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and carbon sequestration). We genuinely hope that you will help us in identifying and attracting the right individuals for these positions. Clearly, we are in a transition in terms of our faculty and believe that we will be ready to conclude this transition in a seamless manner without sacrificing from the educational objectives of the program and without creating any hardship for our students. The 2007 year in many ways has been an exceptional year for the Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering program. However, we cannot rest on our oars as we must remain vigilant to address our challenges: securing adequate funding for our research programs; providing the best petroleum engineering education for our students, and assisting all students to be successful through completion of their degrees. I am confident that the petroleum engineering program at Penn State with its students, faculty and alumni is positioned well to address these challenges in a most effective manner. This is all I have for this year. I would like to reiterate one more time that you will make us very happy if you stop by our offices and ask us whether we remember you. I am sure you will be pleasantly surprised with our answers. If you cannot make the trip to Penn State, I encourage you to let us know how you think we can improve and how we can include you in our students’ journey to academic excellence. I send my best wishes for a happy and healthy holiday season to you and your loved ones. Thanks for all you do for your program. Happy Trails,
Turgay Ertekin
Undergraduate Enrollment Snapshot We’ve seen a steady increase in student numbers in EME during the past five years. The department now has the highest enrollment in the College with over 350 undergraduate students and over 100 graduate students. Following is a chart showing the undergraduate numbers by program and as a total.
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He has been a faculty member in the Mining Engineering Department at the University of Tehran (UT) from 1998 to 2002. He has also been a faculty member in the Mining Engineering Department at the Colorado School of Mines (CSM), Golden Colorado, working as deputy director of Excavation Engineering and Earth Mechanics Institute (EMI) from 1997 to 2000. He has supervised many students in academic institutions from senior design to M.Sc., and Ph.D. thesis works. He has over 50 papers including six peer reviewed papers. He has taught several formal courses at universities and short courses for professional societies. Dr. Rostami is a registered Professional Engineering (PE) with licenses in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. He has been with many consulting companies including Neil and Associates, Brierley Asso, Jenny Engineering, and most recently, Geotechnical Division of Camp, Dresser, Mckee, CDM, an international consulting company. Dr. Rostami is founder and Vice President for the Planning of Iranian Academic Association (IAA) Washington D.C. chapter.
Fan Zhang Assistant Professor Energy Policy and Economics 123 Hosler Building University Park, PA 168025000 814-863-1640 (Voice) 814-865-3248 (Fax) fxz10@psu.edu Education: Ph.D., Public Policy, Harvard University, 2007 M.S., Environmental Economics, Planning and Management, Peking University, 2002 B.S., Environmental Science and Computer Science, Zhongshan University, 1999 Fan Zhang joined the Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering as an Assistant Professor in July 2007. Her research focuses on energy and environmental economics and policy. Her recent study investigates the impact of regulatory and market uncertainty on emission permits trading, investment on clean technology, and the prospect of nuclear power industry. She teaches graduate Applied Microeconomics Theory, and will be teaching Energy Economics and Corporate Finance in the spring. Fan received a Ph.D. from Harvard and has worked with the World Bank, OECD, International Energy Agency, Resources for the Future, and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) on a broad range of international and domestic environmental policy issues. She is a recipient of multiple national and international academic awards and fellowships.
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