Biography
Dr. Ford is a practicing environmental engineer with over forty-five years of experience in the field. In addition, he serves on the faculty at The University of Texas at Austin as an adjunct professor, has published more than one hundred technical papers, has co-authored or contributed to ten textbooks, and written two biographies and co-authored one children’s book. He has lectured extensively throughout the United States and in countries of Europe, South America, and Asia. Ford received his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering at Texas A&M University and his master and doctorate degrees in environmental engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. He is a Distinguished Engineering Graduate of both Texas A&M University and The University of Texas at Austin as well as a Distinguished Alumnus of Texas A&M. Ford was elected into the prestigious National Academy of Engineering (NAE). He has served as president of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and chairman of the Academy Ethics Committee. His honorary affiliations include Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, and Chi Epsilon. Ford serves on the Board of a publicly-owned oil and exploration company (CWEI, NASDAQ) and the Board of the Texas A&M University Press.
Research Interest
Chlorinated organics and associated organic chemicals , Petroleum refinery and petrochemical plants, Miscellaneous manufacturing, processing, and remediation facilities
Biography
Ridha Gharbi has over 30 years of experience in the oil & gas industry, ranging from research engineer, academics, research & development, and consultant in various areas including IOR/EOR, reservoir management & production engineering. He has published extensively in refereed journals and technical conferences. Ridha Gharbi holds a B.Sc. from the University of Tulsa (1987), M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Texas at Austin (1989 and 1993, respectively) all of which are in petroleum engineering. He was the Chairman of the Petroleum Engineering Department at Kuwait University from 2004 to 2008. Ridha Gharbi served as editor-in-chief, associate editor, a member of the Editorial Board and/or reviewer of several international technical journals and sponsor agencies. He was the founder of the petroleum engineering graduate program at Kuwait University and the co-founder of the joint-graduate program between the department of petroleum engineering and the department of earth and environmental sciences.
Research Interest
Research engineer, academics, research & development, and consultant in various areas including IOR/EOR, reservoir management & production engineering.
Biography
Ridha Gharbi has over 30 years of experience in the oil & gas industry, ranging from research engineer, academics, research & development, and consultant in various areas including IOR/EOR, reservoir management & production engineering. He has published extensively in refereed journals and technical conferences. Ridha Gharbi holds a B.Sc. from the University of Tulsa (1987), M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Texas at Austin (1989 and 1993, respectively) all of which are in petroleum engineering. He was the Chairman of the Petroleum Engineering Department at Kuwait University from 2004 to 2008. Ridha Gharbi served as editor-in-chief, associate editor, a member of the Editorial Board and/or reviewer of several international technical journals and sponsor agencies. He was the founder of the petroleum engineering graduate program at Kuwait University and the co-founder of the joint-graduate program between the department of petroleum engineering and the department of earth and environmental sciences.
Research Interest
Research engineer, academics, research & development, and consultant in various areas including IOR/EOR, reservoir management & production engineering.