Students/Education
Former TWA editor of chief, Andreas Michael, SPE, shares insights on petroleum engineering, the importance of quality over quantity, technical expertise, and how young professionals can build successful careers in a changing energy industry.
The SPE Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Student Chapter grew from a 1-year-old organization with no awards into an internationally recognized chapter by leveraging technical upskilling, applied engineering, and inclusive leadership.
CCUS and underground gas storage researcher Youwei He shares his insights on energy innovation, academic leadership, SPE service, and the future of subsurface carbon storage.
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Forty SPE student chapters across the world have won the 2018 Outstanding Student Chapter Award. The award recognizes chapters whose programs, activities, and levels of participation distinguish them from other chapters. Scoring assigns weightages of 30% each for industry engagement and operations planning, 15% each for community involvement and innovation, and 10% fo… -
Small plastic cups filled with different colors of sand. A Slinky and a two foam cups. A sponge, a plastic straw and a plastic baggie. These elements may sound like items on a scavenger hunt list, but with Energy4me they can upcycle and help students track down a career in engineering.
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Poets&Quants, the online publication for graduate business education, released its annual list of the Best & Brightest MBAs for Class of 2018.
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Management consulting may be a rewarding career for you too. A few minutes spent reading this article may serve you well in determining whether this career option deserves your time and energy.
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At the recently held Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, several universities from around the word showcased their current and planned research projects that are relevant to offshore technology in a special event called University R&D Showcase.
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As the petroleum engineering discipline embarks on its second century of existence, what changes will academia make to keep up with the times?
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More than 400 students from 20 SPE student chapters across the US, Mexico, and Canada gathered at the annual SPE North America Student Symposium (NASS) held at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge during 21–24 February.
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Being involved with SPE has been the better choice in my career, both as a student and as a young petroleum engineer. My SPE member connections were helpful in academics and provide me an opportunity to enhance soft skills. A big step for me as a student was becoming the president of the Surcolombiana University SPE Student Chapter; everything started there. Now 2 yea…
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NUS Engineering is working on a hybrid UAV, which combines the features of a helicopter and an airplane.
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Back in 2013, Reinel Echavez and his colleagues at the Universidad de Oriente (UDO) SPE student chapter were looking for options to improve student communication and networking with the regional oil companies. Keeping this in mind, when Echavez made the transition to a professional position in 2017 as a reservoir engineer at Petrocedeno (a joint venture between PDVSA,…
