HughDaigle

UT PGE Professor Hugh Daigle
Associate Professor Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Centennial Fellowship #2

Research Areas
Research Interests

Characterizing physical and transport properties of rocks; Petrophysical measurement and assessment techniques; Applications of nanoparticles in subsurface engineering; Geohazard detection and prediction; Methane hydrates

About

Hugh Daigle joined the Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering as an assistant professor in 2013. He is the director of the Center for Subsurface Energy and the Environment as well as the director of PGE’s Sustainable Energy minor.

He acquired post-graduate industry experience at Chevron, which allows him to excel in developing research programs and equipping the future generation of petroleum engineers with practical skills to solve industry challenges.

Daigle’s research focuses on characterizing physical and transport properties of rocks using a combination of laboratory experiments and numerical simulations. His work is aimed at improving formation evaluation, completion design and production strategy.

Educational Qualifications

B.A., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, 2004
Ph.D., Earth Science, Rice University, 2011

Select Awards & Honors

  • Dean’s Award for Outstanding Engineering Teaching by an Assistant Professor – Cockrell School of Engineering (2018)
  • Outstanding Faculty Member Award – Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering (2015)
  • Centennial Fellowship #2 – Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (2015)
  • Regional Formation Evaluation Award – Society of Petroleum Engineers (2014)
  • Leroy Caleb Gibbon Award, Rice University (2011)
  • National Energy Technology Laboratory Methane Hydrate Research Fellowship (2009-2011)
  • Outstanding Graduate Student Award – Rice University Department of Earth Science (2010)
  • Outstanding Student Paper Award – American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting (2008)

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