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Faculty

PhotoNameTitleContactResearch
M. Rafiqul AwalM. Rafiqul Awal, Ph.D.Assistant ProfessorEmail
Website
P: 806.742.3573 x225
F: 806.742.3502
  • Micro−Borehole Drilling
  • CO2−EOR & Chemical Flooding
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Simulation
  • Reservoir Simulation
  • Advanced Well Completion
Lloyd HeinzeLloyd Heinze, Ph.D., P.E.ProfessorEmail
Website
P: 806.742.3573 x257
F: 806.742.3502
  • Petroleum Drilling
  • Production Engineering
Fazle HussainFazle Hussain, Ph.D.President's Distinguished Chair in Engineering and Science, Senior Adviser to the President, ProfessorEmail
Website
P: 806.742.3563 x245
F: 806.742.3540
  • Vortex dynamics, turbulence, and measurement techniques
  • Coherent structures in fluid turbulence
  • Holography
  • Flow noise and flow control
  • Cardiovascular dynamics
  • Modeling cancer growth
  • Nanomedicine and nanotechnology
Habib K. Menouar, Ph.D., P.E.Associate Professor and Graduate AdvisorEmail
Website
P: 806.742.3573 x250
F: 806.742.3502
  • Reservoir Engineering & Simulation
  • Production Engineering
  • Reservoir Characterization & Formation Damage
James ShengJames Sheng, Ph.D., P.E.Associate ProfessorEmail
Website
P: 806.742.3573 x244
F: 806.742.3502
  • Enhanced Oil Recovery
  • Development of unconventional resources
  • Well-Testing Analysis
  • Reservoir Simulation
Mohamed SolimanMohamed Soliman, Ph.D., P.E.George P. Livermore Chair and ProfessorEmail
Website
P: 806.742.3573 x232
F: 806.742.3502
  • Fracturing
  • Reservoir Engineering
  • Well Test Analysis
  • Conformance
  • Numerical Simulation
Marshall WatsonMarshall Watson, Ph.D., P.E.Department Chair, Roy Butler Chair, and Assistant ProfessorEmail
Website
P: 806.742.3573
F: 806.742.3502
  • Petroleum Reserves Evaluation and Economics
  • EOR in both New Reservoirs and Brownfields
  • Unconventional Reservoirs with an Emphasis on Coalbed Methane
Malgorzata B. ZiajaMalgorzata B. Ziaja, Ph.D.George F. and Joan Watford Energy Professor and Associate ProfessorEmail
Website
P: 806.742.3573 x241
F: 806.742.3502
  • Rock/Bit Interaction
  • Dynamic Modeling for Directional & Horizontal Drilling
  • Lithology Identification Based on the Real−Time Drilling Data
  • Drilling Process Optimization and Wellbore Stability

Lecturers & Instructors

PhotoFirst NameLast NameCredentialsTitleOfficePhoneEmail & Website
Richard BatemanRichardBatemanP.E.InstructorPE 211E806.742.3573 x229Email

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Davis FordDavisFordPh.D., P.E.Visiting Professor806.742.3573
Waylon HouseWaylonHousePh.D.Instructor and Director of MRI-PACPE 212B806.742.3573 x238Email

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Adjunct Faculty

PhotoFirst NameLast NameCredentialsTitleOfficePhoneEmail & Website
Albert GiussaniAlbertGiussaniM.S.Adjunct ProfessorPE 214C806.742.3573Email

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Robello SamuelRobelloSamuelPh.D.Adjunct Professor806.742.3573Email

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Ravi VadapalliRaviVadapalliPh.D.Adjunct Professor and Research Scientist for the HPCCPE 213E806.742.4350Email

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Emeritus Faculty

PhotoFirst NameLast NameCredentialsTitleOfficePhoneEmail & Website
GeorgeAsquithPh.D., P.E.Emeritus ProfessorPE 211806.742.3573Email

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Herald WinklerHeraldWinklerPh.D., P.E.Emeritus ProfessorPE 212D806.742.3573 x238Email

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Staff

PhotoFirst NameLast NameTitleOfficePhoneEmail
DeniseAguirreSupervisorPE 214B806.742.3573 x221denise.aguirre@ttu.edu
RondaBrewerUnit Coordinator, SWPSCPE 213D806.742.3573 x234ronda.brewer@ttu.edu
Heather JohnsonHeatherJohnsonUnit Coordinator, Business ManagerPE 214A806.834.4662H.L.Johnson@ttu.edu
JoeMcInerneySenior TechnicianPE 111806.742.3573 x235j.mcinerney@ttu.edu
JerryPerezAdvisorPE 210806.742.3573 x223jerry.j.perez@ttu.edu