- Professor of Engineering Practice, Subsea Engineering
- Phone: 979-862-9185
- Email: kpshukla@tamu.edu
- Office: ETB 1041A

Educational Background
- Doctor of Philosophy, chemical engineering/thermodynamics - Banaras Hindu University - 1979
- Master of Science, chemical engineering/thermodynamics - Banaras Hindu University - 1974
- Bachelor of Science - Banaras Hindu University - 1971
Research Interests
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- Flow Assurance and Operability
Industry Experience
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- Design and Operation of Subsea Production Fields producing Hydrocarbons at McDermott, Intecsea, TechnipFMC, and Halliburton
- Subsea Flow Assurance Engineering, Production Chemistry and Solids Management
- Multiphase Flow, Fluid Dynamics, Heat Transfer, and Thermal Hydraulics
- Reservoir Fluids, Phase Behavior, Physical Chemistry, and Thermodynamics
- Project Management and Business Development
Certifications & Memberships
- Honorary Rosalind Member of London Journals Press. Membership. London Journal of Research in Science
- Member of Steering Committee Upstream Engineering and Flow Assurance (UE&FA) Forum
- Member of Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
- Member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
- Member of American Chemical Society (ACS)
Selected Publications
- “Managing Paraffin/Wax Deposition Challenges in Deepwater Hydrocarbon Production Systems”. K. Shukla and M. Labh. A Chapter in Book “Paraffins”, Edited by Dr. Fathi Soliman, IntechOpen (UK), ISBN: 978-1-83880-595-1 (Sep 9th 2020).
- “Thermodynamics of Thermal Diffusion Factors in Hydrocarbon Mixtures”. K. Shukla. A Chapter in Book “Exploitation of Unconventional Oil and Gas Resources - Hydraulic Fracturing and Other Recovery and Assessment Techniques” Edited by Kenneth Imo-Imo Eshiet, IntechOpen (UK), ISBN: 978-1-83881-107-5 (Jul 10th 2019).
- “A New Transient Thermal Model for Predicting Cooldown Temperature in PIP Systems Transporting Waxy Hydrocarbons”. M. Lab and K. Shukla, ERS Conference, TAMU, Sep 22-25 (2019).
- “Statistical thermodynamics of thermal diffusion factors in binary hydrocarbon mixtures – an application”. K. Shukla. Molecular Physics, 115:1253-1263 (2017)
- “Non-chemical Products Offer Effective Flow Assurance”. K. Shukla, Offshore, Apr (2014).