OU Researchers Receive Department of Energy Grant to Pioneer Demonstration and Repurposing of Retired Oil Wells into Geothermal Wells

  University of Oklahoma associate professor Saeed Salehi is leading a team of researchers from the Mewbourne School of Petroleum and Geological Engineering in the Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy to turn abandoned and retired oil and gas wells into geothermal wells that they hope to eventually heat two Tuttle, Oklahoma, schools. The OU […]

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Mewbourne College Celebrates United Nations’ International Women in Science Day

  On February 11, some of Mewbourne College’s amazing alumnae, faculty and students helped us celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science.  Karelia La Marca, Ph.D. Student, School of Geosciences I am a #WomanInScience. I am a geoscientist and a proud Latina (Venezuela) working towards her Ph.D. in Geophysics. I use machine learning […]

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