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Lake Announces Retirement After Four Decades in UT PGE

Professor Larry Lake announced this month that he is retiring after 45 years in the Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering (UT PGE). Even as Dr. Lake slowly scales back his teaching load over the next three years, his legacy in the department and the industry will remain ever present.

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Espinoza and Livescu Awarded $5 Million ARPA-E Grant

Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering (UT PGE) Associate Professors Nicolas Espinoza and Silviu Livescu are key team members of a new $5 million grant from the Mining Innovations for Negative Emissions Resource Recovery (MINER) program run by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E).

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Heidari Wins International SPE Formation Evaluation Award

Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering (UT PGE) Associate Professor Zoya Heidari has won the 2023 Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Formation Evaluation Award. The international award is given annually to one recipient for outstanding achievements or contributions to the advancement of petroleum engineering in the area of formation evaluation. Dr. Heidari will be honored at SPE’s Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE) in San Antonio in October.

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UT PGE Announces 2023 Distinguished Alumni

The Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering (UT PGE) has announced the recipients of its 2023 Distinguished Alumni Awards. This year’s honorees join a select group of alumni who are leaders and innovators shaping the oil and gas industry, tackling tough global energy challenges, and embodying the excellence and ingenuity that are hallmarks of UT PGE.

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Balhoff Named UT PGE Chair

Professor Matt Balhoff is the new Hildebrand Department chair. He begins his term in July and succeeds Professor Jon E. Olson, who has led the department for eight years.

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Dr. Matt Balhoff is the new UT PGE department chair.
 

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