stephen A. Holditch Faculty Fellowship, Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering, at Texas A&M University.
The SPE Production and Operations Award recognizes outstanding achievements in or contributions to the advancement of petroleum engineering in the area of production operations technology. Nasr-El-Din is being recognized for his 35 years of research and development, his promotion of excellence in technology development and operations, and his teaching and mentoring of young professionals. (10/09)
Dr. Maysam Pournik was notified that his paper, Acid Refracturing: Is It a Good Practice?, was judged as the best paper written primarily by a YP in the Well Stimulation discipline in the 2nd Annual ATCE YP Paper Contest. The SPE 2009 ATCE Programming Committee and the YP Coordinating Committee will be presenting Dr. Pournik with his certificate at the ATCE YP Reception scheduled for Tuesday, 6 October 2009 at 5:30 pm in the Belle Chasse Room at the Hilton Riverside Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. (9/09)
Dr. Gioia Falcone's recently submitted work has been recognized by the judging committee for the 2nd Annual ATCE YP Paper Contest. Her paper, Plunger Lift Modeling toward Efficient Liquid Unloading in Gas Wells, was selected as the best paper written primarily by a YP in the Well Operations discipline. The SPE 2009 ATCE Programming Committee and the YP Coordinating Committee will be presenting Dr. Falcone with her certificate at the ATCE YP Reception scheduled for Tuesday, 6 October 2009 at 5:30 pm in the Belle Chasse Room at the Hilton Riverside Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. (8/09)
Dr. W. John Lee, Regents Professor and holder of the L.F. Peterson Endowed Chair in the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering, has been honored by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. More... (8/09)
Dr. Christine Ehlig-Economides has been selected as a 2010 recipient of the SPE Anthony F. Lucas Gold Medal. Established in 1936 by AIME as the first major Institute Award to recognize contributions in petroleum engineering, the Anthony F. Lucas Gold Medal is SPE’s major technical award. It recognizes those responsible for developing new technology and concepts and demonstrating distinguished achievement in improving the technique and practice of finding and producing petroleum. The medal will be given to Dr. Economides by 2010 SPE President Behrooz Fattahi at the SPE Awards Banquet that will take place in September 2010 in Florence, Italy. (7/09)
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