Principal Investigator - Holden Zhang

firefox-gray Hong-Quan (Holden) Zhang received Ph.D. (Fluid Mechanics) in 1988 from Tianjin University, China, M.S. and B.S. (Thermal Energy Engineering) in 1985 and 1982 from Xian Jiaotong University, China, respectively. In 1993 and 1994, as an Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow, he conducted researches on 3-D wake flows at the Max-Plank-Institute of Fluid Mechanics and the German Aerospace Research Establishment (DLR) in Goettingen, Germany. Dr. Zhang joined TUFFP as a research associate in May 1998. He became a faculty of the TU Petroleum Engineering Department in August 2003. He also serves as the Associate Director of TUFFP. Dr. Zhang supervises and participates in many multiphase flow research projects from experimental test to theoretical modeling.

Co-Principal Investigator - Cem Sarica

firefox-gray Cem Sarica holds B.S. (1982) and M.S. (1984) degrees in petroleum engineering from Istanbul Technical University (ITU) and a Ph.D. (1990) degree in petroleum engineering from The University of Tulsa (TU). After serving as an Assistant Professor of Petroleum Engineering at ITU, he joined the research staff at TU in 1992, and was Associate Director of the Tulsa University Fluid Flow Projects (TUFFP) until 1998 when he joined the faculty at The Pennsylvania State University. He joined the Petroleum Engineering Department at TU in 2001. He is currently serving as Professor of Petroleum Engineering. His responsibilities include the directorships of both TUFFP, and the Tulsa University Paraffin Deposition Projects (TUPDP)

Cem's research interests are multiphase flow in pipes, flow assurance and oil and gas production. He has authored several publications on these subjects.

Cem is a member of both the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). He served as an Associate Technical Editor of ASME Journal of Energy Resources Technology (JERT) from 1998 -2004. He has previously served as a member of the SPE Production Operations Committee and is a member of the SPE Journal Editorial Board. He was one of the recipients of the SPE's Outstanding Editor Award in 2000. He is a member of SPE Facilities and Construction Standing Committee. He is currently serving as the Chair of SPE Facilities and Construction Award Committee. In addition to his SPE activities, he serves as a Technical Advisory Committee member of BHRg's Multiphase Technology Conferences.

Project Cooridinator - Linda Jones

firefox-grayLinda has worked for the University of Tulsa since 1984.  She has been with the North Campus projects since 1989.  Linda is the Project Assistant for TUFFP and TUPDP.  Her responsibilities include external communications, providing computer support for graduate students, publishing and distributing all research reports and deliverables, managing the computer network and webs sites, and supervision of part-time office help.

 

 

Research Associate - Michelle Li

firefox-grayMingxiu (Michelle) Li received her Ph.D. (2007) degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Edinburgh.
Her B.S. (1999) degree in energy and power engineering and M.S. (2002) degree in engineering thermophysics are from Xi'an Jiaotong university (XJTU), China.
From 2002 to 2003, Michelle worked as a research assistant at the University of Hong Kong.

Michelle joined TUFFP as a research associate from September 2007.
She is currently working on high viscosity oil - water emulsion rheology.

 

Research Technician -Scott Graham

firefox-grayMr. Graham is a Project Engineer for the University of Tulsa serving primarily the TUFFP and TUPDP consortia within the Petroleum Engineering Department. This consortium consists of  sixteen international oil companies and focuses it’s studies on  fluid flow and paraffin deposition. His responsibilities include working with Master and PHD students to develop innovative measurement systems and sensors; plus teach and transfer practical instrumentation and control knowledge to students. He has an Associates Degree in Electrical/Electronics and has over 23 years of experience in the application and development of instrumentation devices and systems. He is currently working on his Bachelors in Political Science. Prior to coming to TU, Scott was the Program Coordinator for the Electrical/Electronic program of study at OSU – Okmulgee.. In addition to the administrative responsibilities of his position, he served as the advisor to the ISA student section and taught the Process Measurement and Control classes. He served in that position for five years.

He began his career working as a roustabout for Conoco NGP in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Later as an instrument technician Scott designed and installed automation systems for gas processing plants. He also performed new electrical construction and assisted in putting together an electrical/instrumentation training program classes for Conoco's associate engineers in New Mexico and West Texas.

In 1992 after working for Conoco and gaining experience elsewhere, his career lead him to operate his own company based in Broken Arrow Oklahoma. Through Panel-Tek Inc., he designed, manufactured, and marketed chemical injection equipment, and electronic controls for the petroleum industry. From this work he holds several patents related to measurement of crude oil and related processes. The products produced included such items temperature and pressure measurement devices, flow computers, and data acquisition equipment. In 1997 Emerson Electric purchased Panel-Tek where he stayed on as Operation Manager for two years.

Scott enjoys working with students to help them to develop and master the technical skills needed to function in today’s marketplace.

Research Technician - Craig Waldron

firefox-grayCraig has 20 years experience working as a research technician in labs and pilot plants for Du Pont and Conoco prior to coming to work at the University of Tulsa in April 2001.

 

 

 

Research Assistant - Duc Vuong

firefox-grayDuc Vuong, who is originally from Vietnam, received a B.S. Degree in Petroleum Engineering from The University of Tulsa in May 2007. I joined Tulsa University High-Viscosity Oil Project (TUHOP) in fall 2007. I am currently working on the project Preliminary Experimental Study of High-Viscosity Oil Multiphase Flow.

 

Research Assistant - Denis Akhiyarov

firefox-grayDenis received his BS degree in Petroleum Engineering from Ufa State
Petroleum Tech University located in Ural-Volga petroleum region of
Russia in June 2008. Joined TUHOP in Fall 2008. Currently involved in
design of a new 3" test section and the following high-viscosity oil
multiphase flow experiments.

 

Computer Manager - James Mifirefox-grayller

James Miller received a A.S degree from Tulsa Community College (December, 2003). He was employed by Lockheed Martin Distribution Technologies, Tulsa, OK. Where he was Technical Support Supervisor as well as a Field Technician. He has worked as a roughneck in the oil patch from 2004 to 2006 which has given him invaluable knowledge of oil field operations.

 

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