Penn State University
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Penn State Student Chapter

The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) is affiliated with the Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering degree program with the Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. Currently, we have approximately fifty undergraduate and graduate members enrolled in our chapter. We provide:



2007-2008 Officers:


Benjamin Frederick, President, bjf5013@psu.edu

Chris Daniels, Co-Vice President, cnd123@psu.edu

Alicia Koval, Co-Vice President, alk258@psu.edu

Kyle Metzgar, Treasurer, knm5001@psu.edu

Shane Rodgers, Secretary, scr5000@psu.edu



Faculty Advisor


Dr. Zuleima Karpyn, ztk101@psu.edu



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