Department of Energy Resources Engineering
Welcome to Energy Resources Engineering. ERE, known as Petroleum Engineering until 2006, offers B.S., M.S., Engineer, and Ph.D. degrees in Energy Resources Engineering and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Petroleum Engineering. Our goal is to teach courses and perform research relevant to the production and transformation of energy resources.
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Pamela Matson and ASSU leaders head senate agenda
Pamela Matson, left, dean of the School of Earth Sciences, will present a report to the Faculty Senate today. Four student representatives to the Faculty Senate will also give presentations.
The Escape Potential of CO2
EMSL user studies CO2 mobility in carbon sequestration: Are geological formations storing carbon dioxide similar to a soft drink bottle – when the lid is opened, the gas escapes into the atmosphere? This is one of the questions Lin Zuo is asking in his study at EMSL on geological carbon sequestration. Zuo is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Energy Research Engineering at Stanford University.
Roland Horne Awarded the 2011 Patricius Medal
Roland Horne was honored for his contributions to the interpretation of well measurements and reconnaissance and modeling of geothermal reservoirs, leading to a better understanding of geothermal resources.
Upcoming Events
ERE Winter Seminar Series 2012: Shale Gas Modeling
Discussion of shale gas modeling based on recent SPE paper developed while working at ExxonMobil.
ERE Winter Seminar Series 2012: Modeling Studies of Gas Production From Hydrate Deposits and of the Corresponding Geomechanical System Response
Gas hydrates are solid crystalline compounds in which gas molecules are lodged within the lattices of ice crystals.
ERE Winter Seminar Series 2012: Finding needles in a haystack: Selecting nanoporous materials via screening of thousands of structures for large-scale energy applications
A common issue in developing nanoporous materials for specific applications is the need to choose materials with the best performance from very large numbers of candidate materials.
ERE Winter Seminar Series 2012: Large Scale Solar
Large scale solar, which includes large scale PV as well as Concentrated Solar Power, has made quite a few strides in the last couple of years.
ERE Winter Seminar Series 2012: Overview: Upstream (E&P) Fiscal Regimes
A high-level overview of upstream fiscal regimes, focusing mainly on tax and royalty (T&R) and production sharing contracts (PSC)
Welcome New Students
"Stanford is a great place to exchange experiences with people from all over the world."
—Stanford ERE alumni
Stanford's Department of Energy Resources Engineering welcomes its next class of undergrads, grads, and post-docs. Housed in the Green Earth Sciences Building, we are an integral part of the University's School of Earth Science. With close ties to the U.S. Department of Energy and major global energy companies, our faculty and student research efforts are generously supported.
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