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Dr. Akhil Datta-Gupta is Regents Professor, University Distinguished Professor and holder of the L.F. Peterson ’36 Endowed Chair in the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University. Prior to Texas A&M, he was with BP Research and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Dr. Datta-Gupta’s research interests include high resolution flow simulation, parameter estimation via inverse methods and subsurface aspects of decarbonization (CCUS, HUS and geothermal energy). He directs the Texas A&M Joint Industry Project: Model Calibration and Efficient Reservoir Imaging (MCERI).
Dr. Datta-Gupta is a Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Honorary Member (the highest honor bestowed by the society) and received two of the top three technical awards (Carll Award, 2009; Uren Award, 2003) given by the society. He is also recipient of the SURA (Southeastern Universities Research Association) Distinguished Scientist Award (2019) and the U.S. Department of Energy Award for Outstanding Contributions to Basic Research in Geosciences (2008). Dr. Datta-Gupta has published over 150 peer reviewed articles and 4 books. Dr. Datta-Gupta was elected to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering and The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas in 2012.