The following post is written by Zhi Ye, a Ph.D. student in MPGE. Invited by OU Chinese Petroleum Association (OCPA), SPE Distinguished Lecturer Dr. Tao Yang visited OU MPGE on Sep. 21, 2017. Dr. Yang is a world-known and recognized reservoir technology specialist and has global reservoir engineering consulting experience for more than 200 […]
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Teodoriu Continues to Utilize New Approaches for Classroom Success
Since joining the faculty of MPGE last year, associate professor Catalin Teodoriu has been transformative in his classroom techniques. Rather than using straight lecture, Teodoriu encourages his students to explore through hands-on projects that enhance their learning, and has even added a gaming element to it by obtaining corporate sponsorship for in-class contests. This past […]
A New Approach to Drilling and Completions
PE 4323, Drilling and Completions II, a senior level course in OU’s petroleum engineering curriculum, was taught by MPGE associate professor Catalin Teodoriu during the 2015 fall semester. This was Teodoriu’s first time teaching the course, and he introduced a new component to enhance the learning process, group oriented design projects. Students were asked to […]
