2018
2018 Wilson Banquet and Awards Presentation
The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences held its 2018 Wilson Banquet and Awards Presentation on April 15 to recognize student achievement, faculty mentoring, faculty commitments to service, and excellence in research and teaching.
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Faculty Advising Award |
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Angela Lueking, professor of energy and mineral engineering
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Jonathan Mathews, professor of energy and mineral engineering
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Luis Ayala, William A. Fustos Family Professor of Energy and Mineral Engineering and associate head for graduate education, EME |
G. Montgomery and Marion Mitchell Award for Innovative Teaching |
Wilson Award for Excellence in Research |
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Mort Webster, associate professor of energy engineering | Russell Johns, professor of petroleum and natural gas engineering |  |
Wilson Research Initiation Grant |
Earth and Mineral Sciences Academy for Global Experience Laureate |
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Gregory S. Kojadinovich, Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering '18 |
| Mohammad Rezaee, assistant professor of mining engineering — “Feasibility Study of Recovering Rare Earth Elements from Coal Waste Streams Through an Integrated Bio-Extraction Process” | Tieyuan Zhu, assistant professor of geosciences — “Quantifying Subsurface CO2 Leakage Hazards Using Seismic Coda Waves” | ||
2018 Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering student awardsThe John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering had its 2018 Awards Banquet on April 13. This banquet recognizes students and faculty in the department. The banquet is held in conjunction with the G. Albert Shoemaker Lecture. EMS Energy Institute Students who received awards are listed below. |
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C. C. Wright Award |
Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant |
Graduate Teaching
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| Joseph P. Abrahamson, Ph.D. student |
Gregory S. Kojadinovich, M.S. student |
Daulet Magzymov, Ph.D. student |
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Student Merit Awards |
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| Ian W. Wasserman, ENENG undergraduate junior student |
Lihe Xiu, ENENG undergraduate senior student |
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2018 Staff Awards |
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25-Year |
20-Year |
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| Kelly Rhoades, administrative assistant |
Brad Maben, research technologist |
Barbara Robuck, writer/ editor & public relations |
Heather Harpster, staff assistant |
2017
2017 Staff Awards |
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25-Year |
20-Year |
10-Year |
Retirement |
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| Ronald Wasco, research assistant |
Elizabeth Wood, multimedia specialist |
Steven Swavely, research technologist |
Cindy Anders, administrative assistant |
April 23, 2017 Wilson Banquet and Awards Presentation |
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Retirements |
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 Sharon Falcone Miller, senior research associate, EMS Energy Institute, assistant professor of energy and mineral engineering, and director of Office of Student Development |
 Gareth Mitchell, research associate, EMS Energy Institute |
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Gladys Snyder Junior Faculty Grant |
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 Chiara Lo Prete, assistant professor of energy economics— “Understanding the Impacts of Water Scarcity on the Evolution of the U.S. Electric Power System” |
 Zuleima Karpyn, professor of petroleum and natural gas engineering |
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April 7, 2017 Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering student awards |
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Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistants |
Student Merit Awards |
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 Vijayaragavan Krishnamoorthy |
 Khalifa Adel K. M. Aljaberi, undergraduate in energy engineering |
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 Miral Tawfik |
Joseph P. Abrahamson, Ph.D. student |
Daulet Magzymov, PNGE Graduate |
2016
April 17, 2016 Wilson Banquet and Awards Presentation |
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 Luis Ayala, professor of petroleum and natural gas engineering |
 Zhen Lei, associate professor of energy and environmental economics |
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 John Yilin Wang, associate professor of petroleum and natural gas engineering |
E. Willard and Ruby S. Miller
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25-Year Service Award |
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| Chiara Lo Prete, assistant professor of energy economics — “Complementarity-based Equilibrium Models for the Analysis of Market Power in Electric Distribution Networks” |
 Sarma Pisupati, professor of energy and mineral engineering and co-director of Coal Science and Technology program, EMS Energy Institute |
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Gladys Snyder Junior Faculty Grants |
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 Hamid Emami-Meybodi, assistant professor of petroleum and natural gas engineering — “Unconventional Gas Reservoirs: Production Data Analysis” |
 Joel Landry, assistant professor of environmental and energy economics — “What are the Economic and Emissions Impacts of New Climate Regulations on Big Trucks?” |
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April 8, 2016 Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering student awards |
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Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistants |
Student Merit Award |
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Joseph P. Abrahamson, Ph.D. student |
 Devesh Kumar, Ph.D. student |
 Miao Zhang, Ph.D. student |
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