Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering (UT PGE) professors John Foster and Michael Pyrcz co-hosted The University of Texas at Austin’s fifth annual Energy AI Hackathon Jan. 24–26. Read more

Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering (UT PGE) Professor Zoya Heidari has won the 2024 Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) the Lester C. Uren Award for Technical Excellence. The international award is given annually to one recipient for distinguished achievement in the technology of petroleum engineering. Dr. Heidari was officially recognized at SPE’s Annual… Read more

A team of four Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering (UT PGE) students won second place and $7,000 in prize money in the global Switch Energy Alliance (SEA) Case Competition held in November. Team Quwa — Danya Almohammed (BSPE 2026); Mohamed Awad (PhD PE 2025); Sara Al Lawati (BSPE 2026); and Lina Al Khowaiter… Read more

Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering (UT PGE) graduate student Julio C. Villarroel Salvatierra (MSPE 2023, PhD PE 2026) has won the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) 2024 Henry DeWitt Smith Fellowship. Read more

The Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering honored six alumni with its Distinguished Alumni Award at a ceremony and dinner Friday, Nov. 8. The award is given annually to UT PGE alumni who are leaders in the oil and gas industry — educators, executives, innovators and entrepreneurs with unmatched industry expertise. Read more

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. Read more

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

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. Read more

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. Read more