Departmental Briefs

Stay up-to-date with the latest news from the Department of Petroleum of Engineering. Here you can find quick updates on student performance, faculty success and award-winning research that make our department one of the top petroleum programs in the nation.

PETE News At-A-Glance

06/05/2026 — John Maldonado awarded Key Contributor Award during the 2026 College of Engineering Staff Awards 

06/01/2026 — Three PETE faculty members recognized during the departmental Spring 2026 Awards Ceremony 

 05/27/2026 — PETE graduates honored during 2026 Senior Awards Ceremony

05/04/2026 — Dr. Hamidreza Samouei selected as a 2025 recipient of the Global Prize for Innovation in Water (GPIW) 

05/01/2026 — Six recent graduates of Texas A&M's Graham Petroleum Ventures Program (PVP) established a scholarship for Aggie petroleum engineers 

04/20/2026 — Three PETE faculty members recognized during the Spring 2026 Donors and Scholarship Banquet

04/09/2026 — Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering remains the No. 2 ranked graduated program for petroleum engineering in the nation

04/08/2026 — Dr. Wencheng Jin has received a grant from the Office of Naval Research to develop AXBeach, a computer model that can predict real-time changes to shorelines during storms 

03/24/2026 — Texas A&M and University of Texas at Austin petroleum engineering students team up for the Aggie-Longhorn Leading Innovation in Energy Symposium (ALLIES) to bridge the gap between academia and industry 

03/18/2024 — The Texas A&M Drillbotics team attends IADC/SPE

03/04/2026 — Dr. Akhil Datta Gupta receives a 2026 Distinguished Achievement Award for research from the Association of Former Students

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