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The Tuscaloosa Marine Shale Laboratory consists of a diverse team of university personnel and industry professionals. 

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Affiliated Faculty and Staff

Mehdi Mokhtari, Ph.D.

Director: SOURCE
Project Manager & PI: TMSL
​Assistant Professor
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
​Department of Petroleum Engineering
​[email protected]
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Asad Hayatdavoudi, Ph.D., P.E.

Professor and Research Professor
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Department of Petroleum Engineering
[email protected]​​

Ning Liu, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Department of Petroleum Engineering
[email protected]
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​David Borrok, Ph.D. 

Gulf Oil Foundation Professor and Chair
Missouri University of Science & Technology
Department of Geosciences, Geological & Petroleum Engineering
[email protected]
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Saeed Salehi, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
University of Oklahoma
Department of Petroleum Engineering
[email protected]

Prathmesh Naik Parrikar, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Department of Petroleum Engineering
[email protected]

Boyun Guo, Ph.D. 

Professor and Graduate Coordinator
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Department of Petroleum Engineering
[email protected]

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Rui Zhang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
School of Geosciences
[email protected]
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​Chad R. Miller, Ph.D.

Professor
University of Southern Mississippi
Department of Economic Development
[email protected]
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Wan Yang, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Missouri University of Science & Technology
Department of Geosciences, Geological & Petroleum Engineering
[email protected]
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Gilles Y. Bussod, Ph.D.

Los Alamos National Laboratory
Earth & Environmental Sciences Division
[email protected]
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Shelby J. Stewart

Research Coordinator
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Department of Petroleum Engineering
[email protected]

Graduate Research Assistants

Fatick Nath

Ph. D. Graduate Research Assistant
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Department of Petroleum Engineering
[email protected]


He Zhang

Ph. D. Graduate Research Assistant
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Department of Petroleum Engineering
[email protected]


​Maksym Chuprin

​Ph. D. Graduate Research Assistant
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Department of Petroleum Engineering
[email protected]

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Philip Wortman

Ph. D. Graduate Research Assistant
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Department of Petroleum Engineering
[email protected]

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Xu Yang

Ph. D. Graduate Research Assistant
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Department of Petroleum Engineering
[email protected]

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Chunkai Fu

Ph. D Graduate Research Assistant
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Department of Petroleum Engineering
[email protected]


Vladyslav Kramarov

M. S. Graduate Research Assistant
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Department of Petroleum Engineering
[email protected]

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S M Shamsul Hoque

Ph. D Graduate Research Assistant
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
School of Geosciences
​[email protected]

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Alaeddine Bouazza

Ph.D. Graduate Teaching Assistant
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Department of Petroleum Engineering
[email protected]

Navid Yousuf

M. S. Graduate Research Assistant
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Department of Petroleum Engineering
[email protected]

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Jamal Ahmadov

M. S. Graduate Research Assistant
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Department of Petroleum Engineering
[email protected]

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Cristina Ruse

M. S. Graduate Research Assistant
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Department of Petroleum Engineering
[email protected]
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Mark Mlella

​M. S. Graduate Research Assistant
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
School of Geosciences
[email protected]

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Nabe Konate

M. S. Graduate Research Assistant
University of Oklahoma
Department of Petroleum Engineering
[email protected]

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Anna Hoffman

M. S. Graduate Research Assistant
Missouri University of Science & Technology
Department of Geosciences
[email protected]

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Raymos Kimanzi

M. S. Graduate Research Assistant
University of Oklahoma
Department of Petroleum Engineering
[email protected]
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​Jeremiah Willis

M. S. Graduate Research Assistant
University of Southern Mississippi
College of Business
[email protected]

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​Asiman Saidzade

M. S. Graduate Research Assistant
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Department of Petroleum Engineering
[email protected]

Undergraduate Research Assistants

Archie Metoyer

B. S. Research Assistant
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Department of Petroleum Engineering
[email protected]

​Esteban Ugarte

B. S. Research Assistant
University of Oklahoma
Department of Petroleum Engineering
[email protected]

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Roland DIBY

B.S. Researcher Assistant
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Department of Petroleum Engineering,
Tuscaloosa Marine Shale Laboratory​

[email protected]

Bryan Wilridge

B. S. Research Assistant
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Department of Petroleum Engineering
​[email protected]

Kastan LeBlanc ​

B.S. Research Assistant 
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Department of Petroleum Engineering 
[email protected]

Alumni

1. Andreina Guedez: received her Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in summer 2017. Andreina is from Caracas, Venezuela and has bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Universidad Metropolitana of Caracas. Her M.Sc. thesis title is: "Developing Correlations for Velocity Models in Vertical Transverse Isotropic Media: Bakken Case Study".

2. Peter Salvati: Born in New Jersey, Peter Salvati moved to Virginia to earn a Bachelor of Science in Physics-Engineering degree from Washington and Lee University in 2011. He began his professional career as a Mechanical Engineer in Houston, where he designed power stations and pipelines. After completing the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam and four years of professional engineering, he returned to school to pursue Master’s studies related to the Energy Industry. In summer 2017, Peter graduated from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette with a Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering degree. His M.Sc. thesis title is: "The Examination of Fracture Behavior in Anisotropic Rock with Digital Image Correlation".

3. George Parapuram: is a focused individual with an ardor towards "Energy". He has a keen passion towards energy optimization and works towards the improvement of energy efficiency. His current interest lies in the integration of petroleum systems with artificial intelligence; with the ultimate goal of achieving cost efficiency for the oil and gas industry. He received his M.Sc. degree in petroleum engineering from UL Lafayette in Fall 2017. His M.Sc. thesis title is: "Prediction and Analysis of Geomechanical Properties of the Upper and Middle Bakken Formation utilizing Artificial Intelligence and Data Mining". Publication: Parapuram G. Mokhtari M. and Ben Hmida J., 2018, An Artificially Intelligent Technique to Generate Synthetic Geomechanical Well Logs for the Bakken Formation, Energies, 11(3), 680:   doi.org/10.3390/en11030680


4. Shuxian Jiang: 
Shuxian Jiang received her Ph.D. in Systems Engineering with a Petroleum Engineering option at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (ULL) in Fall 2018. Before that, she earned a Master of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering in ULL in Spring 2016. In addition, she received her master’s and bachelor’s degree in Geology in China University of Petroleum (Beijing) from 2007 to 2014.From Fall 2019, she became a member of faculty in Petroleum Engineering Department of Southwest Petroleum University in China. Her current research interests include vertical heterogeneity in shale based on core and well log analysis, analysis of geomechanical properties of shale based on well log data and so on.
Contact information: Email: [email protected]


​5. Shubhankar Shrey: a recent graduate from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette with his Masters degree in Petroleum Engineering.

6. Anh Le: Originally from Vietnam, Anh moved to the U.S. with his family in December 2012. Anh attended the University of Louisiana at Lafayette where he worked as an undergraduate research assistant and held several leadership positions within his department. He graduated in Fall 2018 as an outstanding scholar with a Bachelor's degree in Petroleum Engineering. Anh has moved to Denver, Colorado to begin his professional career in the drilling and measurement division for Schlumberger.


7. Janete Cavaleiro: a recent graduate from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette with her Bachelors degree in Petroleum Engineering. Janete has accepted a position as an engineer with Chevron where she will begin the start of her career. 

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Kwabena Okyere-Nyako: a recent graduate from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette with his Bachelors degree in Petroleum Engineering.

​9. Mary "Katie" Fearn: a recent graduate from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette with her Masters degree in Geology. Katie has recently accepted a position as a Geologist for Shell where she will continue her career in the oil & gas industry. 

10. Virginia Nippes:  
Virginia Nippes was born in Jackson, Mississippi. She graduated from Millsaps College in 2011 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology. After working for Dean Engineering, Corp, a petroleum engineering consulting company in Madison, Mississippi, she entered the University of Louisiana at Lafayette to pursue a Master of Science in both Engineering, Petroleum Engineering option and Geology in the Fall of 2015. She completed her engineering degree in May 2019 and anticipates completing her geology degree in December 2019.

11. Robert Johnson: A recent graduate from the University of Southern Mississippi. Johnson obtained his MSED degree at the university while also assisting Dr. Chad Miller on the TMSL project. 

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