Each year during Staff Week, the university takes time to recognize excellence among its staff. This year, MPGE was honored to have three of its own staff chosen as recipients. Francey Freeman was presented with the Student Government Association Staff Award. This award is given to one staff member annually who exemplifies dedication and service […]
The National Center for Supercomputing Applications Blue Waters project, in collaboration with the National Computational Science Institute (NCSI) and national high performance computing (HPC) programs, has launched a coordinated effort to prepare current and future generations of students with the computational thinking skills, knowledge and commitment to advance scientific computing through the use of HPC resources and […]
A new project has been awarded to MPGE’s Drilling and Completion Group. The project, funded by the U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), will study failure in wellbore cements and elastomer liner hanger in conjunctions with loss of well control incidents. The aim is to develop new testing protocols for sealing assemblies and […]
Fourteen exceptional University of Oklahoma alumni and friends received Regents’ Alumni Awards for their dedication and service to OU. Presented by the OU Board of Regents and OU Alumni Association, the Regents’ Alumni Award honors the important roles of OU alumni and supporters to the life of the university. A committee formed by the Alumni Association […]
Francey Freeman, MPGE’s Student Relations Coordinator, has been named as the 2016 Waintroob/Myers Superior Performer by OU’s Informational Staff Association. This award recognizes her 15 years of dedication to the students and the overall OU community. In the words of her colleagues, “Whether she is visiting school and recruiting students, serving as staff advisor to […]
On Thursday, April 21, MPGE faculty and students stepped out of theirs and took a break from their studies to come together and celebrate student achievement during the annual Student Awards Night. Held in the beautiful Cheseapeake Stadium Club overlooking OU’s Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, nearly 300 were in attendance. Following the address by […]
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 […]
February 21-27 saw the 103rd Engineers Week celebrations on OU’s Norman campus. Throughout the student led week, petroleum engineering students were found at taking part in a variety of events to honor the engineering profession and those pursuing it at OU. E-Week kicked-off, as it always does, with the annual Road Rallye on Sunday, co-hosted, this […]
The inaugural edition of PE 5970 Completion and Workover, offered by Associate Professor Catalin Teodoriu, has been a success. This is a new course within the University of Oklahoma (OU) Mewbourne School of Petroleum and Geological Engineering (MPGE) graduate curriculum that was developed over the span of a decade by Teodoriu and taught at four […]
Curtis W. Mewbourne, MPGE alumni and namesake of our school and college, has been honored by the Permian Basin Petroleum Association as 2015’s Top Hand. Mr. Mewbourne was born in Shreveport, Louisiana in November 1935. After obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Oklahoma in January 1958, where he has been […]