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Larry Lake

Professor The University of Texas at Austin

Larry W. Lake is a professor in the Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin where he holds the Shahid and Sharon Ullah Endowed Chair. He holds BSE and PhD degrees in chemical engineering from Arizona State University and Rice University, respectively. He is the author or coauthor of more than 100 technical papers, four textbooks, and the editor of three bound volumes. Lake has served on the SPE International Board of Directors and received the 1996 SPE/AIME Anthony F. Lucas Gold Medal, the 2002 DeGolyer Distinguished Service Medal, and the 2000 SPE IOR Pioneer Award. He has been a member of the US National Academy of Engineers since 1997.