Department of Petroleum Engineering News
LSU PETE Professor Receives INL/DOE Grant to Study Minerals from State's Oil Field Brines
LSU Craft & Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering Associate Professor Ipsita Gupta recently received a $261,000 research grant from Idaho National Laboratory (INL)/Battelle Energy Alliance and funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Geothermal Technologies Office. The project aims to investigate the potential for critical minerals, specifically lithium, in produced waters from oil and gas fields within Louisiana's Smackover Formation.
Energy, Cyber Win: Idaho National Lab Solidifies Research Partnership with LSU
March 25, 2025 BATON ROUGE — LSU and Battelle Energy Alliance, the company that manages Idaho National Laboratory (INL), have agreed to collaborate in areas of mutual interest, including cybersecurity and advanced nuclear technology, under a memorandum of understanding, or MOU. The MOU to be signed on Friday, March 28 aims to accelerate technology and talent development in Louisiana for the nation. This is the first formal partnership between a national lab and a university in Louisiana.
LSU PETE Senior Accepts Job Offer From BP
LSU Petroleum Engineering senior Jackson Dreffs is just a few months away from graduating and moving to Houston where he will start his new job as a wells engineer with BP (formerly British Petroleum). For the past four years at LSU, Dreffs has known what he wanted to do and will start off making a handsome salary in the oil and gas industry, which is also bringing him closer to his hometown of McKinney, Texas.
Shaping the Future: How LSU’s Jyotsna Sharma is Transforming Engineering and STEM
Jyotsna Sharma, research specialist and field engineer, has built a career in petroleum engineering and higher education. As a successful woman in a male-dominated field, she is currently an associate professor in the LSU College of Engineering, using her industry experience to shape the next generation of engineers, as well as inspiring women in STEM fields.
LSU PETE Professor Receives IEI Grant for Hydrogen Storage Sites Research
LSU Craft & Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering Associate Professor Mehdi Zeidouni recently received an LSU Institute for Energy Innovation grant for his research on underground hydrogen storage sites in Louisiana with the help of Southern University PTEC Program Lead Vahid Atashbari.
Dr. Seung Ihl Kam Receives Worley Professor of Excellence Award
Dr. Seung Ihl Kam has been named the recipient of the Worley Professor of Excellence Award. Dr. Kam’s recognition came during LSU’s Women’s Basketball game against Murray State in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center and was presented by Justin Guercio, Worley Baton Rouge Manager of Engineering and Carole Walker, Senior Associate Director for Women’s Basketball at the Cox Communications Academic Center for Student Athletes.