Petroleum Engineering
Bai partners with DOE on CO2 storage, oil recovery
A Missouri University of Science and Technology researcher is working on a method to increase oil production and store carbon dioxide into oil formations — at the same time.
Dr. Baojun Bai, the Lester Birbeck Endowed professor of geosciences and geological and petroleum engineering at Missouri S&T, has received a U.S. Department of Energy grant to make the process of drawing oil from underground and storing CO2 more efficient using thermostable particle gels, which can resist the high temperature of formations.
Read More »Missouri S&T professor earns distinguished status
Dr. Shari Dunn-Norman, associate professor of petroleum engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, is a recipient of the Society of Petroleum Engineers’ 2015 Distinguished Membership Award.
Read More »MEM’s the word for Missouri S&T, Chevron partnership
Mechanical earth modeling (MEM) is the latest wave in petroleum engineering, and Missouri University of Science and Technology is at the forefront of offering this multidisciplinary approach to its students.
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Missouri S&T software design team wins competition
A software design team from Missouri University of Science and Technology earned first place in Schlumberger’s North American Ocean Academic Competition. The winning students earned a $15,000 prize, and their software will be made available to Schlumberger customers through the company’s website.
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Missouri S&T reaches finals of software design competition
A team of students from Missouri University of Science and Technology is one of six finalists in the Schlumberger Information Solutions’ Ocean Academic Competition.
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Francisca E. Oboh-Ikuenobe named interim department chair
Dr. Francisca E. Oboh-Ikuenobe, professor and head of geology and geophysics at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been named interim chair of the geosciences and geological and petroleum engineering department at Missouri S&T. The appointment takes effect Jan. 1, 2015.
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Missouri S&T receives $200K gift from ExxonMobil Foundation
Missouri University of Science and Technology has received $200,775 from the ExxonMobil Foundation as part of the company’s 2013 Educational Matching Program.
Read More »Mohammad Alkazimi named to national board for graduate students
Mohammad Alkazimi, the former chair of the Council of Graduate Students at Missouri University of Science and Technology, recently was elected to the board of the National Association of Graduate-Professional Students.
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