October 16, 2009
A team of four petroleum engineering students at The University of Texas at Austin received first place at the 2009 Society for Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Petrobowl competition.
The national Petrobowl was a seven-hour, highly competitive tournament consisting of four rounds of quizzes among 16 collegiate teams. Team members answered questions about economics, history, geography and geopolitics of petroleum.
“The PetrolBowl is a fun annual event where students from different schools engage in friendly competition. But it also has a serious side when the teams demonstrate their mastery of knowledge in the industry for which they are going to work. We are very proud of our team's success," said Dr. Tad Patzek, chairman of the department.
Winning team members were petroleum engineering graduate student Kelli Rankin, and petroleum engineering undergraduates Michael Sykes, Nathan Taylor, and Sanzhar Zharkeshov.
The winning team received $2,500 and a first place trophy.
About the Cockrell School of Engineering:
The Cockrell School ranks among the top ten engineering programs in the United States and aspires to move into the top five. With the nation's fourth highest number of faculty members elected to the National Academy of Engineering, the Cockrell School's more than 7,000 students work with many of the world's finest engineering educators and researchers. This environment prepares graduates to become engineering leaders and innovators working for the betterment of society.
