Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Events for April
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Petroleum Engineering Graduate Seminar
Wed, Apr 06, 2016 @ 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Rajan N. Chokshi , Accutant Solutions
Talk Title: Artificial Lift Applications in Unconventional & Tight Reservoirs
Abstract: The unique challenges of hydrocarbon production from shale reservoirs have required operators to take a fresh approach to asset development. Decisions about well placement, geometry, completion, and production are interrelated and must be addressed as part of life cycle planning. Artificial lift systems must be configured for rapidly changing and dynamic production environments. Migration from one lift technology to another is often required for wells that typically experience steep production decline rates. This presentation discusses the unique challenges of unconventional production and presents current production trends supported by field examples. Recommendations for optimizing production from shale and tight reservoirs are presented.
Biography: Dr. Rajan Chokshi works as Optimizer for Accutant Solutions of Houston -“ A training and consulting services provider for production optimization.
In a career spanning over 30 years, Chokshi has worked on petroleum and software engineering projects globally in the areas of multi-phase flow, artificial lift design, and production optimization in oil and gas industries for national oil company and service providers. He continues to consult and teach courses in these areas for SPE, universities and other organizations. His interests are developing and nurturing young talent globally, technology integration and commercialization.
Dr. Chokshi serves on the SPE global committees for training and production awards. He holds a Bachelors and Masters in Chemical Engineering from the Gujarat Univarsity and IIT-Kanpur, India; and a Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Tulsa, USA.
Host: USC Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
More Information: Chokshi Seminar_4_6_16.doc
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 324
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Juli Legat
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor. -
MFD - Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Lyman L. Handy Series: Steven Ringel
Thu, Apr 14, 2016 @ 12:45 PM - 02:00 PM
Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Steven Ringel, Univ. of Colorado
Talk Title: To Be Announced
Series: MFD Lyman L. Handy
Host: Prof. Jongseung Yoon
Location: James H. Zumberge Hall Of Science (ZHS) - 159
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Jason Ordonez
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor. -
Materials Science for III-V/Si Multijunction Solar Cells
Thu, Apr 14, 2016 @ 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM
Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Professor Steven A. Ringel, The Ohio State University
Talk Title: Materials Science for III-V/Si Multijunction Solar Cells
Series: Lyman Handy Colloquia
Abstract: Creating a cost-effective, implementable photovoltaic (solar cell) technology is a great and challenging problem for electronic materials research. The premium on utilizing the solar spectrum efficiently is met in importance by the need to do so at low cost and in a manufacturing-friendly, large-scale format. For many years, these often conflicting goals have motivated the desire to integrate high efficiency, III-V compound semiconductor photovoltaics, with their proven high solar energy conversion efficiencies (concentrator multijunction efficiencies exceed 45%), with Si and its existing, low-cost manufacturing industry. There has been tremendous progress toward the creation of Si-based multijunction solar cells in recent years, attributable largely to solving defect issues related to the epitaxial integration of III-V semiconductors (GaAs, GaAsP, GaP)
with group IV substrates (Si, SiGe, Ge). By achieving a defect-controlled III-V/IV heterovalent interface, one can subsequently grow high quality III-V solar cells on top of
the substrate and depending on choice of material, one can also make use of the Si growth substrate itself as a sub-cell within a true III-V/Si multijunction design. This
presentation will focus on our efforts to develop Si-based tandem and triple junction solar cells in which the Si substrate serves a dual use -“ as a low cost growth substrate
and as a high efficiency bottom junction for these unique multijunctions. Indeed this Si-based design also captures the ideal set of bandgaps for maximum efficiency and
therefore has the potential to solve the long-standing conundrum of performance and cost goals for photovoltaics.
Host: Professor Jongseung Yoon
Location: James H. Zumberge Hall Of Science (ZHS) - 159
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Martin Olekszyk
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor. -
MFD - Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Distinguished Lecture: Kristin Perrson
Thu, Apr 28, 2016 @ 12:45 PM - 02:00 PM
Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Kristin Perrson, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Talk Title: The Materials Project: Merging Simulations, Supercomputing, and Data Science for Materials Genomics
Series: MFD Distinguished Lecture
Host: Prof. Priya Vashishta
Location: James H. Zumberge Hall Of Science (ZHS) - 159
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Jason Ordonez
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor.
