We are proud to announce that Hao Wang, a PhD candidate, has been recognized with the Best Oral Paper Award in Site Simulation, Design, and Engineering at the Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) Conference 2025. Hao's paper, titled, "Enhancing Aqueous Nanobubble Dispersion of CO2 by Organic Carbonate Additives for Enhanced Oil Recovery", was selected by [...]
Read MoreWe are pleased to announce that Sunghyun Ko, a PhD student, has earned 2nd Place in the Master’s Category of the 2025 Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Student Paper Contest — held in conjunction with the Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition (ATCE). Sunghyun’s award-winning paper is titled “Aqueous Solution of 3-Pentanone for Enhanced Oil Recovery [...]
Read MoreDr. Ryosuke Okuno, Dr. Daniel Fuentes Ibarra (Postdoctoral fellow), and Sunghyun Ko (PhD student) attended the Energi Simulation Summit 2025 last September 23-24, 2025, held at the JW Marriott Hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dr. Okuno presented a research titled, “Alternative Carbon Carrier Technology using Formate Species”. Watch the video presentation here. Daniel presented a [...]
Read MoreWe are proud to announce that Dr. Ryosuke Okuno, together with Dr. Pedro Tupã Pandava Aum of the Federal University of Pará (UFPA) in Brazil, was awarded the Jacob Palis Award 2025 by the Fulbright Commission and the Brazilian Academy of Sciences (ABC). The award supports sustainable Brazil–U.S. collaborations in science and technology through short-term [...]
Read MoreWe are delighted to announce that the research partnership between Dr. Ryosuke Okuno (The University of Texas at Austin) and Dr. Pedro Tupã Pandava Aum (Federal University of Pará, Brazil) has resulted in their first co-authored publication. The paper, titled “Enhanced ex-situ CO2 mineralization with stromatolite and silicate minerals using formate ligands”, has been published in […]
Read MoreHao Wang, a PhD student, was one of the 8 exceptional graduate students here at the University of Texas at Austin to be selected and receive the prestigious 2025-2026 Chevron Energy Graduate Fellows Award! This honor recognizes his outstanding research on enhanced oil recovery and CO2 mineralization through aqueous nanobubble dispersion of CO2 and formate [...]
Read MoreAfter 5 years of dedication, research, and perseverance, Tesleem Lawal has officially earned his Ph.D degree in Petroleum Engineering, here at the University of Texas at Austin. Congratulations, Dr. Lawal! The whole team is celebrating with you!
Read MoreSunghyun Ko, a PhD student, won 1st place in the MS division of the SPE Regional Paper Contest for the Gulf coast/Southwestern region. Sunghyun's award-winning paper, titled "An Experimental Study of Enhanced Oil Recovery from Organic-Rich Shale Reservoir Cores by Aqueous Ketone Solution," highlights his innovative research in petroleum engineering. His journey began with a [...]
Read MoreHao Wang, a PhD student, has been awarded the prestigious 2025 Schechter Fellowship. This honor recognizes his outstanding research and academic achievements in the field of Petroleum Engineering. As part of the award, he will receive a $1,500 fellowship grant this month. Congratulations, Hao!
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