Mar 4, 2021 | Graduate School Insights, Robotics
How do you stake your claim in the future of robotics? You get a master’s in robotics, of course. Or a PhD.
Mar 2, 2021 | Graduate School Insights, Petroleum Engineering
It seems bad right now. The COVID-19 pandemic has crashed demand, pushing oil prices to their lowest levels in decades. The number of operating oil rigs in the U.S. has shrunk dramatically. Many workers have lost their jobs. And yet there is reason to be optimistic...
Mar 2, 2021 | Graduate School Insights, Petroleum Engineering
One criterion to consider when choosing a graduate program in petroleum engineering is rankings. Just a quick glance at various lists will show that the same schools appear time and time again. Here’s a sampling: U.S. News and World Report, Best Graduate Petroleum...
Mar 2, 2021 | Graduate School Insights, Petroleum Engineering
The energy transition is the global shift from fossil fuels—coal, oil and natural gas, among others—to renewable energy sources such as wind and solar as well as energy storage such as lithium-ion batteries. This change is driven by the need to reduce CO2 emissions in...
Mar 2, 2021 | Graduate School Insights, Petroleum Engineering
The COVID-19 pandemic, having curbed both road and air travel, has caused a dramatic decline in oil demand and prices. While this has been an unprecedented challenge for the oil and gas industry, it still fits into the boom-and-bust cycle companies have grown somewhat...
Mar 2, 2021 | Graduate School Insights, Petroleum Engineering
Price volatility has been a hallmark of the oil industry essentially since the first oil well was successfully drilled in the United States. George Bissell and Edwin L. Drake made the first successful use of a drilling rig on a well drilled specifically to produce oil...