Congratulations to Sunghyun Ko for his outstanding achievement in the recent annual Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Local Paper Contest, hosted by the Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering (UT PGE)!
Sunghyun were among the 25 students who delivered 20-minute presentations on their research to a panel of judges from industry and academia.
Sunghyun won 2nd place in the PhD Division, earning a $500 cash prize for his research titled, “Comparative Study of Ketone Solvents for Enhanced Oil Recovery in HSHT reservoirs”. He will advance to the regional SPE paper contest in April 2026.
Notably, Sunghyun also won 2nd place last year in the Master’s Division, making this an impressive back-to-back achievement. Congratulations on this remarkable accomplishment!
