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Software Grant
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Halliburton has awarded the UH College of Technology a software grant valued at $13.1 million. The donation will be used to further student advancement in the mechanical engineering technology program and for other academic endeavors associated with the college’s development of the Petroleum Technology Initiative. The software grant is by far the largest software donation to date. "Halliburton’s donation gives College of Technology students a competitive advantage by providing them with the opportunity to utilize cutting-edge software that will be essential to their role in the petroleum industry, before they leave the classroom," Enrique Barbieri, chair of UH’s engineering technology department. The Landmark integrated software package is designed to help the upstream oil and gas industry turn critical data into useful knowledge—allowing for increased accuracy and better decision making capabilities. Currently, undergraduate students enrolled in the Fundamentals of Drilling course have already begun getting hands-on experience learning to design wellpaths, casing setting depths, and casing selection process using the industry standard Landmark software programs. The innovative Petroleum Technology Initiative at the University of Houston College of Technology is being developed to help focus on providing specialized education to students and to build partnerships that result in reducing training time and costs for operators, service companies and other petroleum related industries. Traditional undergraduate students in the engineering technology program graduate with a bachelor’s degree; however those who enhance their learning experience with petroleum related coursework enter the workforce with a technical proficiency that can expedite and enhance their transition into the field. "The integration of this software will allow our graduates to be even more prepared for the petroleum job-market," says Jack Christiansen, director of the Petroleum Technology Initiative. |
New state-of-the-art software will provide University of Houston students preparing to enter into the petroleum industry with the opportunity to enhance their learning experience and boost career potential.