MPGE Industry Advisory Board Vice Chair Elect and 2008 MPGE alumnus, Bryce Ballard, and his wife, Carrie Ballard, welcomed a new baby boy to their family. Luke David Ballard was born on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 23, 2017. Luke was born at 7 lbs 4 oz and 20 inches long. Both he and Carrie are healthy […]
Month: November 2017
Emeritus Professor Recognized as a Distinguished Alumni
Emeritus professor, Dr. Subhash Shah, was honored by the University of New Mexico with the Distinguished Alumni Award on Nov. 2, 2017. The Distinguished Alumni Award Ceremony was held at the Embassy Suites in Albuquerque, NM where Dean Christos Christodoulou of the College of Engineering at the University of New Mexico bestowed the award upon […]
MPGE Students Awarded at the Applied Geoscience Conference
The Houston Geological Society organized the Applied Geoscience Conference held on Nov. 8-9 in Spring, Texas. Geoscience experts from several major oil and gas companies and reputed academic institutes were invited to give talks on latest industry practices and academic research. Professor Ghassemi, from University of Oklahoma, gave an interesting talk on “Complex Fracture Network […]
Students Attend the 41st Geothermal Resources Council
Written by Zhi Ye, graduate research assistant for the Reservoir Geomechanics and Seismicity Group. The Geothermal Resources Council (GRC), the world’s premier geothermal energy associations, held their 41st annual meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah, October 1-4. This year attending the conference were MPGE professor Ahmad Ghassemi and four MPGE PhD students. Zhi Ye, Lianbo […]
Dr. Ghassemi Appointed to Scientific Advisory Committee in France
The LabEx G-EAU-THERMIE PROFONDE is a research program on deep geothermal energy founded by the French Ministry of Research and Education in the framework of the “Laboratories of Excellence” initiative. Since 2012, the LabEx G-EAU-THERMIE PROFONDE is an industry/university joint project headed by the University of Strasbourg. The project aims to develop knowledge in the […]