Faculty Expertise

NameExpertise
Arson, ChloeContinuum Damage Mechanics Poro-mechanics, Finite Element Method, Unsaturated Porous Media, Excavation Damaged Zone, Nuclear Waste Repositories
Aubeny, CharlesSeafloor Geotechnics, Foundations, Offshore Structures, Anchors, Floating Structures
Ayers, Walter B.Petroleum Geology, Oil and Gas Exploration and Development, Coalbed Methane, Shale Gas, Tight Sands Gas, Unconventional Gas Reservoirs
Barrufet, Maria A.Thermal, Miscible and Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery Methods; Produced water management: process design and control of desalination; Carbon Dioxide Capture, Storage and Sequestration; Hydrocarbon Fluid Characterization and Reservoir Modeling
Batchelor, BillIndustrial water management; Water and wastewater treatment; Immobilization of hazardous and radioactive wastes; water reuse and recycle.
Biscontin, GiovannaGeotechnical Engineering, Dynamic and Static Soil Response, Earthquake Engineering, Submarine Slope Stability, Marine Soil Characterization and Testing, Probabilistic Methods in Geotechnical Engineering
Blasingame, ThomasOil & Gas Well Performance, Oil & Gas Reservoir Engineering, Oil & Gas Production Engineering, Integration of Reservoir Properties
Bollfrass, Charles A.Design/Build, Products/Equipment for Nuclear, Petroleum Exploration/Production, Aerospace, Petrochemical Industries; Specialties Include Fluid Containment/Conveyence Equipment, As Well As Extensive Forensic Efforts
Bracci, Joseph M.Analysis and Design of Structural Systems, Experimental Testing of Large Scale Specimens
Briaud, Jean-LouisFoundation of Structures, Wind Turbines, Offshore Platforms, Geothermal Piles
Burnett, David B.Petroleum Enhanced Recovery, Eco-Friendly Drilling, Desalination of Oil Field Brine
Childs, Dara W.Vibrations in Rotating Machinery, Compressors, Turbines, Turbopumps
Cizmas, Paul G.A.Unsteady Aerodynamics, Aeroelasticity, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Compressor, Pump and Turbine Analysis
Damnjanovic, IvanProject Development and Delivery, Risk Management, Public-Private Partnerships, Energy Savings Performance Contracts
El-Halwagi, MahmoudEnergy Integration, Hydrocarbon Processing, Biorefineries, Solar Systems, Process Design, System Optimization
Falcone, GioiaMultiphase Flow and Heat Transfer; Geothermal Systems; Carbon Capture and Sequestration
Falzarano, JeffreyNonlinear and Stochastic Dynamics of Ships and Floating Offshore Structures
Froment, Gilbert F.Oil Refining; Natural Gas to Liquid Fuels
Gildin, EduardoReservoir Modeling and Simulation; Model Reduction of Large Scale Dynamical Systems; Closed-Loop Reservoir Management: Production Optimization, History Matching and Optimal Control
Hahn, JuergenProcess Modeling and Control, Process Simulation, Soft Sensors, Process Monitoring
Hall, Kenneth R.Biofuel Process Design; State-of-the-art Thermophysical Properties of Natural Gas; Theory, Correlations, Experiments
Holditch, StephenUnconventional Natural Gas, Hydraulic Fracturing, Tight Gas Reservoirs, Shale Gas Reservoirs, Well Completions, Gas Hydrates
Kim, Won-JongMagnetostrictive Actuator for Down-Hole Applications; Development of Novel Sensors and Actuators; Electromechanical Energy Harvesting
King, Michael J.Reservoir Characterization; Integration of Geologic Models into Reservoir Flow Simulation; Reservoir Management
Lee, W. JohnOil and Gas Reserves, Unconventional Gas, Production Forecasting, Pressure and Rate Transient Analysis
Mannan, M. SamProcess Safety, Risk Assessment, Sustainability, Optimization, Chemical Security, Vulnerability Analysis
McCain, Jr., William D.Properties of Petroleum Reservoir Fluids, Gas Condensates, Volatile Oils, Surface Separation of Petroleum Fluids
Mentzer, Ray A.+28 Years in Oil and Gas Production; Sour Gas Processing; LNG Research; Safety, Environmental, Regulatory and Security; Process Safety and Sustainability
Miller, Scott L.Wireless Downhole Communications
Niedzwecki, John M.Offshore Structures, Marine Hydrodynamics, Flow-Induced Vibrations, Marine System Simulation and Reliability Analyses, Extreme Response Behavior, Experimental Studies of Ocean Platforms
Noynaert, Sam Coiled Tubing Drilling, Horizontal Drilling, Shale Drilling
Ochoa, Ozden Composite Structures, Computational Models & Testing
Palazzolo, Alan Energy Storage Flywheels, Bearings, Mechanical Transmissions, Vibration Control, Stress and Dynamics, Finite Elements, Drillstring Dynamics, High Temperature Motors and Bearings
Radovic, Miladin Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, Processing and Characterization of Ceramic Materials and Composites for High Temperature Applications, Mixed Ionic and Electronic Conductors for Electrochemical Devices, Inorganic Polymers (Geopolymers)
Randall, Robert E.Ocean Engineering, Wind Loads, Wave and Current Loads, Laboratory Physical Modeling, Subsea Engineering, Offshore Measurements, Dredging, Underwater Acoustics
San Andres, LuisVibrations - Rotordynamics; Tribology - Lubrication, Bearings and Seals; Micro Gas Turbine Engines
Sanchez, MarceloCoupled Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical and Geochemical Problems in Geo-Engineering, Numerical Modeling, Experimental Investigation, Unsaturated Porous Media, Nuclear Waste Disposal, Hydrate Bearing Sediments, CO2 Geological Sequestration
Socolofsky, Scott A.Multiphase Plumes, Bubble Plumes, Laboratory Methods, Prediction of Fate and Transport of Oil and Natural Gas Released from Accidental Oil-Well Blowouts, Shallow Flow Mixing, Mixing Around Wind Turbine Foundation Arrays, Underwater Turbine Design
Teodoriu, CatalinComputer Modeling and Optimization; Well Completion and Workover; Drilling Process and Drilling Equipment; Threaded Connections Modeling; Geothermal Drilling and Exploitation
Walewski, JohnConstruction Engineering, Safety, Project Management and Risk, Right-of-Way Planning, Energy Efficient and Green Building Techniques
Zhang, JunOffshore and Coastal Engineering; Nonlinear Wave Dynamics; Wave/Structure Interaction; Offshore Floating Wind Turbine; Floating Structure/Riser/Mooring Line Interaction
Zoghi, BenRFID Wireless Technology in Oil and Gas for Asset Optimization and Personnel Safety and Security