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About the Leadership

The department leadership team is instrumental in guiding the department into the future while supporting the mission and vision of Texas A&M University. Read more about them by clicking on their names below.

Thomas A. Blasingame

  • Department Head, Petroleum Engineering
  • Professor, Petroleum Engineering
  • Robert L. Whiting Professor
Thomas A. Blasingame

I. Yucel Akkutlu

  • Assistant Department Head, Academics, Petroleum Engineering
  • Professor, Petroleum Engineering
  • John Edgar Holt '27 Chair
I. Yucel Akkutlu

Maria A. Barrufet

  • Assistant Department Head, Staff Administration, Petroleum Engineering
  • Professor, Petroleum Engineering
  • Baker Hughes Endowed Chair
  • Director, Online Learning, Petroleum Engineering
  • Affiliated Faculty, Chemical Engineering
Maria A. Barrufet

Cathy Sliva

  • Director, Undergraduate Advising, Petroleum Engineering
  • Associate Professor of Practice, Petroleum Engineering
Cathy Sliva

Liz Sutterfield

  • Senior Administrative Coordinator II
Liz Sutterfield

Gail Krueger

  • Senior Academic Advisor
Gail Krueger

Eleanor Schuler

  • Administrator I
Eleanor Schuler