PROGRAM ADVISORY BOARD (PAB)
PAB Members
Thanks to the PAB members for their support and advocacy! They work as a whole and on subcommittess to support the de - partment with curriculum development, mentorship opportu- nities, the alumni survey and developing partnerships and data sharing with industry.
Our members in 2020-2021 were: David Bryant, BHP Billiton; Kevin Chambers, Chevron; Patrick Disher, Apache; Pat Hogelin; Susan Howes, Subsurface Consultants & Associates, LLC; Jessica Iriarte, Well Data Labs; Basak Kurtoglu, Quantum Energy; Fersh - eed Mody, E&P Technology Consultant; Vicky Jackson Nielsen, Hess; James Page, Oxy: Amanda Rebol, Kimmeridge Energy; Clifford Sanden; Adam Sayers, Axia Energy; Mark Sonnenfeld, Cimarex; Sandy Stash, Lucid Energy; and Barry Thomas, Cono - coPhillips.
Pictured right are our PAB members in alphabetical order.
PAB Survey Results
The Program Advisory Board (PAB) for the Petroleum Engineering (PE) Department at Mines sent their annual survey to 2727 Mines PE alumni for whom the department has contact information. About 12% responded, with representation from each decade back to the 1950s. A pre - sentation comparing the 2021 Alumni survey results with the 2020 survey results was reviewed by the PAB at their May 2021 meeting. You can see the presentation at https://petroleum.mines.edu/advisoryboard/
The survey asks the same questions each year so that the PAB can use the trends in the results to better advise the PE Department. The results are presented in three groups, by years of Full time Experience: 0-4 years, 5-9 years and > 10 years. Responses from the most recent graduates are necessary to confirm achievement of Program Educational Objectives, important for Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accreditation.
One new trend that was remarkable this year was the prevalence of comments related to Environmental, Social and corporate Governance (ESG), particularly from the survey respondents with more than 10 years of industry experience.
• I think it would be helpful to add a thoughtful (and reasonable) course on environmental, social, and governance considerations and how
they impact decision-making, a company’s social license to operate, and determining overall investment/project risk.
• The industry is evolving and emissions and ESG … will be a big focus moving forward. Exposure and knowledge build on key components
to environmental/emissions would set Mines apart. Learning about greenhouse gases, CO2e, etc. natural gas/diesel substitution rates,
methane slippage, grid power, etc.
• Combined ESG/Ethics/Environmental course • ESG - Curriculum is a must have now • Don’t lose sight of land use issues and environmental engineering. • Increased focus on social and environmental consequences of industrial activity
One of the goals for the survey committee is to explore ways that the PAB can encourage alumni outside the USA to respond to alumni sur - veys. Most of the responses received in the past 3 years to the survey are from former students who are citizens of the USA. Is it possible that we are missing responses from students who have returned to their countries of origin and haven’t stayed in touch with Mines?
ALUMNI SURVEY
We want to continue to strengthen the department, and this requires a few minutes of our alumni’s time. Please follow the below link to a short survey. Your participation is greatly appreciated!
https://forms.office.com/r/K7Y27gt2p3
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