# Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering: professors and courses Course codes EER, PGE Who teaches here **29** people Teaching 26 courses in Spring 2026 and Fall 2026. 28 professors · 1 lecturer or instructor ## Who teaches here Find a professor or course **Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering professors and instructors** | Name | Teaches | | --- | --- | | Professors · 28 | | | [Matthew Thomas Balhoff](https://cockrell.utexas.edu/person/matthew-balhoff/) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/16993771/) Professor Pore scale and multiscale modeling · Flow and transport in porous media · Reservoir engineering | [PGE 323L](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/323l) | | [J Eric Bickel](https://cockrell.utexas.edu/person/j-eric-bickel/) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/720831/) Professor Valuing seismic information · Optimal development plans in unconventional reservoirs · Optimal sequencing of exploration wells | No classes listed this year | | [Hugh C Daigle](https://cockrell.utexas.edu/person/hugh-daigle/) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Hugh%20Daigle#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/17375745/) Professor Characterizing physical and transport properties of rocks · Petrophysical measurement and assessment techniques · Applications of nanoparticles in subsurface engineering · Geohazard detection and prediction | [PGE 424](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/424) | | Mojdeh Delshad [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/16964893/) Research professor | [PGE 379](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/379), [PGE 383](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/383) | | [David DiCarlo](https://cockrell.utexas.edu/person/david-dicarlo/) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=David%20DiCarlo#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/16993757/) Associate professor Fluid flow · Pore-scale physics · Preferential and compositional displacements · Gas injection processes | [PGE 326](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/326), [PGE 388](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/388), [PGE 427](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/427) | | David N Espinoza [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=David%20Espinoza#lookup)[CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/13866844/) Professor | [PGE 334](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/334), [PGE 379](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/379), [PGE 383](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/383) | | [John Timothy Foster](https://cockrell.utexas.edu/person/john-foster/) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=John%20Foster#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/17375426/) Professor Experimental and computational geomechanics · Fracture mechanics · Hydraulic fracturing · Anomalous flow in porous media | [PGE 311](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/311), [PGE 323M](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/323m), [PGE 379](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/379), [PGE 383](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/383) | | Byron Haynes Jr [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Byron%20Haynes#lookup)[CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/17375431/) Associate professor of practice | [PGE 333T](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/333t), [PGE 379](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/379), [PGE 383](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/383) | | [Zoya Heidari](https://cockrell.utexas.edu/person/zoya-heidari/) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Zoya%20Heidari#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/17375443/) Professor Petrophysics · borehole geophysics · formation evaluation · rock physics | [PGE 358](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/358), [PGE 381L](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/381l) | | Chun Huh Research professor | No classes listed this year | | [Larry W Lake](https://cockrell.utexas.edu/person/larry-lake/) Professor Enhanced oil recovery · Reservoir engineering · Reservoir characterization · Geochemical modeling and simulation | No classes listed this year | | [Yingda Lu](https://cockrell.utexas.edu/person/yingda-lu/) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Yingda%20Lu#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/17375429/) Assistant professor Paraffin gelation and deposition in multiphase flow · Asphaltene precipitation and deposition · Rheological and flow behaviors of non-Newtonian petroleum fluids · Applications of molecular simulation in oil and gas production | [PGE 326](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/326), [PGE 362](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/362) | **Show all 29 peopleHildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering professors and instructors, continued** | Name | Teaches | | --- | --- | | Professors · 28 | | | Krishan A Malik [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/14627810/) Adjunct professor | [EER 396](https://utaustin.guide/courses/eer/396), [PGE 383](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/383) | | Alberto Lopez Manriquez [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Alberto%20Lopez%20Manriquez#lookup)[CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/17375731/) Associate professor of practice | [PGE 365](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/365), [PGE 373L](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/373l), [PGE 379](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/379) | | [Kishore Mohanty](https://cockrell.utexas.edu/person/kishore-mohanty/) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Kishore%20Mohanty#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/17375467/) Professor Nanotechnology · Petrophysics · Reservoir engineering · Enhanced oil recovery | [PGE 379](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/379), [PGE 381M](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/381m), [PGE 383](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/383) | | [Quoc Phuc Nguyen](https://cockrell.utexas.edu/person/quoc-nguyen/) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Quoc%20Nguyen#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/17375423/) Professor Chemical and gas enhanced oil recovery · Conformance control technology · Stimulated production of unconventional resources | [PGE 322K](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/322k), [PGE 383](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/383) | | [Ryosuke Okuno](https://cockrell.utexas.edu/person/ryosuke-okuno/) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Ryosuke%20Okuno#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/17375568/) Professor Enhanced oil recovery · Thermal oil recovery · Oil displacement theory · Numerical reservoir simulation | [PGE 387K](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/387k), [PGE 427](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/427) | | Jon E Olson [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/16989829/) Professor | [PGE 301](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/301) | | [Eric van Oort](https://cockrell.utexas.edu/person/eric-van-oort/) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Eric%20van%20Oort#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/17375734/) Professor Rig automation · Zonal isolation · Borehole stability and lost circulation · Frac optimization | [PGE 383](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/383), [PGE 430](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/430) | | [Masa Prodanovic](https://cockrell.utexas.edu/person/masa-prodanovic/) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Masa%20Prodanovic#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/17379242/) Professor Fluid displacement in porous media · Porous matrix and microfractured media characterization · Unconventional reservoirs modeling · Ferrohydrodynamics | [PGE 311](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/311), [PGE 322K](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/322k) | | [Michael Pyrcz](https://cockrell.utexas.edu/person/michael-pyrcz/) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Michael%20Pyrcz#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/17375454/) Professor Integrated reservoir characterization · Unconventional resources · Petrophysics and pore-scale processes · Geologic carbon storage | [PGE 338](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/338), [PGE 379](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/379), [PGE 383](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/383) | | [Arvind P Ravikumar](https://cockrell.utexas.edu/person/arvind-ravikumar/) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Arvind%20Ravikumar#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/17375477/) Assistant professor Air emissions and air quality · Carbon management · Climate and energy policy · Energy life cycle assessment | [PGE 379](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/379), [PGE 383](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/383) | | [Kamy Sepehrnoori](https://cockrell.utexas.edu/person/kamy-sepehrnoori/) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Kamy%20Sepehrnoori#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/17250389/) Professor Reservoir simulation development and application · Simulation of enhanced oil recovery processes · Computational methods · Parallel computations | [PGE 381K](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/381k) | | [Mukul M Sharma](https://cockrell.utexas.edu/person/mukul-sharma/) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Mukul%20Sharma#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/17375464/) Professor Formation damage · Petrophysics · Fluid flow in porous media · Hydraulic fracturing | [PGE 379](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/379), [PGE 383](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/383) | | [Wen Song](https://cockrell.utexas.edu/person/wen-song/) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Wen%20Song#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/17375716/) Associate professor Enhanced oil recovery · Petrophysics and pore scale processes · Reservoir engineering · Unconventional resources | [PGE 323K](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/323k), [PGE 379](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/379), [PGE 383](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/383) | | Brian R Sullivan [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/17026799/) Professor of practice | [PGE 379](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/379) | | [Hewei Tang](https://cockrell.utexas.edu/person/hewei-tang/) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Hewei%20Tang#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/17375437/) Assistant professor Direct air capture with geothermal energy · Fracture characterization in enhanced geothermal systems · Using neural operators for subsurface simulations | [PGE 338](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/338), [PGE 379](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/379) | | [Carlos Torres-Verdin](https://cockrell.utexas.edu/person/carlos-torres-verdin/) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Carlos%20Torres-Verdin#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/16993787/) Professor Borehole geophysics · Petrophysics · Formation evaluation · Well logging | [PGE 358](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/358), [PGE 385K](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/385k) | | Lecturers and instructors · 1 | | | Andrew Logan [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/17365645/) Lecturer | No classes listed this year | ## Who teaches each course **Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering: who teaches each course** | Course | Taught by | | --- | --- | | [EER 396](https://utaustin.guide/courses/eer/396) | Krishan A Malik | | [PGE 301](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/301) | Jon E Olson | | [PGE 311](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/311) | John Timothy Foster, Masa Prodanovic | | [PGE 322K](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/322k) | Quoc Phuc Nguyen, Masa Prodanovic | | [PGE 323K](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/323k) | Wen Song | | [PGE 323L](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/323l) | Matthew Thomas Balhoff | | [PGE 323M](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/323m) | John Timothy Foster | | [PGE 326](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/326) | David DiCarlo, Yingda Lu | | [PGE 333T](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/333t) | Byron Haynes Jr | | [PGE 334](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/334) | David N Espinoza | | [PGE 338](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/338) | Michael Pyrcz, Hewei Tang | | [PGE 358](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/358) | Zoya Heidari, Carlos Torres-Verdin | **Show all 26 coursesHildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering: who teaches each course, continued** | Course | Taught by | | --- | --- | | [PGE 362](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/362) | Yingda Lu | | [PGE 365](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/365) | Alberto Lopez Manriquez | | [PGE 373L](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/373l) | Alberto Lopez Manriquez | | [PGE 379](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/379) | Mojdeh Delshad, David N Espinoza, John Timothy Foster, Byron Haynes Jr, Alberto Lopez Manriquez, Kishore Mohanty, Michael Pyrcz, Arvind P Ravikumar, Mukul M Sharma, Wen Song, Brian R Sullivan, Hewei Tang | | [PGE 381K](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/381k) | Kamy Sepehrnoori | | [PGE 381L](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/381l) | Zoya Heidari | | [PGE 381M](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/381m) | Kishore Mohanty | | [PGE 383](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/383) | Mojdeh Delshad, David N Espinoza, John Timothy Foster, Byron Haynes Jr, Krishan A Malik, Kishore Mohanty, Quoc Phuc Nguyen, Eric van Oort, Michael Pyrcz, Arvind P Ravikumar, Mukul M Sharma, Wen Song | | [PGE 385K](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/385k) | Carlos Torres-Verdin | | [PGE 387K](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/387k) | Ryosuke Okuno | | [PGE 388](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/388) | David DiCarlo | | [PGE 424](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/424) | Hugh C Daigle | | [PGE 427](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/427) | David DiCarlo, Ryosuke Okuno | | [PGE 430](https://utaustin.guide/courses/pge/430) | Eric van Oort | **Bachelor’s degrees 2 programs** - [Geosystems engineering (offered jointly by the Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering and the Jackson School of Geosciences)](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/engineering/) BSGE - [Petroleum engineering](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/engineering/) BSPE **Master’s degrees 1 program** - [Petroleum engineering](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/engineering) MSE **Doctoral degrees 1 program** - [Petroleum engineering](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/engineering) PhD **Pay after graduation Up to $139,900Median pay after graduation by field** | Field of study | 1 year out | 4 years out | | --- | --- | --- | | Petroleum Engineering Bachelor’s · Petroleum engineering | $87,400 | $139,900 | Median earnings of graduates who received federal student aid, from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard: 1 year out is 2020–21 pay (2022 dollars), 4 years out is 2019–20 pay (2021 dollars). Fields group related programs. **About the department** Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering is part of Cockrell School of Engineering, led by Dean Roger T. Bonnecaze. Its course codes are EER and PGE. **Sources UT catalog, HB 2504** UT’s catalog lists colleges, deans, departments, and degree programs. UT’s public course records list instructors and CVs by section. - [UT Austin undergraduate catalog 2026-2028](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/colleges-schools/) - [UT Austin HB 2504 public course information](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/nlogon/) [Cockrell School of Engineering](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/cockrell-school-of-engineering)[Every UT college](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges)[Every UT course](https://utaustin.guide/courses) By [Sulayman Bowles](https://sulayman-bowles.dev/about) · Checked Nov 11, 2026 --- Source: https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/cockrell-school-of-engineering/hildebrand-department-of-petroleum-and-geosystems-engineering · Checked 2026-11-11 · Field Guide: UT Austin