Petroleum Engineering Program—Faculty

Jeff App
BS in Civil Engineering, Rice University; MS and PhD in Chemical Engineering, University of Houston.  More than twenty-eight years professional experience in both research and upstream E&P activities.  Currently a Senior Advisor with the Chevron Technology Company.
Email: japp4@comcast.net

Jon E. Burger
BS in Petroleum Engineering, West Virginia University; PhD in Chemical Engineering, University of Houston, and a Postdoctoral position at Stanford University. Eight years of reservoir engineering related research and industrial experience (Stanford, PTS Labs, Westport Technology Center). Currently with Chevron.
Email: jbvy@chevron.com

Ali Daneshy
MS in Mining Engineering, University of Tehran; MS in Mineral Engineering (Rock Mechanics), University of Minnesota; PhD in Mining Engineering (Rock Mechanics), University of Missouri-Rolla. Thirty years of research and industrial experience. Currently the Director of Petroleum Engineering at University of Houston.
Email: alid@uh.edu

Amiel David
MBA, University of Pittsburgh; PhD in Petroleum Engineering, Stanford University. Thirty years industrial experience (Gulf R&D company, Neptune Oil Company, Superior Oil Company, First City National Bank of Houston, First Union Corporation). Currently with Duke Energy.
Email: adavid@duke-capitalpartners.com

Birol Dindoruk
MS in Petroleum Engineering, University of Alabama; PhD in Petroleum Engineering, Stanford University. Nine years of research and industrial experience (RERI, Amoco Tulsa Technology Center and Shell). Currently with Shell E&P Technology and Research Company.
Email: birol@shell.com

Michael J. Economides
MS Chemical Engineering, University of Kansas; PhD Petroleum Engineering, Stanford University. Twenty-five years experience (Celanese Chemical Co., University of Alaska, Dowell Schlumberger, Mining University of Leoben, Austria, Texas A&M University). Currently Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Houston.
Email: mje@uh.edu

Reuven Hollo
BSc in Civil Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton. MSC in Petroleum Engineering & MBA in Finance, University of Houston. PHD in Petroleum Engineering (EMR), University of Texas in Austin. Owner President Management (OPM), Harvard University. Thirty years experience in the oil industry specializing in oil and gas appraisal, acquisition and operations.
Email: rhollo@aries-operating.com

Mike Myers
B.S. Physics, Michigan Technological University; MS Physics, University of Michigan; PhD Physics in nonlinear optics, University of Michigan.  Twenty five years research experience in rock and fluid properties at Shell International Exploration and Production.  Currently Senior Staff Research Physicist at Bellaire Technology Center.  Research areas of interest include static and dynamic properties of porous media.
Email: Michael.Myers@shell.com

Fred W. Ng
BS in Mechanical Engineering, University of New South Wales, MS and PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University. Over twenty years of domestic and foreign experience in management, operations and R&D with ARCO, followed by extended foreign assignments with Unocal, Apache and Triton. Currently a consultant with Wild Well Control, Inc.
Email: 102660.3572@compuserve.com

Dean C. Rietz
BS in Petroleum Engineering, University of Oklahoma; MS in Petroleum Engineering, University of Houston. Twenty years of diverse experience in evaluating oil and gas properties including more than fifteen years applying black-oil, compositional, and thermal numerical modeling approaches to these evaluations, built a variety of simulation models, including full field, segment, and single vertical and horizontal well models (Chevron Corporation, Intera.) Currently Managing Senior Vice President at Ryder Scott Company and a registered professional engineer in Texas.
Email: Dean_Rietz@RyderScott.com

Robello Samuel
MS and PhD in Petroleum Engineering, Tulsa University; MS in Mechanical
Engineering, Anna University, BS in Mechanical Engineering, Madurai
University. He has more than 17 years of experience in domestic and
international oil/gas drilling and completion operations, management, and
consulting, and is currently Senior Technical Advisor (Drilling &
Completions) with Halliburton in Halliburton Digital and Consulting
Solutions division.
Email: robellos@hotmail.com

Mohamad Soliman
BSc in Petroleum Engineering, Cairo University; MS in Petroleum Engineering, Stanford University; and PhD in Petroleum Engineering, Stanford University. Over Thirty years of research, industrial, and teaching experience. Currently Chief Advisor at Halliburton Energy Services.
Email: mohamed.soliman@halliburton.com

John B. Thurén
BS Mathematics, University of Miami; MS Fluid Physics, University of Miami; DSc (Eng) Geophysical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines; P.E. Texas. Twenty-four years experience (including Coordinator of Petroleum and Geological Engineering Department at New Mexico Institute Mining and Technology; Associate Professor of Petroleum and Geological Engineering at University of Oklahoma; Texaco E&P Technology; Garrett Computing; Texaco Engineering Technical Services; Johnston Testers/ Schlumberger.) Currently an independent consultant.
Email: jbthuren@uh.edu

Don Van Nieuwenhuise
MS in Geology, University of Houston; PhD Geology, University of South Carolina. Twenty-four years of industrial and research experience, including the Smithsonian Institution (USGS), Tulane University (Petroleum Engineering), Mobil, Amoco. Currently an Associate Research Professor with the Geosciences Department at the University of Houston.
Email: Donald.Nieuwenhuise@mail.uh.edu

Jeffrey Yarus
BA in Geology, College of Wooster; MS and PhD in Geology, University of South Carolina. Twenty-five years experience in quantitative computer applications. Noted expert in the applied fields of reservoir characterization, geostatistics, mathematical and computing geology, surface modeling, and data analysis. Currently President and Owner of Quantitative Geosciences, Inc.
Email: jmyarus@yahoo.com