Petroleum Division
The Petroleum Division (PD) of ASME strives to be the essential resource for mechanical engineers and other technical professionals in the oil and gas industry.
About
Petroleum Division Newsletter
- The Quaterly Barrel, January 2023
Student L.E.A.D. Program
The new Student L.E.A.D. (Leadership, Education and Development) Program is for college students that want to be involved in the future of ASME-Petroleum Division (PD). PD through its resources of information and member- volunteers, organizes and conducts technical conferences and workshops, fosters continued growth of engineering education, offers technical fellowship, promotes petroleum mechanical engineering as a career choice, and provides career development activities for engineers. The program will include students from universities in North America and Mexico. As members of the L.E.A.D Program, students will learn more about the Oil and Gas industry, network with professionals, and interact with other students who share similar interests. They will also have an opportunity to work on a resume worthy Oil and Gas related project.
Program Benefits.
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Shape the future of your professional society.
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Develop skills that can be used in your career
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Association participation looks favorable on your resume.
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Meet other students with similar interests.
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Learn more about what the industry has to offer.
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Opportunity to network within the industry and build contacts that will benefit you throughout your career.
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Registration fee waved for any PD sponsored meeting/event that you choose to attend during your tenure as a member of the council.
Keep an eye out for more infomation as the team develops and fine tunes this program for the highest benefit to you, the L.E.A.D Students!
Early Career Engineers
Events are held once a quarter in the Houston area. You can find out information about the next upcoming event by checking out the registration site HERE.
ASME- Early Career Committee members:
Chair:
Rigoberto Lopez
Members:
Madeleine Kopp
Kashan Ali Qazi
Joshua Montanez
Devvrat Singh Rathore
Jay Nagy
Contact Danielle Rojas, RojasD@asme.org for more information.
Funding Request
Let the Petroleum Division help you or your region with your mechanical engineering project or event!
Projects have included regional and local student Robotics competitions as well as C-STEM. Projects must be related to the field of mechanical engineering and must incorporate a number of schools or regions in order to be considered.Funding requests are reviewed by our executive panel of industry experts and are granted both on project content, relevance and adherance to the ASME Petroleum Divisions mission of promoting continued growth of engineering education and promotion of mechanical engineering as a career choice.
To apply, complete the Petroleum Division Funding Request. Please contact Jamie Hart, hartje@asme.org or Danielle Rojas, rojasd@asme.org with any questions.
Honors & Awards
The Petroleum Division Awards Portfolio includes the following active awards:
Unit Awards:
Project Excellence Award
Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award
Rhodes Petroleum Industry Leadership Award
Keith Thayer Exceptional Early Career Award
Authur Lubinski OTC Best Paper Award
Karl Geoca Mechanical Engineering Acheivement Award
Albert (Al) Woelfel Best Mechanical Engineering Acheivement (BMEA) Award
Albert (Al) Woelfel Best Mechanical Engineering Acheivement - Innovation Award
Society Awards:
Henry R. Worthington Medal
Lakshmi Singh Early Career Leadership Award
The majority of these awards depend on nominations. Check them all out and nominate yourself of someone else!
Leadership
Brian Webster
Chair | July 2024 - June 2025
Jim Kaculi
Immediate Past Chair | July 2024 - June 2025
Cassandra Dugal de la Garza
Member | July 2024 - June 2025
Madeleine Kopp
Member | July 2024 - June 2025
Ed Marotta
Member | July 2024 - June 2025
Nelia Mazula
Member | July 2024 - June 2025
Greg Kusinski
Member | July 2024 - June 2025
Matt Franchek
Member | July 2024 - June 2025
Jamie Hart, Senior Manager
Staff Contact | July 2012 - Open