AWARDS & HONORS
GRANTS:
MRI: Acquisition of Focused Ion Beam-Scanning Electron Microscope for the Multidisciplinary Research and Education at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Tuscaloosa Marine Shale Laboratory (TMSL):
SOURCE (Southern Unconventional Resources Center of Excellence):
Characterization of Complex Fracture Propagation in Naturally Fractured Formations using Digital Image Correlation (DIC) Technique and Simulation:
Petroleum Engineering Computer Lab Upgrade to Meet the Requirements of Simulation in Curriculum and Professional Development:
- Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
- PI: Xiao-Dong Zhou , Co-PIs: Mehdi Mokhtari, Thomas Pesacreta, Suzanne Fredericq, Sherry Krayesky-Self
Tuscaloosa Marine Shale Laboratory (TMSL):
- Sponsor: US Department of Energy
- Consortium Founding Members: University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Las Alamos National Lab, Missouri S&T, University of Oklahoma, University of Southern Mississippi, 2018-2021
SOURCE (Southern Unconventional Resources Center of Excellence):
- Sponsor: Private Sector
Characterization of Complex Fracture Propagation in Naturally Fractured Formations using Digital Image Correlation (DIC) Technique and Simulation:
- Sponsor: Industrial Ties Research Subprogram Funded by Louisiana Board of Regents, 2017-2020
Petroleum Engineering Computer Lab Upgrade to Meet the Requirements of Simulation in Curriculum and Professional Development:
- Sponsor: University of Louisiana at Lafayette STEP Grant, Spring 2018
ACCOLADES:
Dr. Mehdi Mokhtari:
- 2019 Regional Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty
- LAGCOE/BORSF Endowed Professorship in Petroleum Engineering
- 2018 Early-Career Faculty of the Year for R&D, UL Lafayette College of Engineering, 2018
- SPE STAR Fellowship, Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2011-2015
- Erasmus Mundus Fellowship, European Commission, 2008-2010
George Parapuram:
- Honorable Mention Oral Presentation- Student Session, Prediction and Analysis of Geomechanical Properties of the Bakken Shale Utilizing Artificial Intelligence and Data Mining, 2017
Fatick Nath:
- 1st Place Award for Visualizing Fracture Propagation in Shale: A New Way to Characterize Hydraulic Fracturing, Graduate Research Showcase Poster Competition- STEM Category, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, April 13, 2018
Jamal Ahmadov:
- People's Choice Award in the 3-minute Thesis Competition at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Research topic- "Determination of resistivity and ultrasonic properties of TMS play using laboratory techniques", November 2018
Cristina Ruse:
- SEG Scholarship recipient five years running, 2015-2019
- Two time SPWLA Scholarship recipient, 2018-2019