PETROLEUM ENGINEERING MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Petroleum Engineering Program is to to educate engineers for the worldwide petroleum industry, and to perform meaningful research that advances oil and gas recovery.  Students graduating from the petroleum engineering program shall be well prepared to serve the industry and themselves, through their technical knowledge, ethical considerations, participation in professional societies and desire for life long learning.  The petroleum program emphasizes the importance of geomechanics in petroleum development, through building mechanical earth models.