GRADUATE CATALOG - The Petroleum Institute

Graduate Catalog | Academic Year 2013 – 2014Research at the Petroleum InstituteAt the PI our vision is to create a world-recognized research center focused on the energy industry of Abu Dhabi. Ourmission is twofold:To develop world-class faculty, staff and students to benefit ADNOC Group of Companies and the Abu Dhabienergy industryTo conduct leading-edge research and develop technologies to improve ultimate economic exploitation ofhydrocarbons from the reservoirs of Abu Dhabi.These are challenging tasks, and we have already developed to be a leading research institution in the UAE.Over the last few years, PI has invested heavily in developing as an internationally recognized teaching and researchuniversity. In addition to teaching / educational infrastructure, a number of buildings are under construction oncampus to host new and exciting research activities. In 2009, the Takreer Research Center started its operations;in 2013, the Borouge Innovation Center opened up its doors. In 2014, the new ADNOC PI Research Center will becompleted and is expected to be one of the largest and best-equipped research centers in the region. The need forhighly qualified graduate students and post-doctoral fellows to work in these facilities is tremendous.In parallel, PI has been engaged in joined research activities with leading universities, including Colorado School ofMines, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Rice University, Stanford University, University of Maryland,University of Minnesota and University of Texas at Austin. Faculty and graduate students from PI work closelywith their counterparts in these universities in challenging problems of immediate interest to oil and gas industry.Furthermore, outstanding PI B.Sc. and M.Sc./M.Eng. graduates continue toward their Ph.D. in these universities.Once they complete their Ph.D., these students are expected to return back to ADNOC / OPCOs or PI, as the newgeneration of faculty. As PI grows, new collaborations are being established.The majority of research projects at PI are interdisciplinary. Engineers and scientists work together in problems offundamental as well as industrial importance. Key research areas include: Exploration technologies, Subsurface imaging and reservoir characterization, Increase hydrocarbon recovery, Well performance, Well-lifetime deliverability, Technologies for gas and chemical processing, Alternative energy solutions, Power and energy systems, Sensor technology and automation, Environmental issues, Materials sciences, Computational methods.There is no better time to be a graduate student at PI!Page 13