Regional Winners Announced
Congratulations to our students who participated in the SPE Gulf Coast North America regional student paper contest. They proudly represented Texas A&M University by winning first in all three divisions, and second in two others.
- In the PhD division, Tariq Almubarak finished first and Imad Adel took second.
- In the Masters’ division, Kazuyuki Terada finished first.
- In the undergraduate division, Carrie Sistrunk finished first and Johnathan Lowry took second.
The first-place winners will represent Texas A&M again at the Society of Petroleum Engineers’ International Student Paper Contest, to be held during the annual technical conference and exhibition in Calgary this fall.
Division Winners Announced
Contest objective
The paper contest is a peer-level competition for our junior, senior, and graduate level students, one geared toward assisting them to develop proficiency in presenting technical papers or research projects in an oral and visual form before both their peers and a panel of experts.
Dates
The main contest was held on Jan. 26, 2019. Run-offs were held on Saturday, Feb. 2.
Sponsor information
2019 sponsors
If you are interested in sponsoring the 2020 contest, contact Kathy Beladi at k-beladi@tamu.edu.
Sponsorship Levels
- Diamond - $10,000
- Platinum - $5,000-$9,999
- Gold - $2,500-$4,999
- Silver - $1,000-$2,499
- Bronze - $25-$999
Sponsorship money is used for:
- student financial grants
- costs associated with running the contest (i.e., food, equipment, paper supplies, travel, etc.)
Judge information
If you wish to judge a contest, read the qualifications below and use our sign up
- We need approximately 130 undergraduate level, 25 master's level
and 25 doctorate leveljudges . - Judges must hold at least an academic degree equal to the level they will be judging.
- Judges may be from other engineering disciplines (or a closely related field) and need not be a Texas A&M former student.
- The contest is an ALL DAY event beginning at 8 a.m. with a 30-40-minute orientation session and lasting until approximately 5 p.m.
- Student presentations will begin at 9 a.m.
- We provide a continental breakfast and
a lunch . - We will host an awards ceremony following the conclusion of the contest (place to be determined). All judges, moderators
and students are invited to attend.
Judge sign-up sheet for student paper contest
Student information
If you are a student with questions about the contest requirements, talk to your advisor.