On Thursday, April 14 MPGE’s student organization Women in Petroleum and Geological Engineering (WPGE) held their annual Telling Her Story event, sponsored by Shell, at the Fred Jones, Jr. Museum of Art on OU’s Norman campus. This event brings together students and female alumni who are role-models of leadership within the industry. Guests speakers included […]
Month: April 2016
Schlumberger Presents Miniature Rig Camp
On Friday, March 25, more than forty MPGE students took a break from studying to take part in a fun, yet intense, competition. AADE and WPGE collaborated to host Schlumberger’s Miniature Rig Camp led by Cody Carter, lead recruiter for Schlumberger. Participants were divided into seven teams of six, and tasked with building a miniature […]
Pournik Awarded Outstanding Faculty of the Year
Assistant Professor Maysam Pournik has been a respected member of MPGE’s faculty who is dedicated to his students and their learning. On April 7, Pournik was recognized for his talent in teaching by being named Outstanding Faculty of the Year by OU’s Student Government Association. This prestigious award comes directly from the student body. Just […]
Research Day Hosted by OU SPE
On Friday, April 1, OU SPE hosted their first Research Day on OU’s Norman campus. The event, chaired by Wes Herron and Shelby Goss, came about as a way to address the current lack of internships available for petroleum engineering students while also highlighting the research that takes place within MPGE. Faculty members Carl Sondergeld, Catalin […]
Toby Deen Honored with New Faces of Engineering Award
MPGE alumnus Toby Deen has been named as a recipient of the 2016 New Faces of Engineering awards by DiscoverE. This award honors up-and-coming engineers under 30 years old who are making their mark on their chosen industry, and are recognized for having dedicated themselves to using their skills to help create a better world. […]
OU Loses 2016 Petrobowl Bid
When it comes to Petrobowl, very few teams have as strong of a reputation as OU. Having won three championships and being the first school to ever win two consecutive years in a row, OU has dominated the annual competition since its beginning in 2002. As the popularity of Petrobowl grew, so did the number of teams […]
Sooners Abroad
During Spring Break, MPGE Associate Professor Catalin Teodoriu visited Clausthal University of Technology (TUC) in Germany, where he had previously served head of Drilling Technology, Completion and Workover, to examine and celebrate three new petroleum engineering Ph.D.’s—two as advisor and the third as a committee member. The visit allowed Teodoriu to come full-circle with students […]