Curriculum Vitae - Harold Vance Department of Petroleum ...

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Maria Antonieta Barrufet
• September 2004 – present – Professor Petroleum Engineering Department, Texas A&M
University.
• September 1997- August 2004. Associate Professor in the Petroleum Engineering
Department, Texas A&M University.
• September 1991- August 1997. Assistant Professor in the Petroleum Engineering
Department, Texas A&M University.
• June 1991 - August 1991. Assistant Lecturer in the Petroleum Engineering Department and
in the Chemical Engineering Department, Texas A&M University. Responsibilities included
teaching a course and research.
◊ Lecturer of an undergraduate course in the Chemical Engineering Department.
“Chemical Engineering Fluid Operations” (CHEN 304).
◊ Preparation of two proposals for Advanced Technology/Research Program (ATP/ARP)
from the Coordinating Board of Texas.
• November 1987- June 1991. Postdoctoral Research Associate under advisors P.T. Eubank
(11/87-02/90) and R.W. Flumerfelt (03/90-08/91), Texas A&M University. Activities
included:
◊ Summer 1990 Lecturer of a graduate level course in Chemical Engineering. Developed a
completely new course: “Introduction to Networks and Percolation Theory.” (CHEN 689).
◊ Modeling and computer simulation of flow of non-Newtonian fluids through pipe
networks.
◊ Co-Principal investigator, with P. T. Eubank, in project sponsored by Dow Chemical:
“Phase Equilibria and Density Measurements for Propylene Mixtures” (RF #6034).
(5/23/88 - 5/23/89).
◊ Co-advisor in NSF Project RF#5931. VLE (vapor-liquid-equilibrium) simulation, algorithm
development and optimization studies.
◊ Mathematical modeling for the EDM (Electro-Discharge-Machining) process. Included
modeling of erosion in cathode and anode, plasma dynamics and dielectric selection.
◊ Preparation of proposal: “Model Development of Spark Erosion Processes.” AGIE, a
leading manufacturer of EDM equipment in Europe, awarded $70K to pursue this
research (May 1990).
◊ Co-principal investigator with P. T. Eubank and A. M. Gadalla in Engineering Research
Equipment Grant: “Precision EDM Die-Sinker for Research.” (Awarded by National
Science Foundation (NSF), Grant MSS-9007472.
• Summer 1987 Lecturer of a senior level course in Chemical Engineering, Chemical
Engineering Thermodynamics (CHEN 354). Texas A&M University.
• 1984-1987 Research Assistant Texas A&M University. Participating in research towards
completion of PhD research and dissertation.
• 1983-1984 Graduate Teaching Assistant. Texas A&M University. Assisting in the instruction
of two graduate courses: “Theory of Mixtures” (CHEN 633), and “Process Dynamics” (CHEN
631).
• 1982 Graduate Non-Teaching Assistant. Texas A& M University. Assisting in the instruction
of a senior level course in Chemical Engineering : “Chemical Engineering Fluid Operations”
(CHEN 304).