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SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technical Section Awards Graduate Students

Three graduate students have received the 2025 SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition Outstanding Graduate Student Award.

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The recipients were presented with a certificate and $750 stipend at the 2025 Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition on 4 February. From left, Mohamed Adel Gabry, Subhash Shah (awards chairman), Juan David Guzman Calle, Rebekah Shipman (outgoing HFTC chair). Not pictured, Ghith Biheri.
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The SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technical Section awarded the recipients of its Outstanding Graduate Student Award, recognizing exceptional research in hydraulic fracturing. The 2025 awardees are Mohamed Adel Graby (University of Houston), Juan David Guzman Calle (Universidad de Granada), and Ghith Biheri (Missouri University of Science and Technology).

Recipients were selected based on their resumes, recommendation letters, and summary of technical contributions that may have resulted in a conference presentation and/or a journal publication of topics related to state-of-the-art technology and future needs of hydraulic fracturing.

Each recipient received a $750 stipend and an award certificate, presented during the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition on 4 February.