EISSA M. ALSAFRAN

PETROLEUM ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

KUWAIT UNIVERSITY, P.O. BOX 5969, SAFAT 13060, KUWAIT

Tel: 965-498-7699 Fax: 965-484-9558

Email:eisa@kuc01.kuniv.edu.kw

www.dr-alsafran.com

 

 

 

EDUCATION

 


Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering                     University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, USA                  2003

                        

M.Sc. in Mathematics & Science

Education                                                             University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, USA                  2003       

 

M.Sc. in Petroleum Engineering                    University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, USA                  1999       

                        

B.Sc. in Petroleum Engineering                      University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, USA                  1995

 

 

 

PERSONAL DETAILS

 


Nationality     :               Kuwaiti

Marital Status :       Married, 5 Children

 

 

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

 


KUWAIT UNIVERSITY                                                                                                    2003-present

Assistant Professor,

Kuwait

§      Conducting research on multi-phase flow in pipelines and wellbore, flow assurance, under-balanced drilling and well stimulation.

§      Teaching undergraduate and graduate production engineering courses.

 

UNIVERSITY OF TULSA                                                                                                    1997-2003

Research Assistant,

Tulsa, OK, USA

 

§      Conducting large scale experiments on multiphase flow in a hilly-terrain pipeline.

§      Modeling slug flow characteristics along hilly-terrain pipeline.

§      Assisting in teaching graduate and undergraduate production courses.

 

KUWAIT OIL COMPANY                                                                                                 1995-1997

Petroleum Reservoir Engineer,

Kuwait

 

 

HONORS

 

 


§         Ministry of Higher Education Scholarship (1991 to 1995) and Kuwait University Scholarship (1997 to 2003) for higher studies (M.Sc & Ph.D.).

§         Recipient of USA National Dean's List (1993 - 1994) for high standards of academic excellence and positive performance.

§         Recipient of U. of Tulsa Petroleum Engineering Thomas C. Frick Award for outstanding Academic Achievement (1995).

§         The 1st Winner of the most outstanding contribution award of the 12th International Conference on Multiphase Production Technology 2005, Barcelona, Spain.

§         Bachelor of Science with Cum Laude.

 

 

MEMBERSHIP

 


§         Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).

§         American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

§         American Statistical Association (ASA).