UT PGE Takes First Place in SPE Regional Paper Contest
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April 08, 2013
UT PGE proudly hosted the 2013 SPE Gulf Coast Regional Paper Contest on April 5-6, 2013. The contest consisted of 35 undergraduate, masters, and doctorate students from seven universities in the region. Judged by industry professionals, students presented their findings from a research project or internship.
The department is thrilled to announce the first place honor in all three categories went to a UT PGE student. Congratulations to the winners:
BS:
1.Brandon Hilts – UT-Austin
2.Richard Mercer – Texas A&M
3.Mikhail Alekseenko – UH
MS:
1.Shaina Kelly – UT-Austin
2.Karin Gonzalez – Texas A&M
3.Roman Shor – UT-Austin
PhD:
1.Kan Wu – UT-Austin
2.Cassandra Oeth – Texas A&M
3.Lokendra Jain – UT-Austin
We would like to thank our wonderful sponsors for their support of this important petroleum engineering event:
Presenting Sponsor:
Pioneer Natural Resources
Lead Sponsor:
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
Premier Sponsors:
Chevron,ConocoPhillips
Sponsors:
Hess, SPE Dallas Chapter
Also, a big thank you to our judges and moderators who donated their time to ensure the contest was a success:
Nathan Meehan (Baker Hughes), Colin Kiernan (Hess Corporation), Jamie Castagno (Chevron), Sam Chio (Hess Corporation), Dustin Walker (Chevron), Gary Schein (Pioneer Natural Resources), Josh Xu (Chevron), Sam Larkin (Pioneer Natural Resources), Katie Horner (Chevron), Robert MacDonald (Platt, Sparks & Associates), Kory Izard (Chevron), Donald Richardson (RPSEA), Marta Bermudez (Chevron), Shahid Azizul Haq (Schlumberger), Sriram Balasubramanian (Chevron), Alan He (Statoil), Susan Howes (Chevron), Benjamin Shiau (University of Oklahoma)
Hilts, Kelly, and Wu will take their presentations to the international competition at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE) in New Orleans this September.
Check out the photos from the regional paper contest weekend, including the cruise on Lady Bird Lake!
