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Energy Transition Expert Joins UT PGE Faculty

Hewei Tang joins the Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems (UT PGE) faculty as an assistant professor this semester, bringing her extensive background in engineering clean energy to the program.

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UT PGE Announces 2024 Distinguished Alumni

The Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering (UT PGE) has announced the recipients of its 2024 Distinguished Alumni Awards.

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UT PGE Grad Program Continues to Lead in 2024–2025 U.S. News Rankings

The Hildebrand Department’s graduate program in petroleum engineering is No. 1 in the country, according to the 2024–2025 U.S. News & World Report rankings released this week. UT PGE has held this top ranking continuously since 2003.

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Haider and Nygaard Win Engineering Staff Awards

Two Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering (UT PGE) staff members have won 2024 Cockrell School of Engineering Staff Excellence Awards. Academic Advising Coordinator Jaimie Haider and Lab Manager Daryl Nygaard were among the six Texas Engineering staff members recognized for exemplary performance and outstanding contributions at the award ceremony in May.

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Geothermal at UT PGE 

If geothermal power constitutes just 3% of the global energy mix in 2050, as much as 9 gigatons of greenhouse gas emissions could be eliminated. Here’s how UT PGE is helping to make it happen. 

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Geothermal Powerhouse: UT PGE
 

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