Teaching

• "The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character—that is the goal of true education." - Martin Luther King Jr.

• "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin

• Unconventional Reservoir Geomechanics

• Well Completions & Stimulation

• Advanced Production Engineering

• Production Engineering Methods

• Well Logging & Formation Evaluation

• Nodal Analysis and Production System Optimization

• Reservoir Simulation

• Advanced Natural Gas Engineering

• Data Analytics in Petroleum Engineering

• TAMIU Student Evaluation Median Score: 4.62/5.0

1. Assistant Professor, Petroleum Engineering, TAMIU, Laredo, TX   (2020 to now) (SOEN Link )

      • Established 4 teaching labs (Production, Drilling, Form Eval, and Comp. Simulation) from scratch.

• Successfully deployed Rig Floor Simulation Lab (DS 5000, DS 20, DS 5, & DS 10). 

• Developed and received approval for the current TAMIU BS PETE Curriculum.

• Newly designed, prepared, and conducted PETE lab, PETE 3111—Well Log & Form Eval Lab.

• Successfully achieved ABET accreditation for the Petroleum Engineering BS Program. 

• Secured 150 million in-kind donations of software for teaching and students' success 

UG Courses Taught: (TAMIU Faculty Profile )

      • PETE 3301, Drilling Eng. I (4 times)

       • PETE 3320, Prod Eng. (4 times)

• PETE 3101, Drilling Lab (4 times)

• PETE 3120, Prod. Eng. Lab (3 times)

• PETE 3311, Form Eval (3 times)       

• SENG 4385, Special Topic Drilling (1 time)

• PETE 3111, Formation Eval Lab (3 times)

• PETE 4190 & 4290, Senior Design (2 times)

• PETE 3340, Geophysics for PE (1 time)

2. Teaching Assistant (Jan 2017 - July 2020) 

Adj. Instructor/Guest Lecturer, Department of Petroleum Engineering, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, LA, USA (Class size: ~ 20) (UL PETE )

• Prepared, conducted, and evaluated tests, quizzes, and homework.

• Conducted sessions to assist students further with their doubts.

• Conducted active lecture classes on assigned topics.

Graduate Courses:

• Shale Engineering (Sp 2020)

• Stimulation Techniques (Fall 2019)

• Adv. Geomechanics (Sp 2017)

3. Teaching Assistant (Aug 2014 – July 2016) 

Department of Chemical and Natural Gas Engineering, Texas A&M University, Kingsville, TX, USA (Link )

• Corrected assignments, tests, quizzes, and homework. 

• Prepared solutions for tests and assignments for students’ reference. 

• Conducted sessions in a group and one-on-one to assist students further with their doubts. 

• Organized student scores/evaluations as per ABET accreditation requirements.

Graduate Courses:

• Nat. Gas Drilling Eng. (Sp 2016)  

• Production Engineering (Sp 2015)

• Adv. Res. Engineering (F 2015) 

• Drilling Fluid Rheology (F 2014)

4. Assistant Professor (Sep 2011 – Aug 2018 with study leave)

Department of Petroleum and Mining Engineering, Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology (CUET), Bangladesh (Link)

• Served as a course coordinator/advisor for undergraduate students 

• Established five laboratories in CUET funded by the Ministry of Education, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh: 

  • • • Core Analysis Lab, 

      • Rock Mechanics Lab, 

      • Drilling Fluid Lab, 

      • Rig Floor Lab, and 

      • Computer Simulation Lab.

• Designed, prepared, and conducted UG PETE courses

Taught 8 courses and 5 labs, including

• Geology for Engineers & Geology Lab 

• Computational Laboratory

• Rock and Fluid Properties & Lab                      

• Production Engineering

• Well Logging & Formation Evaluation                       

• Natural Gas Engineering

• Drilling Engineering                                              

• Petroleum Refining Technology

• Drilling Fluid Analysis Lab                                    

• Res. Modeling and Simulation