Ahmad Sakhaee-Pour

Associate Professor

I am an engineer with a strong interest in the physics of sub-core-scale processes that control the porous medium behavior at the core scale. I really enjoy developing physically representative models that apply to real-world problems. I have worked closely with petroleum engineers, geologists, chemical engineers, applied mathematicians, and mechanical engineers over the years, which has helped me to communicate more easily with people from different backgrounds. In my group, we perform experimental, theoretical, and numerical research on different aspects of shale and carbonate formations. We combine experiments with analytical research to better understand the underlying physics of the problem being examined.

Education and Training

• Postdoctoral Fellow, Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences, 2012–2014
• PhD, Petroleum Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2012
• MSc, Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, 2007
• BSc, Mechanical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, 2005

Honors and Awards

1. Top 5 most cited articles of the Elsevier Journal, 2012–14 (see publications)
2. Top 10 most downloaded articles of SPE, 2012–15 (see publications)
3. GDL Foundation Fellowship Award, 2014