Deborah Hempel-Medina has been selected to receive a Transformational Online Instruction Contributions (TONIC) Award

These awards are intended to recognize professional (non-tenure-track) instructional faculty and staff who have demonstrated exceptional creativity and rapid innovation in our hybrid and online instruction. Deborah’s efforts have made an extraordinary and positive impact on students and the university during a challenging year. This program is sponsored and funded in partnership with the Provost’s Office. Deborah will be invited to participate in a panel presentation for the Faculty Innovation Center’s Technology-Enhanced Learning Symposium in May 2021.

Hildebrand Department recognized as No. 1 graduate Petroleum Engineering program in the country by U.S. News & World Report

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The widely respected QS World University Rankings by Subject ranked UT’s petroleum engineering program 2nd in the world for the second year in a row.

Important attributes that contributed to this ranking were overall reputation and research citation rates.

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QS World University Rankings for Engineering - Petroleum 2021 | Top Universities

DOE Awards $46 Million for Geothermal Initiative Projects with Potential to Power Millions of U.S. Homes

Professor Mukul Sharma is The Univeristy of Texas at Austin recipient.

Texas Poised to Become Leader in Hydrogen Production, Energy and Policy Leaders Say

Professor Zoya Heidari receives SPWLA Young Professional Technical Award

The Young Professional Technical Award is bestowed by the Board of Directors to a member or a student member of the corporation who has distinguished him/herself with impactful technical achievements. A nominee for this award shall be a member in good standing, has at least one paper published or peer-approved in Petrophysics, and has less than twelve years of experience in petrophysics for the exploitation and development of hydrocarbons and other mineral resources, at the date of the ceremony during the annual Symposium. Post-graduate work may count up to four years’ experience