Students/Education
Students from around the globe are invited to participate in the 2026 Switch Global Case Competition to tackle the pressing issue of energy poverty and compete for $50,000 in prize money.
Cherish Chukwu, SPE, won the 2026 SPE Africa Regional Student Paper Contest and will represent the SPE Africa Region at the 2026 SPE International Student Paper Contest.
The 5-year multidisciplinary program will offer students the opportunity to earn a BS in engineering and an MS in business.
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Researchers at the University of Houston have developed a new ultrathin, carbon-based film that could make AI chips run faster, cooler, and more energy-efficient. -
Young professionals across Africa gathered to harness technology, talent, and collaboration at the SPE Africa Young Professionals Workshop.
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Allison Taylor, SPE, is studying whether nanogels can improve how gas, specifically CO2, is stored underground during CO2 flooding operations.
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PE Ltd.'s software will allow students and faculty to work directly with modeling technologies and build real-world, job-ready skills.
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The newly renovated facility is named in honor of Randy J. Cleveland, SPE, who had a 35-year career with ExxonMobil before retiring in 2019.
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The new facility was designed to enable advances in understanding subsurface processes through integrated geomechanics, fluid dynamics, and advanced reservoir characterization.
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The event on 14 January in Houston will bring together leading economists and industry leaders and will debut the North American edition of Energython, “Molecule to Megabyte,” a business case challenge for students focused on gas-to-data-center solutions.
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The new facility is named in honor of Autry C. Stephens, UT alumnus, who founded Endeavor Energy Resources.
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By strengthening their problem-solving under pressure, teamwork, leadership, English fluency, and resilience, students at the University of Buenos Aires secured victory at the 2025 PetroBowl competition—becoming the first team from Argentina to do so.
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The two projects under the university’s Targeted Proposal Teams program will focus on underground hydrogen and geologic storage solutions.
