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Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering Department has experienced remarkable growth in student population over the past 10 years. Department graduates are among the highest paid and most sought after Techies. Students get hands-on experience through the academic program, as well as a variety of summer internships. The Petroleum Department has a strong collaboration with  Petroleum Recovery Research Center (PRRC) in research and education. 

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Petroleum Engineering News

NMT and PVU's New Collaboration in Petroleum and Chemical FieldsNMT and PVU's New Collaboration in Petroleum and Chemical Fields April 16th - 2021 LTB FlyerApril 16th - 2021 LTB  Career FairCareer Fair is Feb 2 on Handshake NewsDepartment Newsletter PEPE Department Brochure Gold Pan 2020 Summer Gold Pan Summer Stem CoursePetroleum Engineering Summer STEM Course Class 2020NMT - Petroleum Engineering - Class 2020 UMatUniversity of Mines and Technology Visit MSEC 367Thank you for your donation to MSEC 367 Denver SPE Scholarship Recipients 2020

The recipients for this year's Denver SPE Scholarship are from left to right - Lorenzo Yardman, Hamid Rahnema (SPE NMT Student Chapter Advisor), Hersonamoreti Cruz, Steven Balbo. 

Vietnam VisitNew agreements with PetroVietnam University and Ha Noi University OCCDr. Thomas W. Engler, P.E. was appointed to the Oil Conservation Commission (OCC) AADEAADE Donated $50,444.79 to PE Department

The AADE Permian Basin Chapter has donated $50,444.79 to the NMT's Petroleum Department to fund the remodel of MSEC 367. The classroom will be upgraded to be a multi-functional smart learning environment and the adjoining meeting/conference room will get a complete overhaul.

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Petroleum and Natural Gas Faculty

Dr. Thomas Engler

Professor

Thomas Engler, PhD, PE Dr. Her-Yuan Chen

Associate Professor

Her-Yuan Chen, PhD Dr. Tan C. Nguyen

Professor

Tan C. Nguyen, PhD Dr. Hamid Rahnema

Associate Professor

Hamid Rahnema, PhD

Chair Of Petroleum Department

William Ampomah, PhD

Assistant Professor

William Ampomah, PhD Sajjad Esmaeilpour

Instructor

Sajjad Esmaeilpour, PhD

Staff

NAME TITLE PHONE DEPARTMENT LOCATION EMAIL Alejandra Correa Administrative Secretary I 575-835-5412 Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering MSEC 300A alejandra.correa@nmt.edu 
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